The 2025 German Darts Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2025 Elten Safety Shoes German Darts Championship) was the fourteenth of fourteen PDC European Tour events on the 2025 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament was held at the Halle 39, Hildesheim, Germany, from 17 to 19 October 2025.[1][2] It will featured a field of 48 players and £175,000 in prize money, with £30,000 going to the winner.
Nathan Aspinall won the tournament, his third European Tour title, by defeating Van Duijvenbode 8–6 in the final. Van Duijvenbode hit a nine-dart finish in his first-round win against Karel Sedláček.
Prize money
The prize fund remained at £175,000, with £30,000 to the winner:[4]
Stage (num. of players)
Prize money
Winner
(1)
£30,000
Runner-up
(1)
£12,000
Semi-finalists
(2)
£8,500
Quarter-finalists
(4)
£6,000
Third round losers
(8)
£4,000
Second round losers
(16)
£2,500*
First round losers
(16)
£1,250
Total
£175,000
Seeded players who lose in the second round of the event shall not be credited with prize money on any Order of Merit. A player who qualifies as a qualifier, but later becomes a seed due to the withdrawal of one or more other players shall be credited with their prize money on all Orders of Merit regardless of how far they progress in the event.[5]
Qualification and format
In a change from the previous year, the top 16 on the two-year main PDC Order of Merit ranking were seeded and entered the tournament in the second round, while the 16 qualifiers from the one-year PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit ranking entered in the first round.[6][7][8] In another change, the 16 Pro Tour Order of Merit qualifiers were drawn against one of the 16 other qualifiers in the first round.
The seedings were confirmed on 5 September.[9] The remaining 16 places went to players from four qualifying events – 10 from the Tour Card Holder Qualifier (held on 11 September),[10] four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 18 May),[11] one from the Nordic & Baltic Associate Member Qualifier (held on 2 August),[12] and one from the East European Associate Member Qualifier (held on 10 August).[13]
The second round was played on 18 October.[19] Top seed Stephen Bunting was eliminated in his opening match, losing 6–4 to Ryan Joyce.[20] Defending champion Peter Wright came through a deciding leg against Ricardo Pietreczko, with Wright winning all his six legs in 15 darts.[21][19] Dirk van Duijvenbode averaged 117.74—his highest three-dart average on stage—on his way to beating Chris Dobey 6–2.[19] Welsh pair Gerwyn Price and Jonny Clayton progressed to the third round with wins over Christian Kist and Raymond van Barneveld respectively, while Nathan Aspinall averaged 107.53 to defeat Ross Smith 6–4.[20]Damon Heta missed six match darts to advance, which allowed Steve Lennon to take a 6–5 win.[22]Dave Chisnall ended a nine-match losing streak on the European Tour by defeating Gabriel Clemens 6–4, hitting ten maximums in the process.[19] Dutch players Gian van Veen, Jermaine Wattimena, Danny Noppert and Wessel Nijman all reached the third round: Van Veen beat compatriot Niels Zonneveld 6–4, Noppert defeated Luke Woodhouse 6–3, Wattimena and James Wade both averaged over 106 in a match that saw Wattimena win 6–3, and Nijman defeated Mike De Decker 6–2, with De Decker missing double 12 for a nine-dart finish during the match.[20] Krzysztof Ratajski confirmed his qualification for the European Championship by beating Ryan Searle, while Martin Schindler ended William O'Connor's hopes of qualifying.[19]Cameron Menzies and Ricky Evans were victorious over seeds Rob Cross and Josh Rock.[22]
Draw
The draw was announced on 16 October.[23] Numbers to the left of a player's name show the seedings for the top 16 in the tournament. The figures to the right of a player's name state their three-dart average in a match. Players in bold denote match winners.[24]
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