We will kick off the eighth
European Tour tournament of the season on Friday afternoon at 12:00 BST. Leverkusen will host the 11th edition of the
European Darts Open. This event is the last European Tour tournament before the summer break.
In the first round, the Order of Merit Qualifiers and the various winners of the qualifying tournaments make their appearance. The tournament gets underway with a meeting between
Radek Szaganski and
Dom Taylor. Then Karel Sedlacek takes the stage for his match against
Matthew Dennant.
The third match is between Jamie Hughes and Dylan Slevin. An interesting duel for Michael van Gerwen, as the winner of the match between Hughes and Slevin will face 'Mighty Mike' in the second round.
Kevin Doets is the first Dutchman to play at the European Darts Open. He will face Nico Blum, who will play his first Euro Tour tournament since 2018,
Ritchie Edhouse will meet Jan Dueckers and 'The Edhouse' could try to reach the second round against the German for the sixth Euro Tour event in a row.
Jeffrey de Graaf will take on
Andrew Gilding in the first round, while
Andy Baetens will battle against
Nathan Rafferty. The final match of the afternoon session is between
Marko Kantele and
Daryl Gurney.
TV and live stream
The European Darts Open will be broadcast on
PDC TV. As usual with Euro Tour tournaments, the European Darts Open consists of three tournament days. The afternoon sessions start daily at 12:00, while the evening sessions start at 18:00, UK time.
The first round will take place on Friday. The 16 Order of Merit qualifiers and the winners from the various qualifying tournaments then make their appearance. The top-16 seeded players enter the tournament on Saturday in the second round. Sunday will see the denouement of the tournament, starting with the third round in the afternoon session. Sunday evening will be followed by the quarterfinals, semifinals and finals.
Distribution of prize money
At this Euro Tour tournament, a total of £175,000 in prize money will be divided among the 48 participants. They will receive at least 1250 pounds in starting money. The top-16 seeded players who enter the European Darts Open from the second round will receive 2,500 pounds anyway.
They do - like the 16 Order of Merit qualifiers starting in the first round - have to win their first match in order for the prize money to count toward the world rankings and the other rankings. The winner of the 2024 European Darts Open will ultimately go home with the top prize of 30,000 pounds.
Schedule European Darts Open 2024
Friday June 21
First Round
Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 BST)
Radek Szaganski v Dom Taylor
Karel Sedlacek v Matthew Dennant
Jamie Hughes v Dylan Slevin
Nico Blum v Kevin Doets
Ritchie Edhouse v Jan Dueckers
Jeffrey de Graaf v Andrew Gilding
Andy Baetens v Nathan Rafferty
Marko Kantele v Daryl Gurney