Seeded players for German Darts Championship and Flanders Darts Trophy known: Van Gerwen avoids first round due to cancellations

The PDC has announced which 32 players have been granted direct entry to the German Darts Championship and Flanders Darts Trophy. For both Euro Tour tournaments, the top-16 of the world rankings and top-16 of the Pro Tour Order of Merit are automatically seeded.

The German Darts Championship 2024 will take place from August 30 to September 1 in Hildesheim. A week later, the Flanders Dars Trophy will be played in Antwerp from Sept. 6 to 8.

Rob Cross and Luke Humphries are not competing in Hildesheim. As a result, Michael van Gerwen does not have to start in the first round of a Euro Tour tournament anyway. He is the sixteenth seed at the German Darts Championship. Furthermore, Dave Chisnall, Gary Anderson, Gerwyn Price, Damon Heta, Danny Noppert, Josh Rock, Stephen Bunting, Ryan Searle, Ross Smith, Martin Schindler, Chris Dobey, Ricardo Pietreczko, Luke Littler, Gian van Veen and Michael Smith are among the top-16 seeded players there.

Ryan Joyce, Daryl Gurney, Joe Cullen, Brendan Dolan, Luke Woodhouse, Jonny Clayton, Raymond van Barneveld, Krzysztof Ratajski, James Wade, Ritchie Edhouse, Andrew Gilding, Peter Wright, Dimitri Van den Bergh, Nathan Aspinall, Dirk van Duijvenbode and Callan Rydz have also automatically qualified but must start the German Darts Championship from the first round.

Cross has absented himself from the Flanders Darts Trophy, while Michael Smith will also not travel to Belgium. The top-16 seed list in Antwerp includes Luke Humphries, Dave Chisnall, Gary Anderson, Gerwyn Price, Damon Heta, Danny Noppert, Josh Rock, Stephen Bunting, Ryan Searle, Ross Smith, Martin Schindler, Chris Dobey, Ricardo Pietreczko, Luke Littler, Gian van Veen and Michael van Gerwen.

Ryan Joyce, Daryl Gurney, Joe Cullen, Brendan Dolan, Luke Woodhouse, Jonny Clayton, Raymond van Barneveld, Krzysztof Ratajski, James Wade, Ritchie Edhouse, Andrew Gilding, Peter Wright, Dimitri Van den Bergh, Nathan Aspinall, Dirk van Duijvenbode and Callan Rydz will also start the Flanders Darts Trophy in the first round.

Sixteen more players will be added to the field of participants at each Euro Tour tournament through various qualifying tournaments. The Tour Card qualifying tournament, with ten starting spots to be distributed each time, will take place on Thursday, June 13.

1. Dave Chisnall

2. Gary Anderson

3. Gerwyn Price

4. Damon Heta

5. Danny Noppert

6. Josh Rock

7. Stephen Bunting

8. Ryan Searle

9. Ross Smith

10.Martin Schindler

11. Chris Dobey

12. Ricardo Pietreczko

13. Luke Littler

14. Gian van Veen

15. Michael Smith

16. Michael van Gerwen

Ryan Joyce

Daryl Gurney

Joe Cullen

Brendan Dolan

Luke Woodhouse

Jonny Clayton

Raymond van Barneveld

Krzysztof Ratajski

James Wade

Ritchie Edhouse

Andrew Gilding

Peter Wright

Dimitri Van den Bergh

Nathan Aspinall

Dirk van Duijvenbode

Callan Rydz

1. Luke Humphries

2. Dave Chisnall

3. Gary Anderson

4. Gerwyn Price

5. Damon Heta

6. Danny Noppert

7. Josh Rock

8. Stephen Bunting

9. Ryan Searle

10. Ross Smith

11. Martin Schindler

12. Chris Dobey

13. Ricardo Pietreczko

14. Luke Littler

15. Gian van Veen

16. Michael van Gerwen

Ryan Joyce

Daryl Gurney

Joe Cullen

Brendan Dolan

Luke Woodhouse

Jonny Clayton

Raymond van Barneveld

Krzysztof Ratajski

James Wade

Ritchie Edhouse

Andrew Gilding

Peter Wright

Dimitri Van den Bergh

Nathan Aspinall

Dirk van Duijvenbode

Callan Rydz