2014 European Darts Trophy

The 2014 European Darts Trophy was the eighth of eight PDC European Tour events on the 2014 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the Kohlrabizirkus in Leipzig, Germany, between 19–21 September 2014. It featured a field of 48 players and £100,000 in prize money, with £20,000 going to the winner.

2014 European Darts Trophy
Tournament information
Dates	19–21 September 2014
Venue	Kohlrabizirkus
Location	Leipzig
Country	Germany
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs
Prize fund	£100,000
Winner's share	£20,000
High checkout	167 Gerwyn Price
Champion(s)
Michael Smith
«Event 7

After finishing second in the previous European Tour event, Michael Smith won his first European Tour event by beating Michael van Gerwen 6–5 in the final. This tournament ended the 2014 PDC European Tour, with a different winner in each of the eight events.

Prize money

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Stage (num. of players)		Prize money
Winner	(1)	£20,000
Runner-up	(1)	£8,000
Semi-finalists	(2)	£4,000
Quarter-finalists	(4)	£3,000
Third round losers	(8)	£2,000
Second round losers	(16)	£1,250
First round losers	(16)	£1,000
Total	£100,000

Qualification and format

The top 16 players from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit Archived 2013-11-27 at archive.today on 30 June 2014 automatically qualified for the event.^[2] The remaining 32 places went to players from three qualifying events - 20 from the UK Qualifier (held in Coventry on 4 July),^[3] eight from the European Qualifier and four from the Host Nation Qualifier (both held at the venue the day before the event started).^[4]

Gary Anderson, Phil Taylor, Robert Thornton and Adrian Lewis withdrew from the tournament, therefore the highest-ranked qualifiers - Terry Jenkins, Michael Smith, Andy Hamilton and Wes Newton - become seeded players. To complete the field of 48 players, two additional places in the draw were made available in the European Qualifier and the Home Nation Qualifier. All seeds receive a bye into the second round. ^[5]

The following players took part in the tournament:

Top 16 Michael van Gerwen (runner-up) Brendan Dolan (third round) Dave Chisnall (second round) Peter Wright (quarter-finals) Ian White (third round) Kim Huybrechts (third round) Steve Beaton (second round) Simon Whitlock (quarter-finals) Mervyn King (second round) Vincent van der Voort (third round) Justin Pipe (quarter-finals) Jamie Caven (second round) Terry Jenkins (third round) Michael Smith (winner) Andy Hamilton (semi-finals) Wes Newton (third round)

UK Qualifier Ronnie Baxter (first round) Stephen Bunting (first round) Richie Burnett (first round) Ricky Evans (first round) Andrew Gilding (second round) James Hubbard (first round) Mickey Mansell (first round) Shaun Narain (second round) William O'Connor (second round) Kevin Painter (second round) Gerwyn Price (quarter-finals) Andy Smith (second round) Ross Smith (second round) James Wade (first round) Steve West (second round) Dean Winstanley (semi-finals)

European Qualifier Ronny Huybrechts (second round) Mensur Suljović (first round) Roxy-James Rodriguez (third round) Gino Vos (first round) Raymond van Barneveld (second round) Christian Kist (first round) Jelle Klaasen (third round) Ryan de Vreede (second round) Dimitri Van den Bergh (first round) Dirk van Duijvenbode (first round) Host Nation Qualifier Bernd Roith (first round) Max Hopp (first round) Michael Hurtz (second round) Jyhan Artut (second round) Tomas Seyler (first round) Michael Rosenauer (first round)

Draw

	First round (best of 11 legs) 19 September [6]					Second round (best of 11 legs) 20 September [7]					Third round (best of 11 legs) 21 September [8]					Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 21 September [8]					Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) 21 September [8]					Final (best of 11 legs) 21 September [8]
		Stephen Bunting 93.02	3			1	Michael van Gerwen 87.93	6
		Ross Smith 95.84	6				Ross Smith 82.27	3
											1	van Gerwen 97.04	6
											16	Newton 85.98	3
		Kevin Painter 80.20	6			16	Wes Newton 97.11	6
		James Hubbard 80.51	5				Kevin Painter 92.16	3
																1	van Gerwen 100.17	6
																8	Whitlock 93.21	1
		Steve West 82.90	6			8	Simon Whitlock 92.95	6
		Michael Rosenauer 75.63	1				Steve West 85.31	5
											8	Whitlock 97.89	6
												Klaasen 91.39	3
		Jelle Klaasen 89.33	6			9	Mervyn King 87.40	3
		Ricky Evans 90.92	5				Jelle Klaasen 97.22	6
																					1	van Gerwen 104.24	6
																						Winstanley 98.63	2
		Raymond van Barneveld 89.77	6			5	Ian White 99.57	6
		Mickey Mansell 87.52	5				Raymond van Barneveld 96.96	4
											5	White 87.56	2
												Winstanley 94.63	6
		Dean Winstanley 84.53	6			12	Jamie Caven 94.01	3
		Gino Vos 82.93	4				Dean Winstanley 90.51	6
																	Winstanley 92.70	6
																4	Wright 87.88	3
		Ronnie Baxter 93.16	4			4	Peter Wright 92.58	6
		Michael Hurtz 86.76	6				Michael Hurtz 76.71	1
											4	Wright 93.91	6
											13	Jenkins 93.24	1
		Christian Kist 83.81	5			13	Terry Jenkins 100.49	6
		Shaun Narain 85.13	6				Shaun Narain 82.64	2
																										1	van Gerwen 93.49	5
																										14	M. Smith 94.36	6
		James Wade 91.38	4			2	Brendan Dolan 93.69	6
		Andy Smith 91.67	6				Andy Smith 96.65	4
											2	Dolan 87.60	5
											15	Hamilton 88.79	6
		Richie Burnett 91.73	5			15	Andy Hamilton 89.39	6
		Ronny Huybrechts 94.77	6				Ronny Huybrechts 88.12	4
																15	Hamilton 88.36	6
																	Price 84.11	3
		Gerwyn Price 83.11	6			7	Steve Beaton 95.95	3
		Bernd Roith 82.38	3				Gerwyn Price 99.89	6
												Price 89.16	6
											10	van der Voort 89.89	5
		Ryan de Vreede 80.79	6			10	Vincent van der Voort 96.28	6
		Max Hopp 80.52	5				Ryan de Vreede 79.20	1
																					15	Hamilton 81.72	4
																					14	M. Smith 80.88	6
		Andrew Gilding 104.20	6			6	Kim Huybrechts 98.89	6
		Dimitri Van den Bergh 88.82	2				Andrew Gilding 95.78	5
											6	K. Huybrechts 86.37	4
											11	Pipe 87.57	6
		Mensur Suljović 104.03	4			11	Justin Pipe 92.56	6
		William O'Connor 104.36	6				William O'Connor 88.87	5
																11	Pipe 93.93	4
																14	M. Smith 98.77	6
		Tomas Seyler 64.70	2			3	Dave Chisnall 81.12	4
		Roxy-James Rodriguez 73.50	6				Roxy-James Rodriguez 83.03	6
												Rodriguez 82.73	1
											14	M. Smith 88.16	6
		Jyhan Artut 96.76	6			14	Michael Smith 104.50	6
		Dirk van Duijvenbode 85.34	2				Jyhan Artut 94.29	2