2019 European Darts Matchplay

The 2019 European Darts Matchplay was the eleventh of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2019 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the Maimarkthalle, Mannheim, Germany, from 6–8 September 2019. It featured a field of 48 players and £140,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.

2019 European Darts Matchplay
Tournament information
Dates	6–8 September 2019
Venue	Maimarkthalle
Location	Mannheim
Country	Germany
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs
Prize fund	£140,000
Winner's share	£25,000
High checkout	170 Karsten Koch 170 Robert Thornton 170 James Wade 170 Joe Cullen
Champion(s)
Joe Cullen
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Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion after defeating William O'Connor 8–2 in the previous year's final. Van Gerwen reached a third European Tour final in five events, but lost in his third successive final appearance as Joe Cullen won his first stage title with an 8–5 success.

Prize money

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)	£6,500
Quarter-finalists	(4)	£5,000
Third round losers	(8)	£3,000
Second round losers	(16)	£2,000*
First round losers	(16)	£1,000
Total	£140,000

• Seeded players who lose in the second round do not receive this prize money on any Orders of Merit.

Qualification and format

The top 16 entrants from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 25 June will automatically qualify for the event and will be seeded in the second round.

The remaining 32 places will go to players from six qualifying events – 18 from the UK Tour Card Holder Qualifier (held on 2 August), six from the European Tour Card Holder Qualifier (held on 2 August), two from the West & South European Associate Member Qualifier (held on 5 September), four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 5 September), one from the Nordic & Baltic Qualifier (held on 23 August), and one from the East European Qualifier (held on 24 August).

From 2019, the Host Nation, Nordic & Baltic and East European Qualifiers will only be available to non-Tour Card holders. Any Tour Card holders from the applicable regions will have to play the main European Qualifier.

The following players will take part in the tournament:

Top 16

1. Michael van Gerwen (runner-up)
2. Ian White (third round)
3. Gerwyn Price (third round)
4. Dave Chisnall (semi-finals)
5. Daryl Gurney (third round)
6. Peter Wright (second round)
7. James Wade (semi-finals)
8. Adrian Lewis (third round)
9. Krzysztof Ratajski (quarter-finals)
10. Nathan Aspinall (second round)
11. Joe Cullen (champion)
12. Rob Cross (quarter-finals)
13. Ricky Evans (third round)
14. Glen Durrant (quarter-finals)
15. Jonny Clayton (quarter-finals)
16. Mensur Suljović (third round)

UK Qualifier

• Michael Smith (second round)
• Simon Stevenson (second round)
• Simon Whitlock (first round)
• Mark McGeeney (first round)
• Jamie Hughes (second round)
• Ryan Meikle (second round)
• Scott Taylor (second round)
• John Henderson (second round)
• Keegan Brown (second round)
• Ryan Joyce (first round)
• Steve Lennon (first round)
• Robert Thornton (first round)
• Bradley Brooks (second round)
• Ross Smith (first round)
• William O'Connor (third round)
• Brett Claydon (first round)
• Matthew Edgar (first round)
• Wayne Jones (third round)

European Qualifier

• Dirk van Duijvenbode (second round)
• Jeffrey de Zwaan (first round)
• Maik Kuivenhoven (first round)
• Max Hopp (first round)
• Kim Huybrechts (second round)
• Gabriel Clemens (second round)

West/South European Qualifier

• Wesley Plaisier (first round)
• Cody Harris (second round)

Host Nation Qualifier

• Marvin Wehder (second round)
• Florian Hempel (first round)
• Steffen Siepmann (first round)
• Karsten Koch (second round)

Nordic & Baltic Qualifier

• Dennis Nilsson (first round)

East European Qualifier

• Krzysztof Kciuk (first round)

Draw

	First round (best of 11 legs) 6 September					Second round (best of 11 legs) 7 September					Third round (best of 11 legs) 8 September					Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 8 September					Semi-finals (best of 13 legs) 8 September					Final (best of 15 legs) 8 September
						1	Michael van Gerwen 95.13	6
	Michael Smith 87.11		6				Michael Smith 97.49	2
											1	van Gerwen 105.59	6
	Steve Lennon 94.77		3
											16	Suljović 101.82	4
						16	Mensur Suljović 101.97	6
	Robert Thornton 92.35		5				Kim Huybrechts 97.16	1
																1	van Gerwen 100.13	6
	Kim Huybrechts 97.35		6
																9	Ratajski 93.09	5
						8	Adrian Lewis 82.97	6
	Dirk van Duijvenbode 93.47		6				Dirk van Duijvenbode 80.58	2
											8	Lewis 92.08	5
	Krzysztof Kciuk 82.95		5
											9	Ratajski 97.01	6
						9	Krzysztof Ratajski 96.17	6
	Keegan Brown 85.46		6				Keegan Brown 93.89	5
																					1	van Gerwen 100.25	7
	Simon Whitlock 90.23		3
																					4	Chisnall 84.00	1
						5	Daryl Gurney 94.18	6
	John Henderson 101.72		6				John Henderson 85.11	4
											5	Gurney 93.16	4
	Ryan Joyce 92.31		3
											12	Cross 96.06	6
						12	Rob Cross 90.18	6
	Dennis Nilsson 81.22		3				Marvin Wehder 75.61	0
																12	Cross 87.09	5
	Marvin Wehder 83.12		6
																4	Chisnall 90.14	6
						4	Dave Chisnall 89.90	6
	Ryan Meikle 89.89		6				Ryan Meikle 85.31	2
											4	Chisnall 96.14	6
	Brett Claydon 85.91		3
											13	Evans 88.00	1
						13	Ricky Evans 88.13	6
	Maik Kuivenhoven 89.76		3				Karsten Koch 83.55	3
																										1	van Gerwen 100.18	5
	Karsten Koch 86.64		6
																										11	Cullen 101.30	8
						2	Ian White 98.55	6
	Gabriel Clemens 93.66		6				Gabriel Clemens 96.14	3
											2	White 96.26	5
	Steffen Siepmann 76.22		2
											15	Clayton 93.31	6
						15	Jonny Clayton 93.39	6
	Scott Taylor 84.60		6				Scott Taylor 89.18	4
																15	Clayton 84.79	4
	Matthew Edgar 86.14		5
																7	Wade 93.27	6
						7	James Wade 89.08	6
	Bradley Brooks 90.96		6				Bradley Brooks 89.40	2
											7	Wade 91.75	6
	Mark McGeeney 101.66		4
												Jones 89.19	5
						10	Nathan Aspinall 92.54	3
	Jeffrey de Zwaan 92.45		4				Wayne Jones 92.45	6
																					7	Wade 98.43	5
	Wayne Jones 93.84		6
																					11	Cullen 103.69	7
						6	Peter Wright 89.73	5
	Max Hopp 80.36		5				William O'Connor 90.89	6
												O'Connor 85.97	3
	William O'Connor 89.16		6
											11	Cullen 98.71	6
						11	Joe Cullen 93.85	6
	Jamie Hughes 91.49		6				Jamie Hughes 92.57	3
																11	Cullen 99.29	6
	Wesley Plaisier 90.93		5
																14	Durrant 98.72	2
						3	Gerwyn Price 102.16	6
	Florian Hempel 77.92		3				Simon Stevenson 87.02	3
											3	Price 106.21	3
	Simon Stevenson 82.22		6
											14	Durrant 110.05	6
						14	Glen Durrant 93.09	6
	Cody Harris 87.84		6				Cody Harris 85.61	3
	Ross Smith 87.00		4