Halle 39 in Hildesheim will play host to the latest staging of the German Darts Championship from October 17-19, as 48 players battle it out for the £30,000 top prize and the fourteenth and final European Tour title of the year.Friday sees the First Round take place.Coverage starts at 12:00pm UK time. All games are the best of 11 legs (first to 6).>Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 BST)Cameron Menzies v Wesley PlaisierNiels Zonneveld v Darius LabanauskasJeffrey de Graaf v Steve LennonWessel Nijman v Martin KramerRyan Joyce v Justin HoodLuke Woodhouse v Tom BissellKrzysztof Ratajski v Felix SpringerAndrew Gilding v William O'Connor>Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)Jermaine Wattimena v Keane BarryDaryl Gurney v Christian KistRicardo Pietreczko v Radek SzaganskiDirk van Duijvenbode v Karel SedlacekRaymond van Barneveld v Kevin TroppmannRicky Evans v Joe CullenGabriel Clemens v Tomislav RosandicNathan Aspinall v Maximilian Czerwinski>Tournament previewhttps://www.pdc.tv/news/2025/10/16/2025-elten-safety-shoes-german-darts-championship-draw-schedule>ET13 rounduphttps://www.pdc.tv/news/2025/09/28/brilliant-bunting-wins-swiss-darts-trophy-basel
>Plaisierjobber
Oh nice, there's a thread. Sadly, seems like Cheat Man will win comfortably.>>151419615>PlaisierThought he would be good after he was very good at Q-School (I think?), but so far haven't seen much from him.
>>151420034Plaisier & Scutt have both been absolute shit since getting their Tour Cards
>Losing to the BDO goldfish in 2025>Gurney>>151421425Shame, I was ready for Ogre supremacy.
Based Nitin Kumar won the Indian Qualifier and will be back at Ally Pally this year.
>201>opponent on 261>T20 T20>crowd cheers for 180>chuckle insecurely, go for it instead T19, hit third T20>opponent hits 140>bust 21 with S20 on first dart>lose legI was sooo hoping Pikachu loses this game, what an absolute idiot.
THE NINE THE NINE THE NINE THE NINE THE NINE
>>151422604>from literally nowhere in a dreadful match
>>151422653And the 135 to finish it in style. Dirk went from averaging 70-something the first two legs to a ton+ average in the end.
Joe Cullen looks like a typical Bonnie Blue gangbang participant
>>151423328Might be a second career path option if he continues to play like this.