The world’s top players will be fighting for a decent pot of cash in Hildesheim
Tom Sheen, Deputy Digital Night Sports Editor
THE world’s top darts players return to action this weekend when the German Darts Championship returns.
Michael van Gerwen, Gerwyn Price, Dave Chisnall and Luke Littler are among the seeded players for the tournament in Hildesheim – although reigning world champion Luke Humphries will enjoy a well earned rest.
What is the German Darts Championship 2024 prize money?
The German Darts Championship kicks off on Friday, August 30 and is the ninth of 13 PDC European Tour darts events this season.
Ricardo Pietreczko will be looking to defend the title he won last year after an 8-4 win over Peter Wright.
A total of £175,000 is up for grabs – the breakdown is as follows:
Winner: £30,000
Runner-up: £12,000
Semi-finalists: £8,500
Quarter-finalists: £6,000
Third round losers: £4,000
Second round losers: £2,500*
First round losers: £1,250*
*Pre-qualified players from the Orders of Merit who lose in their first match of the event shall not be credited with prize money on any Order of Merit. A player who qualifies as a qualifier, but later becomes a seed due to the withdrawal of one or more other players shall be credited with their prize money on all Orders of Merit regardless of how far they progress in the event.
Who is playing at the German Darts Championship 2024?
Seeded Players
Dave Chisnall
Gary Anderson
Gerwyn Price
Damon Heta
Danny Noppert
Josh Rock
Stephen Bunting
Ryan Searle
Ross Smith
Martin Schindler
Chris Dobey
Ricardo Pietreczko
Luke Littler
Gian van Veen
Michael Smith
Michael van Gerwen
*Seeded players will enter the tournament at the second round
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Order of Merit Qualifiers
Ryan Joyce
Daryl Gurney
Joe Cullen
Brendan Dolan
Luke Woodhouse
Jonny Clayton
Raymond van Barneveld
Krzysztof Ratajski
James Wade
Ritchie Edhouse
Andrew Gilding
Peter Wright
Dimitri Van den Bergh
Nathan Aspinall
Dirk van Duijvenbode
Callan Rydz
Tour Card Qualifier
Martin Lukeman
José de Sousa
Mickey Mansell
Dom Taylor
Simon Whitlock
Nick Kenny
Boris Krčmar
Maik Kuivenhoven
Jelle Klaasen
Steve Beaton
Host Nation Qualifier
Niko Springer
Max Hopp
Dragutin Horvat
Matthias Ehlers
Nordic and Baltic Qualifier
Johan Engström
East European Qualifier
Krzysztof Kciuk
What is the German Darts Championship 2024 schedule?
Friday, August 30
First round (best of 11)
Saturday, August 31
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