Schedule Friday night at European Darts Open 2025: Cullen, Gurney, Van Barneveld and Menzies in action

Tonight the final matches in the first round of the European Darts Open are scheduled in Leverkusen. Top names including Joe Cullen, Raymond van Barneveld and Cameron Menzies are in action.

Leverkusen hosts the eighth Euro Tour tournament of the season this weekend. It is also the eighth time the European Darts Open has been played. The first edition took place in 2016 in Düsseldorf and was won by Michael van Gerwen, who settled with Peter Wright (6-5) in the final. A year later, the European Darts Open moved to Leverkusen. Then it was Wright who got to lift the cup. Snakebite triumphed in the final 6-2 against Mervyn King.

After not taking place in 2020 and 2021 due to the corona pandemic, the tournament has been on the Euro Tour calendar annually again since 2022. Van Gerwen, who will not be there this year due to private circumstances, still remains the record holder with four overall wins. Last year, the overall victory went to Dave Chisnall, who edged his compatriot Ross Smith 8-6 in the final.
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The evening begins with an all-German matchup as Ricardo Pietreczko takes on Moritz Bohrmann. Pietreczko comes into the tie off the back of a quarter-final appearance in Rosmalen, where he was defeated 6–2 by Niko Springer. For Bohrmann, this marks his debut on the European Tour—a major milestone in his career.

Cameron Menzies meets Kim Huybrechts in the second match of the evening. Huybrechts made headlines last weekend following a post-match spat with Ritchie Edhouse. This time, he faces the typically upbeat and entertaining Menzies. The head-to-head record leans in favour of the Scot, who has won three of their four previous meetings.

Ryan Joyce takes on Ricky Evans in what promises to be a quick-paced encounter. Joyce has a strong track record on the European Tour and is often viewed as a dark horse for a deep run. Evans returns to the stage for the first time since March, when he exited in the second round against Dave Chisnall.

Five-time world champion Raymond van Barneveld faces Sweden’s Andreas Harrysson in their first-ever meeting. Van Barneveld is still looking to break past the Last 16 stage on the Euro Tour this season, while Harrysson will be aiming to make an immediate impact in his first appearance on the circuit this year.

Joe Cullen takes on Bradley Brooks in an all-English showdown. Brooks impressed by reclaiming his Tour Card in January but has struggled to carry that form onto the main stage. Cullen, once seen as a consistent Euro Tour contender, has yet to hit top gear this season. Both players will see this as an opportunity to gain momentum.

One of the most anticipated matches of the night features Dirk van Duijvenbode against Niko Springer. Van Duijvenbode has been in solid form recently, making a quarter-final, a semi-final, and a Last 16 in his last three Euro Tour events. Springer, one of the most exciting young talents on the tour, reached the final in Rosmalen last weekend before falling to Jonny Clayton. This one has all the makings of a standout contest.

Luke Woodhouse goes up against Germany’s Dragutin Horvat in the penultimate match of the session. Woodhouse is no stranger to the Euro Tour but has yet to deliver a standout run this season. For Horvat, this is his European Tour debut, having earned his spot through the Host Nation Qualifier with a 6–2 win over Rene Eidams.

Closing out the evening is the meeting between Daryl Gurney and Richard Veenstra. Veenstra has had limited Euro Tour involvement this season, with just one previous appearance ending in a first-round loss. He’ll be hoping for a better showing here but faces a tough challenge in Gurney, who holds a 4–1 record against the Dutchman in previous meetings.

The tournament will be broadcast by PDC TV. As usual with Euro Tour tournaments, the European Darts Open consists of three tournament days. The afternoon sessions start daily at 12 p.m., while the evening sessions start at 6 p.m.

The first round will take place on Friday. The 16 Pro Tour players are then paired with one of the 16 players who managed to get through the various qualifying tournaments. The top-16 seeded players enter the tournament on Saturday in the second round. The conclusion of the tournament follows on Sunday, with the third round first in the afternoon session. Sunday night the quarterfinals, semifinals and finals will follow.

All participants starting from the first round are guaranteed £1250 in prize money, while the top-16 enter from the second round and receive £2,500 anyway. This amount eventually rises to the top prize of £30,000 for the winner. An important detail is that players who are automatically seeded via the Order of Merit and lose their first match will not receive any prize money on the various rankings. This does apply to qualifiers who are later designated as seeded by the withdrawal of others.

Ricardo Pietreczko v Moritz Bohrmann

Cameron Menzies v Kim Huybrechts

Ryan Joyce v Ricky Evans

Raymond van Barneveld v Andreas Harrysson

Joe Cullen v Bradley Brooks

Dirk van Duijvenbode v Niko Springer

Luke Woodhouse v Dragutin Horvat

Daryl Gurney v Richard Veenstra