The first phase of the PDC Europe Super League is over. In the past two days, 24 German darters competed for a spot among the last sixteen with a World Darts Championship spot on the line.
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On Tuesday, the final group matches were played. From each group, the four highest ranked players advance to the last sixteen.
In Group A, Florian Hempel maintained his unbeaten status. With ten victories in ten matches, he came in a comfortable first place. Franz Röztsch (6 points), David Schlichting (5 points) and Marcel Gerdon (4 points) also advanced from this group.
In Group B, there was first place for Ricardo Pietreczko, who lost only one game. The top four in this group was completed by Dragutin Horvat (9 points), Kai Gotthardt (5 points) and Marco Obst (5 points).
Daniel Klose did not lose a match in Group C and came first with 10 points. Nico Kurz (6 points), Max Hopp (5 points) and Michael Hurtz (4 points) also continue in the tournament from this group.
One player also remained unbeaten in Group D. Niko Springer also won all his five games on Tuesday, keeping Lukas Wenig off first place. Manfred Bilderl (5 points) and Lukas Wenig (4 points) also secured a place in the last sixteen.
The tournament continues on Wednesday and Thursday with the second part of the group stage. The remaining 16 players will be divided into the two groups of eight players. The four best players from each group will then advance to the knockout phase, which will be completed in its entirety on Friday.
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Results group stage PDC Europe Super League
Group A
Marvin Koch 2-6 Florian Hempel (85,70 - 86,93)
Fabian Schmutzler 5-6 David Schlichting (80,14 - 85,56)
Marcel Gerdon 6-3 Franz Rötzsch (92,74 - 88,60)
Marvin Koch 6-5 Fabian Schmutzler (77,20 - 74,99)
Franz Rötzsch 3-6 Florian Hempel (81,50 - 92,51)
David Schlichting 6-5 Marcel Gerdon (85,10 - 85,53)
Marvin Koch 1-6 Franz Rötzsch (77,66 - 93,70)
Fabian Schmutzler 4-6 Marcel Gerdon (82,05 - 79,96)
David Schlichting 3-6 Florian Hempel (97,27 - 98,32)
Marcel Gerdon 6-2 Marvin Koch (84,51 - 77,83)
Franz Rötzsch 6-4 David Schlichting (86,54 - 83,78)
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Fabian Schmutzler 1-6 Florian Hempel (78,39 - 91,07)
David Schlichting 6-4 Marvin Koch (80,40 - 74,13)
Franz Rötzsch 6-4 Fabian Schmutzler (76,65 - 79,13)
Florian Hempel 6-5 Marcel Gerdon (91,17 - 89,73)
Standings
1st Florian Hempel 10pt (+34)
2nd Franz Rötzsch 6pt (+12)
3rd David Schlichting 5pt (-8)
4. Marcel Gerdon 4pt (+0)
5. Marvin Koch 3pt (-20)
6th Fabian Schmutzler 2pt (-18)
Group B
Christopher Toonders 0-6 Ricardo Pietreczko (84,19 - 93,94)
Dragutin Horvat 6-3 Robin Beger (82,18 - 79,49)
Marco Obst 5-6 Kai Gotthardt (77,87 - 76,27)
Christopher Toonders 1-6 Dragutin Horvat (73,70 - 91,55)
Kai Gotthardt 3-6 Ricardo Pietreczko (92,16 - 89,81)
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Marco Obst 6-5 Robin Beger (84,89 - 81,39)
Christopher Toonders 6-1 Kai Gotthardt (81,51 - 82,89)
Dragutin Horvat 6-1 Marco Obst (81,36 - 74,98)
Ricardo Pietreczko 6-4 Robin Beger (85,57 - 87,00)
Christopher Toonders 1-6 Marco Obst (69,00 - 69,98)
Robin Beger 2-6 Kai Gotthardt (83,85 - 92,83)
Dragutin Horvat 3-6 Ricardo Pietreczko (89,14 - 91,96)
Christopher Toonders 3-6 Robin Beger (81,75 - 80,63)
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Ricardo Pietreczko 6-1 Marco Obst (83,10 - 66,71)
Kai Gotthardt 5-6 Dragutin Horvat (81,12 - 85,17)
Standings
1st Ricardo Pietreczko 9pt (+31)
2nd Dragutin Horvat 6pt (+12)
3rd Kai Gotthardt 5pt (-6)
4. Marco Obst 5pt (-6)
5th Robin Beger 3pt (-6)
6th Christopher Toonders 2pt (-25)
Group C
Ole Holtkamp 4-6 Max Hopp (83.57 - 80.72)
Nico Kurz 4-6 Michael Hurtz (82,92 - 81,96)
Christian Bunse 4-6 Daniel Klose (83.28 - 83.96)
Ole Holtkamp 5-6 Nico Kurz (83.72 - 88.52)
Daniel Klose 6-5 Max Hopp (89,47 - 78,98)
Michael Hurtz 6-2 Christian Bunse (77,03 - 69,27)
Ole Holtkamp 3-6 Daniel Klose (85,23 - 92,68)
Nico Kurz 3-6 Christian Bunse (87,24 - 80,15)
Max Hopp 6-4 Michael Hurtz (79,22 - 82,21)
Ole Holtkamp 6-5 Christian Bunse (77,91 - 82,07)
Daniel Klose 6-1 Michael Hurtz (98,86 - 81,20)
Nico Kurz 6-3 Max Hopp (81,25 - 82,03)
Ole Holtkamp 6-4 Michael Hurtz (73,25 - 65,81)
Christian Bunse 2-6 Max Hopp (77,21 - 87,91)
Daniel Klose 6-3 Nico Kurz (91,40 - 93,43)
Standings
1st Daniel Klose 10pt (+25)
2nd Nico Kurz 6pt (+4)
3. Max Hopp 5pt (+1)
4. Michael Hurtz 4pt (-4)
5th Christian Bunse 3pt (-6)
6. Ole Holtkamp 2pt (-20)
Group D
Jonas Aplowski 2-6 Lukas Wenig (84.46 - 94.17)
Niko Springer 6-2 Stefan Nilles (95,13 - 90,76)
Manfred Bilderl 3-6 René Eidams (79,00 - 84,55)
Jonas Aplowski 4-6 Niko Springer (77,38 - 85,67)
René Eidams 4-6 Lukas Wenig (87,02 - 90,28)
Stefan Nilles 4-6 Manfred Bilderl (81,34 - 83,28)
Jonas Aplowski 5-6 René Eidams (82,22 - 81,86)
Niko Springer 6-2 Manfred Bilderl (90,61 - 79,33)
Lukas Wenig 6-0 Stefan Nilles (92,02 - 80,81)
Manfred Bilderl 6-4 Jonas Aplowski (73,52 - 73,57)
Stefan Nilles 4-6 René Eidams (82,16 - 86,91)
Niko Springer 6-5 Lukas Wenig (90,97 - 88,24)
Jonas Aplowski 5-6 Stefan Nilles (69,94 - 80,36)
Manfred Bilderl 5-6 Lukas Wenig (80,77 - 91,18)
René Eidams 5-6 Niko Springer (88,29 - 85,28)
Standings
1st Niko Springer 10pt (+26)
2nd Lukas Wenig 8pt (+18)
3. Manfred Bilderl 5pt (+6)
4th Rene Eidams 4pt (-5)
5. Stefan Nilles 3pt (-19)
6. Jonas Aplowski 0pt (-26)
Through to last 16
Florian Hempel (A)
Franz Rötzsch (A)
David Schlichting (A)
Marcel Gerdon (A)
Ricardo Pietreczko (B)
Dragutin Horvat (B)
Kai Gotthardt (B)
Marco Obst (B)
Daniel Klose (C)
Nico Kurz (C)
Max Hopp (C)
Michael Hurtz (C)
Niko Springer (D)
Lukas Wenig (D)
Manfred Bilderl (D)
Rene Eidams (D)
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