The Flanders Darts Trophy starts this weekend in Antwerp, with the 2024 PDC European Tour making its second visit to Belgium! From September 6-8, 48 of the world’s best darts players will compete for £175,000 at the Antwerp Expo.
In Friday’s first round, Belgium’s Dimitri Van den Bergh will face UK Open champion Andrew Gilding. If Van den Bergh wins, he’ll take on Germany’s Ricardo Pietreczko in Saturday’s second round.
Other exciting matchups include:
- Peter Wright, fresh from winning the German Darts Championship, will face Brendan Dolan. If he advances, he’ll play Martin Schindler.
- Jonny Clayton and Dirk van Duijvenbode go head-to-head on Friday, with the winner set to meet Damon Heta.
- Belgian number two, Mike De Decker, will start his campaign against Richard Veenstra.
The tournament schedule:
- Friday: First Round – Afternoon (1300 local/1200 BST) and Evening (1900 local/1800 BST) Sessions
- Saturday: Second Round – Afternoon and Evening Sessions
- Sunday: Third Round, followed by the Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals, and Final in the evening.
Friday’s First Round Matches:
- Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 BST)
Jitse Van der Wal v Sebastian Bialecki
Marko Kantele v Scott Williams
Jody Tobback v Alan Soutar
Luke Woodhouse v Luc Bogaert
Krzysztof Ratajski v Robert Owen
Jermaine Wattimena v Brian Raman
Gabriel Clemens v Martin Lukeman
Daryl Gurney v Ritchie Edhouse
- Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)
Francois Schweyen v Kevin Doets
Jonny Clayton v Dirk van Duijvenbode
Mike De Decker v Richard Veenstra
Raymond van Barneveld v Maik Kuivenhoven
Cameron Menzies v James Wade
Andrew Gilding v Dimitri Van den Bergh
Brendan Dolan v Peter Wright
Joe Cullen v Callan Rydz
Full Second Round Draw:
- Second Round
- Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 BST)
- Ryan Joyce v Alan Soutar
Gian van Veen v Robert Owen
Josh Rock v Jitse Van der Wal
Chris Dobey v Kevin Doets
Damon Heta v Dirk van Duijvenbode
Dave Chisnall v James Wade
Ross Smith v Mike De Decker
Ryan Searle v Joe Cullen
- Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)
- Stephen Bunting v Scott Williams
Gerwyn Price v Luke Woodhouse
Danny Noppert v Raymond van Barneveld
Michael van Gerwen v Gabriel Clemens
Martin Schindler v Peter Wright
Luke Humphries v Ritchie Edhouse
Ricardo Pietreczko v Andrew Gilding
Luke Littler v Jermaine Wattimena
Sunday September 8
Afternoon Session
Third Round
Chris Dobey 6-5 Josh Rock
Luke Woodhouse 6-5 Gian van Veen
Peter Wright 6-5 Stephen Bunting
Dave Chisnall 6-2 Gabriel Clemens
Ricardo Pietreczko 6-1 Danny Noppert
Dirk van Duijvenbode 6-2 Luke Littler
Ryan Searle 6-3 Ross Smith
Luke Humphries 6-5 Ryan Joyce
Evening Session
Quarter-Finals
Chris Dobey 6-3 Luke Woodhouse
Dave Chisnall 6-5 Peter Wright
Ricardo Pietreczko 6-4 Dirk van Duijvenbode
Luke Humphries 6-2 Ryan Searle
Semi-Finals
Dave Chisnall 7-5 Chris Dobey
Ricardo Pietreczko 7-4 Luke Humphries
Final
Dave Chisnall 8-6 Ricardo Pietreczko
