Cullen: 'I knew I was going to win'

European Tour

Joe Cullen explained there was no doubt in his mind that he was going to win the European Darts Matchplay.

2020 PDC Calendar confirmed

News

The 2020 Professional Darts Corporation calendar has been confirmed.

Super Cullen claims maiden European Tour title

European Tour

Joe Cullen claimed his maiden European Tour title in the European Darts Matchplay in Mannheim.

2019 European Darts Matchplay Day Two

European Tour

Michael van Gerwen & Mensur Suljovic were amongst the European Darts Matchplay second round winners.

2019 European Darts Matchplay Day One

European Tour

Kim Huybrechts and Michael Smith were among the players to make it through to the second day of the European Darts Matchplay

2019 European Darts Matchplay: Draw and schedule

European Tour

Check out the draw for the 2019 European Darts Matchplay, the 11th European Tour event of 2019.

Rankings update after ET10

ProTour

Gary Anderson has regained his position as world number four following the Austrian Darts Championship (ET10).

Suljovic: 'I could be World Champion'

European Tour

Mensur Suljovic is dreaming of becoming a World Champion after winning the Austrian Darts Championship.

Vienna glory for home hero Suljovic

European Tour

Mensur Suljovic defeated Michael van Gerwen 8-7 to win the Austrian Darts Championship in Vienna.

2019 Austrian Darts Championship Day Two

European Tour

Michael van Gerwen joined home favourites Mensur Suljovic and Rowby-John Rodriguez in the last 16 in Vienna.

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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