2014 European Darts Grand Prix

The 2014 European Darts Grand Prix was the seventh of eight PDC European Tour events on the 2014 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the Glaspalast in Sindelfingen, Germany, between 5–7 September 2014. It featured a field of 48 players and £100,000 in prize money, with £20,000 going to the winner.

2014 European Darts Grand Prix
Tournament information
Dates5–7 September 2014
VenueGlaspalast
LocationSindelfingen
Country Germany
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£100,000
Winner's share£20,000
High checkout170 England Stephen Bunting
Champion(s)
England Mervyn King
«Event 6 Event 8»

Mervyn King won his first European Tour event by beating Michael Smith 6–5 in the final.

Prize money

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Stage (num. of players) Prize money
Winner (1) £20,000
Runner-up (1) £8,000
Semi-finalists (2) £4,000
Quarter-finalists (4) £3,000
Third round losers (8) £2,000
Second round losers (16) £1,250
First round losers (16) £1,000
Total £100,000

Qualification and format

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The top 16 players from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit Archived 2013-11-27 at archive.today on 30 June 2014 automatically qualified for the event.[2] The remaining 32 places went to players from three qualifying events - 20 from the UK Qualifier (held in Coventry on 4 July),[3] eight from the European Qualifier and four from the Host Nation Qualifier (both held at the venue the day before the event started).[4][5] All seeds receive a bye into the second round.

The following players took part in the tournament:

Draw

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First round
(best of 11 legs)
5 September
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Second round
(best of 11 legs)
6 September
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Third round
(best of 11 legs)
7 September
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Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
7 September
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Semi-finals
(best of 11 legs)
7 September
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Final
(best of 11 legs)
7 September
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   Ryan de Vreede 89.0161  Gary Anderson 105.156
  Robert Marijanović 82.502  Ryan de Vreede 94.293
1  G. Anderson 100.232
16  Smith 102.166
   Kevin McDine 88.02616  Michael Smith 98.836
  Jason Lovett 87.982  Kevin McDine 94.162
16  Smith 92.266
9  Lewis 98.774
   Johnny Haines 90.0058  Steve Beaton 93.316
  Shaun Narain 91.136  Shaun Narain 88.645
8  Beaton 95.560
9  Lewis 115.626
   James Hubbard 81.9959  Adrian Lewis 87.506
  Steve Hine 77.356  Steve Hine 84.353
16  Smith 98.906
  Bunting 89.104
   Stephen Bunting 94.3465  Peter Wright 99.103
  Jyhan Artut 89.605  Stephen Bunting 106.076
  Bunting 97.776
12  van der Voort 90.805
   Jelle Klaasen 93.88312  Vincent van der Voort 87.886
  Ricky Evans 93.736  Ricky Evans 86.415
  Bunting 91.706
4  Chisnall 91.573
   Max Hopp 94.4664  Dave Chisnall 94.556
  Mike De Decker 85.282  Max Hopp 84.981
4  Chisnall 96.636
  Wade 96.472
   James Wade 87.91613  Justin Pipe 89.422
  Kevin Painter 85.204  James Wade 88.286
16  Smith 86.795
11  King 91.056
   Wayne Jones 99.1032  Brendan Dolan 94.684
  Darren Webster 93.056  Darren Webster 92.846
  Webster 91.693
15  Jenkins 99.486
   Mensur Suljović 93.53315  Terry Jenkins 89.256
  Joe Cullen 99.736  Joe Cullen 91.874
15  Jenkins 85.654
10  Whitlock 88.396
   Chris Aubrey 78.7357  Kim Huybrechts 92.096
  Michael Rosenauer 78.056  Michael Rosenauer 81.032
7  Huybrechts 83.550
10  Whitlock 99.106
   John Henderson 87.25510  Simon Whitlock 98.776
  Matt Clark 86.676  Matt Clark 92.274
10  Whitlock 87.665
11  King 91.056
   Rowby-John Rodriguez 87.9666  Ian White 94.233
  Sascha Goldammer 72.132  Rowby-John Rodriguez 89.436
  Rodriguez 87.543
11  King 95.376
   Andrew Gilding 96.52611  Mervyn King 90.916
  Benito van de Pas 90.603  Andrew Gilding 89.064
11  King 92.026
3  Thornton 82.970
   Kevin Dowling 85.9043  Robert Thornton 84.716
  Kyle Anderson 91.556  Kyle Anderson 82.031
3  Thornton 97.676
14  Caven 94.135
   Andy Hamilton 98.02614  Jamie Caven 92.896
  Ron Meulenkamp 84.450  Andy Hamilton 94.595

References

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  1. ^ "PDC Prize Fund Increases Confirmed". PDC. Archived from the original on 2014-07-03. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  2. ^ "European Tour Event 7&8 Entries". PDC. Archived from the original on 7 September 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
  3. ^ "European Tour 7&8 UK Qualifiers". PDC. Archived from the original on 7 September 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
  4. ^ "2014 PDC European Darts Grand Prix European Qualifier Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
  5. ^ "2014 PDC European Darts Grand Prix German Qualifier Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
  6. ^ "European Darts Grand Prix Draw/Schedule". PDC. Archived from the original on 7 September 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  7. ^ "European Darts Grand Prix Day One". PDC. Archived from the original on 2014-09-07. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
  8. ^ "European Darts Grand Prix Day Two". PDC. Archived from the original on 7 September 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  9. ^ a b c d "King Reigns Supreme In Sindelfingen". PDC. Archived from the original on 2014-09-08. Retrieved 7 September 2014.