Schedule Sunday night at International Darts Open: Aspinall, Humphries, Bunting and Wright go for glory in Riesa
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After an exciting afternoon session, it's time for the final session at the 2025 International Darts Open in Riesa on Sunday night. Who will take the title at the third Euro Tour tournament of the season?
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Eight players prepare for the final session tonight, in which the quarter-finals, semi-finals and grand final will be played. Defending champion Martin Schindler still has a chance to prolong his title, but there are more hijackers on the coast.
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Luke Humphries v Wessel Nijman
Luke Humphries is having a strong tournament. The world champion is showing his best form in Riesa with an average of 104.36 in his convincing win over Ross Smith. 'Cool Hand Luke' is looking to finally grab his first Euro Tour title of the year after a rough start to the season. Facing him is Dutch talent Wessel Nijman. The young Dutchman has beaten the likes of Chris Dobey and Damon Heta and is in the last eight on the Euro Tour for the second time in his career. Against Humphries, Nijman will have the chance to reach the last four for the first time.
Luke Humphries may feel devoid of wanting to be on stage right now but could still win the title.
Stephen Bunting v Karel Sedlacek
Stephen Bunting extended his strong form from last Thursday to the Euro Tour. Before traveling to Riesa, he took the weekly title during the Premier League Darts' visit to Berlin. With wins over Darius Labanauskas (6-4) and Cameron Menzies (6-4), Bunting advanced to the quarterfinals at the International Darts Open. In both matches, he threw an average of around 105. Karel Sedlacek turned out to be a real thorn in the side for the Dutch this tournament. He successively defeated Jermaine Wattimena (6-4), Danny Noppert (6-4) and Raymond van Barneveld (6-5). The Czech ace reached the quarterfinals twice before on the Euro Tour, but never reached the semifinals. It's up to Bunting to keep it that way.
A Bunting fresh off his Premier League win in real form and in what will be a popular player to be back in form after his recent travails.
Josh Rock v Nathan Aspinall
A few days after winning his fifth PDC rankings title at Players Championship 10, Josh Rock is having another strong tournament. In a high-class match he settled with Gian van Veen (6-4) by throwing an average of 107.61. Against Andrew Gilding 'Rocky' ran into some problems, but thanks to two 170 finishes he managed to make up ground against 'Goldfinger'. He now takes on Nathan Aspinall, who first defeated Joe Cullen 6-1. Then 'The Asp' delivered a stunning comeback by turning a 5-2 deficit against Gerwyn Price into a 6-5 victory. Recently Aspinall was already successful on the Euro Tour by surprisingly winning the European Darts Trophy in Göttingen last month.
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Aspinall like Bunting before him has been in superb form as of late and that one win has catapulted him back into confidence and form.
Nathan Aspinall sealed glory last time out on the European Tour.
Martin Schindler v Peter Wright
A year after winning his first Euro Tour title, Martin Schindler still has a good chance of prolonging his title in Riesa. Moreover, 'The Wall' is still fresh, as he did not need to use much energy leading up to the quarter-finals. He defeated Thomas Lovely 6-2 in the first round, before getting a bye in the second following a cancellation by Rob Cross. At the last sixteen, Schindler easily triumphed 6-0 against Dimitri van den Bergh. In the last eight, he faces Peter Wright. The Scot recorded a difficult 6-5 win over Ritchie Edhouse at the last 32, before convincingly dealing with Dave Chisnall (6-1) in the third round.
Schindler though is a tricky test and potentially the most of all. He is very much the man to beat in Germany and has the reputation as the king of European Tour in Germany for a reason.
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TV Guide
The tournament will be broadcast by PDC TV. As is customary with Euro Tour tournaments, the International 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, where the 16 Pro Tour players will face 16 players who emerged from the various qualifying tournaments. The winners of these matches will face a player from the top-16 of the world rankings in the second round on Saturday. The third round will be played on Sunday afternoon, before the quarterfinals, semifinals and final are completed on Sunday evening.
Distribution of prize money
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.
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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.
Schedule International Darts Open 2025
Sunday, April 6
Evening session (from 6 p.m.)
Quarterfinals
Luke Humphries v Wessel Nijman
Stephen Bunting v Karel Sedlacek
Josh Rock v Nathan Aspinall
Martin Schindler v Peter Wright
Semi-final
Finale
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- Such a shame that lakeside has been reduced to this. Fantastic venue,and previously a great tournament. Not any morerick6703-11-2026
- Seems to me that the top 16 players pick and choose whatever they want to play. Good,all the money will get spread out more. They get more money from exhibitions than tournaments so let them all withdrawrick6703-11-2026
- Play all legs and the winners split the pot. Luke gets the lot of he wins them all. If your occupation is darts player you can't enter, regardless of ability.BandB01-11-2026
- I'm quite a jaded person all things considered, but to be honest I found Beat Luke Littler to be pretty entertaining. It certainly wasn't seamless, which is to be expected given the lack of precedence, but I actually think the pacing was pretty good, the production was impressive, and there was a good sense of humour and levity to it. I think it was a very ambitious undertaking but one that, for the most part, paid off. I liked the system with the four pots and I think it added to the drama and intrigue. I enjoyed seeing the diverse range of entrants and learning about their backstories. I think the interactivity was pretty clever and well-integrated. The panel was a little incoherent at times; Lee Mack shone however, and his improvisational skills were appreciated during some more awkward interstitial moments. As far as the darts is concerned, it was a shame that the format didn't allow Littler to get into full flow. You obviously don't want him to steamroll everyone but you want to feel like you're getting the full Littler package rather than seeing him struggling to get out of first gear. I will say that his leg against Jayden Walker was very impressive, but it was mostly downhill from there. The attraction revolves around Littler being this untouchable, indomitable force, yet the format doesn't really allow him to fulfil that characterisation. As for Fallon Sherrock, she was mightily impressive and deserved the victory. It is a testament to her unshakeable character that she was able to bang in a 14-darter under such mind-bending pressure. Everything that has been said about the misleading marketing is valid, though they were clear about their eligibility criteria and were able to offload the responsibility somewhat by bringing the viewers into the decision-making process in real time. What is clear though, is that Fallon played the game according to the rules, and she should not be criticised for that, much less abused. I will admit though that it is a kick in the teeth for those true amateurs who committed time and money to the course, and I would also question those who think pub players would have no chance, given that some of Littler's winning legs were dispatched in 7 visits to the board! The great thing about darts is that it isn't so much that amateurs cannot replicate the feats of brilliance pulled off by professionals of the sport, than it is that they simply cannot replicate the consistency of their output, something that this format almost entirely removes from the equation. It should also be noted that, financially, Fallon certainly stands to benefit much less in relative terms from the paycheque than would your average pub thrower, as I'm sure she nets a fair income from the lucrative exhibition circuit alone. What I do hope is that she might use this as an opportunity to really build up a head of steam heading into the new season, as it seems long overdue that she come through Q-School and really take it to the pros on a week-in week-out basis, but whatever she chooses to do, she has certainly achieved enough already for one if not several lifetimes, so who am I to dictate terms? To conclude though, I will state once again that I found Beat Luke Littler to be a pretty enjoyable evening of entertainment. I do feel for the contestants who never actually had the chance to try their luck against the world #1, although I suppose it comes with the format, but all which inevitably raises the question: will Netflix be tempted to do it all again next year? It's hard to say. Whether it would be financially viable, I can't weigh in there. One point I have been making though, and which I touched on earlier, is that the entire concept relies on a public perception that Littler is more or less unbeatable, and that certainly hasn't been the case of late. If the execs had been trying to pitch the show in recent months while Littler has seemed vulnerable, rather than when he was mopping up almost every major title on the calendar, it would certainly be a tougher sell. We will have to see in about 6 months' time whether Littler can still reliably command perception as a near-unstoppable force in darts, and then we'll have a clearer idea about whether we should expect a second helping. Even as a one-off experiment though, and with all the controversy taken into account, I still don't think they disgraced themselves by any means, and that will probably be my lingering assessment of the event when all is said and done.Deduce635801-11-2026
- Fair play to Fallon. But...shows the mockery when a professional players wins what was meant to be an amateur v Pro event, Littlers performance was poor, and what about the players who didn't get a game? Would have been better if the pot was split amoungst all the winners and they all got a leg.BandB31-10-2026
- Not even slightly interestedrick6730-10-2026
- And yet the PDC has decided to aggravate this problem by doubling the Players Championship Finals field from 2027. I can't imagine there will be fewer withdrawals next year with even less reason to turn up. I can only hope that a whole slew of Challenge Tour top-up players receive enough prize money in the absence of much of the elite, that some of the more complacent among them struggle to scrape into even a heavily diluted field! More semi-pro players will get to test their mettle, but the standard of competition will be much inferior. It could hardly be said that the Players Championship series will provide an opportunity for darts' second string to test their Tour Card credentials anymore, but at least it will underscore the achievements of those Challenge Tour players of current and previous years, who were able to prove themselves as more than capable of competing with, and beating, the elite of the sport on a consistent basis, and reaping the due rewards.Deduce635828-10-2026
- No point in being there? Champions want to win.Deduce635828-10-2026
- Littler lost to crabtree in the youth/junior/whatever you call it. He had no point in being there. He's unfortunately now got to the stage,he feels all he has to do is get on the stage to win. Well,I hope he realises part of his fear factor has gone. Happened to Taylor,then van gerwen,and it's causing him to realise pretty sharp,he isn't unstoppable. It's good for the sport,not 1 single player in my 60 years has ever,or will ever be, unbeatable.rick6725-10-2026
- I think it's great to see Mark Webster looking good,good ladrick6725-10-2026