European Tour 8: European Darts Open
In last year edition of the European Darts Open Dave Chisnall defeated Ross Smith 8-6 to win the competition.
When is the European Darts Open 2025 taking place?
The European Darts Grand Prix will take place between May 30th and June 1st, 2025.
Where is the European Darts Open 2025 taking place?
The European Darts Grand Prix will take place at the Ostermann-Arena Leverkusen, Germany.
How to watch the European 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 European 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 European Darts Open 2025?
Here is the full breakdown of this year's prize money for the European Tour 8: European 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 European 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 9 May.
| PDC Main Order of Merit | |
|---|---|
| Luke Humphries | Michael van Gerwen |
| Stephen Bunting | Rob Cross |
| Jonny Clayton | Damon Heta |
| Chris Dobey | Nathan Aspinall |
| James Wade | Dave Chisnall |
| Peter Wright | Gary Anderson |
| Danny Noppert | Ross Smith |
| Martin Schindler | Ryan Searle |
| PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit | |
|---|---|
| Gian van Veen | Cameron Menzies |
| Mike De Decker | Wessel Nijman |
| Dirk van Duijvenbode | Andrew Gilding |
| Daryl Gurney | Luke Woodhouse |
| Raymond van Barneveld | Jermaine Wattimena |
| Joe Cullen | Ritchie Edhouse |
| Michael Smith | Ryan Joyce |
| Niels Zonneveld | Ricardo Pietreczko |
| PDC European Darts Open | |
|---|---|
| Lukas Weing | Brendan Dolan |
| Richard Veenstra | Bradley Brooks |
| Niko Springer | Darryl Springer |
| Mikey Mansell | Ricky Evans |
| Alan Soutar | Kim Huybrechts |
| Host Nation Qualifier | |
|---|---|
| Kevin Knopf | Dragutin Horvat |
| Mortiz Bohrmann | Joshua Hermann |
| Nordic & Baltic Qualifier |
|---|
| Andreas Harrysson |
| East European Qualifier |
|---|
| Petr Krivka |
How do you qualify for the European Darts Open 2025?
With 48 darts players selected for the European Darts Open 2025 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 European Darts Open 2025?
FRIDAY 30th MAY
Afternoon Session (1200-1600 GMT)
First Round x8
Evening Session (1800-2200 GMT)
First Round x8
SATURDAY 31st MAY
Afternoon Session (1200-1600 GMT)
Second Round x8
Evening Session (1800-2200 GMT)
Second Round x8
SUNDAY 1st JUNE
Afternoon Session (1200-1600 GMT)
Third Round x8
Evening Session (1800-2200 GMT)
Quarter-Final, Semi-Final, Final
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