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2025 German Darts Grand Prix

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2025 Elten Safety Shoes German Darts Grand Prix
Tournament information
Dates19–21 April 2025
VenueKulturhalle Zenith
LocationMunich, Germany
Organisation(s)Professional Darts Corporation (PDC)
FormatLegs
Prize fund£175,000
Winner's share£30,000
Nine-dart finishMichael van Gerwen
High checkout170 Luke Littler (third round)
Champion(s)
 Michael van Gerwen
«Event 3 Event 5»

The 2025 German Darts Grand Prix, known as the 2025 Elten Safety Shoes German Darts Grand Prix for sponsorship reasons,[1] was a professional darts tournament taking place at the Kulturhalle Zenith in Munich, Germany from 19–21 April 2025. It was the fourth of fourteen PDC European Tour events on the 2025 PDC Pro Tour. It featured a field of 48 players and £175,000 in prize money, with £30,000 going to the winner.

Luke Humphries was the defending champion after defeating Michael van Gerwen 8–1 in the 2024 final.[2][3] Humphries decided not to participate in the tournament, thus did not defend his title.

Van Gerwen beat Gian van Veen 8–5 in the final to win the tournament for the fourth time, his 38th European Tour title in all.[4]

In the fifth leg of his third-round match against Ryan Searle, Van Gerwen hit his fourth nine-darter on the European Tour.

Prize money

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The prize fund remained at £175,000, with £30,000 to the winner:[5]

Stage (num. of players) Prize money
Winner (1) £30,000
Runner-up (1) £12,000
Semi-finalists (2) £8,500
Quarter-finalists (4) £6,000
Third round losers (8) £4,000
Second round losers (16) £2,500*
First round losers (16) £1,250*
Total £175,000
  • Pre-qualified players from the Orders of Merit who lose in their first match of the event shall not be credited with prize money on any Order of Merit. A player who qualifies as a qualifier, but later becomes a seed due to the withdrawal of one or more other players shall be credited with their prize money on all Orders of Merit regardless of how far they progress in the event.[6][7]

Qualification and format

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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.[8][9] The seedings were confirmed on 12 February.[10]

The remaining 16 places will go to players from four qualifying events – 10 from the Tour Card Holder Qualifier (held on 19 February),[11] four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 9 February),[12] one from the Nordic & Baltic Associate Member Qualifier (held on 28 March) and one from the East European Associate Member Qualifier (held on 2 February).[13]

Luke Humphries, Nathan Aspinall and Dimitri Van den Bergh withdrew and were replaced by Madars Razma, Kim Huybrechts and Mensur Suljović. Michael Smith, Ryan Searle and Joe Cullen moved up to become the 14th, 15th and 16th seeds respectively.[14]

The following players took part in the tournament:

Draw

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Numbers to the left of players' names show the seedings for the top 16 in the tournament. The figures to the right of a player's name state their three-dart average in a match. Players in bold denote match winners.[15]

First round
(best of 11 legs)
19 April		Second round
(best of 11 legs)
20 April		Third round
(best of 11 legs)
21 April		Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
21 April		Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
21 April		Final
(best of 15 legs)
21 April
  Luke Woodhouse 87.0551 Luke Littler 107.106
 Cam Crabtree 89.666 Cam Crabtree 96.241
1 Littler 99.676
16 Cullen 95.903
  Ritchie Edhouse 84.82416 Joe Cullen 92.566
 Mickey Mansell 87.986 Mickey Mansell 92.312
1 Littler 95.796
8 Wright 94.625
  Mike De Decker 91.2568 Peter Wright 98.846
 Johan Engström 88.273 Mike De Decker 97.053
8 Wright 91.426
 Razma 89.844
  Madars Razma 87.8669 Danny Noppert 90.972
 Robert Grundy 85.423 Madars Razma 96.026
1 Littler 95.784
  van Veen 110.817
  Martin Schindler 102.8364 Jonny Clayton 85.301
 Mario Vandenbogaerde 96.893 Martin Schindler 87.406
  Schindler 99.894
 van Veen 99.176
  Gian van Veen 102.47613 Andrew Gilding 94.694
 René Eidams 92.052 Gian van Veen 99.246
 van Veen 97.506
12 R Smith 89.933
  Dirk van Duijvenbode 97.7765 Dave Chisnall 97.116
 Andy Boulton 79.471 Dirk van Duijvenbode 93.933
5 Chisnall 92.842
12 R Smith 102.726
  Jermaine Wattimena 88.54612 Ross Smith 98.576
 Michael Unterbuchner 81.143 Jermaine Wattimena 100.204
 van Veen 96.535
2 van Gerwen 95.988
  Kim Huybrechts 104.8662 Michael van Gerwen 102.496
 Finn Behrens 76.590 Kim Huybrechts 92.925
2 van Gerwen 104.826
15 Searle 90.131
  Cameron Menzies 92.23615 Ryan Searle 90.076
 Kevin Doets 91.554 Cameron Menzies 83.982
2 van Gerwen 105.206
 Joyce 90.334
  Ryan Joyce 87.6167 Damon Heta 84.640
 András Borbély 78.481 Ryan Joyce 101.336
  Joyce 99.966
 Zonneveld 94.904
  Daryl Gurney 100.12310 James Wade 89.952
 Niels Zonneveld 95.616 Niels Zonneveld 100.386
2 van Gerwen 104.377
11 Rock 95.282
  Ricardo Pietreczko 106.0063 Rob Cross 97.856
 Adam Paxton 89.291 Ricardo Pietreczko 94.204
3 Cross 98.374
 Ratajski 94.666
  Mensur Suljović 89.09514 Michael Smith 85.814
 Krzysztof Ratajski 96.706 Krzysztof Ratajski 88.576
 Ratajski 96.695
11 Rock 96.566
  Raymond van Barneveld 97.6166 Gerwyn Price 98.746
 Michael Rosenauer 88.273 Raymond van Barneveld 93.563
6 Price 99.724
11 Rock 111.426
  Wessel Nijman 92.01411 Josh Rock 100.736
 Scott Williams 94.846 Scott Williams 94.822

Top averages

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The table lists all players who achieved an average of at least 100 in a match.[15] In the case one player has multiple records, this is indicated by the number in brackets.

# Player Round Average Result
1  Josh Rock 3 111.42 Won
2  Gian van Veen SF 110.81 Won
3  Luke Littler 2 107.10 Won
4  Ricardo Pietreczko 1 106.00 Won
5  Michael van Gerwen QF 105.20 Won
6  Kim Huybrechts 1 104.86 Won
7  Michael van Gerwen (2) 3 104.82 Won
8  Michael van Gerwen (3) SF 104.37 Won
9  Martin Schindler 1 102.83 Won
10  Ross Smith 3 102.72 Won
11  Michael van Gerwen (4) 2 102.49 Won
12  Gian van Veen (2) 1 102.47 Won
13  Ryan Joyce 2 101.33 Won
14  Josh Rock (2) 2 100.73 Won
15  Niels Zonneveld 2 100.38 Won
16  Jermaine Wattimena 2 100.20 Lost
17  Daryl Gurney 1 100.12 Lost

References

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  1. ^ "PDC Europe Elten Safety Shoes German Darts Grand Prix 2025". PDC Europe. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  2. ^ "Luke Humphries thrashes Michael van Gerwen to win German Darts Grand Prix". The Guardian. PA Media. 1 April 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  3. ^ "German Darts Grand Prix: Luke Humphries thrashes Michael van Gerwen in Munich". BBC Sport. 1 April 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  4. ^ Gorton, Josh (21 April 2025). "Van Gerwen lands nine-darter on his way to German Darts Grand Prix glory". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  5. ^ "German Darts Grand Prix 2025". Mastercaller. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  6. ^ "PDC Order of Merit Rules".
  7. ^ Allen, Dave (22 February 2024). "European Tour Prize Money Rule Statement". PDC.
  8. ^ Shaw, Jamie (13 January 2025). "PDC confirm further controversial changes to European Tour criteria in 2025". Live Darts. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  9. ^ Gill, Samuel (13 January 2025). "PDC European Tour rules change again in controversial move seeming to protect big names". Darts News. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  10. ^ Gorton, Josh (14 February 2025). "2025 ET3-4 Seeds & Tour Card Holder qualifier entries confirmed". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
  11. ^ "PDC ET04 Tour Card Holder Qualifier". DartConnect. 19 February 2025.
  12. ^ "PDC ET04 Host Nation Qualifier". DartConnect. 9 February 2025.
  13. ^ "PDC ET04 E. Europe Qualifier". DartConnect. 2 February 2025.
  14. ^ "2025 Elten Safety Shoes German Darts Grand Prix draw & schedule". Professional Darts Corporation. 18 April 2025.
  15. ^ a b "German Darts Grand Prix 2025". Mastercaller.
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