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The PDC European Tour is a series of darts tournaments held across Europe organized by the Professional Darts Corporation. Starting in 2012 with five events, the number of events has steadily risen with eight held in 2013 and 2014, nine in 2015, 10 in 2016, 12 in 2017, 13 in both 2018 and 2019. There were 13 scheduled in 2020 (although that was reduced to four, owing to the COVID-19 pandemic). Only two events took place in 2021, with a return to 13 events in 2022, 2023 and 2024, then 14 in 2025.

These events see the top players on the PDC Order of Merit and PDC ProTour Order of Merit compete against players from a tour card holder qualifier and three different regional qualifiers. Currently the prize fund for each tournament is £175,000, with £30,000 going to the winner.[1] These events differ from others held on the Pro Tour as they are played on one board in front of an audience. They are not televised, but are streamed on the PDC's subscription service.

Since 2016, the end of the European Tour marks the end of qualification for the European Championship, with the top 32 players on the European Tour Order of Merit comprising the field for the televised premier event.[2]

Locations

For the majority of time since its inception in 2012, the majority of PDC European Tour events have been held in Germany. The only exception being in 2021, when owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, the only two events held that year took place in Hungary and Gibraltar. In 2024, only six of the 13 events will be in Germany.

Locations of European Tour venues in Central Europe.
Other locations of European Tour venues in Europe.

Prize money

Prize money for European Tour events rose to £175,000 in 2023.[3] The prize fund has been divided as follows:

More information Years, Total payout ...
Years Total
payout
Winner Runner-up Semi
finalists
Quarter
finalists
Last 16 Last 32 Last 48 Last 64 Last 96 Ref.
2012 £82,100 £15,000 £7,500 £5,000 £3,000 £1,500 £1,000 £200 £100 [4]
2013 £100,000 £20,000 £10,000 £2,000 £500 [5][6]
2014 £8,000 £4,000 £1,250 £1,000 [7]
2015–2016 £115,000 £25,000 £10,000 £5,000 £3,500 £1,500 [8][9]
2017–2018 £135,000 £6,000 £4,000 £3,000 £2,000 [10][11]
2019–2022 £140,000 £6,500 £5,000 [12][13]
2023–2024 £175,000 £30,000 £12,000 £8,500 £6,000 £4,000 £2,500 £1,250 [14]
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Active tournaments

Austrian Darts Open

More information Year, Date ...
Year Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-Up Ref.
2012 27–29 April Austria Wiener Neustadt, Arena Nova Justin Pipe England 6–3 England James Wade [15]
2013 31 May–2 June Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 6–3 England Mervyn King [16][17]
2014 20–22 June Austria Salzburg, Salzburgarena Vincent van der Voort Netherlands 6–5 England Jamie Caven [18]
2016 10–12 June Austria Vienna, Multiversum Schwechat Phil Taylor England 6–4 England Michael Smith [19]
2017 23–25 June Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 6–5 England Michael Smith [20]
2018 20–22 April Austria Premstätten, Steiermarkhalle Jonny Clayton Wales 8–5 Wales Gerwyn Price [21]
2019 3–5 May Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 8–7 England Ian White [22]
2022 29 April–1 May Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 8–5 Netherlands Danny Noppert [23]
2023 21–23 April Jonny Clayton Wales 8–6 Northern Ireland Josh Rock [24]
2024 26–28 April Luke Littler  8–4  Joe Cullen [25]
2025 25–27 April
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German Darts Championship

More information Year, Date ...
Year Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-Up Ref.
2012 22–24 June Germany Berlin, Tempodrom Phil Taylor England 6–2 England Dave Chisnall [26]
2013 6–8 September Germany Hildesheim, Halle 39 Dave Chisnall England 6–2 Scotland Peter Wright [27]
2014 31 January–2 February Gary Anderson Scotland 6–5 England Justin Pipe [28]
2015 13–15 February Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 6–2 Scotland Gary Anderson [29]
2016 14–16 October Alan Norris England 6–5 Netherlands Jelle Klaasen [30]
2017 24–26 March Peter Wright Scotland 6–3 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen [31]
2018 31 August–2 September Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 8–6 England James Wilson [32]
2019 29–31 March Daryl Gurney Northern Ireland 8–6 England Ricky Evans [33]
2020 25–27 September Devon Petersen South Africa 8–3 Wales Jonny Clayton [34]
2022 11–13 March Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 8–5 England Rob Cross [35]
2023 13–15 October Ricardo Pietreczko Germany 8–4 Scotland Peter Wright [36]
2024 30 August–1 September Peter Wright Scotland 8–5 England Luke Littler [37]
2025 17–19 October
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European Darts Open

More information Year, Date ...
Year Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-Up Ref.
2012 6–8 July Germany Düsseldorf, Maritim Hotel Raymond van Barneveld Netherlands 6–4 England Dave Chisnall [38]
2013 17–19 May Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 6–2 Australia Simon Whitlock [39]
2014 11–13 July Peter Wright Scotland 6–2 Australia Simon Whitlock [40]
2015 10–12 July Robert Thornton Scotland 6–2 Belgium Kim Huybrechts [41]
2016 29–31 July Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 6–5 Scotland Peter Wright [42]
2017 30 June–2 July Germany Leverkusen, Ostermann-Arena Peter Wright Scotland 6–2 England Mervyn King [43]
2018 23–25 March Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 8–7 Scotland Peter Wright [44]
2019 22–24 March Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 8–6 England Rob Cross [45]
2022 6–8 May Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 8–5 Belgium Dimitri Van den Bergh [46]
2023 24–26 March Gerwyn Price Wales 8–7 Netherlands Dirk van Duijvenbode [47]
2024 21–23 June Dave Chisnall  8–6  Ross Smith [48]
2025 30 May-1 June
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European Darts Trophy

More information Year, Date ...
Year Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-Up Ref.
2013 30 March–1 April Germany Sindelfingen, Glaspalast Wes Newton England 6–5 Australia Paul Nicholson [49]
2014 19–21 September Germany Leipzig, Kohlrabizirkus Michael Smith England 6–5 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen [50]
2015 11–13 September Germany Mülheim, RWE-Sporthalle Michael Smith England 6–2 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen [51]
2016 9–11 September Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 6–5 Austria Mensur Suljović [52]
2017 13–15 October Germany Göttingen, Lokhalle Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 6–4 England Rob Cross [53]
2018 12–14 October Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 8–3 England James Wade [54]
2025 21–23 March Nathan Aspinall England 8–4 England Ryan Joyce [55]
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European Darts Grand Prix

More information Year, Date ...
Year Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-up Ref.
2014 5–7 September Germany Sindelfingen, Glaspalast Mervyn King England 6–5 England Michael Smith [56]
2015 16–18 October Kim Huybrechts Belgium 6–5 Scotland Peter Wright [57]
2016 16–18 September Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 6–2 Scotland Peter Wright [58]
2017 5–7 May Peter Wright Scotland 6–0 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen [59]
2018 4–6 May Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 8–3 England James Wade [60]
2019 10–12 May Ian White England 8–7 Scotland Peter Wright [61]
2020 16–18 October José de Sousa Portugal 8–4 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen [62]
2022 20–22 May Germany Stuttgart, Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle Luke Humphries England 8–7 England Rob Cross [63]
2023 26–28 May Germany Sindelfingen, Glaspalast Rob Cross England 8–6 England Luke Humphries [64]
2024 19–21 April Gary Anderson Scotland 8–6 England Ross Smith [65]
2025 2-4 May
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International Darts Open

More information Year, Date ...
Year Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-up Ref.
2015 19–21 June Germany Riesa, SACHSENarena Michael Smith England 6–3 Netherlands Benito van de Pas [66]
2016 2–4 September Mensur Suljović Austria 6–5 Belgium Kim Huybrechts [67]
2017 22–24 September Peter Wright Scotland 6–5 Belgium Kim Huybrechts [68]
2018 14–16 September Gerwyn Price Wales 8–3 Australia Simon Whitlock [69]
2019 13–15 September Gerwyn Price Wales 8–6 England Rob Cross [70]
2020 23–25 October Joe Cullen England 8–5 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen [71]
2022 25–27 February Gerwyn Price Wales 8–4 Scotland Peter Wright [72]
2023 31 March–2 April Gerwyn Price Wales 8–4 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen [73]
2024 12–14 April Martin Schindler  8–5  Gerwyn Price [74]
2025 4–6 April Stephen Bunting England 8–5 England Nathan Aspinall [75]
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German Darts Grand Prix

More information Year, Date ...
Year Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-Up Ref.
2017 8–10 September Germany Mannheim, Maimarkthalle Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 6–3 England Rob Cross [76]
2018 31 March–2 April Germany Munich, Kulturhalle Zenith Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 8–5 Scotland Peter Wright [77]
2019 20–22 April Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 8–3 Australia Simon Whitlock [78]
2022 16–18 April Luke Humphries England 8–2 England Martin Lukeman [79]
2023 8–10 April Michael Smith England 8–5 England Nathan Aspinall [80]
2024 30 March–1 April Luke Humphries  8–1  Michael van Gerwen [81]
2025 19–21 April
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Dutch Darts Championship

More information Year, Date ...
Year Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-Up Ref.
2018 7–9 September Netherlands Maastricht, MECC Maastricht Ian White England 8–5 England Ricky Evans [82]
2022 27–29 May Netherlands Zwolle, IJsselhallen Michael Smith England 8–7 Netherlands Danny Noppert [83]
2023 28–30 April Netherlands Leeuwarden, WTC Expo Dave Chisnall England 8–5 England Luke Humphries [84]
2024 24–26 May Netherlands Rosmalen, Autotron Josh Rock  8–4  Jonny Clayton [85]
2025 23–25 May
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Czech Darts Open

More information Year, Date ...
Year Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-Up Ref.
2019 28–30 June Czech Republic Prague, PVA EXPO Praha Jamie Hughes England 8–3 England Stephen Bunting [86]
2022 13–15 May Czech Republic Prague, Královka Arena Luke Humphries England 8–5 England Rob Cross [87]
2023 12–14 May Czech Republic Prague, PVA EXPO Praha Peter Wright Scotland 8–6 England Dave Chisnall [88]
2024 18–20 October Luke Humphries England 8–1 Belgium Kim Huybrechts [89]
2025 5–7 September
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Hungarian Darts Trophy

More information Year, Date ...
Year Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-Up Ref.
2021 3–5 September Hungary Budapest, László Papp Budapest Sports Arena Gerwyn Price Wales 8–2 England Michael Smith [90]
2022 2–4 September Hungary Budapest, BOK Sportcsarnok Joe Cullen England 8–2 Republic of Ireland William O'Connor [91]
2023 22–24 September Hungary Budapest, MVM Dome Dave Chisnall England 8–7 England Luke Humphries [92]
2024 20–22 September Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 8–7 Netherlands Gian van Veen [93]
2025 19–21 September
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Belgian Darts Open

More information Year, Date ...
Year Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-Up Ref.
2022 23–25 September Belgium Wieze, Oktoberhallen Dave Chisnall England 8–6 England Andrew Gilding [94]
2023 5–7 May Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 8–6 England Luke Humphries [95]
2024 8–10 March Luke Littler England 8–7 England Rob Cross [96]
2025 7–9 March Luke Littler England 8–5 Belgium Mike De Decker [97]
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Baltic Sea Darts Open

More information Year, Date ...
Year Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-Up Ref.
2023 24–26 February Germany Kiel, Wunderino Arena Dave Chisnall England 8–5 England Luke Humphries [98]
2024 10–12 May Rob Cross  8–6  Luke Humphries [99]
2025 11-13 July
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Flanders Darts Trophy

More information Year, Date ...
Year Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-Up Ref.
2024 6–8 September Belgium Antwerp, Antwerp Expo Dave Chisnall England 8–6 Germany Ricardo Pietreczko [100]
2025 29-31 August
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Swiss Darts Trophy

More information Year, Date ...
Year Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-Up Ref.
2024 27–29 September Switzerland Basel, St. Jakobshalle Martin Schindler Germany 8–7 England Ryan Searle [101]
2025 26–28 September
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Former tournaments

UK Masters

More information Year, Date ...
Year Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-Up Ref.
2013 8–10 March England Minehead, Butlin's Minehead John Part Canada 6–4 England Stuart Kellett [102][103][104]
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German Darts Masters

More information Year, Date ...
Year Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-Up Ref.
2012 7–9 September Germany Sindelfingen, Glaspalast Adrian Lewis England 6–3 England Ian White [105]
2013 20–22 September Steve Beaton England 6–5 England Mervyn King [106]
2014 19–21 April Germany Berlin, Maritim Hotel Phil Taylor England 6–4 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen [107]
2015 4–6 April Germany Munich, Ballhausforum Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 6–5 Scotland John Henderson [108]
2016 26–28 March Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 6–4 Scotland Peter Wright [109]
2017 15–17 April Germany Jena, Sparkassen-Arena Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 6–2 Netherlands Jelle Klaasen [110]
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Danish Darts Open

More information Year, Date ...
Year Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-Up Ref.
2018 22–24 June Denmark Copenhagen, Brøndbyhallen Mensur Suljović Austria 8–3 Australia Simon Whitlock [111]
2019 14–16 June Dave Chisnall England 8–3 England Chris Dobey [112]
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Austrian Darts Championship

More information Year, Date ...
Year Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-Up Ref.
2019 30 August–1 September Austria Vienna, Multiversum Schwechat Mensur Suljović Austria 8–7 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen [113]
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Dutch Darts Masters

More information Year, Date ...
Year Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-Up Ref.
2012 26–28 October Netherlands Nuland, Van Der Valk Hotel Simon Whitlock Australia 6–1 Australia Paul Nicholson [114]
2013 25–27 October Netherlands Veldhoven, NH Hotel Koningshof Kim Huybrechts Belgium 6–3 Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan [115]
2014 14–16 February Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 6–4 England Mervyn King [116]
2015 5–7 June Netherlands Venray, Evenementenhal Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 6–0 England Justin Pipe [117]
2016 12–14 February Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 6–2 Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney [118]
2017 1–3 September Netherlands Maastricht, MECC Maastricht Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 6–1 England Steve Beaton [119]
2018 11–13 May Netherlands Zwolle, IJsselhallen Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 8–5 Republic of Ireland Steve Lennon [120]
2019 24–26 May Ian White England 8–7 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen [121]
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Belgian Darts Championship

More information Year, Date ...
Year Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-Up Ref.
2020 28 February–1 March Belgium Hasselt, Expo Hasselt Gerwyn Price Wales 8–3 England Michael Smith [122]
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Gibraltar Darts Trophy

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European Darts Matchplay

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German Darts Open

More information Year, Date ...
Year Date Venue Winner Legs Runner-Up Ref.
2017 21–23 April Germany Saarbrücken, Saarlandhalle Peter Wright Scotland 6–5 Netherlands Benito van de Pas [139]
2018 13–15 April Max Hopp Germany 8–7 England Michael Smith [140]
2019 26–28 April Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 8–3 England Ian White [141]
2022 9–11 September Germany Jena, Sparkassen-Arena Peter Wright Scotland 8–6 Belgium Dimitri Van den Bergh [142]
2023 8–10 September Krzysztof Ratajski Poland 8–3 England Stephen Bunting
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Records and statistics

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Perspective

Total finalist appearances

As of 6 April 2025
More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Winner Runner-up Finals
1  Michael van Gerwen 37 12 49
2  Peter Wright 9 11 20
3  Dave Chisnall 8 7 15
4  Gerwyn Price 8 2 10
5  Luke Humphries 7 6 13
6  Michael Smith 6 6 12
7  Phil Taylor 4 0 4
8  Mensur Suljović 3 4 7
9  Ian White 3 3 6
10  Joe Cullen 3 1 4
 Luke Littler 3 1 4
12  Rob Cross 2 8 10
13  Kim Huybrechts 2 4 6
14  James Wade 2 3 5
15  Jonny Clayton 2 2 4
16  Gary Anderson 2 1 3
17  Krzysztof Ratajski 2 0 2
 Martin Schindler 2 0 2
19  Simon Whitlock 1 5 6
20  Mervyn King 1 4 5
21  Nathan Aspinall 1 2 3
 Steve Beaton 1 2 3
 Stephen Bunting 1 2 3
 Justin Pipe 1 2 3
25  Daryl Gurney 1 1 2
 Adrian Lewis 1 1 2
 Ricardo Pietreczko 1 1 2
 Josh Rock 1 1 2
29  José de Sousa 1 0 1
 Damon Heta 1 0 1
 Max Hopp 1 0 1
 Jamie Hughes 1 0 1
 Wes Newton 1 0 1
 Alan Norris 1 0 1
 John Part 1 0 1
 Devon Petersen 1 0 1
 Robert Thornton 1 0 1
 Raymond van Barneveld 1 0 1
 Vincent van der Voort 1 0 1
40  Dirk van Duijvenbode 0 2 2
 Ricky Evans 0 2 2
 Jelle Klaasen 0 2 2
 Paul Nicholson 0 2 2
 Danny Noppert 0 2 2
 William O'Connor 0 2 2
 Benito van de Pas 0 2 2
 Ross Smith 0 2 2
 Dimitri Van den Bergh 0 2 2
49  Jamie Caven 0 1 1
 Mike De Decker 0 1 1
 Chris Dobey 0 1 1
 Brendan Dolan 0 1 1
 Andrew Gilding 0 1 1
 John Henderson 0 1 1
 Terry Jenkins 0 1 1
 Ryan Joyce 0 1 1
 Stuart Kellett 0 1 1
 Steve Lennon 0 1 1
 Jamie Lewis 0 1 1
 Martin Lukeman 0 1 1
 Rowby-John Rodriguez 0 1 1
 Ryan Searle 0 1 1
 Gian van Veen 0 1 1
 James Wilson 0 1 1
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Nine-dart finishes

Twenty-one nine-darters have been thrown on the European Tour. The first one was thrown by Michael Smith in the inaugural tournament in Austria in 2012.[143]

After a gap of just over 5 years between nine-darters, the so-called "Curse of Ross Smith" hung over the European Tour, named after Smith, who got his in the 2013 Gibraltar Darts Trophy. Since Michael van Gerwen broke the curse at the 2018 European Darts Matchplay, there have been fourteen more nine-dart finishes.

More information Player, Year (+ Round) ...
Player Year (+ Round) Method Opponent Result
England Michael Smith 2012 Austrian Darts Open, 1st Round 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12 England Jamie Caven Won
Australia Simon Whitlock 2012 Austrian Darts Open, 2nd Round 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T15, D18 England Joe Cullen Won
England Colin Lloyd 2012 German Darts Championship, 1st Round 3 x T20; (171); 2 x T20, D15 England Alex Roy Won
Wales Mark Webster 2012 German Darts Masters, 1st Round 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12 Germany Andree Welge Lost
England Ian White 2012 German Darts Masters, 3rd Round 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12 England Andy Hamilton Won
England Ross Smith 2013 Gibraltar Darts Trophy, 2nd Round 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T15, D18 England Adrian Lewis Lost
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 2018 European Darts Matchplay, 2nd Round 3 x T20; 2 x T20, T19; 2 x T20, D12 England Ryan Joyce Won
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 2019 European Darts Open, Semi-Final 3 x T20; T20, 2 x T19; T19, Bull, D20 Austria Mensur Suljović Won
England James Wade 2019 German Darts Championship, 3rd Round 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12 England Darren Webster Lost
England Steve Beaton 2019 German Darts Open, 1st Round 2 x T20, T19; 3 x T20; 2 x T20, D12 England Kirk Shepherd Won
Wales Gerwyn Price 2019 Czech Darts Open, 2nd Round 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12 England Glen Durrant Won
England Dave Chisnall 2019 Gibraltar Darts Trophy, Quarter-Final 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12 England James Wade Won
England Dave Chisnall 2022 Belgian Darts Open, Semi-Final 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12 Netherlands Danny Noppert Won
England Luke Humphries 2023 Hungarian Darts Trophy, Final 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12 England Dave Chisnall Lost
England Scott Waites 2023 German Darts Championship, 1st Round 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12 England George Killington Lost
England Luke Littler 2024 Belgian Darts Open, Final 2x T20, T19; 3 x T20; T20, T20, D12 England Rob Cross Won
England Luke Humphries 2024 Baltic Sea Darts Open, Final 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12 England Rob Cross Lost
England Ross Smith 2024 Dutch Darts Championship, 2nd Round T20; 2 x T19; 3x T20; T20, T17, D18 Belgium Dimitri Van den Bergh Lost
Norway Cor Dekker 2024 Hungarian Darts Trophy, 2nd Round 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T15, D18 England Stephen Bunting Lost
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 2024 Hungarian Darts Trophy, 2nd Round 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12 England Martin Lukeman Won
Germany Martin Schindler 2024 Hungarian Darts Trophy, 3rd Round 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12 England Stephen Bunting Lost
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