Interwetten European Darts Open: Preview, schedule and draw as Van Gerwen looks to defend crown
- Sean Fisher
- 6 May 2022
The PDC European Tour moves to Leverkusen, Germany this weekend, and Michael van Gerwen will be eager to continue his continental success and defend his crown.
The fifth European Tour event of 2022 starts this weekend, and with the schedule and draw now confirmed, we can start building up the excitement for another three days of darting drama.
With play starting on Friday, our favourite darting stars will take to the oche in the Ostermann Arena, as they battle it out for a £140,000 prize pool.
There's an array of talent on show, including Gerwyn Price, world champion Peter Wright and reigning 2019 winner Michael van Gerwen.
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But while the Dutchman won't be participating in the opening round, we now know that his title defence will start in the second round against the winner of Daryl Gurney or Kevin Burness.
For the other seeded players entering in round two, Wright is set to meet Adam Gawlas or Scott Williams and Price will play either Mickey Mansell or Luke Woodhouse.
How to watch
Coverage will be streamed through DAZN for viewers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, or via PDCTV for subscribers in all other territories.
Extended draw bracket
The full draw [second round onwards] can be seen below, including matches for Nathan Aspinall, Joe Cullen and recent Premier League night 13 winner Jonny Clayton.
(1) Gerwyn Price v Mickey Mansell/Luke Woodhouse
(16) Nathan Aspinall v Karel Sedlacek
(8) Luke Humphries v Darren Penhall/Luc Peters
(9) Brendan Dolan v Andrew Gilding/Lukas Wenig
(4) Joe Cullen v Devon Petersen/Kevin Doets
(13) Dirk van Duijvenbode v Stephen Bunting/Maik Kuivenhoven
(5) Michael van Gerwen v Daryl Gurney/Kevin Burness
(12) Jonny Clayton v Rowby-John Rodriguez/Nico Kurz
(2) Peter Wright v Adam Gawlas/Scott Williams
(15) Krzysztof Ratajski v Josh Rock/Connor Scutt
(7) Dimitri Van den Bergh v Cameron Menzies/Ian White
(10) Rob Cross v Martin Schindler/Ritchie Edhouse
(3) Jose de Sousa v Dennis Nilsson/Martin Lukeman
(14) James Wade v Berry van Peer/Jermaine Wattimena
(6) Ryan Searle v Krzysztof Kciuk/Keane Barry
(11) Damon Heta v Dave Chisnall/Gabriel Clemens
Friday, May 6 schedule
Afternoon Session (12:00 BST)
Mickey Mansell vs Luke Woodhouse
Darren Penhall vs Luc Peters
Dennis Nilsson vs Martin Lukeman
Josh Rock vs Connor Scutt
Adam Gawlas vs Scott Williams
Krzysztof Kciuk vs Keane Barry
Andrew Gilding vs Lukas Wenig
Evening Session (18:00 BST)
Devon Petersen vs Kevin Doets
Stephen Bunting vs Maik Kuivenhoven
Daryl Gurney vs Kevin Burness
Berry van Peer vs Jermaine Wattimena
Cameron Menzies vs Ian White
Martin Schindler vs Ritchie Edhouse
Rowby-John Rodriguez vs Nico Kurz
Dave Chisnall vs Gabriel Clemens
NB: Karel Sedlacek receives Bye
Saturday, May 7 schedule
Afternoon Session (12:00 BST)
Krzysztof Ratajski vs Rock/Scutt
Jose de Sousa vs Nilsson/Lukeman
Dirk van Duijvenbode vs Bunting/Kuivenhoven
Brendan Dolan vs Gilding/Wenig
Ryan Searle vs Kciuk/Barry
Dimitri Van den Bergh vs Menzies/White
James Wade vs Van Peer/Wattimena
Joe Cullen vs Petersen/Doets
Evening Session (18:00 BST)
Luke Humphries vs Penhall/Peters
Nathan Aspinall vs Karel Sedlacek
Gerwyn Price vs Mansell/Woodhouse
Michael van Gerwen vs Gurney/Burness
Peter Wright vs Gawlas/Williams
Jonny Clayton vs Rodriguez/Kurz
Rob Cross vs Schindler/Edhouse
Damon Heta vs Chisnall/Clemens
Sunday, May 8 schedule
Afternoon Session (12:00 BST)
Third Round
Evening Session (18:00 BST)
Quarter-Finals
Semi-Finals
Final
