German Duo Collide: International Open Draw

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German duo Gabriel Clemens and Nico Kurz will meet on the opening day of the 2022 Interwetten International Darts Open, with the draw and schedule of play confirmed for the year’s first European Tour event.

Three days of double session action will take place from February 25-27 at the Sachsenarena, Riesa, as 48 players will compete for the title and £140,000 in ranking money.

Friday’s first round will see German number one Clemens and hot prospect Kurz meet in a repeat of their 2020/21 World Championship contest, with the winner advancing to face Dirk van Duijvenbode in Saturday’s last 32.

Round one will also see world number nine Dimitri Van den Bergh and European Champion Rob Cross in action against Martin Lukeman and Krzysztof Kciuk respectively.

Rising star Florian Hempel is one of seven German stars in the field, and he will take on former European Tour event winner Kim Huybrechts in one of the pick of the first round ties.

The experienced Dragutin Horvat and 16-year-old Fabian Schmutzler will also compete on home soil against Simon Whitlock and Daryl Gurney respectively.

The 16 seeded players will enter at the second round stage on Saturday, including the world’s top three, Gerwyn Price, Peter Wright and Michael van Gerwen.

Joe Cullen, who was the International Darts Open winner in 2020 when the tournament was most recently held in Riesa, is the top seed going into this year’s edition.

Alongside the £25,000 top prize and ranking positions on the European Tour Order of Merit in the race to qualify for the Cazoo European Championship, this weekend’s event also sees Price battling to hold onto the world number one spot ahead of Wright, who could fulfil his ambition of reaching the summit of the PDC Order of Merit.

The Interwetten International Darts Open will be broadcast on PDCTV, exclusively on DAZN for viewers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, and through bookmakers’ websites worldwide.

PDCTV subscription options include £3.99 Event Pass and £1.99 Day Pass packages, as well as Annual and Monthly Subscriptions.

Interwetten International Darts Open

Schedule of Play

Friday February 25

First Round

Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 GMT)

David Schlichting v Brian Raman

Jermaine Wattimena v Niko Springer

Madars Razma v Wayne Jones

Fabian Schmutzler v Daryl Gurney

Adam Gawlas v Vincent van der Voort

Luke Woodhouse v Andy Boulton

Keane Barry v Ron Meulenkamp

Ryan Searle v Ritchie Edhouse

Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 GMT)

Lewy Williams v Dennis Nilsson

Mervyn King v Janos Vegso

Florian Hempel v Kim Huybrechts

Dimitri Van den Bergh v Martin Lukeman

Rob Cross v Krzysztof Kciuk

Gabriel Clemens v Nico Kurz

Simon Whitlock v Dragutin Horvat

Danny van Trijp v Jeff Smith

Saturday

Second Round

Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 GMT)

Jose de Sousa v David Schlichting/Brian Raman

Damon Heta v Fabian Schmutzler/Daryl Gurney

Krzysztof Ratajski v Lewy Williams/Dennis Nilsson

Danny Noppert v Mervyn King/Janos Vegso

Brendan Dolan v Jermaine Wattimena/Niko Springer

Devon Petersen v Florian Hempel/Kim Huybrechts

James Wade v Adam Gawlas/Vincent van der Voort

Nathan Aspinall v Danny van Trijp/Jeff Smith

Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 GMT)

Mensur Suljovic v Dimitri Van den Bergh/Martin Lukeman

Dirk van Duijvenbode v Gabriel Clemens/Nico Kurz

Joe Cullen v Madars Razma/Wayne Jones

Michael van Gerwen v Keane Barry/Ron Meulenkamp

Gerwyn Price v Ryan Searle/Ritchie Edhouse

Jonny Clayton v Rob Cross/Krzysztof Kciuk

Peter Wright v Luke Woodhouse/Andy Boulton

Michael Smith v Simon Whitlock/Dragutin Horvat

Sunday February 27

Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 GMT)

Third Round

Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 GMT)

Quarter-Finals

Semi-Finals

Final

(Sunday’s games played in Draw Bracket order)

Tournament Draw Bracket – Second Round Onwards

Joe Cullen (1) v Madars Razma/Wayne Jones

Nathan Aspinall (16) v Danny van Trijp/Jeff Smith

James Wade (8) v Adam Gawlas/Vincent van der Voort

Devon Petersen (9) v Florian Hempel/Kim Huybrechts

Michael van Gerwen (4) v Keane Barry/Ron Meulenkamp

Danny Noppert (13) v Mervyn King/Janos Vegso

Gerwyn Price (5) v Ryan Searle/Ritchie Edhouse

Damon Heta (12) v Fabian Schmutzler/Daryl Gurney

Jose de Sousa (2) v David Schlichting/Brian Raman

Mensur Suljovic (15) v Dimitri Van den Bergh/Martin Lukeman

Jonny Clayton (7) v Rob Cross/Krzysztof Kciuk

Krzysztof Ratajski (10) v Lewy Williams/Dennis Nilsson

Peter Wright (3) v Luke Woodhouse/Andy Boulton

Brendan Dolan (14) v Jermaine Wattimena/Niko Springer

Michael Smith (6) v Simon Whitlock/Dragutin Horvat

Dirk van Duijvenbode (11) v Gabriel Clemens/Nico Kurz

Format

All games up to and including the quarter-finals are the best of 11 legs, with the semi-finals the best of 13 legs and the final the best of 15 legs.

Prize Fund

  • Winner: £25,000
  • Runner-up: £10,000
  • Semi-Finalists: £6,500
  • Quarter-Finalists: £5,000
  • Last 16 losers: £3,000
  • Last 32 losers: £2,000
  • Last 48 losers: £1,000
  • Total: £140,000

——ENDS—–

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