2019 European Darts Grand Prix Day One

European Tour

NATHAN ASPINALL and Chris Dobey were the top performers on the opening day of the European Darts Grand Prix.

2019 European Darts Grand Prix Draw & Schedule

European Tour

THE draw & schedule of play for the European Darts Grand Prix are now available.

2019 Austrian Darts Open Finals Day

European Tour

MICHAEL VAN GERWEN continued his European Tour dominance by edging out Ian White 8-7 to win the Austrian Darts Open final.

2019 Austrian Darts Open Day Two

European Tour

MICHAEL VAN GERWEN began his challenge at the Austrian Darts Open with a whitewash of Steve Lennon in round two.

2019 Austrian Darts Open Day One

European Tour

CHRIS DOBEY squeezed through in the best game of the opening day of the 2019 Austrian Darts Open in Graz.

2019 Austrian Darts Open Draw & Schedule

European Tour

FORMER European Tour winners will be in action on Friday's opening day of the 2019 Austrian Darts Open.

Van Gerwen Extends Amazing Deciding-Leg Record

European Tour

MICHAEL VAN GERWEN extended his remarkable record in last-leg deciders on his way to the German Darts Open title.

2019 German Darts Open Finals Day

European Tour

MICHAEL VAN GERWEN claimed his first German Darts Open title with victory over Ian White in the final in Saarbrucken.

2019 German Darts Open Day Two

European Tour

JOHN HENDERSON ended Max Hopp's reign as German Darts Open champion with a superb 6-3 victory in Saturday's second round.

2019 German Darts Open Day One

European Tour

STEVE BEATON stole the show with a nine-dart finish on Day One of the German Darts Open.

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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