The PDC European Tour resumes this week with the Flanders Darts Trophy, and all eyes will be on Luke Littler.
The ‘Nuke‘ has not featured on the tour since the German Darts Grand Prix in April, and previously hinted he would not compete in the country again until the European Championships in October.
Littler has had a tough time of things in Germany recently, frequently finding himself the subject of booing.
Despite this, he eventually returned to the country to play in the World Cup of Darts in June, but this was the last time he competed on the continent.
But the 18-year-old will return to European action this weekend in Antwerp, where is bidding to steal the title from defending champion Dave Chisnall.
‘Chizzy’ clinched the Flanders Trophy with a stunning 8-6 victory over Ricardo Pietreczko in last year’s final.
There will be plenty of competition this time around in Belgium, with the likes of world no.1 Luke Humphries, as well as Premier League stars Michael van Gerwen and Stephen Bunting in action.
Flanders Darts Trophy: Date and where to watch
The event will begin on Friday, August 29, and come to a close two days later on Sunday, August 31.
It is taking place at the Antwerp Expo in Belgium.
The action is expected to begin at 12pm UK time on the all three days, with the first sessions running until 4pm.
After this, the second sessions will then start at 6pm, with an anticipated finish of 10pm each day.
Fans will be able to watch the tournament LIVE on DAZN, which is available across 200 countries.
PDC subscription holders can also stream the entire action through PDCTV, with subscriptions costing £4.99 per month.
talkSPORT and talkSPORT.com will also keep you up to date.
Flanders Darts Trophy: Format
The Flanders Darts Trophy includes a total of 48 players.
As was the case last year, 32 of the entrants were decided using the PDC Order of Merit and the PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit rankings.
The top 16 players on the PDC Order of Merit will qualify, along with the highest 16 ranked players on the PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit.
From those 32 players, the 16 highest ranked players on the main PDC Order of Merit will be seeded for the event.
The remaining 16 places went to players from four qualifying events.
Of these, 10 came from the Tour Card Holder Qualifier in June, while four will be chosen from from a Host Nation Qualifier event a day before the tournament starts on August 28.
Then, one qualifier was selected from July’s Nordic & Baltic Associate Member Qualifier, and one more from the East European Associate Member Qualifier in August.
The 16 Pro Tour Order of Merit qualifiers will be drawn against one of the 16 other qualifiers in the first round.
There is a total prize pot of £175,000, with £30,000 being awarded to the winner.
Flanders Darts Trophy: Draw and Players
The full schedule for the 2025 Flanders Darts Trophy will be confirmed after the draw on Thursday, August 28.
As mentioned Littler, Humphries and Van Gerwen will all be competing, as well as 2021 world champion Gerwyn Price
Seeded players
- Luke Humphries
- Luke Littler
- Michael van Gerwen
- Stephen Bunting
- Jonny Clayton
- Nathan Aspinall
- Chris Dobey
- Rob Cross
- James Wade
- Damon Heta
- Gerwyn Price
- Dave Chisnall
- Gary Anderson
- Peter Wright
- Ross Smith
- Danny Noppert
PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit Qualifiers
- Martin Schindler
- Josh Rock
- Cameron Menzies
- Ryan Searle
- Gian van Veen
- Wessel Nijman
- Mike De Decker
- Dirk van Duijvenbode
- Andrew Gilding
- Daryl Gurney
- Luke Woodhouse
- Raymond van Barneveld
- Ryan Joyce
- Joe Cullen
- Michael Smith
- Jermaine Wattimena
Tour Card Qualifiers
- Leon Weber
- Ricardo Pietreczko
- Steve Lennon
- Mensur Suljović
- Martin Lukeman
- Jeffrey de Graaf
- Callan Rydz
- Karel Sedláček
- Ian White
- Christian Kist
Host Nation Qualifier
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Nordic & Baltic Qualifier
- Johan Engstrom
East European Qualifier
- Adam Gawlas