Rob Cross defends his Baltic Sea Darts Open title with Luke Humphries and Gerwyn Price in action from Saturday on a star-studded bill in Kiel.

The PDC European Tour season has resumed at the Wunderino Arena in Kiel this weekend, as some of the sport’s biggest names battle it out for the £30,000 top prize on German soil.

After Friday night’s first round, the 16 seeds enter the tournament from Saturday’s second round.

Reigning champion Cross will open his defence against Belgium’s Andy Baetens – who knocked out former world champion Raymond van Barneveld 6-4 on Friday night – while world No 1 Humphries takes on Mickey Mansell.

Returning to action in winning style on Friday for the first time since triumphing at the World Cup of Darts with Josh Rock for Northern Ireland, Daryl Gurney faces 10th seed Dave Chisnall in round two.

Danny Noppert plays Mike De Decker, while Nathan Aspinall has been drawn against Ricardo Pietreczko.

Following Saturday’s second round, the last 16 will return to the stage on Sunday afternoon, before the tournament concludes with the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final in a bumper evening session.

2025 Baltic Sea Darts Open

Draw Bracket – Second Round Onwards

(1) Luke Humphries v Mickey Mansell
(16) Ryan Searle v Cameron Menzies
(8) Damon Heta v Wessel Nijman
(9) Gerwyn Price v William O’Connor
(4) Nathan Aspinall v Ricardo Pietreczko
(13) Danny Noppert v Mike De Decker
(5) Chris Dobey v Dirk van Duijvenbode
(12) Ross Smith v Kim Huybrechts
(2) Stephen Bunting v Niko Springer
(15) Martin Schindler v Jermaine Wattimena
(7) James Wade v Luke Woodhouse
(10) Dave Chisnall v Daryl Gurney
(3) Jonny Clayton v Gian van Veen
(14) Josh Rock v Justin Hood
(6) Rob Cross v Andy Baetens
(11) Gary Anderson v Krzysztof Ratajski

Order of Play and Results

Friday July 11

First Round

Afternoon Session
Mickey Mansell 6-3 Miroslaw Grudziecki
Luke Woodhouse 6-2 Liam Maendl-Lawrance
Cameron Menzies 6-5 Yorick Hofkens
Gian van Veen 6-0 Johan Engstrom
Jermaine Wattimena 6-1 Callan Rydz
Krzysztof Ratajski 6-2 Richard Veenstra
Wessel Nijman 6-3 Martin Kramer
Kim Huybrechts 6-3 Ian White

Evening Session
Dirk van Duijvenbode 6-2 Ryan Meikle
Niko Springer 6-2 Kevin Troppmann
William O’Connor 6-5 Tytus Kanik
Andy Baetens 6-4 Raymond van Barneveld
Daryl Gurney 6-4 Martin Lukeman
Mike De Decker 6-2 Mensur Suljovic
Ricardo Pietreczko 6-2 Sebastian Bialecki
Justin Hood 6-3 Joe Cullen

Saturday July 12

Second Round

Afternoon Session (from 12pm UK time)
Ross Smith v Kim Huybrechts
Ryan Searle v Cameron Menzies
Damon Heta v Wessel Nijman
Gary Anderson v Krzysztof Ratajski
Jonny Clayton v Gian van Veen
James Wade v Luke Woodhouse
Danny Noppert v De Decker/Suljovic
Dave Chisnall v Gurney/Lukeman

Evening Session (from 6pm UK time)
Gerwyn Price v William O’Connor
Rob Cross v Andy Baetens
Stephen Bunting v Niko Springer
Luke Humphries v Mickey Mansell
Josh Rock v Justin Hood
Martin Schindler v Jermaine Wattimena
Nathan Aspinall v Ricardo Pietreczko
Chris Dobey v Dirk van Duijvenbode

Sunday July 13

Third round

Afternoon Session (from 11am UK time)
TBC

Evening Session (from 5pm UK time)
TBC

Quarter-finals
TBC

Semi-finals
TBC

Final
TBC

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