The 2014 German Darts Championship was the first of eight PDC European Tour events on the 2014 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at Halle 39 in Hildesheim, Germany, between 31 January–2 February 2014. It featured a field of 48 players and £100,000 in prize money, with £20,000 going to the winner.
| 2014 German Darts Championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 31 January–2 February 2014 | ||
| Venue | Halle 39 | ||
| Location | Hildesheim | ||
| Country |  Germany | ||
| Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
| Format | Legs | ||
| Prize fund | £100,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £20,000 | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
 Gary Anderson | |||
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Gary Anderson won his first European Tour event by defeating Justin Pipe 6–5 in the final.[1]
At with this event, all European Tour events were streamed live and free on the PDC YouTube channel.[2]
Prize money
| 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 the 17 January 2014 automatically qualified for the event.[4] In a change from previous European Tour events, this year there will be 48 players in each tournament instead of 64. Players who reach the event via qualifiers will play each other in the first round with the winners meeting the 16 seeded players in the last 32.[5] 20 places were on offer at the UK Open Qualifier held in Wigan on 19 January.[6] Eight and four places were awarded in the European and Host Nation Qualifiers respectively, which were held at the venue the day before the event started.[7]
The following players took part in the tournament:
