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Mar 11 2024

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Mar 10 2024

Luke Littler hit a nine-dart finish en route to claiming gloryon his European Tour debut, defeating Rob Cross 8-7 in the final of the Blåkläder Belgian Darts Open in Wieze on Sunday.

Humphries shines in Wieze, as Wright edges out Van Gerwen

European Tour

Mar 09 2024

World number one Luke Humphries produced a mesmerising performance to reach the third round of the Blåkläder Belgian Darts Open on Saturday, as Peter Wright edged out reigning champion Michael van Gerwen in Wieze.

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European Tour

Mar 08 2024

Luke Littler marked his European Tour debut with a thrilling deciding-leg victory on the opening day of the Blåkläder Belgian Darts Open, as Stephen Bunting dumped out home hero Dimitri Van den Bergh.

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European Tour

Mar 07 2024

Michael van Gerwen will begin his defence of the Blåkläder Belgian Darts Open with a potential showdown against Peter Wright, with the draw and schedule for the opening PDC European Tour event of 2024 now confirmed.

2024 European Tour - East Europe Qualifiers entries open for ET5-8

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Feb 23 2024

Player entries for the next four East Europe Qualifiers on the 2024 PDC European Tour are now open.

European Tour Prize Money Rule Statement

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Feb 22 2024

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Rydz & Edhouse secure double qualification at ET3-4 TCH Qualifiers

European Tour

Feb 21 2024

Callan Rydz and Ritchie Edhouse secured a European Tour qualification double in Leicester on Wednesday.

ET3-4 Seeds & Tour Card Holder qualifier entries confirmed

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Feb 16 2024

Player entries for European Tour Events 3-4 have been confirmed ahead of next week's Tour Card Holder Qualifiers in Leicester.

Results
Friday May 27
First Round
Afternoon Session

Boris Krcmar 6-5 Steve Lennon
Ryan Meikle 6-1 Andy Boulton
Scott Waites 6-4 Connor Scutt
Ross Smith 6-1 Kevin Burness
Andrew Gilding 6-4 Wesley Plaisier
Daniel Larsson 6-1 Mario Vandenbogaerde
Jelle Klaasen 6-1 Sebastian Bialecki
Ritchie Edhouse Bye

Evening Session
Mickey Mansell 6-5 Niels Zonneveld
Jermaine Wattimena 6-3 Rene Eidams
Mervyn King 6-4 Stefan Bellmont
Simon Whitlock 6-3 Jamie Hughes
Callan Rydz 6-3 Martijn Kleermaker
Danny Noppert 6-0 Arjan Konterman
Danny Jansen 6-5 Vincent van der Voort
Dave Chisnall 6-2 Madars Razma

Saturday May 28
Second Round
Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 BST)

Andrew Gilding 6-4 Krzysztof Ratajski
Ryan Searle 6-3 Ross Smith
Damon Heta 6-3 Scott Waites
Boris Krcmar 6-5 Dimitri Van den Bergh
Daniel Larsson 6-4 Nathan Aspinall
Callan Rydz 6-1 Brendan Dolan
Danny Noppert 6-5 Martin Schindler
Dave Chisnall 6-3 Jose De Sousa

Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)
Ryan Meikle 6-2 Rob Cross
Simon Whitlock 6-5 Joe Cullen
Dirk van Duijvenbode 6-4 Mickey Mansell
Peter Wright 6-3 Jermaine Wattimena
Michael van Gerwen 6-2 Jelle Klaasen
Mervyn King 6-5 Gerwyn Price
Michael Smith 6-4 Danny Jansen
Chris Dobey 6-1 Ritchie Edhouse

Sunday May 29
Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 BST)

Third Round
Boris Krcmar 6-4 Ryan Meikle
Danny Noppert 6-5 Peter Wright
Simon Whitlock 6-1 Daniel Larsson
Callan Rydz 6-4 Michael van Gerwen
Dirk van Duijvenbode 6-5 Dave Chisnall
Andrew Gilding 6-4 Ryan Searle
Michael Smith 6-3 Damon Heta
Mervyn King 6-1 Chris Dobey

Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)
Quarter-Finals

Danny Noppert 6-5 Boris Krcmar
Callan Rydz 6-3 Simon Whitlock
Andrew Gilding 6-3 Dirk van Duijvenbode
Michael Smith 6-4 Mervyn King

Semi-Finals
Danny Noppert 7-2 Callan Rydz
Michael Smith 7-4 Andrew Gilding

Final
Michael Smith 8-7 Danny Noppert

Prize Fund  
Winner: £25,000
Runner-up: £10,000
Semi-Finalists: £6,500
Quarter-Finalists: £5,000
Last 16 losers: £3,000
Last 32 losers: £2,000
Last 48 losers: £1,000
Total: £140,000 
 
NB: Seeded players who lose their last 32 match in the event will not be credited with prize money on to the Order of Merit, ProTour Order of Merit or European Tour Order of Merit, however they shall still receive full prize money payment.

Michael Smith claimed his first PDC European Tour title for five years with a sensational success in the Jack's Dutch Darts Championship on Sunday in Zwolle, defeating Danny Noppert 8-7 in a brilliant final.

Smith's most recent of four previous European Tour titles had come at the 2017 Gibraltar Darts Trophy, but he scooped the £25,000 top prize at the IJsselhallen to conclude a superb month.

Smith had won back-to-back Players Championship events earlier in May, and claimed victory in Newcastle to conclude the Cazoo Premier League season on Thursday.

He maintained that form with a string of stunning displays in Zwolle to pick up a fifth European Tour title of his career - although he was pushed all the way by Noppert in the decider, in a rematch of March's Cazoo UK Open final.

The opening four legs of Sunday's showpiece were shared before Smith, aided by six perfect darts, broke throw to open up a 4-2 cushion.

Noppert finished 128 on the bull to break back, before the pair traded legs of 11 and 12 darts in a stunning five-leg spell which left Smith 7-6 up.

A miss at tops for the title allowed Noppert in on double two to force a one-leg shoot-out, but Smith was first to a finish and checked out 104 for glory.

"It's been five years and I've finally got number five on the European Tour," said a relieved Smith.

"It caps off a really good week, with [winning in] the Premier League, and coming here I played some really good stuff.

"I managed to hold my nerve in the end with that 104 so I'm over the moon. When I was throwing for that 104 I thought he'll check out the 132 so you've got to go, so luckily enough it went in.

"I fly to New York tomorrow and at the weekend it's the US Masters so that's the next one I want to win now."

Smith sealed his hard-fought 7-4 semi-final win over Andrew Gilding with a superb 142 checkout, having earlier defeated Mervyn King in the quarter-finals, and he averaged 111 in an outstanding third round defeat of Damon Heta to open the final day of action.

Noppert began Sunday's action with a narrow 6-5 comeback win over World Champion Peter Wright, taking out 126 to force a decider which he won in 13 darts.

He also went to an 11th leg in the quarter-finals against Boris Krcmar, repeating the trick with a 13-darter to claim victory, and averaged 103 in a clinical 7-2 semi-final win over Callan Rydz.

However, he was left waiting on 132 as Smith secured the deciding leg of the final - meaning that he continues his wait for a first European Tour success after reaching his second final of 2022.

"It was a top weekend, and to reach the final again is great," admitted Noppert, also the Austrian Darts Open runner-up. "This crowd gave me goosebumps."

Rydz ended the hopes of Dutch favourite Michael van Gerwen and also defeated Simon Whitlock to reach the semis, while Andrew Gilding continued his impressive form by seeing off Ryan Searle and Dirk van Duijvenbode to reach the last four.

Whitlock sealed his quarter-final spot in style with a showpiece 150 checkout of three bullseyes against Daniel Larsson, while a 170 checkout and a 105 average was not enough for Dave Chisnall in his third round loss to Van Duijvenbode.

Following events on five successive weekends, the PDC European Tour now enjoys a month's break before returning with the Interwetten European Darts Matchplay in Trier from July 1-3. Click here for tickets.

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

Drawboard