Schedule Saturday afternoon at European Darts Grand Prix 2025 with Gary Anderson, Nathan Aspinall, Michael Smith and Rob Cross

Eight matches from the second round of the European Darts Grand Prix 2025 are scheduled for Saturday afternoon. We look ahead to them here as the final day begins to take shape.

This is the 11th time the European Darts Grand Prix has been played. The very first edition of this event was in 2014, and was won by Mervyn King. Remarkably, in ten editions there have been as many as nine different winners. Michael van Gerwen (2016 and 2018) is the only player to win this tournament more than once. Other winners include Kim Huybrechts (2015), Peter Wright (2017), Ian White (2019), Jose de Sousa (2020), Luke Humphries (2022), Rob Cross (2023) and Gary Anderson (2024).
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Danny Noppert v Wessel Nijman

The afternoon session in Sindelfingen kicks off with a Double Dutch battle. Thirteenth seed Danny Noppert will take on Wessel Nijman. Noppert is known for his regularity and will certainly need it against Nijman, who in the opening round was 6-2 too strong for the Englishman Bradley Brooks. Both Nijman and Noppert went out in the third round of the Austrian Darts Open last week and so will hope to get a little further ahead this weekend.

Damon Heta v Martin Lukeman

Next up is Damon Heta and Martin Lukeman. Heta recently won another Players Championship and will be keen to win a second title on the European Tour after the Gibraltar Darts Trophy in 2022. To do so, he will have to go head-to-head with Lukeman, who was too strong in the first round 6-3 to Slovenian Benjamin Pratnemer. Heta starts this duel as the clear favorite, but Lukeman should never be underestimated.

Michael Smith v Daniel Klose

After a particularly difficult period, Michael Smith will aim to regain his confidence again. The former world champion comes to Sindelfingen and should be able to beat home favorite Klose. The 45-year-old German showed in the first round that he is not to be underestimated, surprisingly beating Jermaine Wattimena 6-3.

Gary Anderson v Gian van Veen

Afterwards it is the turn of the third Dutchman to play in this Saturday afternoon session. Gian van Veen, a losing finalist against Michael van Gerwen at the German Darts Grand Prix, will take on Gary Anderson in the second round. Van Veen defeated Nathan Rafferty 6-3 in the first round on Friday. 'The Flying Scotsman' is defending champion at this tournament after winning last year's final against Ross Smith. Anderson and Van Veen are both known for their high scoring ability, so this will potentially be a match to lick thumbs and fingers off.

Chris Dobey v Luke Woodhouse

With Chris Dobey against Luke Woodhouse, two English players are competing for a place in the third round. Woodhouse defeated Swede Johan Engström 6-3 in the first round, so he heads into his match against eighth-seeded Dobey with confidence.

Nathan Aspinall v Niels Zonneveld

Niels Zonneveld surprisingly won handsomely 6-1 over Ryan Searle in the opening round. So Zonneveld will certainly fancy his chances to give seventh seed Nathan Aspinall a hard time. Aspinall, who has been struggling with an injury for a long time and also has to deal with dartitis, has been on a high level in recent weeks. Zonneveld will have to be at his best to give 'The Asp' a hard time.

Rob Cross v Mike Decker

In the penultimate match of the afternoon session, the only Belgian in the tournament will be in action with Mike De Decker. The Real Deal, who recently became the highest ranked Belgian in the world, defeated Max Hopp 6-4 in the first round. De Decker now faces third-seeded Rob Cross, who has won two European Tour tournaments in the past;

Dave Chisnall v Ross Smith

The afternoon sessions will be closed by Dave Chisnall and Ross Smith. Chisnall won two European Tour tournaments last year, but is still waiting for a first final victory this year. 'Chizzy' will take on last year's finalist Ross Smith in the second round. 'Smudger' defeated Paul Krohne 6-0 in the first round here this year, posting an impressive average of 108.65.

TV Guide

The tournament will be broadcast by PDC TV. As usual with Euro Tour tournaments, the European Darts Grand Prix consists of three tournament days. The afternoon sessions start daily at 12 p.m., while the evening sessions start at 6 p.m.

The first round will take place on Friday. The 16 Pro Tour players are then paired with one of the 16 players who managed to get through the various qualifying tournaments. The top-16 seeded players enter the tournament on Saturday in the second round. The denouement of the tournament follows on Sunday, with the third round first in the afternoon session. Sunday night the quarterfinals, semifinals and finals will follow.

Distribution of prize money

All participants starting from the first round are guaranteed £1250 in prize money, while the top-16 enter from the second round and receive £2,500 anyway. This amount eventually rises to the grand prize of £30,000 for the winner.

An important detail is that players who are automatically seeded via the Order of Merit and lose their first match will not be awarded prize money on the various rankings. This does apply to qualifiers who are later designated as seeded by the withdrawal of others.

Schedule European Darts Grand Prix 2025

Saturday, May 2

Second round

Afternoon session (from 1 p.m.)

Danny Noppert v Wessel Nijman

Damon Heta v Martin Lukeman

Michael Smith v Daniel Klose

Gary Anderson v Gian van Veen

Chris Dobey v Luke Woodhouse

Nathan Aspinall v Niels Zonneveld

Rob Cross v Mike De Decker

Dave Chisnall v Ross Smith