THE European Tour returns this week as some of the sports’ top stars head to the German Darts Championship.
Last year saw Ricardo Pietreczko triumph in his native country after he beat Peter Wright 8-4 to claim his first PDC ranking title.
Reigning world champion Luke Humphries will not be in action in Hildesheim as he takes a well-deserved holiday with his family.
Luke Littler is amongst the seeded players that will take to the Oche in Germany, along with three-time winner Michael van Gerwen.
SunSport has all the details ahead of this year’s German Darts Championship…
Friday, August 30: 12pm – 4pm – First round
Friday, August 30: 6pm – 10pm – First round
Saturday, August 31: 12pm – 4pm – Second round
Saturday, August 31: 6pm – 10pm – Second round
Sunday, September 1: 12pm – 4pm – Third round
Sunday, September 1: 6pm – 10pm – Quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals
Here are all the confirmed stars making up the 48-player field at the German Darts Championship 2024:
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
Pre Qualified Players
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
Tour Card Holder Qualifiers:
Steve Beaton
Jelle Klaasen
Maik Kuivenhoven
Boris Krcmar
Nick Kenny
Simon Whitlock
Dom Taylor
Mickey Mansell
Jose de Sousa
Martin Lukeman
Host Nation Qualifiers
Max Hopp
Niko Springer
Dragutin Horvat
Matthias Ehlers
East Europe Qualifier
Krzysztof Kciuk
Nordic & Baltic Qualifier
Johan Enhgstrom