The Euro Tour heads to Belgium, with the Flanders Darts Trophy being the first Euro Tour event to take place since early July.
As usual, 48 qualifiers will battle it out, starting on Friday, in hopes of advancing to the final on Sunday night.
With majors coming up soon, these events are great opportunities for players to move up the rankings.
What to know about the Flanders Darts Trophy
Let's take a look at some of the specifics of the tournament.
2025 Flanders Darts Trophy draw & schedule
Here is the schedule for Friday's action.
First round (afternoon session)
Match | Date | Time (local) |
Jermaine Wattimena vs. Leon Weber | Fri., Aug. 29 | 1:00 p.m. |
Dylan Slevin vs. Francois Schweyen | Fri., Aug. 29 | 1:30 p.m. |
Luke Woodhouse vs. Johan Engstrom | Fri., Aug. 29 | 2:00 p.m. |
Lukas Wenig vs. Kim Huybrechts | Fri., Aug. 29 | 2:30 p.m. |
Krzysztof Ratajski vs. Steve Lennon | Fri., Aug. 29 | 3:00 p.m. |
Cameron Menzies vs. Christian Kist | Fri., Aug. 29 | 3:30 p.m. |
Andrew Gilding vs. Mensur Suljovic | Fri., Aug. 29 | 4:00 p.m. |
Gian van Veen vs. Adam Gawlas | Fri., Aug. 29 | 4:30 p.m. |
First round (evening session)
Match | Date | Time (local) |
Michael Smith vs. Mario Vandenbogaerde | Fri., Aug. 29 | 7:00 p.m. |
Ryan Joyce vs. Ricardo Pietreczko | Fri., Aug. 29 | 7:30 p.m. |
Joe Cullen vs. Ian White | Fri., Aug. 29 | 8:00 p.m. |
Wessel Nijman vs. Karel Sedlacek | Fri., Aug. 29 | 8:30 p.m. |
Dirk van Duijvenbode vs. Jefrrey De Graaf | Fri., Aug. 29 | 9:00 p.m. |
Daryl Gurney vs. Callan Rydz | Fri., Aug. 29 | 9:30 p.m. |
Mike De Decker vs. Martin Lukeman | Fri., Aug. 29 | 10:00 p.m |
Raymond van Barneveld vs. Xanti Van Den Bergh | Fri., Aug. 29 | 10:30 p.m. |
Tournament bracket
Here are the matchups for Saturday's round of 32 action.
Match | Date |
Cross vs. Gilding/Suljovic | Sat., Aug. 30 |
Wright vs. Woodhouse/Engstrom | Sat., Aug. 30 |
Chisnall vs. Wattimena/Weber | Sat., Aug. 30 |
Rock vs. Nijman/Sedlacek | Sat., Aug. 30 |
Heta vs. Menzies/Kist | Sat., Aug. 30 |
Dobey vs. Ratajski/Lennon | Sat., Aug. 30 |
Noppert vs. van Duijvenbode/De Graaf | Sat., Aug. 30 |
R. Smith vs. Gurney/Rydz | Sat., Aug. 30 |
Wade vs. Wenig/Huybrechts | Sat., Aug. 30 |
Searle vs. van Barneveld/X. Van den Bergh | Sat., Aug. 30 |
Price vs. Joyce/Pietreczko | Sat., Aug. 30 |
Bunting vs. Cullen/White | Sat., Aug. 30 |
Littler vs. Slevin/Schweyen | Sat., Aug. 30 |
van Gerwen vs. van Veen/Gawlas | Sat., Aug. 30 |
Schindler vs. De Decker/Lukeman | Sat., Aug. 30 |
Clayton vs. M. Smith/Vandenbogaerde | Sat., Aug. 30 |
Prize Money
*Data via Wikipedia
Stage (num. of players) | Prize money | |
---|---|---|
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 |
Format
48 players will be in action this weekend, with 16 seeded players receiving automatic byes into the second round action on Saturday.
Each seeded player will play the winner of one of Friday's games, leaving 32 players left after Friday.
Saturday will feature only round two games, determining which 16 players will advance to action on Sunday.
The afternoon session on Sunday will consist of the round of 16 games.
The evening session will consist of the quarterfinal, semifinal and final rounds.
The first round, second round, round of 16 and quarterfinal round will all be played in a best-of-11-leg format.
The semifinal round will be best-of-13 legs, and the final will be best-of-15 legs.