2025 German Darts Grand Prix

2025 Elten Safety Shoes German Darts Grand Prix

Tournament information
Dates| 19–21 April 2025
Venue| Kulturhalle Zenith
Location| Munich, Germany
Organisation(s)| Professional Darts Corporation (PDC)
Format| Legs
Prize fund| £175,000
Winner's share| £30,000
Nine-dart finish| Michael van Gerwen
High checkout| 170 Luke Littler (third round)
Champion(s)
Michael van Gerwen
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Darts tournament

The 2025 German Darts Grand Prix, known as the 2025 Elten Safety Shoes German Darts Grand Prix for sponsorship reasons,[1] was a professional darts tournament taking place at the Kulturhalle Zenith in Munich, Germany from 19–21 April 2025. It was the fourth of fourteen PDC European Tour events on the 2025 PDC Pro Tour. It featured a field of 48 players and £175,000 in prize money, with £30,000 going to the winner.

Luke Humphries was the defending champion after defeating Michael van Gerwen 8–1 in the 2024 final.[2][3] Humphries decided not to participate in the tournament, thus did not defend his title.

Van Gerwen beat Gian van Veen 8–5 in the final to win the tournament for the fourth time, his 38th European Tour title in all.[4]

In the fifth leg of his third-round match against Ryan Searle, Van Gerwen hit his fourth nine-darter on the European Tour.

## Prize money

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The prize fund remained at £175,000, with £30,000 to the winner:[5]

Stage (num. of players) | Prize money

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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

* Pre-qualified players from the Orders of Merit who lose in their first match 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.[6][7]

## Qualification and format

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In a change from the previous year, the top 16 on the two-year main PDC Order of Merit ranking will now be seeded and enter the tournament in the second round, while the 16 qualifiers from the one-year PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit ranking will enter in the first round.[8][9] The seedings were confirmed on 12 February.[10]

The remaining 16 places will go to players from four qualifying events – 10 from the Tour Card Holder Qualifier (held on 19 February),[11] four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 9 February),[12] one from the Nordic & Baltic Associate Member Qualifier (held on 28 March) and one from the East European Associate Member Qualifier (held on 2 February).[13]

Luke Humphries, Nathan Aspinall and Dimitri Van den Bergh withdrew and were replaced by Madars Razma, Kim Huybrechts and Mensur Suljović. Michael Smith, Ryan Searle and Joe Cullen moved up to become the 14th, 15th and 16th seeds respectively.[14]

The following players took part in the tournament:

Seeded Players

1. Luke Littler (semi-finals)
2. Michael van Gerwen (champion)
3. Rob Cross (third round)
4. Jonny Clayton (second round)
5. Dave Chisnall (third round)
6. Gerwyn Price (third round)
7. Damon Heta (second round)
8. Peter Wright (quarter-finals)
9. Danny Noppert (second round)
10. James Wade (second round)
11. Josh Rock (semi-finals)
12. Ross Smith (quarter-finals)
13. Andrew Gilding (second round)
14. Michael Smith (second round)
15. Ryan Searle (third round)
16. Joe Cullen (third round)

Pro Tour Order of Merit Qualifiers

* Martin Schindler (third round)
* Daryl Gurney (first round)
* Gian van Veen (runner-up)
* Raymond van Barneveld (second round)
* Mike De Decker (second round)
* Wessel Nijman (first round)
* Ritchie Edhouse (first round)
* Cameron Menzies (second round)
* Jermaine Wattimena (second round)
* Dirk van Duijvenbode (second round)
* Luke Woodhouse (first round)
* Ricardo Pietreczko (second round)
* Ryan Joyce (quarter-finals)

Tour Card Qualifier

* Krzysztof Ratajski (quarter-finals)
* Robert Grundy (first round)
* Scott Williams (second round)
* Cam Crabtree (second round)
* Mario Vandenbogaerde (first round)
* Andy Boulton (first round)
* Kevin Doets (first round)
* Mickey Mansell (second round)
* Adam Paxton (first round)
* Niels Zonneveld (third round)

Host Nation Qualifier

* Michael Rosenauer (first round)
* Finn Behrens (first round)
* Michael Unterbuchner (first round)
* René Eidams (first round)

Nordic & Baltic Qualifier

* Johan Engström (first round)

East European Qualifier

* András Borbély (first round)

Reserve List

* Madars Razma (third round)
* Kim Huybrechts (second round)
* Mensur Suljović (first round)

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## Draw

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Numbers to the left of players' names 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.[15]

| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| First round
(best of 11 legs)
19 April| | | Second round
(best of 11 legs)
20 April| | | Third round
(best of 11 legs)
21 April| | | Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
21 April| | | Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
21 April| | | Final
(best of 15 legs)
21 April
| | | | | |
|  |  Luke Woodhouse 87.05| 5| 1|  Luke Littler 107.10| 6
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| |  Cam Crabtree 89.66| 6| | | |  Cam Crabtree 96.24| 1| |
| | | | | 1|  Littler 99.67| 6
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| | | 16|  Cullen 95.90| 3| |
|  |  Ritchie Edhouse 84.82| 4| | | 16|  Joe Cullen 92.56| 6| | | |
| | | | | |
| |  Mickey Mansell 87.98| 6| | | |  Mickey Mansell 92.31| 2| |
| | | | | 1|  Littler 95.79| 6
| | | | |
| | | 8|  Wright 94.62| 5| |
|  |  Mike De Decker 91.25| 6| | | 8|  Peter Wright 98.84| 6| | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| |  Johan Engström 88.27| 3| | | |  Mike De Decker 97.05| 3| |
| | | | | 8|  Wright 91.42| 6
| | | | |
| | | |  Razma 89.84| 4| |
|  |  Madars Razma 87.86| 6| | | 9|  Danny Noppert 90.97| 2| | | |
| | | | | |
| |  Robert Grundy 85.42| 3| | | |  Madars Razma 96.02| 6| |
| | | | | 1|  Littler 95.78| 4
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| | |  |  van Veen 110.81| 7| |
|  |  Martin Schindler 102.83| 6| | | 4|  Jonny Clayton 85.30| 1| | | | | | | | | |
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| |  Mario Vandenbogaerde 96.89| 3| | | |  Martin Schindler 87.40| 6| |
| | | | |  |  Schindler 99.89| 4
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| | | |  van Veen 99.17| 6| |
|  |  Gian van Veen 102.47| 6| | | 13|  Andrew Gilding 94.69| 4| | | |
| | | | | |
| |  René Eidams 92.05| 2| | | |  Gian van Veen 99.24| 6| |
| | | | | |  van Veen 97.50| 6
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| | | 12|  R Smith 89.93| 3| |
|  |  Dirk van Duijvenbode 97.77| 6| | | 5|  Dave Chisnall 97.11| 6| | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| |  Andy Boulton 79.47| 1| | | |  Dirk van Duijvenbode 93.93| 3| |
| | | | | 5|  Chisnall 92.84| 2
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| | | 12|  R Smith 102.72| 6| |
|  |  Jermaine Wattimena 88.54| 6| | | 12|  Ross Smith 98.57| 6| | | |
| | | | | |
| |  Michael Unterbuchner 81.14| 3| | | |  Jermaine Wattimena 100.20| 4| |
| | | | | |  van Veen 96.53| 5
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| | | 2|  van Gerwen 95.98| 8
|  |  Kim Huybrechts 104.86| 6| | | 2|  Michael van Gerwen 102.49| 6| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| |  Finn Behrens 76.59| 0| | | |  Kim Huybrechts 92.92| 5| |
| | | | | 2|  van Gerwen 104.82| 6
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| | | 15|  Searle 90.13| 1| |
|  |  Cameron Menzies 92.23| 6| | | 15|  Ryan Searle 90.07| 6| | | |
| | | | | |
| |  Kevin Doets 91.55| 4| | | |  Cameron Menzies 83.98| 2| |
| | | | | 2|  van Gerwen 105.20| 6
| | | | |
| | | |  Joyce 90.33| 4| |
|  |  Ryan Joyce 87.61| 6| | | 7|  Damon Heta 84.64| 0| | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| |  András Borbély 78.48| 1| | | |  Ryan Joyce 101.33| 6| |
| | | | |  |  Joyce 99.96| 6
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| | | |  Zonneveld 94.90| 4| |
|  |  Daryl Gurney 100.12| 3| | | 10|  James Wade 89.95| 2| | | |
| | | | | |
| |  Niels Zonneveld 95.61| 6| | | |  Niels Zonneveld 100.38| 6| |
| | | | | 2|  van Gerwen 104.37| 7
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| | | 11|  Rock 95.28| 2| |
|  |  Ricardo Pietreczko 106.00| 6| | | 3|  Rob Cross 97.85| 6| | | | | | | | | |
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| |  Adam Paxton 89.29| 1| | | |  Ricardo Pietreczko 94.20| 4| |
| | | | | 3|  Cross 98.37| 4
| | | | |
| | | |  Ratajski 94.66| 6| |
|  |  Mensur Suljović 89.09| 5| | | 14|  Michael Smith 85.81| 4| | | |
| | | | | |
| |  Krzysztof Ratajski 96.70| 6| | | |  Krzysztof Ratajski 88.57| 6| |
| | | | | |  Ratajski 96.69| 5
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| | | 11|  Rock 96.56| 6| |
|  |  Raymond van Barneveld 97.61| 6| | | 6|  Gerwyn Price 98.74| 6| | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| |  Michael Rosenauer 88.27| 3| | | |  Raymond van Barneveld 93.56| 3| |
| | | | | 6|  Price 99.72| 4
| | | | |
| | | 11|  Rock 111.42| 6| |
|  |  Wessel Nijman 92.01| 4| | | 11|  Josh Rock 100.73| 6| | | |
| | | | |
| |  Scott Williams 94.84| 6| | | |  Scott Williams 94.82| 2| |
| | | | | | | | | |

## Top averages

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The table lists all players who achieved an average of at least 100 in a match.[15] In the case one player has multiple records, this is indicated by the number in brackets.

#  | Player  | Round  | Average  | Result

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1 |  Josh Rock | 3 | 111.42 | Won
2 |  Gian van Veen | SF | 110.81 | Won
3 |  Luke Littler | 2 | 107.10 | Won
4 |  Ricardo Pietreczko | 1 | 106.00 | Won
5 |  Michael van Gerwen | QF | 105.20 | Won
6 |  Kim Huybrechts | 1 | 104.86 | Won
7 |  Michael van Gerwen (2) | 3 | 104.82 | Won
8 |  Michael van Gerwen (3) | SF | 104.37 | Won
9 |  Martin Schindler | 1 | 102.83 | Won
10 |  Ross Smith | 3 | 102.72 | Won
11 |  Michael van Gerwen (4) | 2 | 102.49 | Won
12 |  Gian van Veen (2) | 1 | 102.47 | Won
13 |  Ryan Joyce | 2 | 101.33 | Won
14 |  Josh Rock (2) | 2 | 100.73 | Won
15 |  Niels Zonneveld | 2 | 100.38 | Won
16 |  Jermaine Wattimena | 2 | 100.20 | Lost
17 |  Daryl Gurney | 1 | 100.12 | Lost

## References

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1. ^ "PDC Europe Elten Safety Shoes German Darts Grand Prix 2025". PDC Europe. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
2. ^ "Luke Humphries thrashes Michael van Gerwen to win German Darts Grand Prix". The Guardian. PA Media. 1 April 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
3. ^ "German Darts Grand Prix: Luke Humphries thrashes Michael van Gerwen in Munich". BBC Sport. 1 April 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
4. ^ Gorton, Josh (21 April 2025). "Van Gerwen lands nine-darter on his way to German Darts Grand Prix glory". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
5. ^ "German Darts Grand Prix 2025". Mastercaller. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
6. ^ "PDC Order of Merit Rules".
7. ^ Allen, Dave (22 February 2024). "European Tour Prize Money Rule Statement". PDC.
8. ^ Shaw, Jamie (13 January 2025). "PDC confirm further controversial changes to European Tour criteria in 2025". Live Darts. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
9. ^ Gill, Samuel (13 January 2025). "PDC European Tour rules change again in controversial move seeming to protect big names". Darts News. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
10. ^ Gorton, Josh (14 February 2025). "2025 ET3-4 Seeds & Tour Card Holder qualifier entries confirmed". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
11. ^ "PDC ET04 Tour Card Holder Qualifier". DartConnect. 19 February 2025.
12. ^ "PDC ET04 Host Nation Qualifier". DartConnect. 9 February 2025.
13. ^ "PDC ET04 E. Europe Qualifier". DartConnect. 2 February 2025.
14. ^ "2025 Elten Safety Shoes German Darts Grand Prix draw & schedule". Professional Darts Corporation. 18 April 2025.
15. ^ a b "German Darts Grand Prix 2025". Mastercaller.

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