2017 German Darts Championship
| 2017 German Darts Championship | |||
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| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 24-26 March | ||
| Venue | Halle 39 | ||
| Location | Hildesheim | ||
| Country |
 Germany
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| Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
| Format | Legs | ||
| Prize fund | £135,000 | ||
| Winners share | £25,000 | ||
| High checkout |
161  Benito van de Pas(Third round) |
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| Champion(s) | |||
 Peter Wright
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The 2017 German Darts Championship was the first of twelve European Tour events on the 2017 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at Halle 39, Hildesheim, Germany, between 24–26 March. It will feature a field of 48 players and £135,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.
Alan Norris was the defending champion, having beaten Jelle Klaasen 6–5 in the final of the previous edition, but he was defeated 6–4 in the third round by Kim Huybrechts.
Peter Wright won the final, defeating Michael van Gerwen 6–3, winning his second PDC European Tour title.
This is how the prize money is divided:
The top 16 players from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 6 March automatically qualified for the event and were seeded in the second round.
The remaining 32 places went to players from five qualifying events - 18 from the UK Qualifier (held in Barnsley on 10 March), eight from the West/South European Qualifier, four from the Home Nation Qualifier (both held on 23 March), one from the Nordic & Baltic Qualifier (held on 17 February) and one from the East European Qualifier (held on 25 February).
The following players took part in the tournament:
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