Van Duijvenbode & Van Barneveld stun Price & Humphries in Leverkusen

European Tour

Dirk van Duijvenbode powered past reigning champion Gerwyn Price to reach the last 16 of the NEO.bet European Darts Open on Saturday, as Raymond van Barneveld dumped out Luke Humphries in Leverkusen.

Van den Bergh demolishes Meikle to light up Leverkusen

European Tour

Dimitri Van den Bergh produced a devastating display to light up the opening day of the NEO.bet European Darts Open, as Michael Smith edged out James Wade in a dramatic last-leg decider in Leverkusen.

2024 Betfred World Matchplay race ahead of ET8

Betfred World Matchplay

The race to qualify for the 2024 Betfred World Matchplay continues this weekend, when the NEO.bet European Darts Open takes place in Germany.

2024 NEO.bet European Darts Open draw & schedule confirmed

European Tour

Gerwyn Price will begin his defence of the NEO.bet European Darts Open against Gabriel Clemens or Dirk van Duijvenbode, with the draw and schedule for this weekend's event now confirmed.

Lukeman & Kuivenhoven seal ET qualification double in Hildesheim

European Tour

Martin Lukeman and Maik Kuivenhoven celebrated a European Tour qualification double in Hildesheim on Thursday, as Steve Beaton and Simon Whitlock also secured their big stage returns.

ET9-10 Seeds & Tour Card Holder qualifier entries confirmed

European Tour

Player entries for European Tour Events 9-10 have been confirmed ahead of next week's Tour Card Holder Qualifiers in Hildesheim.

Date change confirmed for ET11-12 Tour Card Holder Qualifiers

European Tour

The Tour Card Holder Qualifiers for 2024 European Tour Events 11-12 will now be held on Saturday August 3.

Rock breaks new ground with Dutch Darts Championship success

European Tour

An emotional Josh Rock clinched his maiden European Tour title in Rosmalen, defeating Jonny Clayton 8-4 to lift the Elten Safety Shoes Dutch Darts Championship.

Nine-dart Smith denied at Elten Safety Shoes Dutch Darts Championship

European Tour

Dimitri Van den Bergh defied a nine-darter and a fightback from Ross Smith at the Elten Safety Shoes Dutch Darts Championship on Saturday.

Magnificent Menzies breezes past Barney in Rosmalen

European Tour

Cameron Menzies produced a majestic display to stun Dutch icon Raymond van Barneveld on the opening day of the Elten Safety Shoes Dutch Darts Championship on Friday.

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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