2025 Elten Safety Shoes International Darts Open - Day One latest

European Tour

The 2025 Elten Safety Shoes International Darts Open gets underway on Friday, as Martin Schindler begins his title defence in Riesa.

Veenstra replaces Van Gerwen in Elten Safety Shoes International Darts Open

European Tour

Richard Veenstra will replace Michael van Gerwen in the Elten Safety Shoes International Darts Open in Riesa, following the world number three’s withdrawal.

2025 Elten Safety Shoes International Darts Open draw & schedule

European Tour

Martin Schindler will begin his defence of the Elten Safety Shoes International Darts Open against Thomas Lovely, with the draw and schedule of play confirmed ahead of this weekend’s tournament.

Rafferty completes ET5-6 qualification double in Leicester

European Tour

Nathan Rafferty completed a European Tour qualification double in Leicester on Wednesday, as German trio Gabriel Clemens, Max Hopp and Leon Weber sealed their return to home soil.

Defiant Aspinall wins maiden European Tour title in Gottingen

European Tour

Nathan Aspinall clinched his maiden European Tour title with an 8-4 victory over Ryan Joyce in Sunday’s Elten Safety Shoes European Darts Trophy final.

Van Gerwen chasing Göttingen glory after Springer scare

European Tour

Michael van Gerwen survived a major scare from German prospect Niko Springer as he opened his bid to win the Elten Safety Shoes European Darts Trophy for a third time.

2025 Elten Safety Shoes European Darts Trophy Day One

European Tour

The 2025 Elten Safety Shoes European Darts Trophy begins on Friday with the first round at the Lokhalle.

2025 Elten Safety Shoes European Darts Trophy draw & schedule

European Tour

Luke Humphries will take on either Dirk van Duijvenbode or Boris Krcmar in the opening round of the 2025 Elten Safety Shoes European Darts Trophy, as the PDC European Tour returns to Göttingen this weekend.

Littler extends unbeaten run to 14 games following wonderful win in Wieze

European Tour

Luke Littler extended his incredible winning run to 14 matches with victory at the Lecot Belgian Darts Open on Sunday.

Littler lifts third title in a week at Lecot Belgian Darts Open

European Tour

Luke Littler lifted his third PDC title in a week at the Lecot Belgian Darts Open in Wieze on Sunday, defeating Mike De Decker 8-5 in the final.

The European Darts Matchplay will be held from September 6-8 at the Maimarkthalle in Mannheim.

The International Darts Open will be held from September 13-15 at the SachsenArena in Riesa.

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ET11 - European Darts Matchplay
UK Qualifiers (x18):
Michael Smith, Simon Stevenson, Simon Whitlock, Mark McGeeney, Jamie Hughes, Ryan Meikle, Scott Taylor, John Henderson, Keegan Brown, Ryan Joyce, Steve Lennon, Robert Thornton, Bradley Brooks, Ross Smith, Brett Claydon, Matthew Edgar, Wayne Jones
ETCH Qualifiers (x6): Dirk van Duijvenbode, Jeffrey de Zwaan, Maik Kuivenhoven, Max Hopp, Kim Huybrechts, Gabriel Clemens

ET12 - International Darts Open
UK Qualifiers (x18): Reece Robinson, Brett Claydon, Jamie Hughes, Adam Hunt, Joe Murnan, John Henderson, James Richardson, Ritchie Edhouse, Luke Woodhouse, Kyle Anderson, Arron Monk, Mickey Mansell, William O'Connor, Steve West, Justin Pipe, Harry Ward, Richard North, Andy Boulton
ETCH Qualifiers (x6): Davy Van Baelen, Jeffrey de Zwaan, Danny Noppert, Benito van de Pas, Dimitri Van den Bergh, Jelle Klaasen

Jeffrey de Zwaan, William O'Connor, Jamie Hughes, John Henderson and Brett Claydon enjoyed a European Tour qualifying double on Friday as they secured places in the European Darts Matchplay and International Darts Open.

The European Tour Card Holders Qualifier in Hildesheim saw six places on offer in each of September's tournaments.

Dutch ace De Zwaan progressed to play in both tournaments with some fine darts, including a 102 average in his decider against Jose De Sousa as he secured a spot in Mannheim and defeats of fellow countrymen Mike van Duivenbode and Niels Zonneveld in qualifying for the Riesa event.

World Cup finalist O'Connor landed a huge 110 average in one win on Friday - a whitewash of Conan Whitehead - as the Irishman secured his place in both events.

Czech Darts Open winner Hughes posted three ton-plus averages in his four matches on the day as he also qualified for both events alongside Scottish ace Henderson, who was taken to an 11th leg by Matt Clark and Scott Taylor in his respective deciders.

Claydon, meanwhile, will compete on the European Tour for the first time since 2015 after he won through both qualifiers, counting World Matchplay quarter-finalist Stephen Bunting amongst his four victimes on the day.

Max Hopp overcame Raymond van Barneveld as he qualified for the European Darts Matchplay, with recent German Darts Masters finalist Gabriel Clemens also set to compete in Mannheim.

Belgium's Kim Huybrechts impressed with wins over Rowby-John Rodriguez, Vincent van der Voort and Martin Schindler as he qualified.

Dirk van Duijvenbode and Maik Kuivenhoven came through 11-leg battles in their deciders against Jermaine Wattimena and Danny Noppert respectively.

Noppert bounced back to qualify for the International Darts Open, seeing off De Sousa in their decider, while Jelle Klaasen overcame Huybrechts 6-5 to seal his place in Reisa.

Benito van de Pas will make his first European Tour appearance since April 2018 after defeating Hopp 6-4 in their decider to claim a spot in the International Darts Open.

World Youth Champion Dimitri Van den Bergh edged out Cristo Reyes to claim a spot in the event alongside fellow Belgian Davy Van Baelen, who will make his European Tour debut in Riesa.

Last weekend's World Matchplay finalist Michael Smith headlined the UK Qualifiers for the European Darts Matchplay as he progressed past Jamie Lewis and Luke Humphries.

Former European Tour event winners Simon Whitlock and Robert Thornton also qualified, alongside Premier League Contender Steve Lennon and World Championship quarter-finalist Ryan Joyce.

Luke Woodhouse secured his place in the International Darts Open with a huge 108 average against Mark Wilson, while former European Tour winner Justin Pipe also averaged over 100 as he booked his Riesa place.

Australia's Kyle Anderson, former World Youth Champion Arron Monk and former Players Championship winners Harry Ward, Mickey Mansell and Joe Murnan also qualified for the International Darts Open.

The action in Hildesheim continues on Saturday and Sunday with a pair of Players Championship events, each featuring a £75,000 prize fund. Live coverage from two boards simultaneously will be streamed through video.pdc.tv for all subscribers worldwide.

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