2018 German Darts Open Day One

European Tour

HOME favourite Max Hopp delighted the crowd at the German Darts Open in Saarbrucken with a superb first round display.

Double Qualifying Success For Trio

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MAX HOPP, Dimitri Van den Bergh & Ronny Huybrechts enjoyed a double success for the German Darts Open and Austrian Darts Open.

German Darts Open Draw & Schedule

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THE draw & schedule of play for the German Darts Open are now available.

Seven Secure Double European Qualification

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SEVEN players secured double qualification success at the European Tour UK Qualifier double-header at the Barnsley Metrodome.

ET5 & ET6 Entries Confirmed

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THE entries have been confirmed for the European Darts Grand Prix and Dutch Darts Masters in May and for the UK Qualifiers.

Magnificent MVG Claims 22nd Euro Title

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MICHAEL VAN GERWEN claimed a 22nd European Tour title as he defeated Peter Wright 8-5 in the final of the German Darts Grand Prix.

2018 German Darts Grand Prix Day Two

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MICHAEL SMITH produced the performance of the German Darts Grand Prix so far with a superb second round win on Sunday.

2018 German Darts Grand Prix Day One

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STEPHEN BUNTING and Chris Dobey lit up the opening day of the German Darts Grand Prix with superb performances in Munich.

Hopp & Schindler Qualify In Munich

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MAX HOPP and Martin Schindler were joined by Rene Berndt and Maik Langendorf in qualifying for the German Darts Grand Prix.

2018 German Darts Grand Prix Draw

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

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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