2017 German Darts Masters (World Series of Darts)

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2017 German Darts Masters
Tournament information
Dates20–21 October 2017
VenueCastello Arena
Location Düsseldorf
CountryFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Organisation(s) PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£60,000
Winner's share£20,000
High checkout158 Flag of England.svg James Wade
Champion(s)
Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright
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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.

Contents

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]

Prize money

The total prize fund was £60,000.

Position (no. of players)Prize money
(Total: £60,000)
Winner(1)£20,000
Runner-up(1)£10,000
Semi-finalists(2)£5,000
Quarter-finalists(4)£2,500
First round(8)£1,250

Qualifiers

The eight invited PDC representatives, sorted according to the World Series Order of Merit, [2] [3] are:

  1. Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson (quarter-finals)
  2. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen (quarter-finals, withdrew with injury)
  3. Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor (runner-up)
  4. Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright (winner)
  5. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld (semi-finals)
  6. Flag of England.svg James Wade (semi-finals)
  7. Ulster Banner.svg Daryl Gurney (quarter-finals)
  8. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kyle Anderson (first round)

The regional qualifiers are:

QualificationPlayer
Wildcard (World number 6) Flag of Austria.svg Mensur Suljović (quarter-finals)
Wildcard (World number 42) Flag of Germany.svg Max Hopp (first round)
2017 Germany Superleague (First place) Flag of Germany.svg Maik Langendorf (first round)
2017 Germany Superleague (second place) Flag of Germany.svg Stefan Stoyke (first round)
2017 Germany Superleague (third place) Flag of Germany.svg Martin Schindler (first round)
2017 Germany Superleague (fourth place) Flag of Germany.svg Kevin Münch (first round)
2017 Germany Superleague (fifth place) Flag of Germany.svg Dragutin Horvat (first round)
2017 Germany Superleague (sixth place) Flag of Germany.svg Robert Marijanović (first round)

Draw

First round
(best of 11 legs)
20 October
Quarter-finals
(best of 19 legs)
21 October
Semi-finals
(best of 21 legs)
21 October
Final
(best of 21 legs)
21 October
            
1 Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson 90.516
Flag of Germany.svg Max Hopp 81.823
1 Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson 93.528
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld 97.4810
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld 90.116
Flag of Germany.svg Stefan Stoyke 84.523
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld 94.139
4 Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright 94.9411
4 Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright 92.756
Flag of Germany.svg Dragutin Horvat 90.815
4 Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright 94.6210
Flag of Austria.svg Mensur Suljović 94.049
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kyle Anderson 96.165
Flag of Austria.svg Mensur Suljović 96.976
4 Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright 102.2511
3 Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 93.934
2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 96.836
Flag of Germany.svg Martin Schindler 93.762
2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen [nb 1] w/d
Flag of England.svg James Wade w/o
  Flag of England.svg James Wade 101.026
Flag of Germany.svg Kevin Münch 89.262
Flag of England.svg James Wade 93.107
3 Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 95.9711
3 Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 92.456
Flag of Germany.svg Robert Marijanović 86.362
3 Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 100.4010
Ulster Banner.svg Daryl Gurney 97.007
  Ulster Banner.svg Daryl Gurney 91.096
Flag of Germany.svg Maik Langendorf 77.230

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References

  1. Van Gerwen withdrew from his quarter final match due to a foot injury.
  1. "Wonderful Wright's German Glory". PDC . Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  2. "German Darts Masters Field Confirmed". PDC . Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  3. "World Series Order of Merit". PDC . Retrieved 12 August 2017.