2023 Interwetten European Darts Open draw & schedule

European Tour

Michael van Gerwen will begin his defence of the Interwetten European Darts Open against either Raymond van Barneveld or Filip Sebesta, with the draw and schedule for this weekend’s event now confirmed.

ET7-8 Tour Card Holder Qualifiers confirmed

European Tour

Gary Anderson continued his superb form to complete a European Tour qualification double on Tuesday, after winning through both Tour Card Holder Qualifiers in Hildesheim.

Anderson seals European Tour return following seven-year sabbatical

European Tour

Gary Anderson will make his European Tour return at the Dutch Darts Championship next month, after winning through Monday’s Tour Card Holder Qualifier in Barnsley.

Players Championships 5-6 entries & ET5-6 seeds confirmed

ProTour

Player entries have been confirmed for the Players Championship double-header in Barnsley, along with the 16 seeded players for ET5-6.

Chisnall claims Interwetten Baltic Sea Darts Open title

European Tour

Dave Chisnall won his fourth PDC European Tour title by opening the 2023 season in style with an 8-5 win over Luke Humphries, to scoop the Interwetten Baltic Sea Darts Open title in Kiel on Sunday night.

Bunting ends seven-year wait for Van Gerwen victory in Kiel

European Tour

Stephen Bunting ended a seven-year wait for victory over Michael van Gerwen on Day Two of the Interwetten Baltic Sea Darts Open.

Brilliant Beaton rolls back the years at the Baltic Sea Darts Open

European Tour

Steve Beaton rolled back the years to demolish Adrian Lewis with a 106 average on Day One of the Interwetten Baltic Sea Darts Open on Friday, as Daryl Gurney edged out Gabriel Clemens in a thrilling last-leg decider in Kiel.

Humphries relishing European Tour return in Kiel

European Tour

Luke Humphries is relishing his return to European Tour action in Kiel this weekend, as he bids to replicate the astonishing success he enjoyed in 2022.

PDC European Tour: East Europe Qualifier entries open for ET5-9

European Tour

Player entries for the next five East Europe Qualifiers on the 2023 PDC European Tour are now open, as Qualifiers for ET5-9 take place in Budapest in April.

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Held from February-October, European Tour events feature 48 players, made up of PDC Tour Card Holders, Associate Member Qualifiers and Host Nation Qualifiers.

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NB: From the original entries, Gary Anderson, Josh Rock, Michael Smith and Nathan Aspinall have withdrawn and are replaced from the Reserve List by Stephen Burton, Dylan Slevin, Mensur Suljovic and Robert Owen.

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2024 NEO.bet German Darts Championship
August 30-September 1, Halle 39, Hildesheim
Draw Bracket

(1) Dave Chisnall v Raymond van Barneveld/Dom Taylor
(16) Joe Cullen v Jose de Sousa/Max Hopp
(8) Martin Schindler v Mensur Suljovic/Dimitri Van den Bergh
(9) Chris Dobey v Mickey Mansell/Matthias Ehlers
(4) Danny Noppert v Brendan Dolan/Dirk van Duijvenbode
(13) Michael van Gerwen v Maik Kuivenhoven/James Wade
(5) Stephen Bunting v Peter Wright/Niko Springer
(12) Gian van Veen v Krzysztof Kciuk/Robert Owen
(2) Gerwyn Price v Dragutin Horvat/Krzysztof Ratajski
(15) Daryl Gurney v Boris Krcmar/Stephen Burton
(7) Ross Smith v Nick Kenny/Jelle Klaasen
(10) Ricardo Pietreczko v Callan Rydz/Simon Whitlock
(3) Damon Heta v Ritchie Edhouse/Luke Woodhouse
(14) Ryan Joyce v Johan Engstrom/Andrew Gilding
(6) Ryan Searle v Martin Lukeman/Jonny Clayton
(11) Luke Littler v Dylan Slevin/Steve Beaton

Schedule of Play
Friday August 30
First Round
Afternoon Session

Nick Kenny 6-3 Jelle Klaasen
Robert Owen 6-3 Krzysztof Kciuk
Mickey Mansell 6-2 Matthias Ehlers
Andrew Gilding 6-4 Johan Engstrom
Dylan Slevin 6-4 Steve Beaton
Stephen Burton 6-4 Boris Krcmar
Krzysztof Ratajski 6-3 Dragutin Horvat
Dirk van Duijvenbode 6-2 Brendan Dolan

Evening Session
Ritchie Edhouse 6-5 Luke Woodhouse
Max Hopp 6-2 Jose De Sousa
James Wade 6-3 Maik Kuivenhoven
Dom Taylor 6-2 Raymond van Barneveld
Peter Wright 6-4 Niko Springer
Jonny Clayton 6-5 Martin Lukeman
Simon Whitlock 6-4 Callan Rydz
Mensur Suljovic 6-2 Dimitri Van den Bergh

Saturday August 31
Second Round
Afternoon Session

Gian van Veen 6-3 Robert Owen
Andrew Gilding 6-3 Ryan Joyce
Daryl Gurney 6-1 Stephen Burton
Chris Dobey 6-2 Mickey Mansell
Nick Kenny 6-5 Ross Smith
Danny Noppert 6-4 Dirk van Duijvenbode
Ryan Searle 6-4 Jonny Clayton
Damon Heta 6-2 Ritchie Edhouse

Evening Session
Dave Chisnall 6-3 Dom Taylor
Joe Cullen 6-4 Max Hopp
Krzysztof Ratajski 6-5 Gerwyn Price
Michael van Gerwen 6-2 James Wade
Martin Schindler 6-4 Mensur Suljovic
Ricardo Pietreczko 6-3 Simon Whitlock
Peter Wright 6-5 Stephen Bunting
Luke Littler 6-0 Dylan Slevin

Sunday September 1
Afternoon Session

Third Round
Dave Chisnall 6-0 Joe Cullen
Martin Schindler 6-4 Chris Dobey
Michael van Gerwen 6-2 Danny Noppert
Peter Wright 6-4 Gian van Veen
Daryl Gurney 6-2 Krzysztof Ratajski
Nick Kenny 6-5 Ricardo Pietreczko
Damon Heta 6-4 Andrew Gilding
Luke Littler 6-2 Ryan Searle

Evening Session
Quarter-Finals
Dave Chisnall 6-5 Martin Schindler
Peter Wright 6-4 Michael van Gerwen
Daryl Gurney 6-3 Nick Kenny
Luke Littler 6-5 Damon Heta

Semi-Finals
Peter Wright 7-5 Dave Chisnall
Luke Littler 7-2 Daryl Gurney

Final
Peter Wright 8-5 Luke Littler

Peter Wright celebrated a stunning return to winning ways on an extraordinary night in Hildesheim, defeating a record-breaking Luke Littler 8-5 in Sunday's NEO.bet German Darts Championship final.

An emotional Wright defied the odds to topple Littler in one of the most remarkable European Tour finals of all-time, having trailed 5-2 in Sunday’s showpiece at Halle 39.

Teenage sensation Littler averaged 106.87 and hit ten 180s in a compelling contest, but it wasn’t enough to triumph, as Wright reeled off six successive legs to claim his second German Darts Championship crown.

Littler had made an ominous start to proceedings, recording legs of 11, 14 and 13 darts to lead 3-0 with a 118 average.

Wright showed signs of life with a clinical 110 kill in leg six after Littler had squandered two darts for a 5-1 lead, only for the 17-year-old to regain his cushion with a 12-dart leg in leg seven.

However, a sensational 146 checkout in leg eight turned the tide for Wright, as he capitalised on missed opportunities from Littler in three straight legs to establish an unlikely 6-5 lead.

Littler then missed double 15 for a spectacular 150 checkout in leg 12 as Wright pinned double one to move to the cusp of victory, before the Scot capped off a famous triumph with an 11-darter on tops.

“I just kept believing in myself,” reflected Wright, who defied a ten-point gap in the averages to lift his ninth European Tour title – a record only bettered by Michael van Gerwen.

“Luke is a fantastic dart player and he was blowing me off the board with 180s, but I thought if I could keep with him, I might get back into it.

“This means a lot to me. Luke is distraught because he wants to win. He’s a fighter, he’s a winner, and he’ll be back and beating us all again soon!”


Wright followed up an opening round win over Niko Springer with a thrilling second round win against Stephen Bunting on Saturday, as the Masters champion crashed out with a 103 average.

The Scot then backed up a gruelling 6-4 success against Gian van Veen with victory over Van Gerwen by the same scoreline in an epic quarter-final, averaging 108.90 to overturn a 4-2 deficit.

This set up a semi-final showdown against top seed Dave Chisnall, where Wright maintained his revival by pinning seven of his 12 attempts at double to move through to his first final of 2024.

Littler, meanwhile, was unable to add to his wins in Wieze and Graz, despite crashing in 31 maximums across the weekend – a new European Tour record.

The Warrington wonderkid kicked off his title bid with a six-leg blitz of Dylan Slevin on Saturday, before winning through a scrappy affair against Ryan Searle to reach the last eight.

The Premier League champion then fought back from 4-1 down to deny Damon Heta in a dramatic quarter-final, while he proved too strong for Daryl Gurney in the last four, averaging 107 and hitting eight 180s to advance to a meeting with Wright.

“Peter just wouldn’t go away,” conceded Littler, who was eyeing an eighth PDC title of 2024.

“I threw at my best, Peter threw at his best at the end, but maybe the game would have changed if I hit that 150 [checkout].

“Fair play to Peter. He’s played well all weekend, so I’ve got to take it on the chin.”


Chisnall defeated Wright to win the German Darts Championship in 2013, although he was unable to repeat the feat as he missed out on back-to-back European Tour titles.

The 43-year-old opened Sunday’s action with a six-leg whitewash of Joe Cullen, before defying a heroic fightback from Martin Schindler in a breathless quarter-final.

2019 champion Gurney also impressed in progressing to his first big stage semi-final of 2024, registering back-to-back ton-plus averages in wins over Krzysztof Ratajski and Nick Kenny on Finals Day.

Kenny ended the hopes of reigning champion Ricardo Pietreczko in reaching his maiden European Tour quarter-final, having also dumped out Ross Smith in Saturday’s second round.

Three-time winner Van Gerwen averaged 102 in his last 16 demolition of World Cup partner Danny Noppert, although a 104 average wasn’t enough to topple an inspired Wright in the last eight.

Heta defeated a spirited Andrew Gilding in his run to the quarter-finals, while Schindler secured another big stage victory against Chris Dobey to reach his sixth European Tour quarter-final of the season.