Baltic Open

Only MvG of the top 5 is playing in the Baltic Open. Anderson also not among the depleted field.

ET5 last 16
Chisnall vs Cullen
Edhouse vs van Veen
Gurney vs Bunting
Clayton vs Schindler
Littler vs Ratajski
Rock vs Noppert
Klose vs R.Smith
van Gerwen vs Wright.

Quarters:
Cullen vs van Veen
Bunting vs Schindler
Littler vs Noppert
R.Smith vs MvG

Cullen v Littler in the final after semi wins over Bunting and Smith.

Littler won the title, putting him clear at the top of the Euro Tour order of merit. Not bad considering he has to qualify each event.

The development tour is proving really competitive this season:

DT6 -
Roman Benecky beat Thomas Banks in the final. He had already beaten Van Veen in the semi in an impressive day for the Czech kid.

DT 7 -
Van Veen took the second event on Friday, beating Nathan Rafferty.

DT 8 -
Wessel Nijman beat Niko Springer in the first event yesterday. His run included beating Danny Jansen and Gian van Veen.

DT 9 -
Nathan Rafferty got his hands on a title, beating Danny Jansen in the final. Jansen had got revenge on Nijmans in the semi, while Rafferty beat Nathan Potter.


2 more events today, with DT10 underway.

There was only DT10 yesterday, Niko Springer beating Van Veen in the final after defeating Barkhausen in the semi, while GvV beat Keane Barry.


Players Championships today and tomorrow.

Michael Smith won yesterdays event, while Brendan Dolan took it today.
A lot of the top players didn't take part, but it was a mare for MvG, who lost to Steve Beaton and Karel Sedlacek in the first round both days.

Big shock in the Baltics, as Luke Littler is defeated 6-3 by Wessel Nijman in round 1.
Aspinall, de Sousa, van den Bergh, Clemens and Schindler others who fall before the top stars enter.

Sebastian Bialecki 6-5 Jose de Sousa
Maik Kuivenhoven 6-0 Christopher Toonders
Andrew Gilding 6-1 Thibault Tricole
Franz Roetzsch 6-4 Haupai Puha
Moritz Hilger 6-2 Matthew Dennant
Jermaine Wattimena 6-1 Brendan Dolan
Luke Woodhouse 6-5 Ryan Joyce
James Wade 6-2 Niels Zonneveld
Madars Razma 6-5 Chris Dobey
Gian van Veen 6-4 Kevin Troppmann
Daryl Gurney 6-3 Dimitri Van den Bergh
Raymond van Barneveld 6-1 Daniel Larsson
Andy Baetens 6-5 Gabriel Clemens
Ritchie Edhouse 6-2 Nathan Aspinall
Mike De Decker 6-3 Martin Schindler
Wessel Nijman 6-3 Luke Littler

Saturday May 11
Second Round
Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 BST)
Josh Rock v Franz Roetzsch
Dirk van Duijvenbode v Daryl Gurney
Ryan Searle v Jermaine Wattimena
Ross Smith v Luke Woodhouse
Damon Heta v Gian van Veen
Joe Cullen v James Wade
Rob Cross v Maik Kuivenhoven
Ricardo Pietreczko v Moritz Hilger

Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)
Jonny Clayton v Ritchie Edhouse
Danny Noppert v Raymond van Barneveld
Peter Wright v Andrew Gilding
Luke Humphries v Sebastian Bialecki
Michael van Gerwen v Wessel Nijman
Krzysztof Ratajski v Mike De Decker
Stephen Bunting v Andy Baetens
Dave Chisnall v Madars Razma

Saturday May 11
Second Round
Afternoon Session
Franz Roetzsch 6-3 Josh Rock
Daryl Gurney 6-3 Dirk van Duijvenbode
Ryan Searle 6-5 Jermaine Wattimena
Ross Smith 6-4 Luke Woodhouse
Damon Heta 6-4 Gian van Veen
Joe Cullen 6-3 James Wade
Rob Cross 6-2 Maik Kuivenhoven
Ricardo Pietreczko 6-0 Moritz Hilger

Evening Session
Ritchie Edhouse 6-5 Jonny Clayton
Danny Noppert 6-5 Raymond van Barneveld
Andrew Gilding 6-2 Peter Wright
Luke Humphries 6-1 Sebastian Bialecki
Michael van Gerwen 6-2 Wessel Nijman
Mike De Decker 6-5 Krzysztof Ratajski
Stephen Bunting 6-3 Andy Baetens
Madars Razma 6-5 Dave Chisnall

Sunday May 12
Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 BST)
Third Round
Michael van Gerwen v Andrew Gilding
Luke Humphries v Ross Smith
Franz Roetzsch v Danny Noppert
Damon Heta v Mike De Decker
Ritchie Edhouse v Ricardo Pietreczko
Rob Cross v Stephen Bunting
Daryl Gurney v Ryan Searle
Madars Razma v Joe Cullen

Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)
Quarter-Finals
Semi-Finals
Final