Overview
- The four-day event at Dortmund’s Westfalenhalle features 32 players competing for £600,000, with strong sales topping 30,000 tickets and live coverage on Sport1, Joyn and DAZN.
- Germany’s Martin Schindler faces Dave Chisnall on Thursday, while Niko Springer meets Jermaine Wattimena and Riccardo Pietreczko plays Josh Rock on Friday.
- Springer arrives as a recent breakout, having qualified by winning the Hungarian Darts Trophy as an unseeded qualifier and turning full-time pro after leaving his court job in Wiesbaden.
- Schindler says a German surge at PDC majors is only a matter of time, though he has yet to advance past the first round at the European Championship despite five previous appearances.
- Luke Littler could overtake Luke Humphries for world No. 1 based on prize-money outcomes in Dortmund, with scenarios including a potential quarterfinal meeting influencing the rankings.