German Darts Championship prize money
The PDC has paid £1.3m across the nine editions of the German Darts Championship we hold, from 2015 to 2025. The 2025 pot was £175,000 between 48 players, the European Tour weekend at Halle 39 in Hildesheim, and Nathan Aspinall took £30,000 of it.
A darts player is paid once, for where the run ended, so every pound of a pot lands on exactly one player and the nine pots below add up to the £1,305,000 the field has shared. Peter Wright has taken more out of the German Darts Championship than anyone else: £85,000 from eight appearances. Every one of the nine was played at Halle 39, Hildesheim.
Every German Darts Championship pot
The nine editions we hold, and what each one paid
| EDITION | CHAMPION | PLAYERS | THE POT | WINNING IT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Nathan Aspinall | 48 | £175,000 | £30,000 |
| 2024 | Peter Wright | 48 | £175,000 | £30,000 |
| 2023 | Ricardo Pietreczko | 48 | £175,000 | £30,000 |
| 2020 | Devon Petersen | 48 | £140,000 | £25,000 |
| 2019 | Daryl Gurney | 48 | £140,000 | £25,000 |
| 2018 | Michael van Gerwen | 48 | £135,000 | £25,000 |
| 2017 | Peter Wright | 48 | £135,000 | £25,000 |
| 2016 | Alan Norris | 48 | £115,000 | £25,000 |
| 2015 | Michael van Gerwen | 48 | £115,000 | £25,000 |
| 9 editions | seven different champions | 432 | £1,305,000£1.3m | £240,000 |
The pot, season by season
season running total
The prize fund has gone from £115,000 in 2015 to £175,000 in 2025, which is £60,000 more and 52% up. Winning it has moved with it, from £25,000 to £30,000, and the champion's share of the pot has gone from 22% to 17%. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches £1,305,000.
What each finishing place pays
The seven bands at the 2025 German Darts Championship
Nothing here stacks. A player who lost in the semi-finals collected £8,500 and not that plus every band beneath it, which is why the seven bands come to £175,000 rather than to the £64,250 a ladder reading would put on the champion alone. The 2025 rate card has the players in each band and what the band paid out.
Who has taken the most out of it
Every player in the German Darts Championship draws we hold, across the nine editions
| # | PLAYER | PLAYED | TITLES | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Wright | 8 | 2 | £85,000 |
| 2 | Michael van Gerwen | 8 | 2 | £81,500 |
| 3 | Daryl Gurney | 7 | 1 | £48,750 |
| 4 | Nathan Aspinall | 4 | 1 | £37,500 |
| 5 | Ricardo Pietreczko | 3 | 1 | £36,500 |
| 6 | Dave Chisnall | 8 | £36,000 | |
| 7 | Joe Cullen | 9 | £28,750 | |
| 8 | Alan Norris | 2 | 1 | £28,000 |
| 9 | Mensur Suljović | 7 | £27,500 | |
| 10 | Devon Petersen | 2 | 1 | £26,000 |
| 11 | Stephen Bunting | 8 | £24,500 | |
| 12 | Jonny Clayton | 6 | £24,000 | |
| 13 | Gerwyn Price | 7 | £23,000 | |
| 14 | James Wade | 8 | £23,000 | |
| 15 | Krzysztof Ratajski | 5 | £21,500 | |
| 16 | Danny Noppert | 5 | £20,000 | |
| 17 | Jelle Klaasen | 5 | £20,000 | |
| 18 | Rob Cross | 5 | £18,500 | |
| 19 | Adrian Lewis | 4 | £17,500 | |
| 20 | Dirk van Duijvenbode | 3 | £17,000 | |
| 21 | Martin Schindler | 5 | £16,500 | |
| 22 | Mervyn King | 6 | £16,500 | |
| 23 | Ricky Evans | 3 | £16,000 | |
| 24 | James Wilson | 4 | £15,750 | |
| 25 | Gian van Veen | 3 | £15,000 | |
| 26 | Damon Heta | 3 | £14,500 | |
| 27 | Ian White | 6 | £14,500 | |
| 28 | Jermaine Wattimena | 5 | £14,000 | |
| 29 | Chris Dobey | 6 | £13,000 | |
| 30 | Luke Littler | 1 | £12,000 | |
| 31 | Gabriel Clemens | 4 | £11,500 | |
| 32 | Ross Smith | 5 | £11,500 | |
| 33 | Luke Humphries | 2 | £10,500 | |
| 34 | Gary Anderson | 1 | £10,000 | |
| 35 | Ryan Searle | 4 | £10,000 | |
| 36 | Simon Whitlock | 5 | £10,000 | |
| 37 | Michael Smith | 4 | £9,500 | |
| 38 | Andrew Gilding | 4 | £9,250 | |
| 39 | Ron Meulenkamp | 4 | £8,500 | |
| 40 | Steve Lennon | 3 | £8,500 | |
| 41 | Cristo Reyes | 4 | £8,000 | |
| 42 | Ryan Joyce | 3 | £7,750 | |
| 43 | Kim Huybrechts | 3 | £7,500 | |
| 44 | Robert Thornton | 3 | £7,500 | |
| 45 | Vincent van der Voort | 4 | £6,750 | |
| 46 | Benito van de Pas | 3 | £6,500 | |
| 47 | Darren Johnson | 3 | £6,500 | |
| 48 | Justin Pipe | 3 | £6,500 | |
| 49 | Keegan Brown | 1 | £6,500 | |
| 50 | Max Hopp | 3 | £6,500 | |
| 51 | Terry Jenkins | 3 | £6,500 | |
| 52 | Steve Beaton | 4 | £6,250 | |
| 53 | Jan Dekker | 2 | £6,000 | |
| 54 | Nick Kenny | 1 | £6,000 | |
| 55 | Nico Kurz | 2 | £6,000 | |
| 56 | Mickey Mansell | 4 | £5,750 | |
| 57 | Andy Boulton | 4 | £5,500 | |
| 58 | Christian Kist | 3 | £5,500 | |
| 59 | Mark Webster | 2 | £5,500 | |
| 60 | Dimitri Van den Bergh | 3 | £5,250 | |
| 61 | Martin Lukeman | 2 | £5,250 | |
| 62 | Darren Webster | 1 | £5,000 | |
| 63 | David Pallett | 3 | £5,000 | |
| 64 | Josh Rock | 2 | £5,000 | |
| 65 | M. Smith | 2 | £5,000 | |
| 66 | Kevin Painter | 2 | £4,500 | |
| 67 | William O'Connor | 2 | £4,500 | |
| 68 | Brendan Dolan | 3 | £4,250 | |
| 69 | Cameron Menzies | 1 | £4,000 | |
| 70 | George Killington | 1 | £4,000 | |
| 71 | Josh Payne | 3 | £4,000 | |
| 72 | Jules van Dongen | 1 | £4,000 | |
| 73 | Michael Rasztovits | 2 | £4,000 | |
| 74 | Wessel Nijman | 1 | £4,000 | |
| 75 | Boris Krčmar | 2 | £3,750 | |
| 76 | Dylan Slevin | 2 | £3,750 | |
| 77 | Luke Woodhouse | 2 | £3,750 | |
| 78 | Raymond van Barneveld | 2 | £3,750 | |
| 79 | Joe Murnan | 1 | £3,500 | |
| 80 | John Bowles | 2 | £3,500 | |
| 81 | Mike De Decker | 2 | £3,500 | |
| 82 | S. West | 1 | £3,500 | |
| 83 | Stephen Burton | 2 | £3,500 | |
| 84 | Dragutin Horvat | 2 | £3,250 | |
| 85 | Jeff Smith | 2 | £3,250 | |
| 86 | Scott Waites | 2 | £3,250 | |
| 87 | Adam Hunt | 2 | £3,000 | |
| 88 | Andy Smith | 2 | £3,000 | |
| 89 | Boris Koltsov | 2 | £3,000 | |
| 90 | D. Webster | 1 | £3,000 | |
| 91 | Diogo Portela | 2 | £3,000 | |
| 92 | Glen Durrant | 1 | £3,000 | |
| 93 | Kyle Anderson | 2 | £3,000 | |
| 94 | Richard North | 2 | £3,000 | |
| 95 | Steffen Siepmann | 2 | £3,000 | |
| 96 | Alan Soutar | 1 | £2,500 | |
| 97 | Arron Monk | 1 | £2,500 | |
| 98 | Darryl Pilgrim | 1 | £2,500 | |
| 99 | Dom Taylor | 1 | £2,500 | |
| 100 | Jeffrey de Graaf | 2 | £2,500 | |
| 101 | Jeffrey de Zwaan | 2 | £2,500 | |
| 102 | Karel Sedláček | 2 | £2,500 | |
| 103 | Maik Langendorf | 2 | £2,500 | |
| 104 | Niels Zonneveld | 1 | £2,500 | |
| 105 | Ritchie Edhouse | 1 | £2,500 | |
| 106 | Robert Allenstein | 2 | £2,500 | |
| 107 | Robert Owen | 1 | £2,500 | |
| 108 | Ronny Huybrechts | 2 | £2,500 | |
| 109 | Scott Taylor | 2 | £2,500 | |
| 110 | Ted Evetts | 2 | £2,500 | |
| 111 | Darius Labanauskas | 2 | £2,250 | |
| 112 | Madars Razma | 2 | £2,250 | |
| 113 | Bernd Roith | 2 | £2,000 | |
| 114 | Jamie Bain | 1 | £2,000 | |
| 115 | Jamie Hughes | 1 | £2,000 | |
| 116 | Kevin Knopf | 1 | £2,000 | |
| 117 | Lukas Wenig | 1 | £2,000 | |
| 118 | Mario Robbe | 1 | £2,000 | |
| 119 | Mark Dudbridge | 1 | £2,000 | |
| 120 | Mick McGowan | 1 | £2,000 | |
| 121 | Mike Holz | 2 | £2,000 | |
| 122 | Paul Harvey | 1 | £2,000 | |
| 123 | Paul Nicholson | 1 | £2,000 | |
| 124 | Richie Corner | 1 | £2,000 | |
| 125 | Ryan de Vreede | 2 | £2,000 | |
| 126 | Simon Stevenson | 1 | £2,000 | |
| 127 | Stefan Stoyke | 2 | £2,000 | |
| 128 | Andy Parsons | 1 | £1,500 | |
| 129 | Eddie Dootson | 1 | £1,500 | |
| 130 | Pete Dyos | 1 | £1,500 | |
| 131 | Peter Hudson | 1 | £1,500 | |
| 132 | Ricky Williams | 1 | £1,500 | |
| 133 | Robbie Green | 1 | £1,500 | |
| 134 | Rowby-John Rodriguez | 1 | £1,500 | |
| 135 | Stuart Kellett | 1 | £1,500 | |
| 136 | Callan Rydz | 1 | £1,250 | |
| 137 | Danny Jansen | 1 | £1,250 | |
| 138 | Felix Springer | 1 | £1,250 | |
| 139 | Florian Hempel | 1 | £1,250 | |
| 140 | Johan Engström | 1 | £1,250 | |
| 141 | José de Sousa | 1 | £1,250 | |
| 142 | Justin Hood | 1 | £1,250 | |
| 143 | Keane Barry | 1 | £1,250 | |
| 144 | Kevin Troppmann | 1 | £1,250 | |
| 145 | Krzysztof Kciuk | 1 | £1,250 | |
| 146 | Lee Evans | 1 | £1,250 | |
| 147 | Maik Kuivenhoven | 1 | £1,250 | |
| 148 | Marcus Kirchmann | 1 | £1,250 | |
| 149 | Martin Kramer | 1 | £1,250 | |
| 150 | Matthias Ehlers | 1 | £1,250 | |
| 151 | Maximilian Czerwinski | 1 | £1,250 | |
| 152 | Niko Springer | 1 | £1,250 | |
| 153 | Patrik Kovács | 1 | £1,250 | |
| 154 | Radek Szaganski | 1 | £1,250 | |
| 155 | Tom Bissell | 1 | £1,250 | |
| 156 | Tomislav Rosandic | 1 | £1,250 | |
| 157 | Wesley Plaisier | 1 | £1,250 | |
| 158 | Alan Tabern | 1 | £1,000 | |
| 159 | Chris Aubrey | 1 | £1,000 | |
| 160 | Chris Quantock | 1 | £1,000 | |
| 161 | Christopher Hänsch | 1 | £1,000 | |
| 162 | Cody Harris | 1 | £1,000 | |
| 163 | Daniel Larsson | 1 | £1,000 | |
| 164 | Daniel Zygla | 1 | £1,000 | |
| 165 | Darren Penhall | 1 | £1,000 | |
| 166 | Dave Prins | 1 | £1,000 | |
| 167 | Franz Rötzsch | 1 | £1,000 | |
| 168 | Jamie Caven | 1 | £1,000 | |
| 169 | János Végső | 1 | £1,000 | |
| 170 | Jason Lowe | 1 | £1,000 | |
| 171 | John Michael | 1 | £1,000 | |
| 172 | John Part | 1 | £1,000 | |
| 173 | John Scott | 1 | £1,000 | |
| 174 | Jyhan Artut | 1 | £1,000 | |
| 175 | Kevin McDine | 1 | £1,000 | |
| 176 | Kevin Thomas | 1 | £1,000 | |
| 177 | Kim Viljanen | 1 | £1,000 | |
| 178 | Kirk Shepherd | 1 | £1,000 | |
| 179 | Lee Bryant | 1 | £1,000 | |
| 180 | Mareno Michels | 1 | £1,000 | |
| 181 | Mark Walsh | 1 | £1,000 | |
| 182 | Marko Puls | 1 | £1,000 | |
| 183 | Martin Atkins | 1 | £1,000 | |
| 184 | Michael Barnard | 1 | £1,000 | |
| 185 | Michael Plooy | 1 | £1,000 | |
| 186 | Nico Blum | 1 | £1,000 | |
| 187 | Reece Robinson | 1 | £1,000 | |
| 188 | Robert Marijanović | 1 | £1,000 | |
| 189 | Ryan Meikle | 1 | £1,000 | |
| 190 | Ryan Murray | 1 | £1,000 | |
| 191 | Sascha Stein | 1 | £1,000 | |
| 192 | Steve Brown | 1 | £1,000 | |
| 193 | Steve Hine | 1 | £1,000 | |
| 194 | Steve West | 1 | £1,000 | |
| 195 | Toni Alcinas | 1 | £1,000 | |
| 196 | Tony West | 1 | £1,000 | |
| 197 | Tytus Kanik | 1 | £1,000 | |
| 198 | Veijo Viinikka | 1 | £1,000 | |
| 199 | Yordi Meeuwisse | 1 | £1,000 |
The fifteen biggest earners
Peter Wright has £85,000 of the £1,305,000 the German Darts Championship has paid out, which is 6.5% of it, and the other 198 players have shared the rest. 103 of the 199 have been in the draw once.
Frequently asked questions
How much is German Darts Championship prize money?
£175,000 at the 2025 event, split between 48 players. Winning it paid £30,000, which is 17% of the pot, and the smallest payment was £1,250.
Who has won the most German Darts Championship prize money?
Peter Wright, with £85,000 from eight appearances and two titles. Across the nine editions on this page the tournament has paid out £1,305,000 in all.
How much has German Darts Championship prize money gone up?
From £115,000 in 2015 to £175,000 in 2025, which is £60,000 more, or 52%. Winning it has gone from £25,000 to £30,000.
Who has won the German Darts Championship?
Seven different players have won the nine editions we hold, and Nathan Aspinall took the 2025 one. Peter Wright has won it twice, and shares that with 1 other.
What does losing early at the German Darts Championship pay?
£1,250 at the 2025 event, which is the last 48 band. A player is paid once, for where the run ended, so it is the whole of what going out there is worth rather than a first rung.
Where to next
The rest of the darts money
The 2025 edition is at German Darts Championship prize money 2025, and the other eight we hold are in the table above. Peter Wright has taken £85,000 out of it and £3,890,000 across every event on the site. For the other tournaments, see PDC World Championship prize money, World Matchplay prize money, Grand Slam of Darts prize money, Players Championship Finals prize money, World Grand Prix prize money and European Championship prize money. Darts prize money ranks all 793 players across the £91,450,000 the 268 editions on this site paid out. Where a competition pays again at every round rather than once at the end, see Champions League prize money.