PDC European Tour: East Europe Qualifier entries open for ET5-9

European Tour

Player entries for the next five East Europe Qualifiers on the 2023 PDC European Tour are now open, as Qualifiers for ET5-9 take place in Budapest in April.

2023 Interwetten Baltic Sea Darts Open draw & schedule

European Tour

Peter Wright will take on James Wade or Raymond van Barneveld in the second round of the Interwetten Baltic Sea Darts Open, with the draw and schedule for the opening PDC European Tour event of 2023 now confirmed.

2023 European Tour campaign to begin this weekend

European Tour

The 2023 PDC European Tour season gets underway this weekend with the Interwetten Baltic Sea Darts Open in Kiel, Germany.

ET3-4 Tour Card Holder Qualifiers confirmed

European Tour

Ross Smith, Daryl Gurney and Simon Whitlock were amongst the players to complete a European Tour qualification double on Monday, as Tour Card Holder Qualifiers for ET3-4 took place in Barnsley.

Cazoo UK Open & European Tour prize fund increases announced

News

Prize money increases have been confirmed for the 2023 Cazoo UK Open and European Tour.

ET1-2 Tour Card Holder Qualifiers confirmed

European Tour

James Wade, Raymond van Barneveld, Stephen Bunting and Daryl Gurney were among the players to complete a European Tour qualification double in Barnsley on Monday.

Henderson, Klaasen & Kurz confirm European Tour returns

European Tour

John Henderson, Jelle Klaasen and Nico Kurz were amongst the players to secure their spots in the opening European Tour events of 2023 last weekend.

PDC European Tour - East Europe Qualifier entries open

European Tour

Player entries for the first four East Europe Qualifiers on the 2023 PDC European Tour are now open, ahead of next month’s opening event in Kiel, Germany.

European Tour Host Nation & Associate Member Qualifiers dates confirmed

European Tour

The dates for Host Nation Qualifiers and Associate Member Qualifiers for the 2023 PDC European Tour have been confirmed.

Viaplay to show PDC European Tour in UK & Europe from 2023

European Tour

Viaplay Group and the PDC have agreed a five-year deal to broadcast the European Tour in the UK, the Netherlands, Poland and all Nordic & Baltic countries.

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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