HappyBet German Darts Masters Draw

European Tour

ADRIAN LEWIS will face Daryl Gurney in the first round of the HappyBet German Darts Masters on Saturday.

HappyBet German Darts Open UK Qualifier

European Tour

ROBERT THORNTON & Mervyn King headlined the UK Qualifiers for the HappyBet German Darts Open.

Lewis & Barney Amongst Jena Qualifiers

European Tour

ADRIAN LEWIS & Raymond van Barneveld were amongst the 18 UK Qualifiers for the HappyBet German Darts Masters.

HappyBet German Darts Open Entries

European Tour

THE entries for April's HappyBet German Darts Open and the UK Qualifier have been confirmed.

Countdown Continues To Gibraltar Return

European Tour

SIX weeks remain before the stars of the PDC return to Gibraltar for the PDC European Tour event on "The Rock".

Brilliant Wright's Hildesheim Glory

European Tour

PETER WRIGHT defeated Michael van Gerwen in the HappyBet German Darts Championship final.

Fast Start For Van Gerwen In Hildesheim

European Tour

MICHAEL VAN GERWEN made an explosive start to the HappyBet German Darts Championship on Saturday.

Portela Wins on Euro Tour Debut

European Tour

DIOGO PORTELA became the first Brazilian to record a win on the PDC European Tour on Friday.

HappyBet German Darts Masters Entries

European Tour

THE entries have been confirmed for April's HappyBet German Darts Masters and the UK Qualifier.

Double Qualifying Success For Duo

European Tour

JOHN MICHAEL & Michael Plooy enjoyed a qualifying double for the European Tour in Hildesheim.

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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