Draw and schedule Czech Darts Open 2024: Potential Littler vs Aspinall showdown in round 2
PDCThursday, 17 October 2024 at 13:30
The draw and schedule for the 2024 Czech Darts Open has been announced. The final Euro Tour tournament of the season will take place in the Czech capital of Prague from October 18th-20th.
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The Czech Darts Open is on the program for the fourth time. The very first edition in 2019 had a surprising winner. Jamie Hughes then took the title by dealing with Stephen Bunting in the final. After the two corona years, the event returned to the Euro Tour calendar in 2022. Luke Humphries then captured the title after defeating Rob Cross in the final. In 2023, the first spot was for Peter Wright, who walked away with the title at the expense of Dave Chisnall.
The final qualifying spot for the European Championship is in the hands of Nathan Aspinall. 'The Asp' has a favourable draw as he meets a Home Nation Qualifier but then has Luke Littler laying in wait. His main pursuers are Callan Rydz and Cameron Menzies. They start against Martin Lukeman and Peter Wright, respectively. Rydz and Menzies also appear to need to reach at least the third round to have a chance of qualifying for the European Championship.
Elsewhere, Raymond van Barneveld has a tough draw at the Czech Darts Open. The 57-year-old Dutchman starts his tournament against Daryl Gurney and faces Gerwyn Price in the second round if he wins against 'Superchin'. Michael Smith faces off against Kevin Doets with, Ryan Searle will face him in the last 32.
Michael van Gerwen will play against the winner from the match between Krzysztof Ratajski and Madars Razma, while Luke Humphries will battle Ritchie Edhouse or a host nation qualifier.
It will be an important weekend for Dimitri van den Bergh. 'The Dreammaker' needs to reach at least the third round to qualify for the European Championship. The Belgian will then have to beat both Jonny Clayton and Stephen Bunting. The brand new World Grand Prix champion Mike de Decker lays on against Claydon. 'The Real Deal' has virtually qualified for the European Championship, but can secure placement with a win over Claydon.
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See the full draw and schedule down below!
Draw Czech Darts Open 2024
(1) Dave Chisnall v Robert Owen/Niels Zonneveld
(16) Ricardo Pietreczko v Martin Lukeman/Callan Rydz
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(8) Stephen Bunting v Dimitri Van den Bergh/Jonny Clayton
(9) Ryan Searle v Kevin Doets/Michael Smith
(4) Josh Rock v Joe Cullen/Pavel Drtil
Kim Huybrechts v Luke Woodhouse/Marko Kantele
(5) Gerwyn Price v Daryl Gurney/Raymond van Barneveld
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(12) Chris Dobey v Jermaine Wattimena/Patrik Kovacs
(2) Ross Smith v Florian Hempel/Alan Soutar
(15) Michael van Gerwen v Krzysztof Ratajski/Madars Razma
(7) Damon Heta v Brendan Dolan/Gabriel Clemens
(10) Luke Littler v Michal Smejda/Nathan Aspinall
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(3) Luke Humphries v Ritchie Edhouse/Jiri Brejcha
(14) Gian van Veen v James Wade/Daniel Markovsky
(6) Danny Noppert v Mike De Decker/Brett Claydon
(11) Martin Schindler v Cameron Menzies/Peter Wright
Schedule Czech Darts Open 2024
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Friday, Oct. 18
First round
Afternoon session (from 12 p.m.)
Robert Owen v Niels Zonneveld
Jermaine Wattimena v Patrik Kovacs
Ritchie Edhouse v Jiri Brejcha
Florian Hempel v Alan Soutar
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Krzysztof Ratajski v Madars Razma
Brendan Dolan v Gabriel Clemens
Martin Lukeman v Callan Rydz
Joe Cullen v Pavel Drtil
Evening session (from 6 p.m.)
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Luke Woodhouse v Marko Kantele
James Wade v Daniel Markovsky
Mike De Decker v Brett Claydon
Michal Smejda v Nathan Aspinall
Dimitri Van den Bergh v Jonny Clayton
Daryl Gurney v Raymond van Barneveld
Cameron Menzies v Peter Wright
Kevin Doets v Michael Smith
Saturday, Oct. 19
Second round
Afternoon session (from 12 p.m.)
Ricardo Pietreczko v Lukeman/Rydz
Damon Heta v Dolan/Clemens
Chris Dobey v Wattimena/Kovacs
Josh Rock v Cullen/Drtil
Kim Huybrechts v Woodhouse/Kantele
Ross Smith v Hempel/Soutar
Danny Noppert v De Decker/Claydon
Ryan Searle v Doets/M Smith
Evening session (from 6 p.m.)
Gian van Veen v Wade/Markovsky
Dave Chisnall v Owen/Zonneveld
Gerwyn Price v Gurney/Van Barneveld
Stephen Bunting v Van den Bergh/Clayton
Michael van Gerwen v Ratajski/Razma
Luke Littler v Smejda/Aspinall
Luke Humphries v Edhouse/Brejcha
Martin Schindler v Menzies/Wright
Sunday, Oct. 20
Afternoon session (from 12 p.m.)
Third Round
Evening session (from 6 p.m.)
Quarterfinal
Semifinals
Final
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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