The 2019 German Darts Masters was the third staging of the tournament by the

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, and was the second entry in the

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. The tournament featured 16 players (eight PDC players facing eight regional qualifiers) and was held at the

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on 12–13 July 2019.

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was the defending champion after defeating

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8–2 in the 2018 final, but lost 8–3 to

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in the semi-finals. Peter Wright won his third World Series title and his second in Germany with an 8–6 win over

in the final. Three of the top-ranked PDC players were beaten in the first round, a new record for the

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Prize money

The total prize fund was £60,000.

Qualifiers

The eight invited PDC representatives are (with the top 4 seeded following the

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): # Peter Wright (champion) #

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''(first round)'' # Rob Cross ''(quarter-finals)'' #

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''(quarter-finals)'' # Gary Anderson ''(first round)'' #

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''(semi-finals)'' #

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''(first round)'' The German qualifiers were:

Draw

References

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