Schedule Sunday afternoon at UK Open Darts 2025: Littler-Van Veen and Humphries-Wade lead Quarter-Finals

We have now reached the quarter-finals of the UK Open. Eight men still have a chance to win this major and they duke it out on Sunday.

The debates will be opened Sunday afternoon by Luke Littler and Gian van Veen. This will be a replay of the 2023 PDC World Youth when Littler prevailed. In this 'Battle of the youngsters' Littler starts as the favorite, given his record and position in the world rankings, but Van Veen is certainly not without chances. In the previous round Van Veen was 10-9 too strong for Damon Heta, in that match he stayed just under 110 average. If he reaches that level again against Littler, the latter will have a tough job to do to reach the semifinals. This promises to be a match to savour.

Nathan Aspinall already won the UK Open once in 2019

After Littler and Van Veen, it is the turn of Nathan Aspinall and Josh Rock. Aspinall already won the UK Open once in 2019 and is aiming for another final victory. It would also be a more than welcome boost for the 33-year-old Englishman who has been struggling with injuries regularly in recent months and is also dealing with a form of dartitis. Rock, however, will want to put a stop to that.

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The 23-year-old Northern Irishman has long been heralded as one of the stars of the future, but has so far failed to live up to these expectations. Rocky" was successful at the Players Championships and on the European Tour, but his performance in majors was usually disappointing. Can he change that at this tournament?

Will Clayton now take his first 2025 major title?

The third match of the afternoon session in Butlins Minehead is between Jonny Clayton and Michael Smith. Both men reached the quarter-finals quite easily and Clayton in particular impressed again. Indeed again, after reaching the final of the Winmau World Masters last month, which he lost narrowly to Luke Humphries. Smith won the last sixteen particularly easily over an undersized Dimitri Van den Bergh. However, the former world champion did not impress, so it remains to be seen whether his level (Smith returns after injury) is sufficient to make things difficult for Clayton.

The afternoon session will be closed by James Wade and Luke Humphries. Wade has already won the UK Open three times, tentatively last in 2021. The now 41-year-old Englishman will be itching for another triumph, as that final victory at the 2021 UK Open was also his provisional last major title. Humphries, however, will be a more than formidable opponent for "The Machine. The former world champion already won the Winmau World Masters this year and is also comfortably in the lead in the Premier League Darts. Moreover, the UK Open is one of the few major titles still missing from the world number one's list of honors.

TV Guide

The UK Open will be broadcast in the UK today on ITV4 today. Multiple stages will be used during the first two days of play. The matches outside the main stage can also be seen on PDC TV. The afternoon session on Feb. 28 begins at 11, while the afternoon sessions on the other two days start at 12:45 p.m. All evening sessions start from 7 p.m.

Distribution of prize money

The UK Open Darts 2025 will see £600,000 in prize money distributed. The tournament once began in 2003 with a much more modest prize pool of £124,000, of which the winner received £30,000. Since then, the event has grown considerably, both in prize money and popularity. The winner nowadays goes home with the top prize of £110,000.

Format 

First round: Best of 11 legs

Second round: Best of 11 legs

Third round: Best of 11 legs

Fourth round: Best of 19 legs

Fifth round: Best of 19 legs

Sixth round: Best of 19 legs

Quarterfinals: Best of 19 legs

Semifinals: Best of 21 legs

Final: Best of 21 legs

Schedule UK Open Darts 2025

Sunday, March 2

Afternoon session (from 12:45 p.m.)

Quarter-finals

Gian van Veen v Luke Littler

Josh Rock v Nathan Aspinall

Jonny Clayton v Michael Smith

James Wade v Luke Humphries  

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