THE world's top darts players return to action this weekend when the German Darts Championship returns.
Michael van Gerwen, Gerwyn Price, Dave Chisnall and Luke Littler are among the seeded players for the tournament in Hildesheim - although reigning world champion Luke Humphries will enjoy a well earned rest.
What is the German Darts Championship 2024 prize money?
The German Darts Championship kicks off on Friday, August 30 and is the ninth of 13 PDC European Tour darts events this season.
Ricardo Pietreczko will be looking to defend the title he won last year after an 8-4 win over Peter Wright.
A total of £175,000 is up for grabs - the breakdown is as follows:
- Winner: £30,000
- Runner-up: £12,000
- Semi-finalists: £8,500
- Quarter-finalists: £6,000
- Third round losers: £4,000
- Second round losers: £2,500*
- First round losers: £1,250*
*Pre-qualified players from the Orders of Merit who lose in their first match of the event shall not be credited with prize money on any Order of Merit. A player who qualifies as a qualifier, but later becomes a seed due to the withdrawal of one or more other players shall be credited with their prize money on all Orders of Merit regardless of how far they progress in the event.
Who is playing at the German Darts Championship 2024?
Seeded Players
- Dave Chisnall
- Gary Anderson
- Gerwyn Price
- Damon Heta
- Danny Noppert
- Josh Rock
- Stephen Bunting
- Ryan Searle
- Ross Smith
- Martin Schindler
- Chris Dobey
- Ricardo Pietreczko
- Luke Littler
- Gian van Veen
- Michael Smith
- Michael van Gerwen
*Seeded players will enter the tournament at the second round
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Order of Merit Qualifiers
- Ryan Joyce
- Daryl Gurney
- Joe Cullen
- Brendan Dolan
- Luke Woodhouse
- Jonny Clayton
- Raymond van Barneveld
- Krzysztof Ratajski
- James Wade
- Ritchie Edhouse
- Andrew Gilding
- Peter Wright
- Dimitri Van den Bergh
- Nathan Aspinall
- Dirk van Duijvenbode
- Callan Rydz
- Tour Card Qualifier
- Martin Lukeman
- José de Sousa
- Mickey Mansell
- Dom Taylor
- Simon Whitlock
- Nick Kenny
- Boris Krčmar
- Maik Kuivenhoven
- Jelle Klaasen
- Steve Beaton
Host Nation Qualifier
- Niko Springer
- Max Hopp
- Dragutin Horvat
- Matthias Ehlers
Nordic and Baltic Qualifier
- Johan Engström
East European Qualifier
- Krzysztof Kciuk
What is the German Darts Championship 2024 schedule?
Friday, August 30
- First round (best of 11)
Saturday, August 31
- Second round (best of 11)
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Sunday, September 1
- Third round (best of 11)
- Quarter-finals (best of 11)
- Semi-finals (best of 13)
- Final (best of 15)