European Darts Open LIVE RESULTS: Nathan Aspinall and Stephen Bunting through to quarter-finals
EU BEAUTY Updated : 16:10, 1 Jun 2025
THE European Darts Open is heading for a thrilling finale in Leverkusen.
Nathan Aspinall has recovered well from his Premier League Darts Finals disappointment and is in the quarter-finals this evening.
Stephen Bunting is also in the last 8 after booking his spot with a 6-5 win over Daryl Gurney. Start times: 6pm BST
6pm BST TV channel/ live stream: PDCTV
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Tonight it is all about getting your name in the tomorrow's draw, here are the matches we can expect:
Ricardo Pietreczko v Moritz BohrmannCameron Menzies v Kim HuybrechtsRyan Joyce v Ricky EvansRaymond van Barneveld v Andreas HarryssonJoe Cullen v Bradley BrooksDirk van Duijvenbode v Niko SpringerLuke Woodhouse v Dragutin Horvat
Daryl Gurney v Richard Veenstra
We have another exciting event coming up this weekend.
Some interesting battles as the best of the European tour take on some of the biggest names in darts.
Last Suday we saw Jonny Clayton clinch the Dutch Darts Masters and we could see another player scoop the prize ahead of the heavily seeded stars.
It is a packed house as ever, lets hope the players are bringing their best games for thiis one.
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