Schedule Sunday afternoon at European Darts Grand Prix including Cross-Anderson, Humphries-Michael Smith and Menzies-Wright

Sunday afternoon there are a lot of great matches on the menu during the third day of the European Darts Grand Prix in Sindelfingen as the Quarter-Finals are the name of the game.

This is the 11th time the European Darts Grand Prix has been played. The very first edition of this event was in 2014, and was won by Mervyn King. Remarkably, in ten editions there have been as many as nine different winners. Michael van Gerwen (2016 and 2018) is the only player to win this tournament more than once. Other winners include Kim Huybrechts (2015), Peter Wright (2017), Ian White (2019), Jose de Sousa (2020), Luke Humphries (2022), Rob Cross (2023) and Gary Anderson (2024).
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The afternoon session in Sindelfingen gets underway with Martin Lukeman taking on Raymond van Barneveld. ‘Barney’ caused a stir in the previous round by edging out Gerwyn Price 6–5 in a thrilling contest. The Dutch legend rolled back the years with a vintage performance, but consistency has eluded him of late — often following a strong display with a subpar one. If Van Barneveld can reproduce the level he showed against Price, he’ll fancy his chances of reaching the quarterfinals.

Rob Cross versus Gary Anderson promises to be a mouth-watering clash. Third seed Cross advanced past Mike De Decker in the previous round, but it was Anderson who really caught the eye. The Scotsman edged Gian van Veen 6–5 with a stunning average of over 110. As the defending champion, Anderson comes in as the slight favourite in this battle of former world champions — and all signs point to another close-run affair.

Next Niels Zonneveld, who pulled off a shock victory over Nathan Aspinall in the last round. Now he faces the ever-reliable James Wade. To trouble the English veteran, Zonneveld will need to be clinical — especially on his doubles. Against Wade, missed chances rarely go unpunished.

Dirk van Duijvenbode produced one of the biggest upsets of the previous round, dispatching second seed Michael van Gerwen 6–3. After struggling with shoulder issues earlier this season, 'The Aubergenius' appears to be regaining form at the perfect time. He’ll need to be at his best once again to overcome an in-form Martin Schindler. ‘The Wall’ recently lifted the Austrian Darts Open title and saw off Josh Rock in his previous match. With the German crowd firmly behind him, Schindler will have the backing — but Van Duijvenbode knows how to thrive in hostile territory.

Next up, it’s an all-Scottish showdown between Cameron Menzies and Peter Wright. Menzies, a Players Championship winner earlier this year, came through a tough battle against Stephen Bunting. Wright, meanwhile, is still searching for his first title of the season but eased past Leon Weber last round. With plenty of history between them, this one should be both fiery and unpredictable.

Danny Noppert becomes the fourth and final Dutchman to feature this afternoon as he takes on Andrew Gilding. ‘The Freeze’ edged Wessel Nijman in an all-Dutch nail-biter last round. Gilding, despite limited appearances this year, stunned Jonny Clayton to book his place here. Noppert, though, is the more consistent of the two and should have enough to see off the Englishman — provided he stays composed.

The penultimate match of the session features an all-English affair between Luke Woodhouse and Ross Smith. Woodhouse knocked out Chris Dobey 6–4 in the last round, while Smith impressed with a 6–3 win over Dave Chisnall. After falling just short in last year’s final against Gary Anderson, Smith returns with unfinished business and will be keen to go one better.

The session wraps up with a heavyweight clash between former world champions Luke Humphries and Michael Smith. Humphries hasn’t hit top gear in recent weeks but cruised past Connor Scutt in his opener. Smith, in contrast, had to dig deep to overcome German outsider Daniel Klose 6–5. If both players bring their A-game, fans can expect fireworks — with big scoring and clinical finishing all but guaranteed.

The tournament will be broadcast by Viaplay and PDC TV. As usual with Euro Tour tournaments, the European Darts Grand Prix consists of three tournament days. The afternoon sessions start daily at 1 p.m., while the evening sessions start at 7 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 denouement 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 grand 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 be awarded prize money on the various rankings. This does apply to qualifiers who are later designated as seeded by the withdrawal of others.

Sunday, May 4.

Martin Lukeman v Raymond van Barneveld

Rob Cross v Gary Anderson

Niels Zonneveld v James Wade

Dirk van Duijvenbode v Martin Schindler

Cameron Menzies v Peter Wright

Andrew Gilding v Danny Noppert

Luke Woodhouse v Ross Smith

Luke Humphries v Michael Smith