Seeded players for German Darts Championship and Flanders Darts Trophy known: Van Gerwen avoids first round due to cancellations
PDCFriday, 07 June 2024 at 13:30
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.
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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.
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German Darts Championship 2024 participant field
Top-16 seeded players
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
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Order of Merit Qualifiers
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
Participant field Flanders Darts Trophy 2024
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Top-16 seeded players
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
Order of Merit Qualifiers
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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
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