2015 European Darts Matchplay

European Darts Matchplay 2015
Tournament information
Dates	18–20 September
Venue	Olympiahalle
Location	Innsbruck
Country	Austria
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs
Prize fund	£115,000
Winners share	£25,000
High checkout	170 Robert Marijanović 170 Justin Pipe 170 Ian White
Champion(s)
Michael van Gerwen
«Event 7 Event 9»

The European Darts Matchplay 2015 was the eighth of nine European Tour events on the 2015 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place in Innsbruck between 18–20 September. It featured a field of 48 players and £115,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.

Michael van Gerwen won the tournament, defeating Dave Chisnall 6–4 in the final.^[1]

Prize money

The prize fund was increased to £115,000 after being £100,000 for the previous two years.^[2]

Qualification and format

The top 16 players from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 30 June 2015 automatically qualified for the event.^[3] The remaining 32 places went to players from three qualifying events - 20 from the UK Qualifier (held in Wigan on 3 July),^[4] eight from the European Qualifier (held in Mülheim on 10 September at the same time as the European Darts Trophy)^[5] and four from the Home Nation Qualifier (held at the venue the day before the event started), although following the withdrawals of Gary Anderson and Kyle Anderson, the host nation were given an extra two qualifying spots, bringing the total up to six. The following players took part in the tournament:

Draw

^[6]

	First round [7]					Second round [8]					Third round [9]					Quarter-finals [10]					Semi-finals [10]					Final [10]
		Wes Newton 88.59	5			1	Michael van Gerwen 97.53	6
		Ronny Huybrechts 83.72	6				Ronny Huybrechts 91.42	3
											1	van Gerwen 100.21	6
												van Barneveld 94.13	1
		Raymond van Barneveld 97.58	6	16	Stephen Bunting 101.78	2
		Max Hopp 88.45	3				Raymond van Barneveld 105.64	6
																1	van Gerwen 114.00	6
																R-J Rodriguez 102.89	3
		Michael Mansell 84.29	6			8	Mervyn King 91.74	6
		Adam Hunt 84.18	3				Michael Mansell 86.42	4
											8	King 95.82	4
												R-J Rodriguez 87.43	6
		Rowby-John Rodriguez 92.87	6	9	Simon Whitlock 87.45	3
		Stefan Stoyke 86.80	3				Rowby-John Rodriguez 91.09	6
																					1	van Gerwen 109.09	6
																					12	Thornton 80.76	1
		Joe Murnan 89.36	5			5	Brendan Dolan 82.29	6
		Mark Walsh 88.76	6				Mark Walsh 80.86	5
											5	Dolan 99.04	4
											12	Thornton 93.31	6
		Maik Langendorf 83.67	6	12	Robert Thornton 86.66	6
		Aaron Hardy 78.89	5				Maik Langendorf 78.52	3
																12	Thornton 93.43	6
															13	van der Voort 96.59	3
		Dimitri van den Bergh 84.65	6			4	Ian White 94.66	6
		Paul Milford 76.83	2				Dimitri van den Bergh 87.48	4
											4	White 91.66	5
											13	van der Voort 92.56	6
		Andy Hamilton 103.66	6	13	Vincent van der Voort 94.38	6
		Dean Winstanley 102.59	3				Andy Hamilton 81.25	3
																										1	van Gerwen 99.58	6
																										6	Chisnall 95.89	4
		Alan Norris 82.30	6			2	Michael Smith 97.61	5
		Armin Glanzer 75.98	2				Alan Norris 95.52	6
												Norris 91.45	5
												Pallett 89.40	6
		Jamie Caven 93.05	2	15	Jelle Klaasen 97.80	3
		David Pallett 100.73	6				David Pallett 104.83	6
																	Pallett 98.10	6
															10	K Huybrechts 91.61	5
		Tony Newell 89.14	6			7	Justin Pipe 93.31	6
		Terry Temple 82.16	3				Tony Newell 90.98	5
											7	Pipe 98.14	4
											10	K Huybrechts 99.11	6
		Mensur Suljović 90.44	2	10	Kim Huybrechts 101.62	6
		Darren Webster 95.92	6				Darren Webster 95.89	2
																						Pallett 91.86	3
																					6	Chisnall 98.93	6
		Gerwyn Price 85.01	4			6	Dave Chisnall 99.34	6
		William O'Connor 93.04	6				William O'Connor 92.30	3
											6	Chisnall 107.64	6
											11	Jenkins 101.46	5
		Kevin Painter 88.83	6	11	Terry Jenkins 95.32	6
		Roxy-James Rodriguez 84.59	3				Kevin Painter 97.78	5
																6	Chisnall 105.03	6
															3	Wright 98.10	3
		Darren Johnson 82.08	6			3	Peter Wright 84.86	6
		Zoran Lerchbacher 68.30	1				Darren Johnson 72.04	2
											3	Wright 99.38	6
											14	van de Pas 86.32	3
		Dirk van Duijvenbode 79.22	5	14	Benito van de Pas 94.82	6
		Robert Marijanović 80.16	6				Robert Marijanović 91.03	4

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