European Tour 3: International Darts Open 2025
In last year edition of the 2025 International Darts Open, Germany's Martin Schindler defeated Gerwyn Price 8-5 in the final but can 'The Wall' defend his crown this year?
Luke ‘The Nuke’ Littler won the first European Tour event of 2025 and Nathan Aspinall clinched his maiden European Tour title in the last European Tour event.
When is the International Darts Open 2025 taking place?
The International Darts Open 2025 will be between April 4th and April 6th, 2025.
Where is the International Darts Open 2025 taking place?
The European Darts Trophy will take place at the WT Energiesysteme Arena, Riesa, Germany.
How to watch the International 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 International 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 International Darts Open?
Here is the full breakdown of this year's prize money for the European Tour 3: International 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 International 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 14 February.
| PDC Main Order of Merit | |
|---|---|
| Luke Humphries | Michael van Gerwen* |
| Rob Cross | Stephen Bunting |
| Jonny Clayton | Dave Chisnall |
| Damon Heta | Gerwyn Price |
| Chris Dobey | Nathan Aspinall |
| Peter Wright | Danny Noppert |
| James Wade | Dimitri Van den Bergh |
| Josh Rock | Ross Smith |
*Richard Veenstra has replaced Michael van Gerwen due to a shoulder problem for ‘Mighty Mike.'
| PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit | |
|---|---|
| Martin Schindler | Ryan Searle |
| Daryl Gurney* | Gian van Veen |
| Raymond van Barneveld | Mike De Decker |
| Wessel Nijman | Ritchie Edhouse |
| Cameron Menzies | Michael Smith |
| Jermaine Wattimena | Joe Cullen |
| Dirk van Duijvenbode | Luke Woodhouse |
| Andrew Gilding | Ricardo Pietreczko |
*Daryl Gurney withdrew before the draw and has been replaced by Callan Rydz.
| PDC International Darts Open Qualifiers | |
|---|---|
| Mario Vandenbogaerde | Krzysztof Ratajski |
| Radek Szaganski | Karel Sedlacek |
| William O'Connor | Niko Springer |
| Thibault Tricole | Rob Owen |
| Matt Campbell | Thomas Lovely |
| Host Nation Qualifier | |
|---|---|
| Kevin Knopf | Paul Goyer |
| Patrick Klingelhofer | Daniel Klose |
| Nordic & Baltic Qualifier |
|---|
| Darius Labanauskas |
| East European Qualifier |
|---|
| Petr Krivka |
How do you qualify for the International Darts Open 2025?
With 48 darts players selected for the International 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 International Darts Open?
FRIDAY 4th APRIL
Afternoon Session (1200-1600 GMT)
First Round x8
Evening Session (1800-2200 GMT)
First Round x8
SATURDAY 5th APRIL
Afternoon Session (1200-1600 GMT)
Second Round x8
Evening Session (1800-2200 GMT)
Second Round x8
SUNDAY 6th APRIL
Afternoon Session (1200-1600 GMT)
Third Round x8
Evening Session (1800-2200 GMT)
Quarter-Final, Semi-Final, Final
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