European Tour 1: Belgian Darts Open 2025
This new European Tour season gets underway with the Belgian Darts Open, which will be the first of 14 PDC European Tour events on the 2025 PDC Pro Tour.
Last year’s Belgian Darts Open was won by Luke ‘The Nuke’ Littler, who beat Rob Cross 8-7 in the final. ‘The Nuke’ hit a 9-darter in the final and will be hoping to replicate this form in this edition of the Belgian Darts Open 2025.
When is the Belgian Darts Open 2025 taking place?
The Belgian Darts Open 2025 will be between March 7th and March 9th, 2025.
Where is the Belgian Darts Open 2025 taking place?
The Belgian Darts Open will return to the Oktoberhallen in Wieze, Belgium.
How to watch the Belgian Darts Open 2025?
All European Tour events are streamed live through Viaplay in the UK, the Netherlands, Poland and all Nordic & Baltic countries, and through DAZN for viewers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Coverage will also be shown on PDCTV (excluding Germany, Austria and Switzerland) and through bookmakers worldwide.
What is the format of the Belgian Darts Open 2025?
| Round | Best of (legs) |
|---|---|
| First Round | 11 legs |
| Quarter-Finals | 11 legs |
| Semi-Finals | 13 legs |
| Final | 15 legs |
What is the prize money for the Belgian Darts Open 2025?
Here is the full breakdown of this year's prize money for the European Tour 1: Belgian Darts Open 2025:
| Position | Prize Money |
|---|---|
| Winner | £30,000 |
| Runner-up | £12,000 |
| Semi-finalist | £8,000 |
| Quarter-finalist | £6,000 |
| Third Round | £4,000 |
| Second Round* | £2,500 |
| Frist Round | £1,250 |
| Total: | £175,000 |
*Seeded players who lose in the second round are not credited with prize money on any Order of Merit. If a qualifying player becomes a seeded player due to withdrawals, they shall be credited with their prize money on all Orders of Merit regardless of how far they progress in the event
Who has qualified for the Belgian Darts Open 2025?
In a change from the previous year, the top 16 on the two-year main PDC Order of Merit ranking will now be seeded and enter the tournament in the second round, while the 16 qualifiers from the one-year PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit ranking will enter in the first round. The seedings were confirmed on 7 February.
| PDC Main Order of Merit | |
|---|---|
| Luke Humphries | Luke Littler |
| Michael van Gerwen | Rob Cross |
| Stephen Bunting | Jonny Clayton |
| Dave Chisnall | Damon Heta |
| Gerwyn Price | Nathan Aspinall |
| Chris Dobey | Danny Noppert |
| Peter Wright | James Wade |
| Gary Anderson | Dimitri Van den Bergh |
| PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit | |
|---|---|
| Ryan Searle | Josh Rock |
| Martin Schindler | Ross Smith |
| Daryl Gurney | Gian van Veen |
| Raymond van Barneveld | Cameron Menzies |
| Mike De Decker | Michael Smith |
| Wessel Nijman | Ritchie Edhouse |
| Jermaine Wattimena | Dirk van Duijvenbode |
| Ricardo Pietreczko | Luke Woodhouse |
| PDC Belgium Tour Card Holder Qualifiers | |
|---|---|
| Cam Crabtree | Thomas Lovely |
| Ryan Joyce | Thibault Tricole |
| Matthew Dennant | Darryl Pilgram |
| Jim Long | Matt Campbell |
| James Hurrell | Owen Bates |
| Host Nation Qualifier | |
|---|---|
| Cedric Waegsmans | Sybren Gijbels |
| Patrick De Backer | Francois Schweyen |
| Nordic & Baltic Qualifier |
|---|
| Darius Labanauskas |
| East European Qualifier |
|---|
| Boris Krcmar |
How do you qualify for the Belgian Darts Open 2025?
With 48 darts players selected for the Belgian Darts Open and they broke down by the following:
- 16 places go to the top 16 of the PDC Order of Merit and enter in round 2.
- 16 places go to the top 16 of the PDC ProTour Order of Merit (excluding players already qualified via the PDC Order of Merit).
- 10 places go to the winners, the Tour Card Holder Qualifiers, in which up to 112 players compete.
- 4 players from Host Nation Qualifiers. These qualifying tournaments are open to darts players from the country in which the European Tour event is taking place.
- 1 place goes to the winner of the Nordic & Baltic Associate Member Qualifiers.
- 1 place goes to the winner of the East European Associate Member Qualifiers.
What is the schedule of the Belgian Darts Open 2025?
FRIDAY 7th MARCH
Afternoon Session (1200-1600 GMT)
First Round x8
Evening Session (1800-2200 GMT)
First Round x8
SATURDAY 8th MARCH
Afternoon Session (1200-1600 GMT)
Second Round x8
Evening Session (1800-2200 GMT)
Second Round x8
SUNDAY 9th MARCH
Afternoon Session (1200-1600 GMT)
Third Round x8
Evening Session (1800-2200 GMT)
Quarter-Final, Semi-Final, Final