2015 Gibraltar Darts Trophy

Gibraltar Darts Trophy 2015
Tournament information
Dates 20–22 March
Venue Victoria Stadium
Country Gibraltar
Organisation(s) PDC
Format Legs
Prize fund £115,000
Winners share £25,000
High checkout 170 England Nathan Derry
 (Second round)
Champion(s)
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
«Event 1 Event 3»

The Gibraltar Darts Trophy 2015 was the second of nine European Tour events on the 2015 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar, between 20–22 March. It featured a field of 48 players and £115,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.

The defending champion was James Wade, having beaten Steve Beaton 6–4 in previous year's final. This year however, he was defeated in the semi-finals after losing 6–2 to Terry Jenkins.

In this year's event Michael van Gerwen won the title by beating Jenkins 6–3 in the final.

Prize money

The prize fund was increased to £115,000 after being £100,000 for the previous two years.[1]

Stage (num. of players) Prize money
Winner (1) £25,000
Runner-up (1) £10,000
Semi-finalists (2) £5,000
Quarter-finalists (4) £3,500
Third round losers (8) £2,000
Second round losers (16) £1,500
First round losers (16) £1,000
Total £115,000

Qualification and format

The top 16 players from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on the 16 January 2015 automatically qualified for the event.[2] The remaining 32 places went to players from three qualifying events - 20 from the UK Qualifier (held in Wigan on 18 January),[3] eight from the European Qualifier (held in Bielefeld on 24 January) and four from the Home Nations Qualifier (held at the venue the day before the event started).[4][5][6]

The following players took part in the tournament:

1–16
  1. Scotland Gary Anderson (Third round)
  2. Netherlands Michael van Gerwen (Winner)
  3. England Michael Smith (Second round)
  4. Scotland Peter Wright (Second round)
  5. England James Wade (Semi-finals)
  6. Scotland Robert Thornton (Second round)
  7. Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan (Second round)
  8. England Mervyn King (Quarter-finals)
  9. England Justin Pipe (Third round)
  10. England Ian White (Second round)
  11. Australia Simon Whitlock (Third round)
  12. Netherlands Vincent van der Voort (Third round)
  13. Belgium Kim Huybrechts (Quarter-finals)
  14. England Stephen Bunting (Second round)
  15. England Steve Beaton (Second round)
  16. England Terry Jenkins (Runner-up)
UK Qualifier
European Qualifier


Host Nation Qualifier
  • Gibraltar Manuel Vilerio (First round)
  • Gibraltar Dylan Duo (First round)
  • Gibraltar Antony Lopez (Second round)
  • Gibraltar John Duo (First round)

Draw

  First round
[7]		 Second round
[8]		 Third round
[9]		 Quarter-finals
[10]		 Semi-finals
[10]		 Final
[10]
                                                         
 South Africa Devon Petersen 98.95 6     1  Scotland Gary Anderson 105.22 6  
 Wales Kurt Parry 92.05 2      South Africa Devon Petersen 92.23 2  
  1  Scotland Anderson 90.06 4  
  16  England Jenkins 87.95 6  
 England Tony Newell 90.24 6 16  England Terry Jenkins 98.37 6
 England Steve West 87.65 4      England Tony Newell 89.37 2  
  16  England Jenkins 96.05 6  
  8  England King 97.09 3  
 Gibraltar Antony Lopez 81.00 6     8  England Mervyn King 95.94 6  
 Gibraltar John Duo 72.76 3      Gibraltar Antony Lopez 69.68 0  
  8  England King 101.98 6
  9  England Pipe 92.12 1  
 England Joe Murnan 83.05 5 9  England Justin Pipe 88.97 6
 Netherlands Mike Zuydwijk 84.65 6      Netherlands Mike Zuydwijk 85.60 4  
  16  England Jenkins 101.22 6  
  5  England Wade 91.85 2  
 Wales Mark Webster 86.21 3     5  England James Wade 91.50 6  
 Spain Cristo Reyes 89.98 6      Spain Cristo Reyes 91.58 3  
  5  England Wade 104.68 6
  12  Netherlands vd Voort 100.85 2  
 Belgium Ronny Huybrechts 80.74 2 12  Netherlands Vincent van der Voort 92.01 6
 England Kevin McDine 85.88 6      England Kevin McDine 87.84 3  
  5  England Wade 106.54 6
  13  Belgium Huybrechts 92.41 4  
 England Andrew Gilding 92.34 5     4  Scotland Peter Wright 97.93 5  
 England Wayne Jones 90.95 6      England Wayne Jones 98.30 6  
   England Jones 98.53 4
  13  Belgium Huybrechts 102.33 6  
 Netherlands Dirk van Duijvenbode 88.74 5 13  Belgium Kim Huybrechts 81.32 6
 Belgium Dimitri van den Bergh 88.30 6      Belgium Dimitri van den Bergh 84.21 5  
16  England Jenkins 99.28 3
2  Netherlands v Gerwen 107.04 6
 England Kevin Painter 86.32 6     2  Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 85.02 6  
 Austria Rowby-John Rodriguez 86.98 3      England Kevin Painter 83.16 5  
  2  Netherlands v Gerwen 103.19 6  
   England Woods 87.90 3  
 England Brian Woods 83.57 6 15  England Steve Beaton 93.88 5
 Gibraltar Manuel Vilerio 74.29 2      England Brian Woods 100.80 6  
  2  Netherlands v Gerwen 109.92 6  
   Netherlands Klaasen 99.62 4  
 Netherlands Jelle Klaasen 96.97 6     7  Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan 90.16 2  
 Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney 92.62 0      Netherlands Jelle Klaasen 95.29 6  
   Netherlands Klaasen 93.90 6
   England Derry 87.40 3  
 England Andy Parsons 78.94 3 10  England Ian White 91.79 1
 England Nathan Derry 86.60 6      England Nathan Derry 100.90 6  
  2  Netherlands v Gerwen 104.47 6
   Wales Lewis 96.39 1  
 Wales Gerwyn Price 85.46 6     6  Scotland Robert Thornton 91.97 4  
 Gibraltar Dylan Duo 70.47 2      Wales Gerwyn Price 90.12 6  
   Wales Price 94.02 6
  11  Australia Whitlock 95.97 2  
 England Wes Newton 93.43 0 11  Australia Simon Whitlock 89.96 6
 Netherlands Benito van de Pas 101.33 6      Netherlands Benito van de Pas 91.77 4  
   Wales Price 91.15 5
   Wales Lewis 89.86 6  
 Wales Jamie Lewis 84.49 6     3  England Michael Smith 99.04 5  
 England Brett Claydon 81.75 3      Wales Jamie Lewis 96.23 6  
   Wales Lewis 95.82 6
   England Smith 87.88 4  
 England Andy Smith 95.17 6 14  England Stephen Bunting 103.02 3
 England Andy Jenkins 90.26 4      England Andy Smith 96.70 6  

References

  1. ↑ "ProTour Prize Funds Increased". PDC. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "ET1 & ET2 Entries Confirmed". PDC. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "European Tour Event 1-2 UK Qualifiers". PDC. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "Gibraltar Darts Trophy Field". PDC. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "Tournament Calendar 2015". PDC. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "Gibraltar Darts Trophy Host Nation Qualifiers". PDC. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  7. ↑ "Gibraltar Darts Trophy Day One". PDC. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  8. ↑ "Gibraltar Darts Trophy Day Two". PDC. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  9. ↑ "Gibraltar Darts Trophy Third Round". PDC. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 "Rock Solid van Gerwen's Gibraltar Glory". PDC. Retrieved 22 March 2015.