Luke Littler will open his defence of the Lecot Belgian Darts Open towards Ryan Searle or Darryl Pilgrim, following affirmation of the draw and schedule for the opening PDC European Tour occasion of 2025.
Littler landed a memorable nine-dart end on his technique to glory in Wieze 12 months in the past, denying Rob Cross in a fascinating decider to triumph on his European Tour debut.
The world champion will return to headline this yr’s European Tour curtain-raiser on the Oktoberhallen, as a star-studded 48-player area compete for the £30,000 high prize from March 7-9.
Friday’s first spherical will characteristic 16 matches throughout two classes, with house favorite Mike De Decker and 2023 world champion Michael Smith among the many star sights on the opening day.
The 16 PDC Order of Advantage Qualifiers will enter the fray in Saturday’s second spherical, as newly topped UK Open champion Littler units his sights on back-to-back big-stage titles.
Luke Humphries may also headline this weekend’s motion because the world No 1 faces a possible showdown towards De Decker in a repeat of final October’s World Grand Prix closing.
Michael van Gerwen, a winner of 37 European Tour titles, faces UK Open semi-finalist Josh Rock or Croatia’s Boris Krcmar for a last-16 berth, whereas final yr’s runner-up Rob Cross may meet former European champion Ross Smith.
Following Saturday’s second spherical, the final 16 will happen on Sunday afternoon, earlier than the match concludes with the quarter-finals, semi-finals and closing in a bumper night session.
Schedule of Play
Friday March 7
First Spherical
Afternoon Session (12pm)
Luke Woodhouse v Host Nation Qualifier 2
Cameron Menzies v Matt Campbell
Gian van Veen v James Hurrell
Ritchie Edhouse v Owen Bates
Ricardo Pietreczko v Matthew Dennant
Wessel Nijman v Host Nation Qualifier 4
Daryl Gurney v Thibault Tricole
Dirk van Duijvenbode v Darius Labanauskas
Night Session (6pm)
Ross Smith v Host Nation Qualifier 1
Ryan Searle v Darryl Pilgrim
Jermaine Wattimena v Host Nation Qualifier 3
Josh Rock v Boris Krcmar
Michael Smith v Ryan Joyce
Raymond van Barneveld v Cam Crabtree
Mike De Decker v Thomas Beautiful
Martin Schindler v Jim Lengthy
Saturday March 8
Second Spherical
Afternoon Session (12pm)
Danny Noppert v Gurney/Tricole
Gary Anderson v Woodhouse/HNQ2
Dave Chisnall v Pietreczko/Dennant
Jonny Clayton v Nijman/HNQ4
Rob Cross v R Smith/HNQ1
Damon Heta v M Smith/Joyce
Stephen Bunting v Wattimena/HNQ3
Nathan Aspinall v Edhouse/Bates
Night Session (6pm)
James Wade v Van Barneveld/Crabtree
Peter Wright v Menzies/Campbell
Gerwyn Worth v Van Veen/Hurrell
Dimitri Van den Bergh v Schindler/Lengthy
Luke Humphries v De Decker/Beautiful
Luke Littler v Searle/Pilgrim
Michael van Gerwen v Rock/Krcmar
Chris Dobey v Van Duijvenbode/Labanauskas
Sunday March 9
Afternoon Session (12pm)
Third Spherical
Night Session (6pm)
Quarter-Finals
Semi-Finals
Ultimate
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