Wade & Van Veen among stars to complete ET11-12 qualification double

European Tour

Aug 28 2023

James Wade, Gian van Veen, Daryl Gurney and Stephen Bunting were among the seven players to complete a European Tour qualification double on Monday.

Players Championships 17-18 entries and & ET11-12 seeds confirmed

ProTour

Aug 22 2023

Player entries have been confirmed for this weekend's Players Championship double-header in Hildesheim, along with the 16 seeded players for ET11-12.

Stats Analysis - The greatest ever European Tour event?

European Tour

Jul 05 2023

PDC stats analyst Christopher Kempf reflects on last weekend's record-breaking European Darts Matchplay - arguably the greatest European Tour event ever staged.

Humphries 'over the moon' after joining exclusive group on Euro Tour

European Tour

Jul 04 2023

Luke Humphries joined an exclusive group on Sunday, after celebrating his fifth European Tour title with victory at the Interwetten European Darts Matchplay in Trier.

Humphries retains Interwetten European Darts Matchplay in dramatic final

European Tour

Jul 02 2023

The 2023 Interwetten European Darts Matchplay reaches its climax with Finals Day in Trier, Germany, on Sunday.

Van Barneveld dumps out MvG, as Van Veen stars on Day Two in Trier

European Tour

Jul 01 2023

Raymond van Barneveld rolled back the years to dump out his compatriot Michael van Gerwen on Day Two at the Interwetten European Darts Matchplay, as Gian van Veen produced an astonishing display to continue his rise in Trier.

Van Barneveld secures Winter Gardens return on opening day in Trier

European Tour

Jun 30 2023

Raymond van Barneveld sealed his return to the Betfred World Matchplay for the first time in five years with victory over George Killington on the opening day of the Interwetten European Darts Matchplay in Trier on Friday.

2023 Interwetten European Darts Matchplay draw & schedule

European Tour

Jun 29 2023

Luke Humphries will begin his defence of the Interwetten European Darts Matchplay against Liam Maendl-Lawrance or Marko Kantele, with the draw and schedule for this weekend’s event confirmed.

Clinical Cross denies Humphries to claim maiden Euro Tour crown

European Tour

May 28 2023

Rob Cross celebrated his maiden European Tour success on a thrilling final day at the Interwetten European Darts Grand Prix in Sindelfingen, which culminated in a dramatic 8-6 win over Luke Humphries in Sunday's showpiece.

Humphries begins title defence with deciding-leg win over Dobey

European Tour

May 27 2023

Luke Humphries began his defence of the Interwetten European Darts Grand Prix with an extraordinary deciding-leg victory over Masters champion Chris Dobey in Sindelfingen on Saturday.

Luke Humphries claimed his third European Tour title of 2022 with a stunning 8-7 win over Rob Cross in Sunday's Interwetten European Darts Grand Prix final as the pair renewed their rivalry in Stuttgart.

Humphries was victorious against Cross a week ago in Prague to claim the Czech Darts Open title, and matched that result to scoop a third £25,000 European Tour triumph of 2022 in style.

Cross this time took the final all the way to a deciding leg, but was agonisingly left just short of victory for a seventh time on the European Tour - and in his third decider of the year - as Humphries took out 108 for the title.

"It's fantastic," said Humphries. "Rob's one of the nicest guys in the PDC and it's no coincidence [that] we have practiced together for the last two European Tours and made the final together.

"It was a great game, full of everything. At the start of that game we must have been averaging 113-114, it felt amazing. I know I dropped off a little bit but then I missed because Rob put me under pressure.

"I thought I played fantastic there but Rob was the better player overall because he was consistent throughout the whole game.

"I missed a couple of match darts but that 108 was clinical and one of the best out-shots of my career.

"I'm making huge strides in the game and there's a lot more to come."

Humphries built his form as they day progressed, seeing off Joe Murnan 6-3 in the third round, whitewashing Brendan Dolan in the quarter-finals with a 100 average and then posting a 108 average in a brilliant 7-4 semi-final defeat of Peter Wright.

Cross took the final's opening leg on double 18 and hit six perfect darts in leg two, only for Humphries to level in 11 darts and then claim two five-visit legs to move 3-1 up.

Cross hit legs of 14 and 13 darts in response either side of an 11-darter from Humphries, who then produced a remarkable eighth leg where he scored 21, 180 and a second 180 before finishing 120 for a 12-darter and a 5-3 cushion.

Humphries then powered in a sixth 180 of the final in another 11-darter to break throw for a three-leg lead.

Superb legs of 13 and 14 darts from Cross saw the gap closed to one leg, only for a clinical 121 bullseye finish to move Humphries a leg away from victory at 7-5.

Two missed match darts, at double 18, in the 13th leg allowed Cross to keep his hopes alive at 7-6, and another chance to close out victory - this time at double 16 - went begging as the 2018 World Champion forced a deciding leg.

Cross was first to a finish in the final leg, but was unable to give himself a dart at a double on a 118 finish, and Humphries stepped in to complete a 108 combination for glory.

Cross began Sunday's final stages in scintillating fashion by landing a 170 checking and finishing six doubles from as many attempts in a third round win over Krzysztof Ratajski.

He then overcame Rowby-John Rodriguez in the quarter-finals by a 6-4 scoreline before averaging an unstoppable 110.73 in his semi-final defeat of Damon Heta.

However, the reigning European Champion was left to rue another loss in a European Tour final - his seventh in a run spanning five years since turning professional in 2017.

"I'm glad I don't struggle with 'majors' to win them - these are ten times harder!" admitted Cross.

"Credit to Luke, I thought he played great, he was the better player and if he hit doubles earlier I was out of there earlier.

"He's superb and I've got a lot of time for him."

Australian Heta was appearing in his second European Tour semi-final of 2022 after enjoying wins in deciding legs against Ryan Searle and Martin Schindler on Sunday.

World Champion Wright continued a strong weekend with 6-1 wins over Cazoo Premier League leader Jonny Clayton and UK Open champion Danny Noppert - where he averaged 111 to reach his first European Tour semi-final since February.

Rodriguez reached his second successive European Tour quarter-final following a third round win over Gurney, while UK Open champion Danny Noppert was in the last eight for the third time this year.

Dolan's win over Andrew Gilding earned him a first European Tour quarter-final since last September, while Schindler was the best-performing home star as the German ace reached the last eight for the second time in 2022.

The PDC European Tour continues next weekend with the ack's Dutch Darts Championship at the Ijsselhallen in Zwolle from May 27-29.

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