Devon Petersen will be bidding to retain the Interwetten German Darts Championship title this weekend in Hildesheim, with the draw and schedule of play for the year’s second PDC European Tour event now confirmed.
The £140,000 tournament will see the European Tour return to Halle 39 from March 11-13, with the likes of World Champion Peter Wright and superstar Michael van Gerwen in action.
Recent International Darts Open winner Gerwyn Price has withdrawn due to a hand problem, while Brendan Dolan and Ted Evetts also miss the event through illness.
Those withdrawals mean that Gabriel Clemens and Chris Dobey replace Price and Dolan amongst the 16 seeds who enter in round two, while 2020 German Darts Championship winner Devon Petersen, Mensur Suljovic and Jamie Hughes received a first round bye.
Friday’s opening session includes two-time World Champion Adrian Lewis up against East Europe Qualifier Karel Sedlacek, while former European Tour winners Dave Chisnall, Kim Huybrechts and Vincent van der Voort are also in action.
The seeded stars enter the event in round two on Saturday, with Petersen taking on last week’s UK Open runner-up Michael Smith.
Wright will face either Martin Schindler or Jermaine Wattimena, while Van Gerwen takes on Jose Justicia or George Killington.
Coverage will be streamed through DAZN for viewers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, and through PDCTV for subscribers in all other territories, as well as through bookmakers worldwide.
2022 Interwetten German Darts Championship
Tournament Draw Bracket – Second Round Onwards
(6) Michael van Gerwen v Jose Justicia/George Killington
(11) Damon Heta v Martin Lukeman/Jimmy Hendriks
(3) Peter Wright v Martin Schindler/Jermaine Wattimena
(14) Krzysztof Ratajski v Jamie Hughes
(7) Ryan Searle v Vincent van der Voort/Gian van Veen
(10) Dimitri Van den Bergh v Alan Soutar/Luc Peters
(2) Michael Smith v Devon Petersen
(15) Gabriel Clemens v Dave Chisnall/Stefan Bellmont
(5) Joe Cullen v Nathan Rafferty/Ricky Evans
(12) Luke Humphries v Daryl Gurney/Lukas Wenig
(4) Jonny Clayton v Marko Kantele/Scott Waites
(13) Callan Rydz v Mensur Suljovic
(8) Rob Cross v Mario Vandenbogaerde/Martijn Kleermaker
(9) Dirk van Duijvenbode v Darius Labanauskas/Niko Springer
(1) Jose de Sousa v Joe Murnan/Kim Huybrechts
(16) Chris Dobey v Karel Sedlacek/Adrian Lewis
Schedule of Play
Friday March 11
First Round
Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 GMT)
Marko Kantele v Scott Waites
Alan Soutar v Luc Peters
Martin Lukeman v Jimmy Hendriks
Mario Vandenbogaerde v Martijn Kleermaker
Darius Labanauskas v Niko Springer
Nathan Rafferty v Ricky Evans
Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 GMT)
Jose Justicia v George Killington
Martin Schindler v Jermaine Wattimena
Dave Chisnall v Stefan Bellmont
Vincent van der Voort v Gian van Veen
Daryl Gurney v Lukas Wenig
Joe Murnan v Kim Huybrechts
Karel Sedlacek v Adrian Lewis
Saturday March 12
Second Round
Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 GMT)
Krzysztof Ratajski v Jamie Hughes
Rob Cross v Vandenbogaerde/Kleermaker
Dirk van Duijvenbode v Labanauskas/Springer
Damon Heta v Lukeman/Hendriks
Ryan Searle v Van der Voort/Van Veen
Dimitri Van den Bergh v Soutar/Peters
Luke Humphries v Gurney/Wenig
Joe Cullen v Rafferty/Evans
Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 GMT)
Jose de Sousa v Murnan/Huybrechts
Michael Smith v Devon Petersen
Gabriel Clemens v Chisnall/Bellmont
Michael van Gerwen v Justicia/Killington
Peter Wright v Schindler/Wattimena
Jonny Clayton v Kantele/Waites
Callan Rydz v Mensur Suljovic
Chris Dobey v Sedlacek/Lewis
Sunday March 13
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
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.
—–ENDS—–
Image: PDC
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