Dates 18–20 September Location Innsbruck Organisation(s) PDC | Venue Olympiahalle Country Austria Format Legs | |
The 2015 European Darts Matchplay was the eighth of nine European Tour events on the 2015 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place in Innsbruck between 18–20 September. It featured a field of 48 players and £115,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.
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Michael van Gerwen won the tournament, defeating Dave Chisnall 6–4 in the final.
Prize money
The prize fund was increased to £115,000 after being £100,000 for the previous two years.
Qualification and format
The top 16 players from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 30 June 2015 automatically qualified for the event. The remaining 32 places went to players from three qualifying events - 20 from the UK Qualifier (held in Wigan on 3 July), eight from the European Qualifier (held in Mülheim on 10 September at the same time as the European Darts Trophy) and four from the Home Nation Qualifier (held at the venue the day before the event started), although following the withdrawals of Gary Anderson and Kyle Anderson, the host nation were given an extra two qualifying spots, bringing the total up to six. The following players took part in the tournament: