Max Hopp

Hopp reached the final of the 2011 WDF World Cup boys' singles, and won the boys' singles event at the 2012 WDF Europe Youth Cup.{{cite web |url=http://www.bulls-darts.com/en/news/show/34/134 |title=Bull's Darts - Max Hopp wins WDF Europe Cup Youth |publisher=Bulls-darts.com |access-date=2012-11-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120907133021/http://www.bulls-darts.com/en/news/show/34/134 |archive-date=7 September 2012 |url-status=dead }} He also reached the last 16 of the 2012 Dutch Darts Masters, defeating Terry Jenkins and Steve Beaton before losing to Paul Nicholson.

Hopp qualified for the 2013 PDC World Darts Championship by winning the Central European Qualifier in Bielefeld{{cite web |url=http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/cm554cvgvgv1o4njfny5rxcy/title/international-trio-win-ally-pally-spots |title=International Trio Win Ally Pally Spots |publisher=Professional Darts Corporation |date=2012-11-12 |access-date=2012-11-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121116085049/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/cm554cvgvgv1o4njfny5rxcy/title/international-trio-win-ally-pally-spots |archive-date=16 November 2012 |url-status=dead }} and in doing so became the second-youngest player ever to compete at the championships after Mitchell Clegg. Hopp played Charl Pietersen of South Africa in the preliminary round winning by 4 legs to 1 to set up a first round match against Denis Ovens.{{cite web | url=http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/FixtureList.aspx?EventKey=3831 | title=2013 PDC World Championship Fixtures | publisher=Darts Database | access-date=14 December 2012}} Hopp took the first and third sets to lead the match 2–1, but then lost six legs in a row to bow out of the tournament with a 2–3 defeat.{{cite web | url=http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/qlt8fc33tfgy1a8pj4tkcc8h5/title/ladbrokes-wdc-day-two | title=Ladbrokes WDC Day Two | publisher=PDC | access-date=15 December 2012}}

Hopp entered Q School in an attempt to win a PDC Tour Card to play the full circuit in 2013,{{cite web | url=http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/m1dzzpaw68vv1bo3x8pgf9kmp/title/q-school-set-for-record-field | title=Q School Set For Record Field | publisher=PDC | access-date=11 January 2013 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130113011102/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/m1dzzpaw68vv1bo3x8pgf9kmp/title/q-school-set-for-record-field | archive-date=13 January 2013}} but could not get past the last 64 in any of the four days.{{cite web|title=Max Hopp 2012 |url=http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?PlayerKey=12671&organPd=All&tourns=All&plStat=2#PlayerResults |work=Darts Database |access-date=23 January 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130124011552/http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?PlayerKey=12671&organPd=All&tourns=All&plStat=2%23PlayerResults |archive-date=24 January 2013 |url-status=dead }} He qualified for the second European Tour event of the year, the European Darts Trophy and beat Dragutin Horvat 6–1 in the first round, before losing 3–6 to Dean Winstanley.{{cite web | url=http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=4488 | title=2013 PDC European Darts Trophy Results | publisher=Darts Database | access-date=6 July 2013}} Hopp also qualified for the European Darts Open and the Austrian Darts Open, but lost in the first round in both.{{cite web | url=http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=4269 | title=2013 PDC European Darts Open Results | publisher=Darts Database | access-date=6 July 2013}}{{cite web | url=http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=4433 | title=2013 PDC Austrian Darts Open Results | publisher=Darts Database | access-date=6 July 2013}} These results helped him to qualify for the European Championship for the first time through the European Order of Merit.{{cite web|url=http://www.pdc.tv/partypoker-european-championship/article/gylb5rr45lpb1x2r9i24ygpvq/title/partypokernet-european-championship-update |title=PartyPoker.net European Championship Update |publisher=PDC |access-date=6 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130625040043/http://www.pdc.tv/partypoker-european-championship/article/gylb5rr45lpb1x2r9i24ygpvq/title/partypokernet-european-championship-update |archive-date=25 June 2013 }} He faced Paul Nicholson in the first round and led 3–1, but would lose 4–6.{{cite web | url=http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1qvam2j6xmgh519b5s8l4swfw4/title/partypokernet-euro-champs---day-two | title=partypoker.net Euro Champs - Day Two | publisher=PDC | access-date=6 July 2013 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130923030857/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1qvam2j6xmgh519b5s8l4swfw4/title/partypokernet-euro-champs---day-two | archive-date=23 September 2013}} Hopp beat Mark Walsh 6–4 in the opening round of the German Darts Championship and was then defeated 6–3 by Jamie Caven.{{cite web | url=http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=4435 | title=2013 PDC German Darts Championship Results | publisher=Darts Database | access-date=26 November 2013}} Hopp lost in the semi-finals of the German World Championship Qualify to Andree Welge, but reached the tournament anyway due to finishing the year eighth on the European Order of Merit which saw him claim the first of four spots available to non-qualified players.{{cite web|title=European Order of Merit |url=http://www.pdc.tv/european-order-of-merit |work=PDC |access-date=26 November 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131126010340/http://www.pdc.tv/european-order-of-merit |archive-date=26 November 2013 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web | url=http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/QualifyingList.aspx?EventKey=4486 | title=2014 PDC World Championship Qualifiers | publisher=Darts Database | access-date=26 November 2013}} Hopp played ninth seed Robert Thornton in the first round and won the first set, before going on to be defeated 3–1.{{cite web|title=Ladbrokes World Championship Day Two|url=http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1lxp2r9p7fgm71vbzcjaa9jidg/title/ladbrokes-world-championship-day-two|publisher=PDC|date=14 December 2013}}

Hopp began 2014 ranked world number 76, outside of the top 64 who guarantee themselves entry into every event for the year ahead.{{cite web|title=Order of Merit on 2 January 2014 |url=http://www.pdc.tv/pdc-order-of-merit |work=PDC |access-date=12 January 2014 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140102233715/http://www.pdc.tv/pdc-order-of-merit |archive-date=2 January 2014 |url-status=dead }} He entered Q School in an attempt to win a two-year tour card but was not successful and only had PDPA Associate Member status for 2014 which gave him entry to UK Open and European Tour qualifiers as well as the Challenge Tour.{{cite web | url=http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1cylsh2jxcmq81ixg9ej30u8f7/title/2014-pdc-qualifying-school-day-four | title=2014 PDC Qualifying School Day Four | publisher=PDC | access-date=19 January 2014 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140119195834/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1cylsh2jxcmq81ixg9ej30u8f7/title/2014-pdc-qualifying-school-day-four | archive-date=19 January 2014}} He qualified for six of the eight European Tour events losing in the first round in five of them, with the exception coming at the European Darts Grand Prix by eliminating Mike de Decker, but then lost 6–1 to Dave Chisnall.{{cite web | url=http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=5429 | title=2014 PDC European Darts Grand Prix Results | publisher=Darts Database | access-date=30 November 2014}} He also lost two finals on the Youth Tour and the final of the 10th Challenge Tour event 5–4 to Jay Foreman.{{cite web | url=http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1r22nbpekg1mj1jm59bt9tm771/title/pdc-unicorn-challenge-tour-latest | title=Tabern & Foreman's Challenge Tour Joy | publisher=PDC | access-date=30 November 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140603030400/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1r22nbpekg1mj1jm59bt9tm771/title/pdc-unicorn-challenge-tour-latest | archive-date=3 June 2014 | url-status=dead }}

In the German Qualifier for the 2015 World Championship, Hopp beat Sascha Stein 10–8 in the final but subsequently qualified through the Pro Tour Order of Merit to begin the tournament in the first round, instead of the preliminary round.{{cite web| url= http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1es5n7ftcdaun1pcuoinf73rdg/title/final-international-qualifiers-win-spots | title= Final International Qualifiers Win Spots| publisher=PDC | access-date= 30 November 2014}} He produced a superb performance against Mervyn King to beat him 3–2, sealing his place in the second round with a 161 finish. Hopp hit 10 180s during the match, the most of all the first round players in the event.{{cite web | url=http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1e1g13qbbtzoc17ab3lcnw2wer/title/william-hill-world-championship-day-six | title=William Hill World Championship Day Six | publisher=PDC | access-date=23 December 2014 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141224035137/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1e1g13qbbtzoc17ab3lcnw2wer/title/william-hill-world-championship-day-six | archive-date=24 December 2014}} He was comfortably defeated 4–0 by Vincent van der Voort in the second round.{{cite web | url=http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/r09fzghq1uj61xloaotio8bd3/title/william-hill-world-championship-day-nine | title=William Hill World Championship Day Nine | publisher=PDC | access-date=29 December 2014 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141229230249/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/r09fzghq1uj61xloaotio8bd3/title/william-hill-world-championship-day-nine | archive-date=29 December 2014}} However, his play during 2014 and at the World Championship saw him rise 14 places in the rankings during the year to start 2015 62nd, the first time Hopp has been inside the top 64 who gain their PDC tour cards.{{cite web|title=Order of Merit on 5 January 2015|url=http://www.pdc.tv/pdc-order-of-merit|publisher=PDC|access-date=11 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150108153229/http://www.pdc.tv/pdc-order-of-merit|archive-date=8 January 2015 }} At the first UK Open Qualifier he eliminated Kevin Painter, Ian White and Michael Smith to play in his first quarter-final in the PDC, where Brendan Dolan beat Hopp 6–5.{{cite web|url=http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/2osaveufu4wu1la883qric46y/title/coral-uk-open-qualifier-one-latest|title=Lethal Lewis Triumphs in Wigan|publisher=PDC|access-date=7 February 2015}} This result helped him enter the UK Open at the third round stage where Kim Huybrechts beat him 9–7 after Hopp had been 7–5 up.{{cite web | url=http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1truam070qc5b1t604kkuc5p52/title/coral-uk-open-third-round | title=Coral UK Open Third Round | publisher=PDC | access-date=7 March 2015}} Hopp played in his first World Cup of Darts this year. He partnered Jyhan Artut and they saw off India and Austria to make the quarter-finals, where they lost both their singles matches against England to exit the tournament.{{cite web | url=http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=6065 | title=2015 PDC World Cup of Darts Results | publisher=Darts Database | access-date=17 June 2015}} He was invited to play in the inaugural World Series of Darts Finals and saw off Dimitri Van den Bergh 6–3, before losing by a reversal of this scoreline to Peter Wright in the second round.{{cite web | url=http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=6241 | title=2015 World Series Of Darts Finals Results | publisher=Darts Database | access-date=3 December 2015}} In the final of the 2015 World Youth Championship, Hopp was never ahead of his opponent Nathan Aspinall until the final leg when he sealed the title with a 6–5 win.{{cite web | url=http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1nlj2hfv7t86n1erex025dtfi9/title/world-youth-glory-for-hopp | title=World Youth Glory For Hopp | publisher=PDC | access-date=3 December 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304104904/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1nlj2hfv7t86n1erex025dtfi9/title/world-youth-glory-for-hopp | archive-date=4 March 2016 | url-status=dead }}

Hopp lost 3–1 to Benito van de Pas in the first round of the 2016 World Championship.{{cite web | url=http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/19mg6drox0yhy1iueite7fun6j/title/william-hill-world-championship-seven | title=William Hill World Championship Day Seven | publisher=PDC | access-date=27 December 2015 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151225203312/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/19mg6drox0yhy1iueite7fun6j/title/william-hill-world-championship-seven | archive-date=25 December 2015}} He couldn't qualify for the UK Open, but at the fourth Players Championship he reached his first quarter-final in a year by seeing off Mensur Suljović 6–2. Hopp then lost by a reversal of this scoreline to Gerwyn Price.{{cite web | url=http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/wwwi9902x89a1jklnmuad58g8/title/players-championship-four-latest| title=Maiden ProTour Win For Big Ben| publisher=PDC | access-date=26 November 2016}} He claimed the fifth Development Tour title with a 4–2 victory over Steve Lennon.{{cite web | url=http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=7575| title=2016 PDC Development Tour Germany Results| publisher=Darts Database| access-date=26 November 2016}} At the European Darts Matchplay, Hopp beat Joe Murnan 6–5, Ian White 6–2 and Terry Jenkins 6–3 to progress through to his first European Tour quarter-final, where he was defeated 6–4 by Peter Wright.{{cite web| url=http://www.pdc.tv/european-tour/article/13e5oan0so39816a5q33kxo8xp/title/happybet-european-matchplay-final-session| title=Wade's HappyBet European Matchplay Glory| publisher=PDC| access-date=26 November 2016| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018221547/http://www.pdc.tv/european-tour/article/13e5oan0so39816a5q33kxo8xp/title/happybet-european-matchplay-final-session| archive-date=18 October 2016}} He got to the second round of the European Championship by eliminating Benito van de Pas 6–4, but was heavily defeated 10–3 by James Wade.{{cite web | url=http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=7486| title=2016 European Championship Results| publisher=Darts Database | access-date=28 November 2016}} His World Youth title qualified Hopp for his first Grand Slam of Darts where he was beaten 5–4 by Brendan Dolan and defeated Martin Adams 5–2, but a 5–1 loss to Michael van Gerwen would see him finish third in Group A and exit the tournament.{{cite web | url=http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=7462| title=2016 Grand Slam Of Darts Results| publisher=Darts Database | access-date=28 November 2016}}

After eliminating Vincent van der Voort 3–1 at the 2017 World Championship, Hopp lost 4–0 to Kim Huybrechts in the second round.{{cite web| url=http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/8cur2nr0b9yd11f08k59e5u8a/title/william-hill-world-darts-championship-day-11| title=William Hill World Darts Championship Day 11| publisher=PDC| access-date=28 December 2016| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161229101418/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/8cur2nr0b9yd11f08k59e5u8a/title/william-hill-world-darts-championship-day-11| archive-date=29 December 2016}} He teamed up with Martin Schindler at the World Cup and they played the Netherlands in the quarter-finals after overcoming Northern Ireland and Brazil. The match went to a doubles game after Schindler lost to Michael van Gerwen and Hopp beat Raymond van Barneveld 4–3 and Germany lost 4–1.{{cite web | url=http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=11145| title=2017 PDC World Cup of Darts Results| publisher=Darts Database| access-date=10 June 2017}} He was also given an invite to play in the 2017 US Darts Masters, but was knocked out in the first round by Canada's Dave Richardson 6–3. He also qualified for the 2017 German Darts Masters, but was again knocked out 6–3 in the first round, this time by Gary Anderson.

After failing to qualify for the 2018 World Championship, Hopp had a steady start to 2018, he did not win enough ranking money in the UK Open Qualifiers and therefore failed to qualify for the 2018 UK Open, but he then reached the quarter-finals at the 2018 German Darts Grand Prix and Players Championship 7.

Hopp was one of four Host Nation Qualifiers for the 2018 German Darts Open. He dispatched Zoran Lerchbacher 6–1 in the first round, before defeating the defending champion and No. 2 seed Peter Wright, Benito van de Pas and Joe Cullen each 6–4. This made Hopp the first German to qualify for a PDC European Tour semi-final. He then defeated the reigning world champion Rob Cross 7–6 in a last leg decider in the semi-finals. After missing 4 match darts to win 7–5, Hopp took out 121 on the bullseye. He then faced Michael Smith in the final. After being behind for most of the match, Hopp won 8–7, again taking out 121 on the bullseye (with exactly the same route as in his semi-finals victory over Cross), to win the title.{{cite web|title=Max Hopp beats Michael Smith to win German Darts Open |date=16 April 2018 |url=https://www.skysports.com/darts/news/12288/11333558/max-hopp-beats-michael-smith-to-win-german-darts-open |publisher=Sky Sports|access-date=8 December 2024}}{{cite web |title=Max Hopp wins first senior PDC title by landing German Darts Open success |url=https://www.sportinglife.com/darts/news/hopp-lands-maiden-pdc-title/146354 |publisher=Sporting Life |access-date=8 December 2024}}

Hopp won his second senior PDC title at Players Championship 19. He defeated Alan Norris 6–2 in the first round, then had wins over Davy van Baelen 6–4, Darren Webster 6–2, Jamie Hughes 6–1, Jermaine Wattimena 6–5 in a deciding leg to reach the semi-finals. He then achieved 6–3 victories against James Wilson and Madars Razma to pick up the title.{{cite web |last=Phillips |first=Josh |date=28 September 2018 |title=Hopp Picks Up Second Title In Dublin |url=https://www.pdc.tv/news/2018/09/28/hopp-picks-second-title-dublin |publisher=PDC}}

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At the 2019 PDC World Darts Championship, Hopp defeated Danny Noppert 3–0 to reach the third round for the first time.{{cite web |last1=Phillips |first1=Josh |title=2018/19 William Hill World Championship Day Three |url=https://www.pdc.tv/news/2018/12/15/201819-william-hill-world-championship-day-three |website=PDC |access-date=1 April 2025 |language=en |date=15 December 2018}} He lost his third-round match against Michael van Gerwen, who went on to win the tournament.{{cite web |title=Michael van Gerwen shows class at PDC world darts to see off Max Hopp |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/dec/22/pdc-world-darts-championship-gary-anderson-michael-van-gerwen |publisher=The Guardian |access-date=1 April 2025 |language=en |date=22 December 2018}}

Following Gary Anderson's withdrawal from the 2019 Premier League, Hopp was selected as one of nine 'contenders' to replace him. He played a one-off match against Raymond van Barneveld on night seven in Berlin, losing 7–3.{{cite web |last1=Mirza |first1=Raz |title=Raymond van Barneveld keeps Premier League Darts hopes alive as Michael van Gerwen is beaten |url=https://www.skysports.com/darts/news/12288/11671865/raymond-van-barneveld-keeps-premier-league-darts-hopes-alive-as-michael-van-gerwen-is-beaten |website=Sky Sports |access-date=1 April 2025 |language=en |date=22 March 2019}}

Following the COVID-19 pandemic, Hopp suffered from injury issues, most notably torn ankle ligaments in June 2021.{{cite web|url=https://dartsnews.com/pdc/hopp-misses-pdc-super-series-due-to-torn-ankle-ligaments|title=Hopp misses PDC Super Series due to torn ankle ligaments|publisher=Darts News|last=Gill|first=Samuel|date=10 June 2021|access-date=18 December 2024}} This injury continued to plague him, losing his tour-card at the end of 2022 and failing to regain it at both the 2023 and 2024 Q-School.{{cite web|url=https://dartsnews.com/pdc/max-hopp-will-take-part-in-the-q-school-despite-injury-ive-already-put-other-things-behind-me|title=Max Hopp will take part in the Q-School despite injury: "I've already put other things behind me"|publisher=Darts News|last=Wood|first=Kieran|date=30 December 2023|access-date=18 December 2024}}

In August 2024, he made his return to the PDC European Tour, appearing at the 2024 German Darts Championship as a host-nation qualifier.{{cite web|url=https://www.pdc.tv/news/2024/08/29/2024-neobet-german-darts-championship-draw-schedule-confirmed|title=2024 NEO.bet German Darts Championship draw & schedule confirmed|website=www.pdc.tv|date=29 August 2024|access-date=18 December 2024}} In his first-round match, a first big-stage appearance in two years, he defeated José de Sousa 6–2 before losing in the second round to Joe Cullen.{{cite web|url=https://www.pdc.tv/news/2024/08/30/clinical-taylor-sees-barney-neobet-german-darts-championship|title=Clinical Taylor sees off Barney in NEO.bet German Darts Championship|website=www.pdc.tv|date=30 August 2024|access-date=18 December 2024}}

Following his return to the European Tour, Hopp regained his Tour Card at 2025 Q-School after finishing 10th in the European Q-School Order of Merit.{{cite web |last=Wood-Thompson |first=Lewis |title=Long and Kuivenhoven win outright as all 2025 Tour Card holders confirmed |url=https://www.pdc.tv/news/2025/01/12/long-and-kuivenhoven-win-outright-all-2025-tour-card-holders-confirmed |publisher=PDC |access-date=13 January 2025 |date=12 January 2025}}{{Cite web |date=12 January 2025 |title=Darts: Hopp holt Tourcard zurück! |trans-title=Darts: Hopp gets his tour card back! |url=https://www.sport1.de/news/darts-sport/2025/01/darts-hopp-holt-tourcard-zuruck |access-date=13 January 2025 |publisher=Sport1 |language=de}}

• 2013: First round (lost to Denis Ovens 2–3)
• 2014: First round (lost to Robert Thornton 1–3)
• 2015: Second round (lost to Vincent van der Voort 0–4)
• 2016: First round (lost to Benito van de Pas 1–3)
• 2017: Second round (lost to Kim Huybrechts 0–4)
• 2019: Third round (lost to Michael van Gerwen 1–4)
• 2020: Third round (lost to Darius Labanauskas 2–4)
• 2021: Second round (lost to Mervyn King 1–3)

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