Wright Relishing Van Gerwen Rivalry

European Tour

PETER WRIGHT has revealed his delight at claiming a second win over Michael van Gerwen this year.

European Tour Treble For Wright

European Tour

PETER WRIGHT whitewashed Michael van Gerwen to win the HappyBet European Darts Grand Prix final.

HappyBet European Darts Grand Prix Day Two

European Tour

MICHAEL VAN GERWEN made an excellent start in his bid to retain his HappyBet European Darts Grand Prix title.

HappyBet European Darts Grand Prix Day One

European Tour

ADRIAN LEWIS' bid to win a second PDC European Tour title in Sindelfingen began with a 6-2 win

Double Qualifying Success For Duo

European Tour

DIMITRI VAN DEN BERGH & Christian Kist enjoyed double success in qualifiers for events in Sindelfingen and Gibraltar.

HappyBet European Darts Grand Prix Draw

European Tour

THE draw & schedule of play for the HappyBet European Darts Grand Prix has been confirmed.

Wright Headlines Gibraltar Field

European Tour

DARTS superstar Peter Wright will be joined by four former World Champions in the 2017 Gibraltar Darts Trophy field.

Further Qualifying Treble For Ratajski

European Tour

KRZYSZTOF RATAJSKI maintained his flawless record in the East Europe Qualifiers for the PDC European Tour.

Double Qualifying Success For Eight

European Tour

ADRIAN LEWIS & Steve Beaton headlined eight players who enjoyed double success in Friday's UK Qualifiers.

Wright Wins HappyBet German Darts Open

European Tour

PETER WRIGHT edged out Benito van de Pas to win the HappyBet German Darts Open.

2019 Austrian Darts Open
Tournament Draw Bracket - Second Round Onwards 

(1) Michael van Gerwen v Jamie Bain/Steve Lennon
(16) Darren Webster v Stephen Bunting/Patrick van den Boogaard
(8) Peter Wright v Andrew Gilding/Chris Dobey
(9) Jonny Clayton v Dietmar Burger/Tytus Kanik
(5) Adrian Lewis v Diogo Portela/Ryan Searle
(12) Dave Chisnall v Kim Huybrechts/Nathan Aspinall
(4) Daryl Gurney v Boris Koltsov/Johan Engstrøm
(13) Joe Cullen v Mark Webster/Dirk van Duijvenbode
(2) Gerwyn Price v Ross Smith/John Henderson
(15) Ricky Evans v Darius Labanauskas/Michael Rasztovits
(7) Mensur Suljovic v Raymond van Barneveld/Mark Wilson
(10) James Wade v Mervyn King/Devon Petersen
(6) Rob Cross v Jeffrey de Zwaan/Benjamin Fasching
(11) Michael Smith v Mark Barilli/Steve Beaton
(3) Ian White v Jamie Hughes/Patrick Tringler
(14) Max Hopp v Conan Whitehead/Keegan Brown

Schedule of Play
Friday May 3
First Round
Afternoon Session

Keegan Brown 6-4 Conan Whitehead
Boris Koltsov 6-5 Johan Engstrøm
Steve Lennon 6-1 Jamie Bain
Tytus Kanik 6-2 Dietmar Burger
Stephen Bunting 6-4 Patrick van den Boogaard
John Henderson 6-4 Ross Smith
Darius Labanauskas 6-1 Michael Rasztovits
Mark Webster 6-1 Dirk van Duijvenbode

Evening Session
Steve Beaton 6-3 Mark Barilli 
Chris Dobey 6-5 Andrew Gilding 
Ryan Searle 6-1 Diogo Portela 
Nathan Aspinall 6-2 Kim Huybrechts 
Jamie Hughes 6-3 Patrick Tringler
Raymond van Barneveld 6-1 Mark Wilson
Mervyn King 6-4 Devon Petersen
Jeffrey de Zwaan 6-1 Benjamin Fasching

Saturday May 4
Second Round
Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 BST)

Darius Labanauskas 6-3 Ricky Evans
Mark Webster 6-5 Joe Cullen
Steve Beaton 6-4 Michael Smith
Daryl Gurney 6-2 Boris Koltsov
Nathan Aspinall 6-4 Dave Chisnall
Tytus Kanik 6-2 Jonny Clayton
Adrian Lewis 6-5 Ryan Searle
Stephen Bunting 6-0 Darren Webster

Evening Session (1915 local time, 1815 BST)
Gerwyn Price 6-3 John Henderson
Rob Cross 6-5 Jeffrey De Zwaan
Peter Wright 6-5 Chris Dobey
Michael van Gerwen 6-0 Steve Lennon
James Wade 6-2 Mervyn King
Mensur Suljovic 6-4 Raymond van Barneveld
Ian White 6-5 Jamie Hughes
Keegan Brown 6-4 Max Hopp

Sunday May 5
Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 BST)
Third Round

Michael van Gerwen 6-1 Stephen Bunting
Peter Wright 6-5 Tytus Kanik
Adrian Lewis 6-1 Nathan Aspinall
Daryl Gurney 6-2 Mark Webster
Gerwyn Price 6-4 Darius Labanauskas
James Wade 6-3 Mensur Suljovic
Steve Beaton 6-2 Rob Cross
Ian White 6-1 Keegan Brown

Evening Session (1915 local time, 1815 BST)
Quarter-Finals
Michael van Gerwen 6-5 Peter Wright
Daryl Gurney 6-5 Adrian Lewis
James Wade 6-4 Gerwyn Price
Ian White 6-2 Steve Beaton

Semi-Finals
Michael van Gerwen 7-3 Daryl Gurney
Ian White 7-4 James Wade

Final
Michael van Gerwen 8-7 Ian White

Sunday’s games played in Draw Bracket order

Format
All games up to and including the quarter-finals are the best of 11 legs, with the semi-finals the best of 13 legs and the final the best of 15 legs.

Prize Fund
Winner: £25,000
Runner-up: £10,000
Semi-Finalists: £6,500
Quarter-Finalists: £5,000
Last 16: £3,000
Last 32: £2,000
Last 48: £1,000
Total: £140,000 

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MICHAEL VAN GERWEN continued his European Tour dominance by edging out Ian White 8-7 to win the Austrian Darts Open final in Graz on Sunday night.

World Champion Van Gerwen travelled to Austria having won three of the four European Tour events held so far in 2019, including two over the past fortnight.

He extended that record with another outstanding performance as he claimed the £25,000 title and a commemorative green jacket as the Austrian Darts Open champion.

Van Gerwen had whitewashed Steve Lennon in Saturday's second round and dropped only one leg on Sunday afternoon with a big win over Stephen Bunting in the last 16.

He was pushed all the way by Peter Wright in the quarter-finals, with the Scot coming back from 5-3 down to force a decider only for the Dutchman to be too strong.

Van Gerwen then overcame Daryl Gurney 7-3 in the semi-finals, taking out finishes of 170 and 164 as he pulled into an early 4-1 lead before going on to seal his spot in the decider.

There, he took on White in a repeat of last weekend's German Darts Open final, which Van Gerwen had won on that occasion 8-3 only to find their rematch a tougher prospect.

White took an early 3-1 lead as he followed up two 14-darters with a 138 checkout, only for Van Gerwen to win three in a row and move 4-3 up.

The pair then traded the next four legs before a 13-dart break of throw from Van Gerwen saw him open up a 7-5 lead and move to the brink of victory.

Legs of 14 and 15 darts from White saw him take the contest all the way, but Van Gerwen - with the advantage of throw - produced a brilliant 13-darter to secure yet another triumph.

"It's the first time I've played here and I wanted to win so I'm really glad I did," said Van Gerwen, who has now won 25 deciding legs in a row on the European Tour since 2014.

"Ian was phenomenal and he pushed me to the end. What more can you want, winning the title in a good game and with a good crowd - that makes darts.

"It was a good game - high scoring, some drama in the game and the game had everything. I felt good, but I had to work hard today and I'm really glad I could manage it."

White had followed up Saturday's win over Jamie Hughes with a big 6-1 win over Keegan Brown in round three, and landed a ten-darter during his quarter-final with Steve Beaton before sealing a 6-2 win with a 126 bullseye finish.

White then defeated James Wade 7-4 in the semi-finals, with the first eight legs being shared before the left-hander's miss at tops allowed him in for a key 11-darter before he pulled clear.

"It's been a good weekend again," said White. "I had my chance of winning it but you know what Michael's like, he'll take it out.

"We were both in the final last week and this week and I hope we can get a few more fights on the oche together in finals. It would be nice."

Wade's run to the semi-finals surpassed his quarter-final appearance in March's European Darts Open, as he defeated Premier League rivals Mensur Suljovic and Gerwyn Price on Sunday before coming unstuck against White.

Gurney saw off Mark Webster and Adrian Lewis in his first two games on Sunday, but saw his hopes of claiming a fourth successive win over Van Gerwen dashed by the world number one.

Wright was a quarter-finalist for a third time this year on the European Tour before he was edged out by Van Gerwen, while Lewis was a quarter-finalist for a second successive weekend.

Beaton followed up last weekend's nine-darter at the German Darts Open by overcoming 2018 World Champion Rob Cross to reach his first European Tour quarter-final since September 2017.

Price finished six doubles from eight attempts in his third round win over Darius Labanauskas, but suffered defeat for a second time in four days to Wade as his hopes were ended in the last eight.

The PDC European Tour continues next weekend with the European Darts Grand Prix from May 10-12 at the Glaspalast in Sindelfingen, where 48 players will be competing for £140,000 in prize money.

The European Darts Grand Prix will be streamed through video.pdc.tv for PDCTV-HD Subscribers and through bookmakers' websites worldwide.