Overview
- Nathan Aspinall beat Dirk van Duijvenbode 8-6 in Hildesheim, recovering from 6-6 to close out the final with a 74 checkout on tops after earlier leading 6-2.
- He averaged 97.05 in the final and produced a 110.7 display against Steve Lennon on finals day, also defeating Jermaine Wattimena and edging Gian van Veen 7-6 in the semi-finals.
- The triumph completes a German hat-trick this season after titles in Göttingen and Leverkusen and makes Aspinall only the fifth player to win three European Tour events in a calendar year.
- Van Duijvenbode lit up the tournament with a nine-darter on day one and a 117.74 average against Chris Dobey as part of his run to the final.
- Aspinall collected the £30,000 first prize at an event that several leading names, including Luke Humphries, Luke Littler and Michael van Gerwen, chose to skip.