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Belgian Darts Open 2024: Draw, schedule, results, odds & TV coverage details

The full draw, schedule, results and round-ups from the Belgian Darts Open, which took place from March 8-10 in Wieze.

The opening European Tour event of 2024 was won by nine-dart hero Luke Littler so here's everything you need to know including the full draw, daily schedule, prize money and history.

Belgian Darts Open: Draw & tournament bracket

• Luke Littler 8-7 Rob Cross (7)

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SEMI FINALS

• (16) Ricardo Pietreczko 3-7 Luke Littler
• (7) Rob Cross 7-3 Gerwyn Price (3)

QUARTER FINALS

• (16) Ricardo Pietreczko 6-2 Jonny Clayton (9)
• Luke Littler 6-2 Jermaine Wattimena
• (15) Ryan Searle 2-6 Rob Cross (7)
• (3) Gerwyn Price 6-4 Stephen Bunting

ROUND THREE

• Ryan Joyce 4-6 Ricardo Pietreczko (16)
• Peter Wright 4-6 Jonny Clayton (9)
• (4) Damon Heta 3-6 Luke Littler
• Joe Cullen 3-6 Jermaine Wattimena
• (2) Luke Humphries 3-6 Ryan Searle (15)
• (7) Rob Cross 6-1 Danny Noppert (10)
• (3) Gerwyn Price 6-4 Gary Anderson (14)
• Stephen Bunting 6-3 Mike De Decker

Seeded players enter on Saturday

• (1) Dave Chisnall 5-6 Ryan Joyce
• (16) Ricardo Pietreczko 6-5 Luke Woodhouse
• (8) Michael van Gerwen 4-6 Peter Wright
• (9) Jonny Clayton 6-4 Berry van Peer
• (4) Damon Heta 6-1 Brendan Dolan
• (13) Krzysztof Ratajski 3-6 Luke Littler
• (5) Dirk van Duijvenbode 3-6 Joe Cullen
• (12) Ross Smith 2-6 Jermaine Wattimena
• (2) Luke Humphries 6-1 James Wade
• (15) Ryan Searle 6-5 Richard Veenstra
• (7) Rob Cross 6-5 Lukas Wenig
• (10) Danny Noppert 6-5 Chris Dobey
• (3) Gerwyn Price 6-4 Gabriel Clemens
• (14) Gary Anderson 6-5 Andreas Harrysson
• (6) Josh Rock 5-6 Stephen Bunting
• (11) Michael Smith 2-6 Mike De Decker
• Berry van Peer 6-3 Daniel Klose
• Ryan Joyce 6-3 Andrew Gilding
• Lukas Wenig 6-3 Born Van Put
• Jermaine Wattimena 6-0 Daryl Gurney
• Luke Woodhouse 6-3 James Hurrell
• Brendan Dolan 6-2 Steven Strobbe
• Chris Dobey 6-3 Romeo Grbavac
• Andreas Harrysson 6-1 Gian van Veen
• Mike De Decker 6-5 Chris Landman
• Joe Cullen 6-1 Martin Schindler
• Gabriel Clemens 6-0 Jeroen Caron
• Luke Littler 6-5 Jose de Sousa
• Peter Wright 6-2 Geert De Vos
• James Wade 6-5 Raymond van Barneveld
• Stephen Bunting 6-5 Dimitri Van den Bergh
• Richard Veenstra 6-3 Nathan Aspinall

Belgian Darts Open: Schedule & results

Friday March 8 First Round Afternoon session (1200 BST)

Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 GMT)

Saturday March 9 Second Round Afternoon Session (1200 BST)

• Ricardo Pietreczko 6-5 Luke Woodhouse
• Jermaine Wattimena 6-2 Ross Smith
• Jonny Clayton 6-4 Berry van Peer
• Damon Heta 6-1 Brendan Dolan
• Ryan Searle 6-5 Richard Veenstra
• Danny Noppert 6-5 Chris Dobey
• Gary Anderson 6-5 Andreas Harrysson
• Joe Cullen 6-3 Dirk van Duijvenbode

Evening Session (1800 BST)

• Ryan Joyce 6-5 Dave Chisnall
• Mike De Decker 6-2 Michael Smith
• Gerwyn Price 6-4,Gabriel Clemens
• Peter Wright 6-4 Michael van Gerwen
• Luke Littler 6-3 Krzysztof Ratajski
• Luke Humphries 6-5 James Wade
• Stephen Bunting 6-5 Josh Rock
• Rob Cross 6-5 Lukas Wenig

Sunday March 10 Third Round Afternoon Session (1200 BST)

• Ryan Joyce 4-6 Ricardo Pietreczko
• Peter Wright 4-6 Jonny Clayton
• Damon Heta 3-6 Luke Littler
• Luke Humphries 3-6 Ryan Searle
• Rob Cross 6-1 Danny Noppert
• Gerwyn Price 6-4 Gary Anderson

Evening Session (1800 BST) Quarter-Finals

• Ricardo Pietreczko 6-2 Jonny Clayton
• Ryan Searle 2-6 Rob Cross
• Gerwyn Price 6-4 Stephen Bunting

Semi-finals

• Ricardo Pietreczko 3-7 Luke Littler
• Rob Cross 7-3 Gerwyn Price
• Luke Littler 8-7 Rob Cross

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.

Belgian Darts Open: Past Winners

2023: Michael van Gerwen 8-6 Luke Humphries

Belgian Darts Open: Sky Bet odds

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Where can I watch the Belgian Darts Open on TV?

Live coverage of all 2024 European Tour events will be streamed through Viaplay, and through DAZN for viewers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Coverage will also be shown on PDCTV (excluding Germany, Austria and Switzerland) and through bookmakers' worldwide.

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

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Fixtures & Results

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European tour tickets.

The 2023 European Tour will take place from February to October at venues across Europe.

Tickets are on sale now through PDC Europe .

For ticket information for the Czech Darts Open (ET8), please click here.

Tickets for the Hungarian Darts Trophy (ET12) can be purchased here.

ET1 – Interwetten Baltic Sea Darts Open February 24-26, Wunderino Arena, Kiel, Germany

ET2 - Interwetten European Darts Open March 24-26, Ostermann Arena, Leverkusen, Germany

ET3 - Interwetten International Darts Open March 31-April 2, Sachsenarena, Riesa, Germany

ET4 - Interwetten German Darts Grand Prix April 8-10, Zenith, Munich, Germany

ET5 - Interwetten Austrian Darts Open April 21-23, Steiermarkhalle, Graz, Austria

ET6 - Dutch Darts Championship April 28-30, WTC Leeuwarden, Netherlands

ET7 - Belgian Darts Open May 5-7, Oktoberhallen, Wieze, Belgium

ET8 - Czech Darts Open May 12-14, Hala Kralovka, Prague, Czech Republic

ET9 - Interwetten European Darts Grand Prix May 26-28, Glaspalast, Sindelfingen, Germany

ET10 - Interwetten European Darts Matchplay June 30-July 2, Arena Trier, Germany

ET11 - Interwetten German Darts Open September 8-10, Sparkassen-Arena, Jena, Germany

ET12 - Hungarian Darts Trophy September 22-24, BOK Sportcsarnok, Budapest, Hungary

ET13 - Interwetten German Darts Championship October 13-15, Halle 39, Hildesheim, Germany

Tickets sold subject to standard PDC Europe Terms & Conditions. Ticket prices stated do not include any booking or transaction fees. The PDC advise fans to only purchase tickets from official Box Offices advertised on the PDC website.

Ticket information & Terms & Conditions available at  pdc.tv/tickets .

INFORMATION

Tournament format.

48 players comprise the participant field of a European Tour event. The top 16 of the Pro Tour ranking are set and enter the tournament in the second round. The other 32 places will be played in various qualifying tournaments. Before the Blåkläder Darts Open begins, the Belgian Qualifiers will be held on Thursday 7th of March 2024, where the four best from this tournament will gain entry to the Open on Friday. This leaves a whole weekend full of action and excitement as top qualifying players do their best to upset the top pros in the darts scene.

The registration for the Blåkläder Darts Open Qualifier on Thursday must be made via the PDC Player Entry System .

Players that never played a PDC event before must register within the system first .

Friday 08/03

Saturday 09/03, sunday 10/03.

The Blåkläder Darts Open will be held in the Oktoberhallen, Wieze. This iconic location has a long history of hosting events. The atmosphere is set to be electric in the hall that has capacity for approximately 3000 people. Parking is available for those wishing to travel by car to the venue or if you are with a large group, you can use a private bus.

There are 2 parkings (P1, P2) around the venue that can be used for cars. Parking is available at 10€ per car.

Private busses can use the exclusive parking area for busses on the Sasbaan. Busses can be left there during the event.”

At the Oktoberhallen there is a separate entrance for public and VIP.

There is also the possibility of using public transport to and from the venue itself. The Oktoberhallen has its own bus stop directly in front of the venue. You can use De Lijn to plan your trip to the venue by public transport.

The Blåkläder Darts Open will be hosting the best players in the world in Wieze, Belgium who will be fighting it out on stage for the Blåkläder Darts Open Title, as well for the ranking points and prize money. Some of the sports best and brightest will be joining us right here in Belgium, with the Belgian boys looking to take home a tour win on home soil.  

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European Tour Calendar for 2024 is set

After a fantastic European Tour year 2023, the calendar for next year is now set! In addition to the traditional venues such as Munich, Riesa, Graz or Sindelfingen, three new cities – Basel, Antwerp and Rosmalen – will make their European Tour debut. The legendary European Tour will also make stops in Kiel, Leverkusen and Hildesheim.

“We are very happy to finally be able to offer darts fans in Switzerland an own event – darts is experiencing an absolute hype there!” said Werner von Moltke, President of PDC Europe. “Exactly this darts euphoria is also experienced in Belgium which is why it was clear for us to organise a second event there. The atmosphere in Wieze this year was outstanding”, von Moltke continued.

To make sure you don’t miss the pre-sale start, you can register for it here . You will be informed via e-mail as soon as the sale for the city of your choice starts.

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US Open 2024: Rory McIlroy insists he is 'closer than ever' to elusive fifth major victory at Pinehurst No 2

Rory McIlroy finished runner-up to Wyndham Clark at last year's US Open and remains without a major victory since 2014 PGA Championship success; Watch live coverage of the opening round on Thursday from 12.30pm on Sky Sports Golf

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Rory McIlroy insists he is “closer than ever” to ending his decade-long drought for an elusive fifth major title this week in the US Open at Pinehurst No 2.

McIlroy has won three times this year, defending his Hero Dubai Desert Classic title on the DP World Tour before back-to-back PGA Tour victories at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans and the Wells Fargo Championship, although remains without a major since his 2014 PGA Championship success.

The world No 3 has posted 20 top-ten finishes in majors since that one-shot victory at Valhalla, more than any other player during the same period, with McIlroy remaining confident of ending that run and adding to his major tally.

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"I've always said I still feel like being the most successful European in the game is within my reach," McIlroy said in his pre-tournament press conference. "I've got obviously Seve [Ballesteros] and Sir Nick Faldo to pass there in terms of major wins.

"I'm really proud of my body of work over the past 15 years and everything that I have achieved, whether it be season-long titles or individual tournaments or majors.

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"Obviously getting my hands on a fifth major has taken quite a while, but I'm more confident than ever that I'm right there, that I'm as close as I've ever been."

McIlroy has enjoyed considerable success on both the PGA Tour and DP World Tour, winning the FedExCup three times and ending top of the Race to Dubai standings on five occasions, although the 35-year-old is reluctant to set a target for a number of major victories he wants to reach.

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"I wouldn't say I have a particular number of wins [as a target]," McIlroy added. "I think the only thing about trying to pick a number is that you're setting yourself up for failure or disappointment.

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"Tiger [Woods] wanted to surpass Jack [Nicklaus]. It looks like he might not get there, but are we going to call Tiger's career a failure? Absolutely not. It's arguably the best. He's played the best golf anyone's ever seen.

"There's always going to be that tinge of what could have been. I don't want to do that to myself. If someone would have told me at 20 years old I'd be sitting here at 35 and this is the career I've had, I would not have believed them and I would have been ecstatic.

"I still have a good little bit of time here, hopefully for the next 10 years. I still like to think I've got a good run ahead of me. Whatever those numbers are, whatever the totals add up to, I'll accept that and feel like I've done pretty well for a little boy from Northern Ireland that dreamed of playing golf for a living one day."

How 'embracing patience' has helped McIlroy

McIlroy claimed his breakthrough major victory in the 2011 contest, having squandered a four-shot lead during the final round of The Masters earlier that year, then managed just one top-10 in his following seven US Open appearances.

The 35-year-old has finished no worse than ninth in his last five US Open starts, including a runner-up finish to Wyndham Clark last year, with McIlroy now taking a different mindset to how he approaches the events.

"I've been on a pretty good run of US Open performances over the last few years," McIlroy explained. "Obviously had a close call at LACC [Los Angeles Country Club] last year, obviously Wyndham [Clark] just pipping me to the post there.

"I feel like I really struggled at US Open setups, 2016, '17, '18 in particular. I sort of had a bit of a, I guess, come-to-Jesus moment after that, tried to really figure out why that was, then my performances from 2019 and after that have been really, really good."

"On what has caused the switch in results, McIlroy added: "I would say embracing the difficult conditions, embracing the style of golf needed to contend at a US Open, embracing patience. Honestly, embracing what I would have called "boring" back in the day.

"Explosiveness isn't going to win a US Open. It's more methodically building your score over the course of four days and being okay with that. Honestly, it's just more of a reframing of a mindset than anything else."

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