Luke Littler will make his return to European Tour action against either Luke Woodhouse or Cam Crabtree at the Elten Safety Shoes German Darts Grand Prix, with the draw and schedule for this weekend’s Easter event confirmed.
The fourth European Tour event of 2025 will see a star-studded 48-player-field competing for silverware from April 19-21, with World Champion Littler headlining the action.
The teenage sensation has not featured on the European Tour since prevailing in the season-opening Belgian Darts Open last month, but he will make the trip to Munich as the top seed.
Saturday’s first round will feature 16 matches across two sessions, with German number one Martin Schindler one of six Host Nation representatives in action.
Schindler will play Belgium’s Mario Vandenbogaerde for a place in round two, as Ricardo Pietreczko - also a former winner on the European Tour - faces European Tour debutant Adam Paxton.
Wessel Nijman meets former World Championship semi-finalist Scott Williams in a stand-out tie, while Austrian icon Mensur Suljovic and Poland’s number one Krzysztof Ratajski lock horns on Saturday evening.
Five-time World Champion Raymond van Barneveld takes on Host Nation Qualifier Michael Rosenauer, as Rene Eidams and Michael Unterbuchner also face Dutch opposition in the shape of Gian van Veen and Jermaine Wattimena respectively.
Elsewhere, Finn Behrens - the other Host Nation Qualifier in action this weekend - makes his big stage bow against Belgium’s Kim Huybrechts.
The 16 PDC Order of Merit Qualifiers enter the tournament in Sunday’s second round, as Littler begins his title bid against Woodhouse or Crabtree.
Michael van Gerwen will also be amongst the star attractions in Munich, and the Dutchman kicks off his challenge for a fourth German Darts Grand Prix crown against Huybrechts or Behrens.
Pietreczko or Paxton will await third seed Rob Cross, while Jonny Clayton faces a tough opening assignment against Schindler or Vandenbogaerde.
Gerwyn Price could begin his campaign with a heavyweight showdown against Van Barneveld, as World Grand Prix champion Mike De Decker and Sweden’s Johan Engstrom compete for the right to play Peter Wright.
James Wade will play either Daryl Gurney or Niels Zonneveld for a place in the last 16, Josh Rock has been pitted against Nijman or Williams, with former World Champion Michael Smith set to take on Suljovic or Ratajski in his Munich opener.
Fifth seed Dave Chisnall faces a potential second round showdown against Dirk van Duijvenbode, with Ryan Searle awaiting the winner of the tie between in-form duo Cameron Menzies and Kevin Doets.
Following Sunday’s second round, the last 16 will take place on Monday afternoon, before the tournament concludes with the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final in a bumper evening session.
Live coverage from the German Darts Grand Prix will be streamed on DAZN for viewers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, and through the DAZN Darts channel on Pluto TV.
Coverage will also be broadcast on PDCTV (excluding Germany, Austria and Switzerland) and through bookmakers' worldwide.
2025 Elten Safety Shoes German Darts Grand Prix
April 19-21, Zenith, Munich
Tournament Draw Bracket - Second Round Onwards
Players seeded based on PDC Order of Merit position
(6) Gerwyn Price v Raymond van Barneveld/Michael Rosenauer
(11) Josh Rock v Wessel Nijman/Scott Williams
(3) Rob Cross v Ricardo Pietreczko/Adam Paxton
(14) Michael Smith v Mensur Suljovic/Krzysztof Ratajski
(7) Damon Heta v Ryan Joyce/Andras Borbely
(10) James Wade v Daryl Gurney/Niels Zonneveld
(2) Michael van Gerwen v Kim Huybrechts/Finn Behrens
(15) Ryan Searle v Cameron Menzies/Kevin Doets
(5) Dave Chisnall v Dirk van Duijvenbode/Andy Boulton
(12) Ross Smith v Jermaine Wattimena/Michael Unterbuchner
(4) Jonny Clayton v Martin Schindler/Mario Vandenbogaerde
(13) Andrew Gilding v Gian van Veen/Rene Eidams
(8) Peter Wright v Mike De Decker/Johan Engstrom
(9) Danny Noppert v Madars Razma/Robert Grundy
(1) Luke Littler v Luke Woodhouse/Cam Crabtree
(16) Joe Cullen v Ritchie Edhouse/Mickey Mansell
Schedule of Play
Saturday April 19
First Round
Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 BST)
Ryan Joyce v Andras Borbely
Ritchie Edhouse v Mickey Mansell
Madars Razma v Robert Grundy
Luke Woodhouse v Cam Crabtree
Daryl Gurney v Niels Zonneveld
Wessel Nijman v Scott Williams
Kim Huybrechts v Finn Behrens
Cameron Menzies v Kevin Doets
Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)
Ricardo Pietreczko v Adam Paxton
Gian van Veen v Rene Eidams
Mensur Suljovic v Krzysztof Ratajski
Raymond van Barneveld v Michael Rosenauer
Jermaine Wattimena v Michael Unterbuchner
Dirk van Duijvenbode v Andy Boulton
Martin Schindler v Mario Vandenbogaerde
Mike De Decker v Johan Engstrom
Sunday April 20
Second Round
Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 BST)
Danny Noppert v Razma/Grundy
Damon Heta v Joyce/Borbely
Andrew Gilding v Van Veen/Eidams
Ryan Searle v Menzies/Doets
Josh Rock v Nijman/Williams
Rob Cross v Pietreczko/Paxton
Michael Smith v Suljovic/Ratajski
Joe Cullen v Edhouse/Mansell
Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)
James Wade v Gurney/Zonneveld
Gerwyn Price v Van Barneveld/Rosenauer
Dave Chisnall v Van Duijvenbode/Boulton
Michael van Gerwen v Huybrechts/Behrens
Luke Littler v Woodhouse/Crabtree
Peter Wright v De Decker/Engstrom
Jonny Clayton v Schindler/Vandenbogaerde
Ross Smith v Wattimena/Unterbuchner
Monday April 21
Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 BST)
Third Round
Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)
Quarter-Finals
Semi-Finals
Final
Monday's games played in Draw Bracket order
NB: From the original list of entries, Dimitri Van den Bergh, Luke Humphries and Nathan Aspinall have withdrawn from the event. They are replaced from the Reserve List by Madars Razma, Kim Huybrechts and Mensur Suljovic, with Michael Smith, Ryan Searle and Joe Cullen moving up to the seeded positions.