Van Gerwen wins Hungarian Darts Trophy to end European Tour drought

European Tour

Michael van Gerwen ended a 16-month drought on the PDC European Tour with a sensational 8-7 win over Gian van Veen to claim the 2024 Hungarian Darts Trophy title.

Clayton sinks Smith, as Aspinall makes winning return in Budapest

European Tour

Jonny Clayton dumped out Michael Smith on the opening day of the Hungarian Darts Trophy in Budapest, as Nathan Aspinall made a winning return on his first big stage appearance since July.

2024 Hungarian Darts Trophy draw & schedule

European Tour

Dave Chisnall will begin his defence of the Hungarian Darts Trophy against Michael Smith or Jonny Clayton, with the draw and schedule now confirmed for this weekend’s European Tour event.

Chisnall returns to world's top six following Flanders Darts Trophy triumph

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Dave Chisnall has returned to the world's top six after clinching his second European Tour title of 2024 at last weekend's inaugural Flanders Darts Trophy.

Chisnall insists first major TV title is going to come

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An ecstatic Dave Chisnall claimed he will not stop until he wins a major television title, after his victory in the inaugural Flanders Darts Trophy in Antwerp on Sunday.

Chisnall doubles 2024 Euro Tour title tally in Antwerp

European Tour

Dave Chisnall claimed his second European Tour title of 2024 with victory at the Flanders Darts Trophy in Antwerp on Sunday.

Wonderful Clemens beats Van Gerwen, as Littler lights up Antwerp

European Tour

Gabriel Clemens produced an inspired display to dump out Michael van Gerwen on Day Two of the Flanders Darts Trophy, after coming agonisingly close to achieving perfection in Antwerp.

Gilding dumps out home hero Van den Bergh on Day One in Antwerp

European Tour

Andrew Gilding dumped out home favourite Dimitri Van den Bergh on the opening day of the inaugural Flanders Darts Trophy.

2024 Flanders Darts Trophy draw & schedule confirmed

European Tour

Dimitri Van den Bergh will take on Andrew Gilding in a battle of the two most recent UK Open champions on the opening night of the inaugural Flanders Darts Trophy on Friday.

Inspired Wright topples Littler to win NEO.bet German Darts Championship

European Tour

Peter Wright celebrated a stunning return to winning ways on an extraordinary night in Hildesheim, after defeating a record-breaking Luke Littler 8-5 in Sunday's NEO.bet German Darts Championship final.

Michael van Gerwen picked up his second European Tour title of the year in Graz on Sunday, defeating Danny Noppert 8-5 in the final.

Van Gerwen backed up his German Darts Championship win in March by defeating fellow-Dutchman Noppert in front of a capacity crowd at the Premstättner Halle to pocket the £25,000 winner's prize.

The world number three ended last year with just one ranking title to his name, but already has four this time around as the three-time World Champion continues his resurgence in 2022.

"I always want to win, I always put pressure on my shoulders so to win this title means a lot," said Van Gerwen, who now has 34 European Tour titles to his name.

"We all had to wait a long time to play this tournament again but this crowd made it worth the wait; they were phenomenal, not just for me but for everyone in the tournament.

"It was really hard to perform on stage because of the heat which makes me even more proud of myself to get this win."

The tournament reached its climax with Finals Day on Sunday, with the last 16 taking place in the afternoon session before the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final in the evening.

Van Gerwen avenged Thursday's Premier League loss to James Wade in the last 16 tie, coming through a last-leg decider to set up a quarter-final meeting with Dirk van Duijvenbode.

Van Gerwen's most impressive display of the weekend saw him average 106.05 to earn a 6-1 win over his countryman, before seeing off Stephen Bunting 7-5 in the semi-finals.

The final saw Noppert fight back from 3-0 down, hitting a 120 checkout on the way, to level at 3-3 and the pair remained all square four legs later at 5-5.

The 12th leg proved decisive as Van Gerwen landed a 14-dart break of throw to open up daylight at 7-5, before following up with another 14-darter to seal victory.

The wait for a maiden European Tour title goes on for Noppert, who reached his first final having previously made the semi-finals on three occasions.

The UK Open champion enjoyed victories over Premier League leader Jonny Clayton, Joe Cullen and Nathan Aspinall en route to the final.

It was another encouraging weekend for Aspinall on his return from injury, defeating Madars Razma and Ricky Evans to reach the last four.

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