THE Belgian Darts Open returns this weekend – and Michael van Gerwen is eyeing back-to-back wins at the tournament.
Last year, the Dutchman beat Luke Humphries 8-6 in an epic final to claim the title in Wieze.
And Van Gerwen is the hot favourite to take home the trophy again in 2024.
Teenage sensation Luke Littler will make his European tournament debut in Wieze after qualifying via the European Tour Card Qualifier in Wigan earlier this year.
The Belgian Darts Open will have a huge £175,000 prize pot this year, with the winner going home £30k richer.
Here is the schedule for this year’s tournament:
Friday, March 8 – First round – 12pm-4pm and 6pm-10pm
Saturday, March 9 – Second round – 12pm-4pm and 6pm-10pm
Sunday, March 10 – Third round – 12pm-4pm
Sunday, March 10 – Quarter-finals, semi-finals, final – 6pm-10pm
Here are all the players taking part this year:
Top-16 placed players
1. Dave Chisnall
2. Luke Humphries
3. Gerwyn Price
4. Damon Heta
5. Dirk van Duijvenbode
6. Josh Rock
7. Rob Cross
8. Michael van Gerwen
9. Jonny Clayton
10. Danny Noppert
11. Michael Smith
12. Ross Smith
13. Krzysztof Ratajski
14. Gary Anderson
15. Ryan Searle
16. Ricardo Pietreczko
Order of Merit Qualifiers
Nathan Aspinall
Peter Wright
Joe Cullen
Dimitri Van den Bergh
Chris Dobey
Stephen Bunting
Martin Schindler
Andrew Gilding
Daryl Gurney
James Wade
Gian van Veen
Ryan Joyce
Gabriel Clemens
José de Sousa
Brendan Dolan
Raymond van Barneveld
Tour Card Qualifier
Mike De Decker
Luke Woodhouse
Lukas Wenig
Jermaine Wattimena
James Hurrell
Richard Veenstra
Daniel Klose
Luke Littler
Berry van Peer
Chris Landman
Host Nation Qualifier
4x (March 7)
Nordic & Baltic Qualifier.
Andreas Harrysson
East European Qualifier
Romeo Grbavac
The Belgian Darts Open will be broadcast in the UK on PDCTV.
You can purchase an annual subscription to PDCTV for £49.99 or pay £4.99 each month.
Alternatively, you can keep up to date with all the action by following SunSport’s live darts blog.
