European Tour Set For Munich Debut

THE PDC's European Tour season continues over the Easter weekend with the German Darts Masters at the Ballhausforum in Munich, Germany.

The PDC's first visit to Munich will see 48 players competing from Saturday-Monday for a £115,000 prize fund, with the entire event streamed live online through www.LIVEPDC.TV and a series of bookmakers' websites.

Friday night sees the European Qualifier and Host Nation Qualifiers take place, with a record number of entries from German players who are bidding to earn their spot in the event.

Those qualifiers will then join the 20 UK Qualifiers in Saturday's first round in Munich, with the top 16 seeded players entering at the second round stage on Sunday.

Monday's Finals Day then sees the third round held in the afternoon session, with the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final in the evening session.

World number one Michael van Gerwen is bidding to win a third consecutive European Tour title, having already won the German Darts Championship and Gibraltar Darts Trophy events this year.

The tournament draw and schedule of play will be available during Friday evening at www.pdc.tv, along with results from the European Qualifier and Host Nation Qualifier.

Live Coverage
www.LIVEPDC.TV - Worldwide
www.Bet365.com
www.betfair.com
www.coral.co.uk
www.ladbrokes.com
www.paddypower.com
www.unibet.co.uk

Live Scores
Live Scores can be followed at the PDC Live Scores website, http://live.dartsdata.com.

European Tour Event Three – German Darts Masters
April 4-6 2015, Ballhausforum, Dolce Hotel, Munich
Top 16 Seeded Players (Enter at Second Round stage)

1 Michael van Gerwen
2 Michael Smith
3 James Wade
4 Peter Wright
5 Robert Thornton
6 Adrian Lewis
7 Brendan Dolan
8 Ian White
9 Vincent van der Voort
10 Simon Whitlock
11 Mervyn King
12 Justin Pipe
13 Kim Huybrechts
14 Terry Jenkins
15 Steve Beaton
16 Jamie Caven

NB - Jamie Caven becomes the 16th seed following the withdrawal of Phil Taylor on April 3. As such a fifth Host Nation Qualifier will now complete the field on Friday night. 

UK Qualifiers x19:
Kenny MacNeil, Mickey Mansell, Andy Boulton, Andrew Gilding, David Pallett, Daryl Gurney, Darren Webster, Andy Smith, Wes Newton, William O'Connor, Dennis Smith, John Henderson, Kurt Parry, Gary Stone, Josh Payne, Lee Palfreyman, Keegan Brown, Jamie Bain, Jamie Lewis.
European Qualifiers x8: TBC April 3
Host Nation Qualifiers x5: TBC April 3

Format - All games are the best of 11 legs

Session Schedule
Saturday April 4
Afternoon Session (1pm-5pm local time, 12pm-4pm GMT)

First Round x8

Evening Session (7pm-11pm local time, 6pm-10pm GMT)
First Round x8

Sunday April 5
Afternoon Session (1pm-5pm local time, 12pm-4pm GMT)

Second Round x8

Evening Session (7pm-11pm local time, 6pm-10pm GMT)
Second Round x8

Monday April 6
Afternoon Session (1pm-5pm local time, 12pm-4pm GMT)

Third Round

Evening Session (7pm-11pm local time, 6pm-10pm GMT)
Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals, Final