2019 European Darts Grand Prix Explained

Tournament Name:2019 European Darts Grand Prix
Dates:10–12 May 2019
Venue:Glaspalast
Location:Sindelfingen
Organisation:PDC
Format:Legs
Prize Fund:£140,000
Winners Share:£25,000
High Checkout:170 Darren Webster

Winner: Ian White
Prev:Event 5
Next:Event 7

The 2019 European Darts Grand Prix was the sixth of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2019 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at Glaspalast, Sindelfingen, Germany, from 10 to 12 May 2019. It featured a field of 48 players and £140,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.

Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion after defeating James Wade 8–3 in the final of the 2018 tournament, but he lost 6–3 to Peter Wright in the quarter-finals.

Ian White became the eighth player to win multiple European Tour titles after beating Wright 8–7 in the final. It was White's third consecutive final on the European Tour, a record matched only by Van Gerwen.

Prize money

This is how the prize money is divided:[1]

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 £6,500
Quarter-finalistsalign=center (4)align=center £5,000
Third round losersalign=center (8)align=center £3,000
Second round losersalign=center (16)align=center £2,000*
First round losersalign=center (16)align=center £1,000
Totalalign=center colspan=2 £140,000

Qualification and format

The top 16 entrants from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 4 April will automatically qualify for the event and will be seeded in the second round.

The remaining 32 places will go to players from six qualifying events – 18 from the UK Tour Card Holder Qualifier (held on 12 April), six from the European Tour Card Holder Qualifier (held on 12 April), two from the West & South European Associate Member Qualifier (held on 9 May), four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 9 May), one from the Nordic & Baltic Associate Member Qualifier (held on 2 February) and one from the East European Associate Member Qualifier (held on 9 March).

From 2019, the Host Nation, Nordic & Baltic and East European Qualifiers will only be available to non-tour card holders. Any tour card holders from the applicable regions will have to play the main European Qualifier.

Dave Chisnall, who was set to be the 12th seed, withdrew prior to the tournament draw due to family reasons. All seeds below him moved up a place, with Mervyn King becoming sixteenth seed, and an extra place being made available in the Host Nation Qualifier.

James Wade, the 10th seed, withdrew from the tournament after the draw and was not replaced, with his second round opponent Ryan Searle receiving a bye.

The following players will take part in the tournament:

Top 16

  1. Michael van Gerwen (quarter-finals)
  2. Gerwyn Price (third round)
  3. Ian White (champion)
  4. Daryl Gurney (third round)
  5. Adrian Lewis (second round)
  6. Rob Cross (second round)
  7. Mensur Suljović (second round)
  8. Peter Wright (runner-up)
  9. Jonny Clayton (third round)
  10. James Wade (withdrew)
  11. Michael Smith (third round)
  12. Joe Cullen (second round)
  13. Max Hopp (second round)
  14. Ricky Evans (second round)
  15. Darren Webster (third round)
  16. Mervyn King (second round)

UK Qualifier

European Qualifier

West/South European Qualifier

Host Nation Qualifier

Nordic & Baltic Qualifier

East European Qualifier

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Allen . Dave . Prize Money Soars Above £14m In 2019 . . 15 January 2019.
  2. Web site: Magnussen . Mads Plagborg . Baltic dominance on the Pro Tour . PDC Nordic & Baltic . 4 February 2019 . 13 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190213191638/http://pdc-nordic.tv/2019/02/04/baltic-dominance-on-the-pro-tour/ . dead .