2025 Elten Safety Shoes German Darts Championship - Day Two latest

European Tour

The Elten Safety Shoes German Darts Championship continues on Saturday, as the race for European Championship qualification intensifies 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.

2025 Hungarian Darts Trophy draw & schedule confirmed

European Tour

Michael van Gerwen will begin his defence of the Hungarian Darts Trophy against Andrew Gilding or Matthew Dennant, with the draw and schedule for this weekend’s PDC European Tour event confirmed.

Joe Cullen claimed his third European Tour title and a fourth tournament win of 2022 with a superb 8-2 defeat of William O'Connor in Sunday's Hungarian Darts Trophy final.

The PDC European Tour's second visit to Budapest saw the BOK Sportcsarnok enjoy some sensational darts across three days of action.

2022 Masters champion and Premier League runner-up Cullen scooped the £25,000 top prize, claiming European Tour glory for a third time with his first win since the 2020 International Darts Open.

Cullen had battled past Martin Lukeman in Saturday's second round, and saw off Jim Williams in Sunday afternoon's third round to continue his challenge.

He then overcame Rusty-Jake Rodriguez 6-4 in the quarter-finals and survived three missed match darts from Dave Chisnall during their semi-final, before producing a 12-darter to complete a 7-6 victory.

Cullen's most dominant display came in the final, as he claimed the opening five legs without reply, twice punishing missed doubles from O'Connor whilst also posting a 13-dart leg, two 14-darters and a 100 finish.

O'Connor hit back with double ten and then produced a 124 finish to break with a sparkling 12-darter, but five further missed doubles in the next leg allowed Cullen in to move 6-2 up.

The World Series star then edged towards victory with an 11-darter as he took out 96, and four further misses from the former World Cup finalist allowed him to claim the title on double eight.

"I didn't expect to come to Budapest and win, but I'm over the moon," said Cullen.

"In my first three games I was terrible and a bit lucky to get through all three of them. Then I turned it on a little bit in the semis and I think I was pretty decent in the final.

"I kept Willie at bay, because I'd seen how well he played over the weekend and that's what I had to do."

O'Connor came from 5-3 down to edge out Michael Smith in Sunday afternoon's third round, before defeating Jose de Sousa and Nathan Aspinall to reach his first European Tour final since 2018.

"The fantastic crowd in Budapest is one of the best crowds I've ever seen," said O'Connor. "If you told me before the weekend that I'd get to a final, I'd be absolutely ecstatic.

"Although it's a disaster to lose in any final - it's not nice - I don't mind losing to Joe. He's one of the best guys in the game and I wish him the very best in the future."

Aspinall had won through to his third European Tour semi-final of 2022 following a dramatic ending to his last eight clash with Ryan Meikle, who missed the bullseye for a 170 checkout in the deciding leg.

Chisnall's run saw him reach a fifth ranking semi-final of the year with his best European Tour display, as he defeated Boris Krcmar with the aid of a 170 checkout before whitewashing Josh Rock with a 102 average.

Meikle's 6-5 win over Simon Whitlock ensured his first quarter-final appearance of the year from his best run on the European Tour, as he agonisingly missed out on a last four place.

Youngster Rodriguez was also appearing in his first European Tour quarter-final, after seeing off Madars Razma in the third round.

Northern Irish youngster Rock averaged 100 in his third round win over Dirk van Duijvenbode, taking out 126 on the bull in the deciding leg to reach a second European Tour quarter-final in his debut year on the circuit.

With World Champion Peter Wright and World Matchplay winner Michael van Gerwen amongst ten seeds to be eliminated in Saturday's second round, the tournament also recorded the unusual statistic of seeing no seeded players face each other during the event.

The PDC European Tour continues from September 9-11 with the Interwetten German Darts Open in Jena, as 48 players compete in the 11th of 13 events being held this year.

The tournament will broadcast live on PDCTV, exclusively on DAZN in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, and through bookmakers' websites worldwide.

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