Lukeman stuns Van Gerwen with superb Stuttgart success

European Tour

Martin Lukeman picked up one of the biggest wins of his career against Michael van Gerwen in the Interwetten European Darts Grand Prix.

Klaasen impresses as Interwetten European Darts Grand Prix begins

European Tour

Jelle Klaasen made a winning return to the PDC European Tour with victory in Friday's Interwetten European Darts Grand Prix in Stuttgart.

2022 Interwetten European Darts Grand Prix draw & schedule

European Tour

The draw and schedule of play for the 2022 Interwetten European Darts Grand Prix has been confirmed.

Humphries doubles European Tour title tally at Czech Darts Open

European Tour

Luke Humphries won his second European Tour title in the space of a month in Prague on Sunday.

Seeds struggle in fascinating second round in Prague

European Tour

Gerwyn Price and Jonny Clayton were among multiple top seeds who fell at the first hurdle in Prague

Lewis shines alongside home trio as Gambrinus Czech Darts Open begins

European Tour

Adrian Lewis was joined by three home stars in securing second round places at the Gambrinus Czech Darts Open as the European Tour event began.

2022 Gambrinus Czech Darts Open draw & schedule

European Tour

The draw and schedule of play for the year's sixth PDC European Tour event has been confirmed.

ET8, ET9 Tour Card Holder Qualifiers confirmed

European Tour

Tour Card Holder Qualifiers for European Tour Events Eight and Nine took place on Monday in Wigan.

Imperious Van Gerwen wins Interwetten European Darts Open

European Tour

Imperious Michael van Gerwen claimed a superb 8-5 win over Dimitri Van den Bergh in Sunday's Interwetten European Darts Open final in Leverkusen.

Van Gerwen & Clayton to clash at Interwetten European Darts Open

European Tour

The Interwetten European Darts Open continues with Day Two on Saturday at the Ostermann Arena in Leverkusen, Germany.

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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