Cullen 'over the moon' after claiming Euro Tour hat-trick in Hungary

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Joe Cullen claimed that his Hungarian Darts Trophy success came as a surprise on Sunday night, as he celebrated his fourth PDC title of 2022 in Budapest.

Clinical Cullen clinches Hungarian Darts Trophy title

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Joe Cullen claimed his third European Tour title with a superb 8-2 defeat of William O'Connor in the Hungarian Darts Trophy final.

Van Gerwen & Wright crash out as seeds tumble in Budapest

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Simon Whitlock secured a sixth straight victory over Michael van Gerwen to progress to Finals Day at the Hungarian Darts Trophy, while Jim Williams produced an inspired comeback to deny World Champion Peter Wright a winning return in Budapest.

Whitlock to renew rivalry with Van Gerwen at Hungarian Darts Trophy

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Simon Whitlock will renew his rivalry with Michael van Gerwen at the Hungarian Darts Trophy, after producing some magical darts to defeat home favourite Janos Vegso on Friday’s opening night in Budapest.

Rowby-John Rodriguez withdraws from Hungarian Darts Trophy

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Rowby-John Rodriguez has withdrawn from the Hungarian Darts Trophy for family reasons ahead of his first round tie on Friday.

Wright 'feeling positive for the future' following gallstones surgery

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World Champion Peter Wright will make his return from gallstones surgery at this weekend’s Hungarian Darts Trophy, as the European Tour resumes in Budapest.

2022 Hungarian Darts Trophy draw & schedule

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The draw and schedule of play for the 2022 Hungarian Darts Trophy has been confirmed.

Klaasen among final European Tour Associate Member Qualifiers

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Jelle Klaasen was one of four players to book a place in one of the year's final two European Tour events.

ET12, ET13 Tour Card Holder Qualifiers confirmed

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Gabriel Clemens, Vincent van der Voort and Steve Beaton were among the players to secure a European Tour qualification double in Barnsley, during an afternoon which featured three nine-dart finishes.

New five-year PDC Europe deal secures European Tour's future

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The future of the PDC European Tour has been secured until at least the end of 2026 under a new five-year agreement between the PDC and Moltke Sports.

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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