2025 Elten Safety Shoes International Darts Open
April 4-6, WT Energiesysteme Arena, Riesa
Tournament Draw Bracket - Second Round Onwards
Players seeded based on PDC Order of Merit position
(1) Luke Humphries v Dirk van Duijvenbode/Niko Springer
(16) Ross Smith v Ricardo Pietreczko/Krzysztof Ratajski
(8) Damon Heta v Callan Rydz/Mario Vandenbogaerde
(9) Chris Dobey v Wessel Nijman/Radek Szaganski
(4) Stephen Bunting v Ryan Searle/Darius Labanauskas
(13) James Wade v Cameron Menzies/Kevin Knopf
(5) Jonny Clayton v Raymond van Barneveld/Patrick Klingelhoefer
(12) Danny Noppert v Jermaine Wattimena/Karel Sedlacek
Richard Veenstra v Andrew Gilding/William O’Connor
(15) Josh Rock v Gian van Veen/Paul Goyer
(7) Gerwyn Price v Mike De Decker/Daniel Klose
(10) Nathan Aspinall v Joe Cullen/Rob Owen
(3) Rob Cross v Martin Schindler/Thomas Lovely
(14) Dimitri Van den Bergh v Michael Smith/Thibault Tricole
(6) Dave Chisnall v Luke Woodhouse/Matt Campbell
(11) Peter Wright v Ritchie Edhouse/Petr Krivka
Schedule of Play
Friday April 4
First Round
Afternoon Session
Wessel Nijman 6-1 Radek Szaganski
Mario Vandenbogaerde 6-4 Callan Rydz
Ritchie Edhouse 6-4 Petr Krivka
Cameron Menzies 6-0 Kevin Knopf
Andrew Gilding 6-3 William O'Connor
Luke Woodhouse 6-3 Matt Campbell
Gian van Veen 6-1 Paul Goyer
Darius Labanauskas 6-3 Ryan Searle
Evening Session
Karel Sedlacek 6-4 Jermaine Wattimena
Ricardo Pietreczko 6-2 Krzysztof Ratajski
Raymond van Barneveld 6-1 Patrick Klingelhoefer
Thibault Tricole 6-3 Michael Smith
Dirk van Duijvenbode 6-3 Niko Springer
Martin Schindler 6-2 Thomas Lovely
Mike De Decker 6-3 Daniel Klose
Joe Cullen 6-1 Rob Owen
Saturday April 5
Second Round
Afternoon Session
Cameron Menzies 6-5 James Wade
Karel Sedlacek 6-4 Danny Noppert
Ross Smith 6-2 Ricardo Pietreczko
Damon Heta 6-2 Mario Vandenbogaerde
Wessel Nijman 6-3 Chris Dobey
Stephen Bunting 6-4 Darius Labanauskas
Dave Chisnall 6-2 Luke Woodhouse
Evening Session
Dimitri Van den Bergh 6-4 Thibault Tricole
Raymond van Barneveld 6-2 Jonny Clayton
Gerwyn Price 6-4 Mike De Decker
Luke Humphries 6-1 Dirk van Duijvenbode
Andrew Gilding 6-0 Richard Veenstra
Peter Wright 6-5 Ritchie Edhouse
Nathan Aspinall 6-1 Joe Cullen
Josh Rock 6-4 Gian van Veen
Martin Schindler Bye (Rob Cross withdrew after the event began)
Sunday April 6
Afternoon Session
Third Round
Luke Humphries 6-2 Ross Smith
Wessel Nijman 6-2 Damon Heta
Stephen Bunting 6-4 Cameron Menzies
Karel Sedlacek 6-5 Raymond van Barneveld
Josh Rock 6-4 Andrew Gilding
Nathan Aspinall 6-5 Gerwyn Price
Martin Schindler 6-0 Dimitri Van den Bergh
Peter Wright 6-1 Dave Chisnall
Evening Session
Quarter-Finals
Luke Humphries 6-3 Wessel Nijman
Stephen Bunting 6-2 Karel Sedlacek
Nathan Aspinall 6-2 Josh Rock
Martin Schindler 6-2 Peter Wright
Semi-Finals
Stephen Bunting 7-6 Luke Humphries
Nathan Aspinall 7-4 Martin Schindler
Final
Stephen Bunting 8-5 Nathan Aspinall
Stephen Bunting claimed his first European Tour title at the Elten Safety Shoes International Darts Open in Riesa on Sunday to complete a 'dream' week in Germany.
Bunting defeated Nathan Aspinall 8-5 in the final to lift his second trophy in four days, having won Premier League Night Nine in Berlin on Thursday.
The win, which comes almost 11 years since his European Tour debut, sees Bunting break into the top four for the first time and rise to top spot on the PDC ProTour Order of Merit.
"It feels unbelievable, it's been a dream week for me," said Bunting, who averaged over 101 across the tournament.
"I'm just so happy to get the win, I came in with a lot of confidence after winning my first Premier League night.
"Nathan didn't play his best there but I'm sure we're going to have many more battles.
"It's been a long few days but I love coming to Germany and playing in front of these fans."
Bunting began Finals Day with a 105.51 average in a 6-4 win over Cameron Menzies, before defeating Karel Sedlacek 6-2 in the quarter-finals.
The semi-finals saw Bunting win a deciding leg against fellow-Premier League star Luke Humphries, before averaging 100 in the final to defeat Aspinall, who was seeking back-to-back European Tour titles.
"I ran out of steam in the final but I'm proud of myself to have made back-to-back finals," said Aspinall, who won his maiden European Tour title at last month's European Darts Trophy.
"My arm is causing me a lot of pain so I'm going to have a rest for a few days before Thursday's Premier League."