2018 European Darts Matchplay | |||
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Tournament information | |||
Dates | 29 June–1 July 2018 | ||
Venue | Edel-optics.de Arena | ||
Location | Hamburg | ||
Country | Germany | ||
Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
Format | Legs | ||
Prize fund | £135,000 | ||
Winner's share | £25,000 | ||
Nine-dart finish | Michael van Gerwen (second round) | ||
High checkout | 160 Vincent van der Voort Kim Huybrechts | ||
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.