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European Tour Tickets

The 2023 European Tour will take place from February to October at venues across Europe.

Tickets are on sale now through PDC Europe .

For ticket information for the Czech Darts Open (ET8), please click here.

Tickets for the Hungarian Darts Trophy (ET12) can be purchased here.

ET1 – Interwetten Baltic Sea Darts Open February 24-26, Wunderino Arena, Kiel, Germany

ET2 - Interwetten European Darts Open March 24-26, Ostermann Arena, Leverkusen, Germany

ET3 - Interwetten International Darts Open March 31-April 2, Sachsenarena, Riesa, Germany

ET4 - Interwetten German Darts Grand Prix April 8-10, Zenith, Munich, Germany

ET5 - Interwetten Austrian Darts Open April 21-23, Steiermarkhalle, Graz, Austria

ET6 - Dutch Darts Championship April 28-30, WTC Leeuwarden, Netherlands

ET7 - Belgian Darts Open May 5-7, Oktoberhallen, Wieze, Belgium

ET8 - Czech Darts Open May 12-14, Hala Kralovka, Prague, Czech Republic

ET9 - Interwetten European Darts Grand Prix May 26-28, Glaspalast, Sindelfingen, Germany

ET10 - Interwetten European Darts Matchplay June 30-July 2, Arena Trier, Germany

ET11 - Interwetten German Darts Open September 8-10, Sparkassen-Arena, Jena, Germany

ET12 - Hungarian Darts Trophy September 22-24, BOK Sportcsarnok, Budapest, Hungary

ET13 - Interwetten German Darts Championship October 13-15, Halle 39, Hildesheim, Germany

Tickets sold subject to standard PDC Europe Terms & Conditions. Ticket prices stated do not include any booking or transaction fees. The PDC advise fans to only purchase tickets from official Box Offices advertised on the PDC website.

Ticket information & Terms & Conditions available at  pdc.tv/tickets .

The 2023 PDC European Championships – Draw, Schedule, Results and How To Watch

Here is the draw, schedule, results and how to watch the 2023 PDC European Championships the one-stop page with everything you need this weekend for all the action in Dortmund as the top 32 from the Euro Tour order of merit go head to head.

The Draw 2023 PDC European Championships 

Draw Bracket

(1) Dave Chisnall v (32) Chris Dobey

(16) Martin Schindler v (17) Stephen Bunting

(8) Michael Smith v (25) Raymond van Barneveld

(9) Peter Wright v (24) Gabriel Clemens

(4) Gerwyn Price v (29) Keane Barry

(13) Nathan Aspinall v (20) Ryan Searle

(5) Rob Cross v (28) Dimitri Van den Bergh

(12) Danny Noppert v (21) Andrew Gilding

(2) Luke Humphries v (31) Brendan Dolan

(15) Krzysztof Ratajski v (18) Joe Cullen

(7) Dirk van Duijvenbode v (26) James Wade

(10) Jonny Clayton v (23) Jose de Sousa

(3) Michael van Gerwen v (30) Madars Razma

(14) Ricardo Pietreczko v (19) Ross Smith

(6) Damon Heta v (27) Gian van Veen

(11) Josh Rock v (22) Daryl Gurney

Session Schedule

Thursday October 26 (1845-2300 CEST, 1745-2200 BST)

First Round x8

Danny Noppert 6-0 Andrew Gilding

Nathan Aspinall 6-3 Ryan Searle

Chris Dobey 6-2 Dave Chisnall

Rob Cross 6-2 Dimitri Van den Bergh

Gerwyn Price 6-1 Keane Barry

Peter Wright 6-5 Gabriel Clemens

Michael Smith 6-1 Raymond van Barneveld

Stephen Bunting 6-1 Martin Schindler

Friday October 27 (1845-2300 CEST, 1745-2200 BST)

Gian van Veen 6-1 Damon Heta

Krzysztof Ratajski 6-3 Joe Cullen

Daryl Gurney 6-2 Josh Rock

Jose De Sousa 6-4 Jonny Clayton

James Wade 6-3 Dirk van Duijvenbode

Luke Humphries 6-1 Brendan Dolan

Michael van Gerwen 6-5 Madars Razma

Ricardo Pietreczko 6-3 Ross Smith

Saturday October 28

Second Round

Afternoon Session (1300-1700 CEST, 1200-1600 BST)

Chris Dobey 10-8 Stephen Bunting

Danny Noppert 10-7 Rob Cross

Gerwyn Price 10-5 Nathan Aspinall

Peter Wright 10-4 Michael Smith

Evening Session

Gian van Veen 10-6 Daryl Gurney

James Wade 10-1 Jose de Sousa

Luke Humphries 10-5 Krzysztof Ratajski

Michael van Gerwen 10-7 Ricardo Pietreczko

2023 Machineseeker European Championship

Sunday October 29

Afternoon Session (1300-1700 CET)

Quarter-Finals

Chris Dobey v Peter Wright

Gerwyn Price v Danny Noppert

Luke Humphries v James Wade

Michael van Gerwen v Gian van Veen

Best of 19 legs

Evening Session (1900-2300 CET)

Semi-Finals

Dobey/Wright v Price/Noppert

Humphries/Wade v Van Gerwen/Van Veen

Best of 21 legs

First Round – Best of 11 legs

Second Round – Best of 19 legs

Quarter-Finals – Best of 19 legs

Semi-Finals – Best of 21 legs

Final – Best of 21 legs

How To Watch

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The live streams are of the highest quality and can be watched for free on Bet365. As long as you have money in your account then you are able to watch. During the stream, you will be provided with some of the best live stats about the game. This is what sets watching live stream darts apart from the rest, as you get the stats before anyone else as they are on your screen with the game.

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European Championship darts 2023: Draw, schedule, betting odds, results & live ITV4 coverage details

The full results and round-ups from the Machineseeker European Championship, which takes place in Dortmund, Germany from October 26-29.

The latest televised major of a hectic winter of darts took place at the Westfalenhalle where Peter Wright lifted the trophy for a second time.

You can follow how the event unfolded right here.

European Championship: Draw & tournament bracket

• (9) Peter Wright 11-6 James Wade (26)

SEMI-FINALS

• (9) Peter Wright 11-8 Danny Noppert (12)
• (26) James Wade 11-9 Gian van Veen (27)

QUARTER-FINALS

• (32) Chris Dobey 8-10 Peter Wright (9)
• (4) Gerwyn Price 8-10 Danny Noppert (12)
• (2) Luke Humphries 6-10 James Wade (26)
• (3) Michael van Gerwen 6-10 Gian van Veen (27)
• (32) Chris Dobey 10-8 Stephen Bunting (17)
• (8) Michael Smith 4-10 Peter Wright (9)
• (4) Gerwyn Price 10-5 Nathan Aspinall (13)
• (5) Rob Cross 7-10 Danny Noppert (12)
• (2) Luke Humphries 10-5 Krzysztof Ratajski (15)
• (26) James Wade 10-1 Jose de Sousa (23)
• (3) Michael van Gerwen 10-7 Ricardo Pietreczko (14)
• (27) Gian van Veen 10-6 Daryl Gurney (22)
• (1) Dave Chisnall 2-6 Chris Dobey (32)
• (16) Martin Schindler 1-6 Stephen Bunting (17)
• (8) Michael Smith 6-1 Raymond van Barneveld (25)
• (9) Peter Wright 6-5 Gabriel Clemens (24)
• (4) Gerwyn Price 6-1 Keane Barry (29)
• (13) Nathan Aspinall 6-3 Ryan Searle (20)
• (5) Rob Cross 6-2 Dimitri Van den Bergh (28)
• (12) Danny Noppert 6-0 Andrew Gilding (21)
• (2) Luke Humphries 6-1 Brendan Dolan (31)
• (15) Krzysztof Ratajski 6-3 Joe Cullen (18)
• (7) Dirk van Duijvenbode 3-6 James Wade (26)
• (10) Jonny Clayton 4-6 Jose de Sousa (23)
• (3) Michael van Gerwen 6-5 Madars Razma (30)
• (14) Ricardo Pietreczko 6-3 Ross Smith (19)
• (6) Damon Heta 1-6 Gian van Veen (27)
• (11) Josh Rock 2-6 Daryl Gurney (22)

European Championship: Daily schedule & results

Thursday October 26 Evening Session (1845-2300 CEST, 1745-2200 BST) First Round (Best of 11 legs) TV Channel: ITV4

• Danny Noppert 6-0 Andrew Gilding
• Nathan Aspinall 6-3 Ryan Searle
• Chris Dobey 6-2 Dave Chisnall
• Rob Cross 6-2 Dimitri Van den Bergh
• Gerwyn Price 6-1 Keane Barry
• Peter Wright 6-5 Gabriel Clemens
• Michael Smith 6-1 Raymond van Barneveld
• Stephen Bunting 6-1 Martin Schindler

Friday October 27 Evening Session (2000 local time, 1900 BST) First Round (Best of 11 legs) TV Channel: ITV4

• Damon Heta 1-6 Gian van Veen
• Krzysztof Ratajski 6-3 Joe Cullen
• Josh Rock 2-6 Daryl Gurney
• Jonny Clayton 4-6 Jose De Sousa
• Dirk van Duijvenbode 3-6 James Wade
• Luke Humphries 6-1 Brendan Dolan
• Michael van Gerwen 6-5 Madars Razma
• Ricardo Pietreczko 6-3 Ross Smith

Saturday October 28 Afternoon Session (1300-1700 CEST, 1200-1600 BST) Second Round (Best of 19 legs) TV Channel: ITV4

• Chris Dobey 10-8 Stephen Bunting
• Danny Noppert 10-7 Rob Cross
• Gerwyn Price 10-5 Nathan Aspinall
• Peter Wright 10-4 Michael Smith

Evening Session (1900-2300 CEST, 1800-2200 BST) Second Round (Best of 19 legs) TV Channel: ITV4

• Gian van Veen 10-6 Daryl Gurney
• James Wade 10-1 Jose de Sousa
• Luke Humphries 10-5 Krzysztof Ratajski
• Michael van Gerwen 10-7 Ricardo Pietreczko

Sunday October 29 Afternoon Session (1300-1700 CET, 1200-1600 GMT) TV Channel: ITV4 Quarter-Finals (Best of 19 legs)

• Chris Dobey 8-10 Peter Wright
• Gerwyn Price 8-10 Danny Noppert
• Luke Humphries 6-10 James Wade
• Michael van Gerwen 6-10 Gian van Veen

Evening Session (1900-2300 CET, 1800-2200 GMT) TV Channel: ITV4 Semi-Final (Best of 21 legs)

• Peter Wright 11-8 Danny Noppert
• James Wade 11-9 Gian van Veen

Final (Best of 21 legs)

• Peter Wright 11-6 James Wade

European Championship odds

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What channel is the European Championship Darts on?

The Machineseeker European Championship will be broadcast live on ITV4 in the UK, through the PDC's worldwide broadcast partners including DAZN and Viaplay, and on PDCTV (excluding subscribers based in the UK, Germany, Austria & Switzerland).

Are there tickets available for the European Championship?

Click here to book tickets for the 2023 Machineseeker European Championship.

European Championship Darts: Prize money

• Winner : £120,000
• Runner-up : £60,000
• Semi-final : £32,000
• Quarter-final : £20,000
• Last 16 : £10,000
• Last 32 : £6,000
• Total : £500,000
• Nine-Darter Bonus £15,000

European Tour Results 2023

Baltic sea darts open (european tour).

• Final: Dave Chisnall 8-5 Luke Humphries
• Tournament Results : Wunderino Arena, Kiel, February 24-26

European Darts Open (European Tour)

• Final: Gerwyn Price 8-7 Dirk van Duijvenbode
• Tournament Results : Ostermann Arena, Leverkusen, March 24-26

International Darts Open (European Tour)

• Final: Gerwyn Price 8-4 Michael van Gerwen
• Tournament Results : Sachsenarena, Riesa, March 31-April 2

German Darts Grand Prix (European Tour)

• Final: Michael Smith 8-5 Nathan Aspinall
• Tournament Results : Zenith, Munich, April 8-10

Austrian Darts Open (European Tour)

• Final: Jonny Clayton 8-6 Josh Rock
• Tournament Results : Steiermarkhalle, Graz, April 21-23

Dutch Darts Championship (European Tour)

• Tournament Results : WTC Leeuwarden, April 28-30

Belgian Darts Open (European Tour)

• Final: Michael van Gerwen 8-6 Luke Humphries
• Tournament Results : Oktoberhallen, Wieze, May 5-7

Czech Darts Open (European Tour)

• Final: Peter Wright 8-6 Dave Chisnall
• Tournament Results : Hala Kralovka, Prague, May 12-14

European Darts Grand Prix (European Tour)

• Final: Rob Cross 8-6 Luke Humphries
• Tournament Results : Glaspalast, Sindelfingen, May 26-28

European Darts Matchplay (European Tour)

• Final: Luke Humphries 8-7 Dirk van Duijvenbode
• Tournament Results : Arena Trier, June 30-July 2

German Darts Open (European Tour)

• Final: Krzysztof Ratajski 8-3 Stephen Bunting
• Tournament Results : Sparkassen-Arena, Jena, September 8-10

Hungarian Darts Trophy (European Tour)

• Final: Dave Chisnall 8-7 Luke Humphries
• Tournament Results : BOK Sportcsarnok, Budapest, September 22-24

German Darts Championship (European Tour)

• Final: Ricardo Pietreczko 8-4 Peter Wright
• Tournament Results : Halle 39, Hildesheim, October 13-15

European Championship Darts: Previous winners

• 2022: Ross Smith 11-7 Michael Smith
• 2021: Rob Cross 11-8 Michael van Gerwen
• 2020: Peter Wright 11-4 James Wade
• 2019: Rob Cross 11-6 Gerwyn Price
• 2018: James Wade 11-8 Simon Whitlock
• 2017: Michael van Gerwen 11-7 Rob Cross
• 2016: Michael van Gerwen 11-1 Mensur Suljovic
• 2015: Michael van Gerwen 11-10 Gary Anderson
• 2014: Michael van Gerwen 11-4 Terry Jenkins
• 2013: Adrian Lewis 11-6 Simon Whitlock
• 2012: Simon Whitlock 11-5 Wes Newton
• 2011: Phil Taylor 11-8 Adrian Lewis
• 2010: Phil Taylor 11-1 Wayne Jones
• 2009: Phil Taylor 11-3 Steve Beaton
• 2008: Phil Taylor 11-5 Adrian Lewis

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Fixtures & Results

Austrian Darts Open

Pdc european tour 2024.

Die Austrian Darts Open sind das f�nfte von insgesamt 13 Turnieren der PDC European Tour. Sie finden vom 26. bis 28. April 2024 in der Steiermarkhalle, Graz/Premstätten, Österreich statt.

Jonny Clayton entschied 2023 in Graz ein hochklassiges Endspiel gegen Josh Rock mit 8:6 f�r sich. Der Waliser gewann den Titel der Austrian Darts Open zum insgesamt zweiten Mal. Rock war durch einen Whitewash gegen Michael van Gerwen in das Finale gelangt, Clayton drehte in der Vorschlussrunde einen deutlichen R�ckstand gegen Daryl Gurney zum Erfolg. Mensur Suljovic schaffte es als bester �sterreicher in das Viertelfinale.

Die Qualifikationskriterien wurden 2024 �berarbeitet. Die Top-16 der Weltrangliste sind automatisch f�r alle Events der European Tour teilnahmeberechtigt. Hinzu kommen die besten 16 Spieler des Pro Tour-Order of Merit (f�r die zweite Runde gesetzt), zehn Gewinner eines Qualifikationsturniers f�r Inhaber einer Tourkarte, vier nationale Qualifkanten, ein Spieler aus der Region Nordic & Baltic und ein osteurop�ischer Qualifikant.

Alle Spiele werden auf der Bühne ausgetragen. Die gesetzten Spieler greifen am Samstag, den 27. April in das Geschehen ein. Sonntags finden die dritte Runde, die Viertel- und Halbfinale sowie das Finale statt.

Alle Spiele bis zum Viertelfinale werden im Format Best of 11 Legs gespielt, das bedeutet, dass derjenige gewinnt, der zuerst sechs Legs verbuchen kann. Die Professional Darts Corporation gab 2018 für die Halbfinals und das Finale eine Verlängerung der Distanz bekannt. Die Vorschlussrunde wird nun Best of 13 Legs gespielt, das Endspiel im Format Best of 15 Legs.

European Tour 5

Austrian darts open spielplan.

Freitag, 26. April 2024, 13 bis 17 Uhr 1. Runde, Best of 11 Legs

Freitag, 26. April 2024, 19.15 bis 23.15 Uhr 1. Runde, Best of 11 Legs

Samstag, 27. April 2024, 13 bis 18 Uhr 2. Runde, Best of 11 Legs

Samstag, 27. April 2024, 19.15 bis 23.15 Uhr 2. Runde, Best of 11 Legs

Sonntag, 28. April 2024, 13 bis 17 Uhr 3. Runde, Best of 11 Legs

Sonntag, 28. April 2024, ab 19.15 Uhr Viertelfinale, Best of 11 Legs

Sonntag, 28. April 2024, ab 21 Uhr Halbfinale, Best of 13 Legs

Sonntag, 28. April 2024, ab 23 Uhr Finale, Best of 15 Legs

Preisgelder der Austrian Darts Open

Austrian darts open teilnehmer.

Gesetzte Spieler

01. Dave Chisnall 02. Damon Heta 03. Luke Humphries* 04. Gerwyn Price* 05. Rob Cross 06. Jonny Clayton 07. Michael van Gerwen 08. Gary Anderson* 09. Josh Rock 10. Dirk van Duijvenbode 11. Ryan Searle 12. Danny Noppert 13. Peter Wright 14. Ricardo Pietreczko 15. Stephen Bunting 16. Ross Smith

*Luke Humphries, Gerwyn Price und Gary Anderson sagten ihre Teilnahme ab. Richard Veenstra, Daniel Klose und Ricky Evans r�cken �ber die Reserveliste nach.

Qualifikanten �ber ProTour-Rangliste

Krzysztof Ratajski Joe Cullen Daryl Gurney Andrew Gilding Raymond van Barneveld Gian van Veen Chris Dobey Martin Schindler Ryan Joyce Jos� de Sousa James Wade Brendan Dolan Luke Littler Dimitri Van den Bergh Gabriel Clemens Mike De Decker

Sieger des Qualifikationsturniers f�r Tourkarten-Inhaber

Danny Lauby Jeffrey de Zwaan Karel Sedlacek Dom Taylor Wessel Nijman Martin Lukeman Arron Monk Graham Hall Madars Razma Ritchie Edhouse

Osteurop�ischer Qualifikant

Romeo Grbavac

Lokale Qualifikanten

Zoran Lerchbacher Dominik Haberl Hannes Schnier Christian G�dl

Nordic Baltic Qualifikant

Darius Labanauskas

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▶ Austrian Darts Open Statistiken (PDF, 919 kB)

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Luke Littler set to disappoint fans as star reveals plan after winning Austrian Darts Open

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Published: 29/04/2024

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Luke Littler says he plans to reduce his schedule after winning a second European Tour title in Austria on Sunday.

The 17-year-old stormed to victory over Joe Cullen in the final in Graz to pick up another £30,000 in prize winnings.

Littler is flying high at the top of the Premier League, having won three of the last five nights in the competition.

He is on the cusp of securing qualification for the play-off stage and he took his fine recent form to Austria at the weekend.

Luke Littler confirmed he plans to reduce his schedule after winning the Austrian Darts Open

Littler overcame Zoran Lerchbacher on Friday and Damon Heta on Saturday to secure his place in Sunday's final stages.

He beat Krzysztof Ratajski and Danny Noppert to reach the semi-final, where he faced fellow Englishman Ross Smith.

Littler eased past the 35-year-old with a 7-2 win to set up the final against Cullen.

He was not at his best in the final but was still far too good for his opponent, winning 8-4.

Littler's rise up the rankings means he now qualifies automatically for European Tour events.

But he is set to disappoint some fans by admitting he plans to play fewer tournaments.

Littler said: "Yeah if I do well then obviously if I get into the other majors and I've secured myself then I can just drop out of stuff and take the days off as chilling and look onto the next thing.

"So winning this has done me really well."

It is the fourth PDC tournament Littler has won since bursting onto the scene at the World Darts Championship last December.

He won the Bahrain Masters in January and a Players Championship event in February.

Littler's last success before Sunday was at the Belgian Darts Open in March, with much of his focus since being on the Premier League.

His form in Austria proved he is currently the player to beat in the world of darts.

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Luke Littler was given a green jacket following his win at the Austrian Darts Open

The teenager, who was given a green jacket for his win, was delighted to pick up another trophy.

Littler added: "I'm just happy to get over the line again.

"It didn't happen [at the European Darts Grand Prix] in Sindelfingen but I've come here and I've put myself right and won another one.

"We started off really well but I think I stuck at it and Joe started to fall off and I saw that and I put my scoring back on top of his and I got over the line.

Luke Littler has now won two European Tour events

"I said Belgium was good but these [fans] are so much better, better than Belgium 100 per cent!

"This weekend has been good, my darts have been good and these guys [the crowd] have helped me so much."

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Austrian Darts Open 2024: Schedule, results, start time, stream TV channel as Luke Littler into second round in Graz

• Nyle Smith , Sport SEO Editor
• Published : 21:47, 28 Apr 2024
• Updated : 21:50, 28 Apr 2024
• Published : Invalid Date,

DARTS events have been coming thick and fast this season - and next on the schedule is the Austrian Open.

Jonny Clayton is the reigning champion after defeating Josh Rock 8-6 in a thrilling final last year.

However, Clayton went crashing out in the third round at the hands of Martin Schindler.

Going by current form, Luke Littler is expected to replace Clayton as the Austrian champ.

Austrian Darts Open 2024 schedule/results

Friday, April 26

First Round

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Afternoon Session (12pm BST)

• Wessel Nijman 6-5 Romeo Grbavac
• Jeffrey de Zwaan 6-3 Karel Sedlacek
• Danny Lauby 6-4 Ryan Joyce
• Brendan Dolan 6-3 Hannes Schnier
• Richard Veenstra 6-5 Ricky Evans
• Darius Labanauskas 6-4 Madars Razma
• Arron Monk 4-6 Ritchie Edhouse
• Dom Taylor 6-0 Christian Goedl

Evening Session (6pm BST)

• Martin Lukeman 3-6 Daryl Gurney
• Andrew Gilding 6-2 Dominik Haberl
• Jose de Sousa 1-6 Gian van Veen
• Graham Hall 2-6 Chris Dobey
• Martin Schindler 6-4 James Wade
• Raymond van Barneveld 6-5 Mike De Decker
• Dimitri van den Bergh 6-5 Gabriel Clemens
• Luke Littler 6-2 Zoran Lerchbacher

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Saturday, April 27

Second Round

• Krzysztof Ratajski 6-2 Dom Taylor
• Danny Noppert 6-3 Wessel Nijman
• Dirk van Duijvenbode 2-6 Ritchie Edhouse
• Stephen Bunting 6-5 Richard Veenstra
• Ryan Searle 5-6 Gian van Veen
• Joe Cullen v Darius Labanauskas
• Rob Cross v Daryl Gurney
• Dave Chisnall v Brendan Dolan
• Ricardo Pietreczko 0-6 Martin Schindler
• Daniel Klose 6-2 Andrew Gilding
• Ross Smith 6-5 Raymond van Barneveld
• Josh Rock 6-5 Dimitri van den Bergh
• Michael van Gerwen 6-1 Jeffrey de Zwaan
• Peter Wright 6-5 Danny Lauby
• Jonny Clayton 6-`1 Chris Dobey
• Damon Heta 2-6 Luke Littler

Sunday, April 28

Third Round

• Dave Chisnall 3-6 Joe Cullen
• Ritchie Edhouse 4-6 Gian van Veen
• Daryl Gurney 3-6 Stephen Bunting
• Martin Schindler 6-3 Jonny Clayton
• Krzysztof Ratajski 3-6 Luke Littler
• Danny Noppert 6-3 Josh Rock
• Daniel Klose 2-6 Ross Smith
• Michael van Gerwen 6-4 Peter Wright

Quarter-Finals

• Joe Cullen 6-3 Gian van Veen
• Stephen Bunting 6-5 Martin Schindler
• Luke Littler 6-5 Danny Noppert
• Ross Smith 6-1 Michael van Gerwen

Semi-Finals

• Joe Cullen 7-5 Stephen Bunting
• Luke Littler 7-2 Ross Smith
• Joe Cullen 4-8 Luke Littler

How can I watch the Austrian Darts Open 2024?

Darts fans in the UK can watch the fifth Euro Tour tournament of the year on PDC.TV. Viewers will need a subscription.

However, DAZN and Viaplay will have official coverage of the entire competition for viewers outside of the UK.

The Austrian Darts Open consists of three tournament days - afternoon sessions start at 12pm BST and evening sessions start at 6pm BST.

What is the Austrian Darts Open 2024 prize money?

There will be a total prize pot of £175,000 up for grabs.

• Winner: £30,000
• Runner-up: 12,000
• Semi-finalists: £8,500
• Quarter-finalists: £6,000
• Third round losers: £4,000
• Second round losers: £2,500
• First round losers: £1,250

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Tournament centre European Championship 2023: Schedule, all results, TV Guide and prize money breakdown

Stay fully informed about the latest events during the European Championship 2023 in our tournament centre . Here you will find the playing schedule , all results, information about the prize money distribution and ITV's TV Guide .

The field of participants for the European Championship in Dortmund consists of the 32 best players from the European Tour tournaments during this season. Ross Smith is the defending champion at the European Championship. 'Smudger' provided a huge stunt in the final last year by beating Michael Smith 11-8.

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Prize money breakdown european championship darts 2023 with £500,000 on offer, schedule european championship 2023.

Thursday, Oct. 26 (from 5:45 p.m.)

First round

Danny Noppert (106.09) 6-0 (89.31) Andrew Gilding

Nathan Aspinall (98.47) 6-3 (95.80) Ryan Searle

Dave Chisnall (94.91) 2-6 (95.27) Chris Dobey

Rob Cross (99.87) 6-2 (92.47) Dimitri Van den Bergh

Gerwyn Price (91.66) 6-1 (84.13) Keane Barry

Peter Wright (94.83) 6-5 (97.94) Gabriel Clemens

Michael Smith (98.80) 6-1 (90.17) Raymond van Barneveld

Martin Schindler (95.87) 1-6 (101.42) Stephen Bunting

Friday, Oct. 27 (from 5:45 p.m.)

Damon Heta (98.47) 1-6 (107.34) Gian van Veen

Krzysztof Ratajski (94.21) 6-3 (98.81) Joe Cullen

Josh Rock (100.15) 2-6 (98.62) Daryl Gurney

Jonny Clayton (91.00) 4-6 (89.22) Jose De Sousa

Dirk van Duijvenbode (75.71) 3-6 (80.06) James Wade

Luke Humphries (97.10) 6-1 (90.91) Brendan Dolan

Michael van Gerwen (97.86) 6-5 (104.92) Madars Razma

Ricardo Pietreczko (104.28) 6-3 (98.59) Ross Smith

Saturday, Oct. 28

Afternoon session (from 12 p.m.)

Second round (4x)

Chris Dobey (97.64) 10-8 (96.05) Stephen Bunting

Rob Cross (92.86) 7-10 (93.54) Danny Noppert

Gerwyn Price (102.27) 10-5 (93.89) Nathan Aspinall

Michael Smith (92.32) 4-10 (96.47) Peter Wright

Evening session (from 6 p.m.)

Gian van Veen (93.61) 10-6 (88.41) Daryl Gurney

James Wade (95.53) 10-1 (82.58) Jose de Sousa

Luke Humphries (96.96) 10-5 (94.83) Krzysztof Ratajski

Michael van Gerwen (104.12) 10-7 (95.19) Ricardo Pietreczko

Sunday, Oct. 29

Quarter-Finals

Chris Dobey (99.17) 8-10 (99.61) Peter Wright

Gerwyn Price (96.92) 8-10 (101.03) Danny Noppert

Luke Humphries (95.06) 6-10 (98.41) James Wade

Michael van Gerwen (93.75) 6-10 (93.67) Gian van Veen

Semi-Finals

Peter Wright (100.42) 11-8 (97.01) Danny Noppert

James Wade (93.63) 11-9 (89.69) Gian van Veen

Peter Wright (97.39) 11-6 (92.09) James Wade

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Sat 04 May 2024

Tight league title races play out across European soccer. Belgium aims for more epic last-day drama

GENEVA (AP) — The helicopter is on standby again.

Its task? To deliver the Belgian league trophy to the winner of another three-team title race that can only hope to match the epic climax of last season .

European soccer has intense title chases for fans to savor this month: The Arsenal-Manchester City duel in England will get the most attention while, away from the “big five” leagues, traditional city rivalries are playing out in Scotland, Turkey and Portugal.

Still, the best drama might be found in Belgium for a second straight year when the last round of games is played May 26.

It was an instant classic last June 4 when three different teams led the in-play league standings during the final six minutes of the season.

Toby Alderweireld’s 20-meter (yard) shot deep in stoppage time won a first league title in 66 years for Royal Antwerp with a 2-2 draw at Genk that took the trophy from the home team. Genk had one hand on it for just a few minutes after Union Saint-Gilloise’s one-goal lead at home to Club Brugge entering the 89th collapsed into a 3-1 loss.

Hovering above Union’s stadium near Brussels, with a police escort waiting on the ground, had been a helicopter carrying league CEO Lorin Parys, the championship trophy, and a 16-year-old boy who was helping present it as a Make-A-Wish Foundation project.

“The Union chairman, Alex Muzio, said the whole stadium saw the helicopter turn away,” Parys told The Associated Press in an interview this week.

The flight path changed toward Genk, then Antwerp to land eventually next to the stadium where the triumphant players traveled from their game to join fans who had watched a big-screen broadcast there. They poured on to the field to celebrate Alderweireld’s strike — a “mythic goal,” Parys said.

“You felt like the whole country was enraptured in the one story,” Parys said. “We have the unscripted drama and that is the role of the league.”

Union is again chasing a first-ever title — now against a revived Anderlecht and Brugge, the traditional powers who reached a series of European finals in the 1970s and 80s.

Union topped the regular season standings but started the championship playoff group with four straight losses. The top six teams keep half their regular season points tally for the decisive round-robin group.

“It makes everything more exciting and different outcomes possible,” Parys said of the clubs’ decision to halve points tallies that is unusual in Europe.

Anderlecht and Brugge are tied on points with four rounds left and Union trails by one before hosting Anderlecht on Sunday. The title winner's reward is direct entry to the revamped 36-team Champions League in September. The runner-up enters qualifying rounds in August.

On May 26, the title rivals all play in different cities — Anderlecht at Antwerp, Brugge hosts city rival Cercle and Union hosts Genk.

The helicopter will be ready.

CITY RIVALRIES

Celtic-Rangers and Galatasaray-Fenerbahce are among soccer's most emotional and hostile rivalries.

In Glasgow, one more derby game on May 11 — at Celtic Park — could be decisive as the defending champion holds a three-point lead over Rangers with four rounds left.

In Istanbul, a Galatasaray team fired by Mauro Icardi’s 21 league goals leads by four points with four rounds left and hosts second-place Fenerbahce on May 19. It’s their tightest head-to-head title race since 2015.

Sporting Lisbon is back on top under coach Rúben Amorim and looking to repeat their surprise title won in 2021 . Sporting leads crosstown rival Benfica by five points with three rounds left.

In Prague, Sparta starts the Czech league championship playoff group this weekend with a four-point lead from Slavia. Sparta hosts the derby game on May 11.

The champions of Scotland and Portugal go direct into the Champions League, but in Turkey and the Czech Republic champions go into the qualifying rounds.

FOUR-TEAM RACE

Greece has four teams chasing the title in the six-team championship group of a turbulent season which resumes May 12. PAOK meets Olympiakos to make up their games in hand before the final two rounds.

AEK Athens leads PAOK, which topped the regular season standings, and Panathinaikos by four points. Fourth-place Olympiakos is a further point back.

AEK goes to Olympiakos on May 15, though Olympiakos may yet play one more time at AEK’s stadium which hosts the Europa Conference League final on May 29. Olympiakos won 4-2 at Aston Villa on Thursday in the first leg of their semifinal.

SALZBURG GOES FLAT

Salzburg, backed by drinks giant Red Bull, has won 10 straight Austrian titles and qualified to play at the inaugural 32-team FIFA Club World Cup next year among 12 European entries.

But Sturm Graz leads the Bundesliga championship group, after Salzburg topped the regular season standings. Salzburg lost back-to-back away games, conceding seven goals, and now trails Sturm by three points with three rounds left.

Chasing a first title for 13 years, Sturm ends its season against LASK and Klagenfurt — the teams that beat Salzburg.

BEST SEASON?

Bayer Leverkusen is team of the season in Europe. An astonishing, out-of-nowhere unbeaten run is now at 47 games with up to six left in the Bundesliga, German Cup final and Europa League.

Still, Leverkusen’s league statistics — 81 points from 31 games, at an average of 2.61 — is the same as Sporting Lisbon and trails three teams in leading European leagues.

Serie A champion Inter Milan is averaging 2.62 points and PSV Eindhoven is on 2.71 having started the Dutch season with 17 straight wins until drawing a game in January.

Galatasaray's 93 points from 34 games so far is a 2.74 average and a rare 100-point tally is in sight.

AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer