2015 Dutch Darts Masters Explained

Tournament Name:2015 Dutch Darts Masters
Dates:5–7 June 2015
Venue:Evenementenhal
Location:Venray
Organisation:PDC
Format:Legs
Prize Fund:£115,000
Winners Share:£25,000
Winner: Michael van Gerwen
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The 2015 Dutch Darts Masters was the fourth of nine PDC European Tour events on the 2015 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the Evenementenhal, Venray, between 5–7 June 2015. It featured a field of 48 players and £115,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.

Michael van Gerwen won the tournament for the second year in a row after beating Justin Pipe 6–0 in the final.[1]

Prize money

The prize fund was increased to £115,000 after being £100,000 for the previous two years.[2]

Stage (num. of players)Prize money
Winneralign=center (1)align=center £25,000
Runner-upalign=center (1)align=center £10,000
Semi-finalistsalign=center (2)align=center £5,000
Quarter-finalistsalign=center (4)align=center £3,500
Third round losersalign=center (8)align=center £2,000
Second round losersalign=center (16)align=center £1,500
First round losersalign=center (16)align=center £1,000
Totalalign=center colspan=2 £115,000

Qualification and format

The top 16 players from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 8 March 2015 automatically qualified for the event and were seeded in the second round.[3] The remaining 32 places went to players from three qualifying events - 20 from the UK Qualifier (held in Barnsley on 13 March),[4] eight from the European Qualifier and four from the Host Nation Qualifier (both held at the venue the day before the event started.[5] The following players took part in the tournament:

Top 16

  1. Michael van Gerwen (winner)
  1. Michael Smith (third round)
  1. James Wade (second round)
  1. Peter Wright (second round)
  1. Brendan Dolan (third round)
  1. Ian White (third round)
  1. Vincent van der Voort (second round)
  1. Simon Whitlock (third round)
  1. Mervyn King (quarter-finals)
  1. Justin Pipe (runner-up)
  1. Kim Huybrechts (quarter-finals)
  1. Terry Jenkins (semi-finals)
  1. Steve Beaton (third round)
  1. Jamie Caven (semi-finals)
  1. Stephen Bunting (second round)
  1. Dave Chisnall (third round)

UK Qualifier

European Qualifier

Host Nation Qualifier

Draw

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Michael van Gerwen continues hot streak on European tour by taking Dutch Masters title . . 8 June 2015.
  2. Web site: ProTour Prize Funds Increased . . 20 January 2015.
  3. Web site: European Tour Event 3/4 Entries . . 8 March 2015.
  4. Web site: European Tour 3/4 UK Qualifiers. PDC. 13 March 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150315202258/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/q2phru4siyfy1wr4guvlqx171/title/european-tour-34-uk-qualifiers. 15 March 2015. dead. dmy-all.
  5. Web site: Dutch Darts Masters Final Qualifiers. PDC. 4 June 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150605155359/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/9ts7vuqbz8741geyq1gyi2zm8/title/dutch-darts-masters-final-qualifiers. 5 June 2015. dead. dmy-all.
  6. Web site: 2015 PDC Dutch Darts Masters Results . Darts Database . 10 July 2015 . 3 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210103190622/https://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=5950 . dead .