The 2024 German Darts Championship is the ninth of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2024 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament is taking place at the Halle 39, Hildesheim, Germany from 30 August to 1 September 2024. It features a field of 48 players and £175,000 in prize money, with £30,000 going to the winner.
| 2024 German Darts Championship | |||
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| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 30 August–1 September 2024 | ||
| Venue | Halle 39 | ||
| Standort | Hildesheim | ||
| Land |  Deutschland | ||
| Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
| Format | Legs | ||
| Prize fund | £175,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £30,000 | ||
| High checkout | 167 Martin Schindler (second round) | ||
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Ricardo Pietreczko is the defending champion after defeating Peter Wright 8–4 in the 2023 final.[1]
Prize money
editThe prize fund remained at £175,000, with £30,000 to the winner:[2]
| Stage (num. of players) | Prize money | |
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| Winner | (1) | £30,000 |
| Runner-up | (1) | £12,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £8,500 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £6,000 |
| Third round losers | (8) | £4,000 |
| Second round losers | (16) | £2,500* |
| First round losers | (16) | £1,250* |
| Total | £175,000 | |
- Pre-qualified players from the Orders of Merit who lose in their first match of the event shall not be credited with prize money on any Order of Merit. A player who qualifies as a qualifier, but later becomes a seed due to the withdrawal of one or more other players shall be credited with their prize money on all Orders of Merit regardless of how far they progress in the event.[3][4]
Qualification and format
editA massive overhaul in the qualification for the 2024 European Tour events was announced on 7 January.[5]
For the first time, both the PDC Order of Merit and the PDC ProTour Order of Merit rankings were used to determine 32 of the 48 entrants for the event.
The top 16 on the PDC Order of Merit qualified, along with the highest 16 ranked players on the PDC ProTour Order of Merit (after the PDC Order of Merit players were removed). From those 32 players, the 16 highest ranked players on the PDC ProTour Order of Merit were seeded for the event.
The seedings were confirmed on 7 June.[6]
The remaining 16 places went to players from four qualifying events – 10 from the Tour Card Holder Qualifier (held on 13 June), four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 19 May), one from the Nordic & Baltic Associate Member Qualifier (held on 31 May), and one from the East European Associate Member Qualifier (held on 31 May).
Gary Anderson, Josh Rock, Michael Smith and Nathan Aspinall withdrew and were replaced by Stephen Burton, Dylan Slevin, Mensur Suljović and Robert Owen. Ryan Joyce, Daryl Gurney and Joe Cullen moved up to become seeds.[7]
The following players are taking part in the tournament:
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Draw
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Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ Allen, Dave (15 October 2023). "Perfect Pietreczko wins Interwetten German Darts Open". PDC.
- ^ Phillips, Josh (15 February 2023). "Cazoo UK Open & European Tour prize fund increases announced". PDC.
- ^ "PDC Order of Merit Rules | PDC".
- ^ Allen, Dave (22 February 2024). "European Tour Prize Money Rule Statement". PDC.
- ^ Allen, Dave (7 January 2024). "New qualifying format for European Tour confirmed for 2024". PDC.
- ^ Gorton, Josh (7 June 2024). "ET9-10 Seeds & Tour Card Holder qualifier entries confirmed". PDC.
- ^ Allen, Dave (29 August 2024). "2024 NEO.bet German Darts Championship draw & schedule confirmed". PDC.