2017 European Darts Grand Prix
| 2017 European Darts Grand Prix | |||
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| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 5–7 May 2017 | ||
| Venue | Glaspalast | ||
| Location | Sindelfingen | ||
| Country |  Germany | ||
| Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
| Format | Legs | ||
| Prize fund | £135,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £25,000 | ||
| High checkout | 170  Jelle Klaasen (quarter-finals) | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
 Peter Wright | |||
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The 2017 European Darts Grand Prix was the fourth of twelve PDC European Tour events on the 2017 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at Glaspalast, Sindelfingen, Germany, between 5–7 May 2017. It featured a field of 48 players and £135,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.
Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion, after defeating Peter Wright 6–2 in the final of the 2016 tournament, but Wright sought revenge by defeating Van Gerwen 6–0 in the final.[1][2]
Prize money
[edit]This is how the prize money is divided:
| Stage (num. of players) | Prize money | |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (1) | £25,000 |
| Runner-up | (1) | £10,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £6,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £4,000 |
| Third round losers | (8) | £3,000 |
| Second round losers | (16) | £2,000 |
| First round losers | (16) | £1,000 |
| Total | £135,000 | |
Qualification and format
[edit]The top 16 players from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit Archived 2012-12-05 at archive.today on 27 April automatically qualified for the event and were seeded in the second round.
The remaining 32 places went to players from five qualifying events - 18 from the UK Qualifier (held in Wigan on 28 April), eight from the West/South European Qualifier, four from the Host Nation Qualifier (both held on 4 May), one from the Nordic & Baltic Qualifier (held on 17 March) and one from the East European Qualifier (held on 29 April).
The following players took part in the tournament:
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Draw
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Peter Wright beats Michael van Gerwen to win European Darts Grand Prix". Sky Sports. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- ^ "Michael van Gerwen adds European Darts Grand Prix to his trophy haul". Sky Sports. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^ "ET4 Qualification". PDC Nordic & Baltic. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ "Further Qualifying Treble for Ratajski".
- ^ "HappyBet European Darts Grand Prix Day One". PDC. Archived from the original on 8 May 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
- ^ "HappyBet European Darts Grand Prix Day Two". PDC. Archived from the original on 8 May 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
- ^ a b c d "European Tour Treble For Wright". PDC. Archived from the original on 13 May 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2017.