Aspinall completes European Tour hat-trick in Hildesheim

European Tour

Nathan Aspinall celebrated his third European Tour title of the campaign with a battling 8-6 victory against Dirk van Duijvenbode in Sunday’s Elten Safety Shoes German Darts Championship final.

On-song Van Duijvenbode continues German Darts Championship charge

European Tour

Dirk van Duijvenbode continued his incredible start to the Elten Safety Shoes German Darts Championship with a stunning 117 average to headline Saturday's Round Two action in Hildesheim.

Nine-dart Van Duijvenbode delivers on Day One in Hildesheim

European Tour

Dirk van Duijvenbode landed an incredible nine-dart leg to light up the opening day of the Elten Safety Shoes German Darts Championship in Hildesheim on Friday.

Brilliant Bunting wins Swiss Darts Trophy in Basel

European Tour

The 2025 Swiss Darts Trophy reaches its climax with Finals Day in Basel on Sunday.

Schindler sets up Clayton clash at Swiss Darts Trophy

European Tour

Martin Schindler will take on Jonny Clayton on Finals Day at the Swiss Darts Trophy, after opening his title defence with victory over his World Cup partner Ricardo Pietreczko in Basel.

Springer denied European Tour double as Swiss Darts Trophy begins

European Tour

Niko Springer's hopes of winning back-to-back European Tour titles were shattered in a deciding leg by Richard Veenstra as the Swiss Darts Trophy began on Friday.

2025 Swiss Darts Trophy draw & schedule confirmed

European Tour

Martin Schindler will begin his defence of the Swiss Darts Trophy against Ricardo Pietreczko or Oskar Lukasiak, with the draw and schedule confirmed for this weekend’s showpiece in Basel.

PDC Werner Rankings Ladder update following Hungarian Darts Trophy

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Josh Rock has moved into the top ten on the PDC Werner Rankings Ladder after progressing to last weekend’s Hungarian Darts Trophy semi-finals.

Van Barneveld rolls back the years to book Price showdown in Budapest

European Tour

Raymond van Barneveld rolled back the years on Day Two at the Hungarian Darts Trophy to set up a fascinating encounter with 2021 champion Gerwyn Price in Budapest.

Aspinall to renew Humphries rivalry at the Hungarian Darts Trophy

European Tour

Nathan Aspinall will take on world number one Luke Humphries in round two of the Hungarian Darts Trophy on Saturday evening, as Niko Springer dumped out last year’s runner-up Gian van Veen on Day One in Budapest.

2019 German Darts Open
Draw Bracket

Gerwyn Price (3) v Kirk Shepherd/Steve Beaton
Simon Whitlock (14) v Jamie Hughes/Brendan Dolan
Rob Cross (6) v Lukas Wenig/Chris Dobey
Joe Cullen (11) v Jerry Hendriks/James Wilson
Adrian Lewis (7) v James Richardson/Wayne Jones
Max Hopp (10) v Stephen Bunting/John Henderson
Ian White (2) v Kyle Anderson/Jeffrey De Zwaan
Darren Webster (15) v Karsten Koch/Vincent Van der Meer
Peter Wright (4) v Kevin Munch/Steve Lennon
Dave Chisnall (13) v Ted Evetts/Vincent Kamphuis
Mensur Suljovic (5) v Mickey Mansell/Steve West
Daryl Gurney (12) v Mike de Decker/David Pallett
James Wade (8) v Pavel Jirkal/Luke Humphries
Jonny Clayton (9) v Nathan Aspinall/Dennis Nilsson
Michael van Gerwen (1) v Dimitri Van den Bergh/Thomas Kohnlein
Jermaine Wattimena (16) v Gabriel Clemens/Raymond van Barneveld

Schedule of Play
Friday April 26
First Round
Afternoon Session

James Richardson 6-5 Wayne Jones
Mickey Mansell 6-3 Steve West
Jamie Hughes 6-4 Brendan Dolan
Vincent Van der Meer 6-4 Karsten Koch
David Pallett 6-5 Mike de Decker
Luke Humphries 6-0 Pavel Jirkal
Steve Beaton 6-3 Kirk Shepherd
Jerry Hendriks 6-3 James Wilson

Evening Session
Ted Evetts 6-1 Vincent Kamphuis
Nathan Aspinall 6-1 Dennis Nilsson
Chris Dobey 6-4 Lukas Wenig
Jeffrey De Zwaan 6-3 Kyle Anderson
Dimitri Van den Bergh 6-2 Thomas Kohnlein
Raymond van Barneveld 6-3 Gabriel Clemens
John Henderson 6-5 Stephen Bunting
Steve Lennon 6-1 Kevin Munch

Saturday April 27
Second Round
Afternoon Session

Darren Webster 6-3 Vincent van der Meer
Jamie Hughes 6-4 Simon Whitlock
Joe Cullen 6-1 Jerry Hendriks
Daryl Gurney 6-2 David Pallett
Adrian Lewis 6-3 James Richardson
Gerwyn Price 6-5 Steve Beaton
Ian White 6-3 Jeffrey de Zwaan
James Wade 6-5 Luke Humphries

Evening Session
Dave Chisnall 6-3 Ted Evetts
Nathan Aspinall 6-3 Jonny Clayton
Rob Cross 6-4 Chris Dobey
Peter Wright 6-2 Steve Lennon
John Henderson 6-3 Max Hopp
Mensur Suljovic 6-5 Mickey Mansell
Michael van Gerwen 6-1 Dimitri Van den Bergh
Raymond van Barneveld 6-5 Jermaine Wattimena

Sunday April 28
Afternoon Session
Third Round

Gerwyn Price 6-2 Jamie Hughes
Rob Cross 6-3 Joe Cullen
Adrian Lewis 6-3 John Henderson
Ian White 6-2 Darren Webster
Dave Chisnall 6-1 Peter Wright
Mensur Suljovic 6-3 Daryl Gurney
Nathan Aspinall 6-2 James Wade
Michael van Gerwen 6-5 Raymond van Barneveld

Evening Session
Quarter-Finals

Rob Cross 6-5 Gerwyn Price
Ian White 6-5 Adrian Lewis
Dave Chisnall 6-5 Mensur Suljovic
Michael van Gerwen 6-5 Nathan Aspinall

Semi-Finals
Ian White 7-5 Rob Cross
Michael van Gerwen 7-6 Dave Chisnall

Final
Michael van Gerwen 8-3 Ian White

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

Van Gerwen produced his fourth ton-plus average of the day to comfortably defeat White 8-3 and secure his 31st European Title at the Saarlandhalle.

The path to the final was not straightforward for the world number one, who came through three last-leg deciders and survived five match darts on his way to landing the £25,000 top prize.

A dramatic final day of action saw Van Gerwen produce a match-winning 114 finish to defeat Raymond van Barneveld 6-5, before surviving a match dart from Nathan Aspinall in the quarter-finals despite the Dutchman posting a 107.4 average.

In Van Gerwen's 40th European Tour semi-final, Dave Chisnall missed four match darts as the reigning World Champion won a thriller 7-6 to extend his sensational run of last-leg decider wins to 23 matches.

Van Gerwen then saw off White to make it three wins from four European Tour events in 2019, and 31 European Tour titles from 62 events entered in his glittering career to date.

"I had to play well in this tournament because I was pushed against Nathan Aspinall and Dave Chisnall, and Ian came back quite well in the final too," said Van Gerwen, who has won six of the ten tournaments he has played in 2019.

"But I always felt quite comfortable and I always believe in myself, you can never give up.

"I knew I had never won here before so I had to win it today and I think I played a phenomenal tournament. I feel great and I'm really happy to be the winner."

The final of the £140,000 tournament began with a hold of throw each before Van Gerwen landed the first break with a superb 130 checkout to go 3-1 up.

The next four legs were all won by Van Gerwen in convincing fashion, as White struggled to match the Dutchman's heavy scoring.

However, White broke throw for the first time with a 13-darter, which he followed with an 86 checkout to keep the contest alive, only for Van Gerwen to find double eight to end White's hopes of a second European Tour title in his third final on the continent.

"I'm pleased to have reached the final because it's so hard playing top players all the time in these events," said White, who defeated Van Gerwen in their last two meetings in Saarbrucken.

"But when you get to the final you want to win it so I'm a bit disappointed with how that went but Michael is the best player in the world.

"I know I can beat him and I know other people can because as we saw today people had chances to beat him so we've just got to keep going."

Departing Dutchman Van Barneveld starred in the final day of a European Tour event for the first time in over two years, while an unpredictable final in Saarbrucken saw all four quarter-final clashes go the distance.

Multiple-televised finalist Chisnall reached his first Euro Tour semi-final in almost two years with a thrilling 6-5 defeat of Mensur Suljovic, as former World Champion Rob Cross made it through to his second European Tour semi-final of the year with a 6-5 win over Gerwyn Price.