2018 European Darts Matchplay
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| 2018 European Darts Matchplay | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 29 June–1 July 2018 | ||
| Venue | Edel-optics.de Arena | ||
| Location | Hamburg, Germany | ||
| Organisation(s) | Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) | ||
| Format | Legs | ||
| Prize fund | £135,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £25,000 | ||
| Nine-dart finish | Michael van Gerwen | ||
| High checkout | |||
| Champion(s) | |||
 Michael van Gerwen | |||
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The 2018 European Darts Matchplay was the ninth of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2018 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the Edel-optics.de Arena, Hamburg, Germany from 29 June–1 July 2018. It featured a field of 48 players and £135,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.
Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion after defeating Mensur Suljović 6–3 in the previous year's final, and he retained his title by defeating William O'Connor 8–2 in the final.
Van Gerwen also threw the first European Tour nine-dart finish in over 5 years against Ryan Joyce in the second round.
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) | £6,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £4,000 |
| Third round losers | (8) | £3,000 |
| Second round losers | (16) | £2,000 |
| First round losers | (16) | £1,000 |
| Total | £135,000 | |
Prize money will count towards the PDC Order of Merit, the ProTour Order of Merit and the European Tour Order of Merit, with one exception: should a seeded player lose in the second round (last 32), their prize money will not count towards any Orders of Merit, although they still receive the full prize money payment.[1][2]
