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33 minutes agoBy Ian Tuckey

How Round 2 looks

This is the schedule for the last 32 of the latest European Darts GP in Germany following tonight's first-round matches:

• Krzysztof Ratajski vs Scott Williams
• Ross Smith vs Luke Woodhouse
• Ryan Searle vs Stephen Bunting
• Dirk van Duijvenbode vs Ritchie Edhouse
• Danny Noppert vs Daryl Gurney
• Jonny Clayton vs Chris Dobey
• Dave Chisnall vs Keane Barry
• Josh Rock vs Jeffrey Sparidaans
• Gary Anderson vs Christian Perez
• Gerwyn Price vs Brendan Dolan
• Michael Smith vs Raymond van Barneveld
• Damon Heta vs Mickey Mansell
• Rob Cross vs Martin Schindler
• Michael van Gerwen vs Johan Engstrom
• Luke Humphries vs Luke Littler
• Ricardo Pietreczko vs Gabriel Clemens

39 minutes agoBy Ian Tuckey

ALL this evening's scores

Here are the 16 results from the first-round matches in Sindelfingen:

• Jeffrey Sparidaans 6-1 Callan Rydz
• Keane Barry 6-5 Stephen Burton
• Scott Williams 6-1 Niko Springer
• Brendan Dolan 6-4 Andrew Gilding
• Luke Woodhouse 6-4 Martin Lukeman
• Johan Engstrom 6-1 Joe Cullen
• Christian Perez 6-4 Niels Zonneveld
• Daryl Gurney 6-2 Jose de Sousa
• Ritchie Edhouse 6-2 James Wade
• Stephen Bunting 6-1 Romeo Grbavac
• Raymond van Barneveld 6-2 Franz Roetzsch
• Chris Dobey 6-1 Ian White
• Arno Merk 6-0 Luke Littler
• Martin Schindler 6-2 Gian van Veen
• Peter Wright 5-6 Mickey Mansell
• Gabriel Clemens 6-1 Rene Eidams

40 minutes agoBy Ian Tuckey

Clemens romps home in tonight's final clash

Gabriel Clemens completed Friday's first-round ties with a 6-1 destruction of fellow German Rene Eidams.

Clemens dominated the battle of the home favourites.

54 minutes agoBy Ian Tuckey

Fans blast standard of Littler's latest victim

Darts lovers reckon it was all too easy for Luke Littler - as they praised the "unreal" whizkid but berated his whitewashed opponent Arno merk.

The 17-year-old outclassed the German 6-0 and averaged 101.

One fan posted: "Most straightforward game of darts you will ever see littler vs Humphries should be a great match tomorrow."

Another posted: "Littler is unreal."

But others questioned Merk - especially his dismal scoring.

One hit out: "Some of these host nation jobbers just shouldn’t be in it.

"Depriving Tour Card holders of crucial ranking money just to have some local average 67…"

Today, 17:06By Ian Tuckey

Tonight's first-round results

Luke Litter's whitewash win plus Mickey Mansell's dramatic victory have stood out tonight.

• Jeffrey Sparidaans 6-1 Callan Rydz
• Keane Barry 6-5 Stephen Burton
• Scott Williams 6-1 Niko Springer
• Brendan Dolan 6-4 Andrew Gilding
• Luke Woodhouse 6-4 Martin Lukeman
• Johan Engstrom 6-1 Joe Cullen
• Christian Perez 6-4 Niels Zonneveld
• Daryl Gurney 6-2 Jose de Sousa
• Ritchie Edhouse 6-2 James Wade
• Stephen Bunting 6-1 Romeo Grbavac
• Raymond van Barneveld 6-2 Franz Roetzsch
• Chris Dobey 6-1 Ian White
• Arno Merk 6-0 Luke Littler
• Martin Schindler 6-2 Gian van Veen
• Peter Wright 5-6 Mickey Mansell

Today, 17:04By Ian Tuckey

Schindler's off in style

Martin Schindler launched his bid for two straight Euro tour titles with a high-class 6-2 defeat of Gian van Veen.

Germany's new No1 averaged 108.82 to overcome the in-form Dutchman.

Today, 17:00By Ian Tuckey

Mansell stuns Wright

Ex-champ Peter Wright is one of tonight's shock losers in Sindelfingen.

He blew two darts for victory in the deciding leg of his 6-5 exit to Mickey Mansell.

Today, 16:56By Ian Tuckey

How the Prem table stands

A reap of the Prem table after 12 of the 16 nights:

PREMIER LEAGUE DARTS TABLE: LATEST STANDINGS AS EIGHT STARS BATTLE FOR HUGE £275K PRIZE

Today, 16:54By Ian Tuckey

Humphries next for Luke

Luke Litter's win tonight sets him up for a clash with world champ LukeHumphriesin the second round on Saturday - with the pair having already had a catalogue of battles this year.

Littler lost to Humphries in the final of the world championships in January, but has won all four of their Premier League meetings since then.

The pair could also meet next Thursday in Liverpool if they both come through their quarter-final match-ups.

Humphries and Littler are leading the way in the Premier League with 26 points each.

Today, 16:48By Ian Tuckey

Littler back in form to thump Merk

Luke Littler returned to winning ways with a thumping 6-0 win tonight to set up a European Tour clash with rival Luke Humphries.

Thedartssensation, 17, swatted Arno Merk aside without dropping a leg in Sindelfingen, Germany.

It comes just 24 hours after he was dumped out in the quarter-finals of thePremier League's night in Rotterdam.

Littler's three-night winning streak was ended byMichael Smith as the teenager was beaten 6-3 by Bully Boy.

That was despite the Warrington wonderkid averaging more than 102 in defeat.

And Littler showed he remains one of the best players in the world with a sensational performance at the European Darts Grand Prix.

Today, 16:19By Ian Tuckey

Luca admits one similarity to Littler...

Snooker's world champion Luca Brecel has revealed one big similarity with darts whizkid Luke Littler.

The Belgian, 29, believes he and the English 17-year-old are both happy to say how they'd spend major winnings!

Brecel told SportsBoom.com: "He’s very open with his approach.

"If he wins 200 grand, he’s not afraid to tell you he’s going to spend it on FIFA points, and I’m very much like that."

Today, 15:02By Ian Tuckey

Shock Joh woe for Cullen

Joe Cullen was a shock 6-1 loser to Johan Engstrom in the European Darts Grand Prix.

Meanwhile, Daryl Gurney trounced Jose de Sousa 6-2.

It means Engstrom now takes on Michael van Gerwen.

Gurney will face MVG's fellow Dutchman Danny Noppert.

Today, 14:11By Ian Tuckey

Per-fect debut

Christian Perez made a winning start in Sindelfingen as only the second Asian player ever on the Euro tour.

And a 6-4 victory over late call-up Niels Zonneveld earned him an attractive clash tomorrow against two-time world champ Gary Anderson.

The Filipino broke Zonneveld in the third leg and took a 3-1 lead helped by a 14-darter.

But Zonneveld's own pair of 14-dart legs drew him to 3-3 and he went in front wth a 12-darter.

However, he fluffed two doubles for a 5-3 lead.

And Perez battled back level to rattle off the last three legs, including a 11-dart tenth leg.

Today, 12:55By Ian Tuckey

I need more than I thought!

Nathan Aspinall admits he might be way off with his predictionsfor Premier League play-off qualification.

The Englishman's Holland heaven took him to third on 23 points - three adrift of Luke Humphries and Luke Litter.

Then come Michael van Gerwen (22) and Michael Smith(20), well clear of Gerwyn Price on 12 - with four men going through.

Aspinall said:"Last year I missed out [on the Play-Offs] on nightly wins and I was on 24 points.

"We said a few weeks ago 26 was the target, but looking at the table, I think that might be a push!

“I think it’s fantastic - credit to all the lads. They have made this Premier League so exciting.

"It’s the most enjoyable one I’ve been involved in, and there’s still a lot to play for.”

Today, 12:46By Ian Tuckey

Ahoy beware!

Rotterdam winner Nathan Aspinall has criticised conditions at the Ahoy Arena

The Stockport star's Night 12 triumph took him up to third in the eight-man table - with the top four qualifying for the play-offs.

Aspinall said: "You all know I can't say too much, but all I'm saying is it was bad conditions.

"Rotterdam is probably the worst out of the 16 venues.

"It's not great, but I can't say what I'm about to say."

Today, 11:14By Ian Tuckey

It's no Sin for Aspinall

Prem Night 12 winner Nathan Aspinall and Belgian Dimitri van den Berghhave pulled out of this weekend's European Darts Grand Prix in Sindelfingen, south Germany.

The Asp has chosen to return home following his Rotterdam triumph.

Ian White and Niels Zonneveld will replace the two - as they are the highest-ranked players who lost their match in the final round at the Tour Card qualifying tournament.

Today, 10:55By Joshua Hall

Apsinall's social reaction

Nathan Aspinall has reacted to his Rotterdam Premier League win on social media.

The Asp took to Instagram, writing: "Absolutely over the moon to get my second nightly win in the Premier League.

To come from 4-1 down against Luke Humphries in the semi-final and show the fight and determination to get over that finishing line truly felt amazing 🎯

"It is always a pleasure to play against a close friend in Michael smith who played a great final.

"It was unreal to get my first win over in Rotterdam last year, but to win it again the following year was even better.

"As always, thank you to all my fans & also all of my sponsors for their continued support."

Today, 10:10By Joshua Hall

European Tour so far

Here's a look at how the early matches in the European Darts Grand Prix have gone.

Stars like Luke Littler won't take to the Oche until later this evening.

Today, 08:56By Joshua Hall

Premier League table

After Nathan Aspinall won his second night of the season here's how the table is looking heading into the final few weeks...

PREMIER LEAGUE DARTS TABLE: LATEST STANDINGS AS EIGHT STARS BATTLE FOR HUGE £275K PRIZE

Today, 08:00By Joshua Hall

Aspinall thinks wind gave him the edge

After his 6-4 defeat of Michael Smith, he said: "You all know, I cannot say too much, but it was bad conditions. But it’s the same for both players.

"Maybe I won as I throw heavy darts! Maybe that is the trick. It was tough conditions.

"The players were moaning a bit but I got on with the game. It was tough. I don’t care, I won two out of two here, I’ll play in the wind all the time."

He added: "It is bad but you have to get on with it. Nothing you can do. Not ideal. But who cares? I keep winning in the wind. I might get my own little fan by the side of the stage."

WIND UP Premier League Darts chaos as star moans stage is too WINDY

Today, 07:00By Joshua Hall

PDC Order of Merit

Here's how the PDC Order of Merit looks as things stand...

1. Luke Humphries - £1,535,000
2. Michael van Gerwen - £1,086,000
3. Michael Smith - £1,061,750
4. Nathan Aspinall - £627,000
5. Gerwyn Price - £606,750
6. Rob Cross - £587,750
7. Dave Chisnall - £495,750
8. Peter Wright - £492,500
9. Dimitri Van den Bergh - £491,500
10. Damon Heta - £480,250

Today, 06:05By Joshua Hall

Shaun Murphy's perfect trio

Snooker icon Shaun Murphy has claimed that he is the only person to have successfully pulled off a 147 maximum, a nine-darter and a hole-in-one.

The 41-year-old has long made the outrageous claim and has received online backlash fro naysayers since his admission.

However the potter has hit back at his doubters in an interwiew with The Telegraph, hinting that they are only jealous of his achievement.

It happened once and I don’t think it will ever happen again.

I’ve yet to meet anyone else who has done all three. If people want to join the club, applications are open.

It’s a debate that rages on social media. You wouldn’t believe how many people don’t believe me. Jealousy is a terrible thing.

Shaun MurphyThe Telegraph

Today, 06:05By Joshua Hall

Shaun Murphy's perfect trio

Snooker icon Shaun Murphy has claimed that he is the only person to have successfully pulled off a 147 maximum, a nine-darter and a hole-in-one.

The 41-year-old has long made the outrageous claim and has received online backlash fro naysayers since his admission.

However the potter has hit back at his doubters in an interwiew with The Telegraph, hinting that they are only jealous of his achievement.

It happened once and I don’t think it will ever happen again.

I’ve yet to meet anyone else who has done all three. If people want to join the club, applications are open.

It’s a debate that rages on social media. You wouldn’t believe how many people don’t believe me. Jealousy is a terrible thing.

Shaun MurphyThe Telegraph

Today, 05:07By Joshua Hall

Today's European Tour action

Plenty of stars will take to the Oche today as the European Tour continues with the first round of the European Darts Grand Prix in Sindelfingen, Germany.

Keep an eye out for Luke Little who will take aim at the cork at around 8pm when he faces Arno Mark in his round of 32 match.

Today, 04:10By Joshua Hall

Aspinall on win

Nathan Aspinall is making a habit of winning in Rotterdam and spoke last night after his second Premier League win in as many appearances in the Dutch city.

I’ve played in Rotterdam twice and I’ve won here twice

The game against Luke [Humphries] was massive. It gave me a shot against Michael [Smith] to try and open the gap, and that was a big win.

I thought I played well. I felt like I controlled the final. I wasn’t amazing, but my 140s were brilliant, and I know if I’m scoring well, there aren’t many people that can beat me.

Last year I missed out [on the Play-Offs] on nightly wins and I was on 24 points. We said a few weeks ago 26 was the target, but looking at the table, I think that might be a push!

I think it’s fantastic - credit to all the lads. They have made this Premier League so exciting. It’s the most enjoyable one I’ve been involved in, and there’s still a lot to play for.

Nathan ApinallPDC