Tournament Name: | 2017 German Darts Masters |
Dates: | 20–21 October 2017 |
Venue: | Castello Arena |
Location: | Düsseldorf |
Organisation: | PDC |
Format: | Legs |
Prize Fund: | £60,000 |
Winners Share: | £20,000 |
High Checkout: | 158 James Wade |
Winner: | Peter Wright |
Next: | 2018 |
The 2017 German Darts Masters was the inaugural staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, as the seventh and last entry in the 2017 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (eight PDC players facing eight regional qualifiers) and was held at the Castello Arena in Düsseldorf, Germany between 20–21 October 2017.
Peter Wright won his first World Series title after defeating Phil Taylor 11–4 in the final, after surviving one match dart each in his first round and quarter-final game.[1]
The total prize fund was £60,000.
Position (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: £60,000) | ||||
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Winner | align=center | (1) | align=center | £20,000 | |
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 | £2,500 | |
First round | align=center | (8) | align=center | £1,250 |
The eight invited PDC representatives, sorted according to the World Series Order of Merit,[2] [3] are:
The regional qualifiers are:
Qualification | width=230" | Player |
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Wildcard (World number 6) | ![]() | |
Wildcard (World number 42) | Max Hopp (first round) | |
2017 Germany Superleague (First place) | Maik Langendorf (first round) | |
2017 Germany Superleague (second place) | Stefan Stoyke (first round) | |
2017 Germany Superleague (third place) | Martin Schindler (first round) | |
2017 Germany Superleague (fourth place) | Kevin Münch (first round) | |
2017 Germany Superleague (fifth place) | Dragutin Horvat (first round) | |
2017 Germany Superleague (sixth place) | Robert Marijanović (first round) | |