2023 Interwetten German Darts Open draw & schedule

European Tour

Peter Wright will begin his defence of the Interwetten German Darts Open against either Darius Labanauskas or Cameron Menzies, with the draw and schedule for this weekend’s event confirmed.

Resurgent Wade headlines ET13 Qualifiers in Barnsley

European Tour

James Wade continued his resurgent form to secure qualification for October’s German Darts Championship on Wednesday.

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

European Tour

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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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