The Blåkläder Belgian Darts Open took place from March 8-10 in Wieze, Belgium.

The European Tour event featured 48 players, made up of PDC Tour Card Holders, Associate Member Qualifiers and Host Nation Qualifiers.

Luke Littler claimed the title on his European Tour debut, hitting a nine-dart finish in an 8-7 final win over Rob Cross.

2024 Blåkläder Belgian Darts Open
Oktoberhallen, Wieze, March 8-10
Tournament Draw Bracket - Second Round Onwards

(1) Dave Chisnall v Ryan Joyce/Andrew Gilding
(16) Ricardo Pietreczko v Luke Woodhouse/James Hurrell
(8) Michael van Gerwen v Peter Wright/Geert De Vos
(9) Jonny Clayton v Berry van Peer/Daniel Klose
(4) Damon Heta v Brendan Dolan/Steven Strobbe
(13) Krzysztof Ratajski v Luke Littler/Jose de Sousa
(5) Dirk van Duijvenbode v Martin Schindler/Joe Cullen
(12) Ross Smith v Daryl Gurney/Jermaine Wattimena
(2) Luke Humphries v James Wade/Raymond van Barneveld
(15) Ryan Searle v Nathan Aspinall/Richard Veenstra
(7) Rob Cross v Lukas Wenig/Born Van Put
(10) Danny Noppert v Chris Dobey/Romeo Grbavac
(3) Gerwyn Price v Jeroen Caron/Gabriel Clemens
(14) Gary Anderson v Andreas Harrysson/Gian van Veen
(6) Josh Rock v Dimitri Van den Bergh/Stephen Bunting
(11) Michael Smith v Mike De Decker/Chris Landman

2024 Blåkläder Belgian Darts Open
Friday March 8
First Round

Afternoon Session
Berry van Peer 6-3 Daniel Klose
Ryan Joyce 6-3 Andrew Gilding
Lukas Wenig 6-3 Born Van Put
Jermaine Wattimena 6-0 Daryl Gurney
Luke Woodhouse 6-3 James Hurrell
Brendan Dolan 6-2 Steven Strobbe
Chris Dobey 6-3 Romeo Grbavac
Andreas Harrysson 6-1 Gian van Veen

Evening Session
Mike De Decker 6-5 Chris Landman
Joe Cullen 6-1 Martin Schindler
Gabriel Clemens 6-0 Jeroen Caron
Luke Littler 6-5 Jose de Sousa
Peter Wright 6-2 Geert De Vos
James Wade 6-5 Raymond van Barneveld
Stephen Bunting 6-5 Dimitri Van den Bergh
Richard Veenstra 6-3 Nathan Aspinall

Saturday March 9
Second Round
Afternoon Session

Ricardo Pietreczko 6-5 Luke Woodhouse
Jermaine Wattimena 6-2 Ross Smith
Jonny Clayton 6-4 Berry van Peer
Damon Heta 6-1 Brendan Dolan
Ryan Searle 6-5 Richard Veenstra
Danny Noppert 6-5 Chris Dobey
Gary Anderson 6-5 Andreas Harrysson
Joe Cullen 6-3 Dirk van Duijvenbode

Evening Session
Ryan Joyce 6-5 Dave Chisnall
Mike De Decker 6-2 Michael Smith
Gerwyn Price 6-4,Gabriel Clemens
Peter Wright 6-4 Michael van Gerwen
Luke Littler 6-3 Krzysztof Ratajski
Luke Humphries 6-1 James Wade
Stephen Bunting 6-5 Josh Rock
Rob Cross 6-5 Lukas Wenig

Sunday March 10
Third Round
Afternoon Session

Ricardo Pietreczko 6-4 Ryan Joyce
Jonny Clayton 6-4 Peter Wright
Luke Littler 6-3 Damon Heta
Jermaine Wattimena 6-3 Joe Cullen
Ryan Searle 6-3 Luke Humphries
Rob Cross 6-1 Danny Noppert
Gerwyn Price 6-4 Gary Anderson
Stephen Bunting 6-3 Mike De Decker

Evening Session
Quarter-Finals
Ricardo Pietreczko 6-2 Jonny Clayton
Luke Littler 6-2 Jermaine Wattimena
Rob Cross 6-2 Ryan Searle
Gerwyn Price 6-4 Stephen Bunting

Semi-Finals
Luke Littler 7-3 Ricardo Pietreczko
Rob Cross 7-3 Gerwyn Price

Final
Luke Littler 8-7 Rob Cross

 

Luke Littler hit a nine-dart finish en route to claiming glory on his European Tour debut, defeating Rob Cross 8-7 in the final of the Blåkläder Belgian Darts Open in Wieze on Sunday.

Teenage global sensation Littler hit his third nine-darter of the year to go 6-5 up on Cross, before recovering from 7-6 down to get the better of his fellow Premier League star.

Littler, who won Players Championship 1 on his ProTour debut in February, scoops the £30,000 top prize which sees him move into a provisional qualification place for July's Betfred World Matchplay.

"I'm just glad to get over the line," reflected Littler. "I lost the two legs after I hit the nine so I'm relieved to get the win.

"It's always good to be involved in a good game; me and Rob have battles and we bring the best out of each other.

"I'm really happy to hit a nine-darter, I prefer 144 to 141 to finish a nine because when the first treble 20 goes in I'm confident of following it with another.

"I know the spotlight is on me because I've done so well but I just play my darts and get on with it. I just do what I do."

Littler's day began with a 6-3 win over Damon Heta, reversing the outcome of last Sunday's UK Open quarter-final, before defeating Jermaine Wattimena and Ricardo Pietreczko in the quarter-finals and semi-finals respectively.

A high-quality final saw Cross break throw first to open up an early 2-1 lead, before Littler broke back to make it 3-3.

With Cross in the ascendancy at 5-4 up, Littler held throw to restore parity before landing perfection in the following leg.

Cross landed a 121 checkout to break throw and move within a leg of victory at 7-6, only for Littler to fire back with legs of 15 and 14 darts to lift his first silverware on the continent.

Finals Day saw Cross claim wins over Danny Noppert, Ryan Searle and Gerwyn Price to reach his first European Tour final since his victory in Sindelfingen last May.

"I wanted a big display and I got a big display," said Cross, who averaged 108 in the final.

"I missed a few chances but I can't be bitter about them.

"Luke is special, he has such a bright future in front of him; the nine was amazing.

"I've loved playing in front of this crowd, I've really enjoyed my weekend here."

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