| Tournament Name: | 2015 German Darts Masters |
| Dates: | 4–6 April 2015 |
| Venue: | Ballhausforum |
| Location: | Munich |
| Organisation: | PDC |
| Format: | Legs |
| Prize Fund: | £115,000 |
| Winners Share: | £25,000 |
| Winner: | Michael van Gerwen |
| Prev: | Event 2 |
| Next: | Event 4 |
The 2015 German Darts Masters was the third of nine PDC European Tour events on the 2015 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place in the Ballhausforum, Munich, Germany, between 4–6 April 2015. It featured a field of 48 players and £115,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.
Phil Taylor was the defending champion, but he withdrew before the event started due to illness.
Michael van Gerwen won his third consecutive European Tour title in 2015 by defeating John Henderson 6–5 in the final.
The prize fund was increased to £115,000 after being £100,000 for the previous two years.[1]
| Stage (num. of players) | Prize money | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | align=center | (1) | align=center | £25,000 |
| Runner-up | align=center | (1) | align=center | £10,000 |
| Semi-finalists | align=center | (2) | align=center | £5,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | align=center | (4) | align=center | £3,500 |
| Third round losers | align=center | (8) | align=center | £2,000 |
| Second round losers | align=center | (16) | align=center | £1,500 |
| First round losers | align=center | (16) | align=center | £1,000 |
| Total | align=center colspan=2 | £115,000 | ||
The top 16 players from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 8 March 2015 automatically qualified for the event. The remaining 32 places went to players from three qualifying events - 20 from the UK Qualifier (held in Barnsley on 13 March), eight from the European Qualifier and four from the Host Nation Qualifier (both held at the venue before the day before the event started).[2] [3]
Phil Taylor withdrew due to illness a day before the start of the tournament. Jamie Caven, the highest ranked UK Qualifier, was moved up to the top 16 of the PDC ProTour Order of Merit. Therefore, there was a free place for the Host Nation Qualifier.[4]
The following players took part in the tournament:
Top 16
Simon Whitlock (third round)
Kim Huybrechts (second round)UK Qualifier
Ken MacNeil (first round)
William O'Connor (quarter-finals)European Qualifier
Rowby-John Rodriguez (first round) Ronny Huybrechts (second round) Armin Glanzer (first round) Mensur Suljović (third round)
Cristo Reyes (first round)Host Nation Qualifier