Luke Littler put on a darting masterclass and at one point looked on course to break the record for the highest World Matchplay average as he obliterated Ryan Searle 10-2 on Night Two of the World Matchplay.
With two titles and consistent performances on the Pro Tour, Martin Schindler has firmly cemented his place as Germany’s top darts player in the first half of 2025.
In the build-up to the 2025 World Matchplay in Blackpool, German star Ricardo Pietreczko caught up with Dartn.de to reflect on a promising season so far, the unique demands of the Players Championship circuit, and his goals for the prestigious event on the Lancashire coast.
Martin Schindler is enjoying the best year of his career on the PDC circuit, and according to former Premier League champion Glen Durrant, the German is “very close to winning a major.” Durrant sees a completely different player now compared to the talented but often nervy version of a few years ago.
From Saturday, July 19 to Sunday, July 27, the world’s top darts stars descend on the iconic Winter Gardens in Blackpool for the 2025 Betfred World Matchplay—one of the most prestigious tournaments on the PDC calendar.
Michael van Gerwen, Peter Wright and Michael Smith have withdrawn from the 2025 Baltic Sea Darts Open. The Dutchman has decided to miss out on the ninth Euro Tour tournament, which will be played from Friday, July 11 to Sunday, July 13.
The Baltic Sea Darts Open will take place between 11-13 July, 2025 at the Wunderino Arena in Kiel, Germany. It is the ninth European Tour of the season of 14 events.
The Baltic Sea Darts Open is due to take place between 11-13 July, 2025. There is £175,000 for the overall Prize Money with £30,000 to the winner. Rob Cross is the defending champion after defeating Luke Humphries 8-6 in the final last year.
Entering the second half of the season, Martin Schindler is the new leader on the Pro Tour Order of Merit. Over the past 12 months, 'The Wall' managed to earn the most prize money at floor tournaments and the Euro Tours.
For the first time since England's disappointing World Cup of Darts early exit, Luke Humphries returns to the PDC stage this weekend at the 2025 US Darts Masters in New York.
Germany are through to the semi-finals of the 2025 World Cup of Darts after a dramatic 8–7 win over Australia. In a nerve-wracking quarter-final, Martin Schindler and Ricardo Pietreczko held their nerve in the deciding leg – and made the seemingly impossible happen.
In Frankfurt, the host nation Germany made an excellent start to the 2025 World Cup of Darts on Thursday night. Martin Schindler and Ricardo Pietreczko were far too strong for Portugal, winning 4-2 in their first group match.
The first night of action at the 2025 World Cup of Darts has been completed this evening in Frankfurt, with New Zealand Rounding out the session with a very impressive whitewash win over Finland.
This Thursday, the World Cup of Darts returns to Frankfurt, bringing together 40 nations in pursuit of the sport’s only official PDC doubles title. Reigning champions England once again headline the field, this time with reigning World Champion Luke Littler joining Luke Humphries in a formidable pairing.
Ross Smith was able to take advantage of top names not playing in Hildesheim and won the sixteenth Players Championship tournament of the season on Tuesday.
Starting at 12 p.m UK time, the 15th Players Championship tournament of the season gets underway this afternoon in Hildesheim, Germany. Find the draw for the first round right here!
With title wins at the 2024 International Darts Open, Swiss Darts Trophy, and Austrian Darts Open, Martin Schindler has etched his name into the history books as the first German to win three stage titles on the PDC circuit.
Referee Huw Ware took a different tact on Friday at the European Darts Grand Prix with the Welshman deciding instead of letting crowd members whistle that he would point them out so they could seemingly get ejected by security.
Another eight matches from the first round of the European Darts Grand Prix 2025 are scheduled for Friday night. Among others Joe Cullen, Martin Schindler, Raymond van Barneveld and Mike de Decker will be in action.
TheRedBit looks into this year European stats after 5 tours out of the 14 have already been played out. There is one player who is standing out the most, the Englishmen Ross Smith.
Martin Schindler is currently in his best form of his career after another Euro win in Austria last weekend. He has now won all 3 European titles within the last 2 years.
Martin Schindler has achieved a new career milestone in the world rankings following his victory at the Austrian Darts Open. By winning the Euro Tour event in Austria, he earned a prize of £30,000.