Automatic qualifiers confirmed for International Darts Open 2025 as Luke Littler & Gary Anderson skip the Euro Tour event
PDC
From April 4 to 6, the third Euro Tour tournament of 2025 is scheduled in Riesa, Germany: the International Darts Open. This annual event is part of the European Tour and attracts a mix of the absolute world's best and players who have managed to secure a spot through qualifications.
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The top-16 of the PDC Order of Merit are automatically seeded for the tournament and will start in the second round on Saturday. Top stars such as Luke Humphries, Michael van Gerwen, Stephen Bunting, Gerwyn Price, Dimitri van den Bergh and Danny Noppert are in attendance Other big names who are among the top-16 on the seedings list include Rob Cross, Dave Chisnall, Chris Dobey, Nathan Aspinall, Peter Wright and James Wade.
Besides the top-16 of the world rankings, the top-16 of the PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit have also acquired a starting spot for the International Darts Open. Based on this ranking, the likes of Gian van Veen, Raymond van Barneveld, Mike de Decker, Michael Smith, Ryan Searle, Joe Cullen and Andrew Gilding have secured a starting spot. Defending champion Martin Schindler is also among the Pro Tour qualifiers and thus must start his hunt for title prolongation in the opening round.
Two household names have decided not to accept their automatic invitation. Luke Littler and Gary Anderson have given up their starting spots and are thus missing from the Euro Tour event in Riesa.
Ten more Tour Card holders will be added to the field of participants. Through the qualifying tournament for Tour Card holders on Wednesday, Feb. 19, these starting spots will be distributed.
Participants International Darts Open (ET3).
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Top-16 placed players
1. Luke Humphries
2. Michael van Gerwen
3. Rob Cross
4. Stephen Bunting
5. Jonny Clayton
6. Dave Chisnall
7. Gerwyn Price
8. Damon Heta
9. Chris Dobey
10. Nathan Aspinall
11. Peter Wright
12. Danny Noppert
13. James Wade
14. Dimitri Van den Bergh
15. Josh Rock
16. Ross Smith
Pro Tour Qualifiers
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
Participants Tour Card Qualifying Tournament.
Andy Baetens
Keane Barry
Owen Bates
Darren Beveridge
Sebastian Bialecki
Tom Bissell
William Borland
Andy Boulton
Bradley Brooks
Stephen Burton
Matt Campbell
Brett Claydon
Gabriel Clemens
Cam Crabtree
Maximilian Czerwinski
Jeffrey de Graaf
Jose de Sousa
Cor Dekker
Matthew Dennant
Kevin Doets
Brendan Dolan
Martijn Dragt
Tavis Dudeney
Ricky Evans
Patrick Geeraets
Kai Gotthardt
Rhys Griffin
Dominik Gruellich
Robert Grundy
Florian Hempel
Stefaan Henderyck
Justin Hood
Max Hopp
Adam Hunt
James Hurrell
Kim Huybrechts
Ryan Joyce
Tytus Kanik
Nick Kenny
George Killington
Christian Kist
Jelle Klaasen
Maik Kuivenhoven
Danny Lauby
Steve Lennon
Adam Lipscombe
Pero Ljubic
Jim Long
Thomas Lovely
Oskar Lukasiak
Martin Lukeman
Mickey Mansell
Ryan Meikle
William O'Connor
Dennie Olde Kalter
Rob Owen
Adam Paxton
Darryl Pilgrim
Wesley Plaisier
Haupai Puha
Nathan Rafferty
Krzysztof Ratajski
Madars Razma
Benjamin Reus
Joshua Richardson
Greg Ritchie
Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
Callan Rydz
Connor Scutt
Karel Sedlacek
Dylan Slevin
Alan Soutar
Niko Springer
Mensur Suljovic
Radek Szaganski
Dom Taylor
Viktor Tingstrom
Thibault Tricole
Jitse Van der Wal
Jules van Dongen
Berry van Peer
Marvin van Velzen
Mario Vandenbogaerde
Richard Veenstra
Adam Warner
Leon Weber
Lukas Wenig
Ian White
Jim Williams
Scott Williams
Tim Wolters
Niels Zonneveld
Kieran WoodDarts Journalist
Kieran Wood is a sports journalist based in Wales and has been active in journalism since 2022. He contributes to DartsNews.com, where he covers professional darts through news, match reports, analysis, and live coverage across the PDC calendar and major tournaments.
A key part of his work is on-site reporting from leading events. Kieran has covered the PDC World Darts Championship in person, reporting daily from the venue and providing first-hand insight from the tournament. During his coverage, he has conducted interviews with leading players including Luke Littler, Luke Humphries, and Gerwyn Price.
He is also one of the leading voices of the English-language Dartsnews Podcast, contributing regular analysis and discussion on developments across the professional darts circuit.
In his reporting, Kieran places strong emphasis on careful sourcing, editorial accuracy, and updating articles when new, verified information becomes available.
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- So what if littler missed out, he doesnt have to enter everythingant10-11-2026
- Good, absolutely no loss if we never see this dancing goof ever again......no that is not fair. He absolutely cannot and has never been remotely able to dance!richieburnettrocks10-11-2026
- Yes Phil,now the money in the game is bigger than ever,you'd play littler. Well so would I! Retire on your memory Phil,and your successful careerrick6709-11-2026
- And why should he listen to you?Deduce635807-11-2026
- Ultimately it is a bye for whoever draws Barney. It will be another stroppy and sulky performance once he goes behind. Barney was excellent but really must completely call it a day now.richieburnettrocks07-11-2026
- I'm disappointed he was not able to secure a spot at the Grand Slam. With Carl Sneyd taking care of Daryl Gurney, he would have had to beat Andy Boulton before facing the winner of Sneyd vs Mensur Suljović for a Grand Slam spot. Unfortunately, after beating Filip Bereza comfortably, he succumbed to Boulton, and the board would ultimately be won by the highly inconsistent Carl Sneyd. Since he could instead have been drawn against the likes of Cristo Reyes, Dirk van Duijvenbode and Stephen Bunting, I think once Gurney was out of the picture he would have been favourite to win his board, and it seems like a massive missed opportunity to put 5 grand on his ranking and seal another major TV appearance ahead of the Worlds. The highs and lows of following Raymond van Barneveld!Deduce635806-11-2026
- Probably i will receive a lot of backlash and hate for this reaction, but well, so be it. I am more than sick and tired of those lies of you Barry Hearn. How dare you defend yourself over the back of Fallon’s son! He has a disability and not an illness, so let me correct that for you! I know because I have the exact same disability. I have tried to reach out to Fallon in the past, and offered her to help her and her son, because I was struggling with the same problems, and I understood the boy. I wanted him to have finally someone who understood him. However she told me that she did not want my help, and I have respected Fallon’s choice. I have never asked Fallon for money. They don’t need money in that case. I only ever wanted the best for Fallon and Rory, but I have to be honest about the situation. Fallon should tell the true story and not be forced to tell lies. I don’t hate Fallon, and I don’t begrudge or envy a single penny that she gets, but this situation/case is just not fair. I hate the lies and the dishonesty and injustice. I don’t want Fallon to be hated because there is an unfair disadvantage created. Don’t proclaim your false lies over the back of Rory! I only stand for integrity and justice. I am precisely the one who always sticks up for Fallon. And you don't, you don't give a damn about them. You were never there for them, and now you only want to save your own position! You are just trying to talk your way out of your own bad behavior at the expense of someone with a disability. And to Fallon, I don’t know if this may ever reach you, and you read it, but I want you to know I love you and I love your son Rory very much, I am sorry how things developed and went. I hope you and Harriet are still friends. I am sorry if I were too persistent to you, or you experienced it that way, but it was never my intention. Please understand I have autism as well. As Barry Hearn would say, I am only just a human being too, and I also make mistakes and misjudge things sometimes. I promise you I did everything out of the deepest love and care for you and Rory. If I were you, I should just keep all the money, only please never be dishonest or tell lies anymore for Barry Hearn, or anyone else. I hope you have the best life, and I wish nothing more than the best for you. I have always loved the two of you. Farewell.Hiddo05-11-2026
- She is a professional. If darts is her income, she is a professional. Same as Adrian Lewis, Martin Adams. A tour card just means someone can play on the PDC tour. You could even make a case that Clayton wasn't a professional (until recently I believe) because he had employment elsewhere.BandB04-11-2026
- She's technically not a professional though as she doesn't hold a pro tour card.mr-pablo04-11-2026
- Such a shame that lakeside has been reduced to this. Fantastic venue,and previously a great tournament. Not any morerick6703-11-2026