Michael van Gerwen’s defence of the German Darts Grand Prix ended in spectacular fashion as home favourite Niko Springer beat the 2025 champion 6-1. Gian van Veen also crashed out after a 6-2 defeat by William O’Connor. Other big names to fall included Ryan Searle and Damon Heta, who lost to Krzysztof Ratajski and Karel Sedlacek respectively.
Jonny Clayton remains a leading contender after edging Marcel Hausotter 6-5 to set up a last-16 tie with Kim Huybrechts. The PDC European Tour event features a 48-player field, concludes on Easter Monday and carries a winner’s prize of £35,000.
Schedule and results
Monday April 6
Round three (1200 BST)
Danny Noppert vs Karel Sedlacek
Jonny Clayton vs Kim Huybrechts
Krzysztof Ratajski vs Ross Smith
Niko Springer vs Michael Smith
Josh Rock vs Niels Zonneveld
Kevin Doets vs Dirk van Duijvenbode
Nathan Aspinall vs Martin Schindler
William O’Connor vs Andrew Gilding
Evening session (1800 BST)
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Sunday April 5
Round two results
Ross Smith 6-2 Patrik Kovacs
Niels Zonneveld 6-1 Jermaine Wattimena
Karel Sedlacek 6-2 Damon Heta
Andrew Gilding 6-5 Daryl Gurney
Krzysztof Ratajski 6-5 Ryan Searle
Danny Noppert 6-5 Ritchie Edhouse
Dirk van Duijvenbode 6-5 Mike De Decker
Michael Smith 6-5 Dave Chisnall
Kim Huybrechts 6-1 Luke Woodhouse
Josh Rock 6-4 Ryan Joyce
Kevin Doets 6-5 James Wade
Jonny Clayton 6-5 Marcel Hausotter
Michael van Gerwen 1-6 Niko Springer
Nathan Aspinall 6-5 Ricardo Pietreczko
Martin Schindler 6-4 Brendan Dolan
Gian van Veen 2-6 William O’Connor
Saturday April 4
Round one results
William O’Connor 6-2 Sebastian Bialecki
Ryan Joyce 6-1 Finn Behrens
Krzysztof Ratajski 6-3 Thomas Lovely
Niels Zonneveld 6-3 Adam Lipscombe
Karel Sedlacek 6-4 Cameron Menzies
Ritchie Edhouse 6-3 Kevin Troppmann
Andrew Gilding 6-4 Wessel Nijman
Patrik Kovacs 6-3 Joe Cullen
Michael Smith 6-2 James Hurrell
Dirk van Duijvenbode 6-2 Stephen Burton
Brendan Dolan 6-5 Cor Dekker
Kevin Doets 6-0 Anton Ostlund
Marcel Hausotter 6-4 Raymond van Barneveld
Kim Huybrechts 6-3 Peter Wright
Ricardo Pietreczko 6-5 Ian White
Niko Springer 6-5 Jan Schmidt
Prize money
Winner – £35,000
Runner-up – £15,000
Semi-finalists – £10,000
Quarter-finalists – £8,000
Third round losers – £5,000
Second round losers – £3,500
First round losers – £2,000