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Niko Springer Wins First Euro Tour Title With 8-7 Final Over Danny Noppert in Budapest

The rookie German’s breakthrough lifts him into provisional World Grand Prix qualification.

Overview

  • Niko Springer, unseeded in Budapest, defeated Luke Humphries in the quarters and edged Josh Rock in a deciding-leg semi before topping Danny Noppert 8-7.
  • Springer’s victory delivers a £30,000 payday and moves him up the rankings to about world No. 66, strengthening his case for next month’s World Grand Prix.
  • Gerwyn Price withdrew on medical grounds in the quarter-finals, which sent Luke Littler directly into the last four via a bye.
  • Danny Noppert ended Littler’s run 7-4 in the semi-finals to make the final, where he fell to Springer in another last-leg decider.
  • The Hungarian Darts Trophy produced a fifth different champion in its fifth edition, with focus now shifting to the Swiss Darts Trophy in Basel and the approaching Grand Prix cutoff.