The Dutch Darts Championship marks the 15th and final European Tour event of the season with 48 players battling on the board for £230,000 in prize money, with £35,000 going to the winner.
The event is back in Maastricht for the first time since 2018 and a strong home contingent includes Michael van Gerwen, Gian van Veen, Wessel Nijman, Danny Noppert and Jermaine Wattimena.
The world’s top-two players Luke Littler and Luke Humphries are absent in the Netherlands and that opens the door to others for some Euro Tour glory.
Dutch Darts Championship Tips Summary
Best Bet - Nathan Aspinall each-way @ 14/1
Alternative Bet - Karel Sedlacek each-way @ 40/1
Alternative Bet - Luke Woodhouse each-way @ 33/1
Dutch Darts Championship Prediction
Best Bet: Nathan Aspinall each-way @ 14/1
With no Luke Littler or Luke Humphries in the Dutch Darts Championship there is room for a three-dart attack on the Maastricht event.
Nathan Aspinall has reached at least the quarter-finals of five of the last six European Tour events he has contested and there have been clear signs of a title-winning run.
The Asp went to the last four of the Hungarian Darts Trophy, beating Ryan Joyce, Michael van Gerwen and Chris Dobey before falling to Gary Anderson in a deciding leg.
The Stockport man averaged 105.99 when beating Niko Springer in the second round of the Flanders Darts Trophy earlier this month and a deciding-leg loss to Damon Heta stopped Aspinall reaching the semi-finals in Antwerp.
Aside from the Euro Tour, Aspinall reached the semi-finals of the World Grand Prix earlier this month, producing some staggering averages on the way, and there is clear indication that the Asp is a title contender.
The Maastricht draw looks pretty kind, with Michael Smith or Stephen Burton up first for the 35-year-old in the Dutch Darts Championship and there looks a strong chance of progress from a quarter also containing Stephen Bunting, Martin Schindler and Jonny Clayton.
Alternative Bet: Karel Sedlacek each-way @ 40/1
Karel Sedlacek is basking in the glory of winning his maiden PDC Tour title in Den Bosch last month and it was just reward for some impressive displays.
Evil Charlie had made an additional two semi-finals on the Pro Tour this term and the Czech arrowsmith played well in the Swiss Darts Trophy last week.
Sedlacek beat Sebastian Białecki, Wessel Nijman and Josh Rock on his way to the last eight of the Basel competition and he only fell to the winner Jonny Clayton.
The 47-year-old can be fancied to progress past the erratic Callan Rydz in round one while second-round opponent Martin Schindler has been struggling for form.
Sedlacek looks capable of outrunning huge odds in Maastricht.
Alternative Bet: Luke Woodhouse each-way @ 33/1
Michael van Gerwen will have a home Dutch crowd on side in Maastricht, but Mighty Mike could fall to quarter two rival Luke Woodhouse.
Woody is stuck in the middle of a Dutch sandwich, with MVG, Danny Noppert, Jermaine Wattimena and Richard Veenstra all aiming to take a bite out of the Worcestershire man, but Woodhouse has the sauce to progress from the second section of the draw.
The 38-year-old has developed into a top-level performer, who has won Euro Tour and Players Championship titles this season and there have also been a string of strong performances on the floor.
Woodhouse is in the top 16 on the Pro Tour averages this season and has a peak-level game to beat any of darts’ top performers.
Woody rates an each-way play from the top half of the draw.
Key Tournament Stats
- Jonny Clayton, Dave Chisnall and Josh Rock are previous winners of the Dutch Darts Championship in this year’s field
- Wessel Nijman, Gerwyn Price, Nathan Aspinall, Josh Rock, Luke Woodhouse, Krzysztof Ratajski, Ross Smith and Jonny Clayton have won Euro Tour titles this term
- Wessel Nijman and Ross Smith are the only players in the Dutch Darts Championship field to have won more than one Euro Tour title this season
- Wessel Nijman has won eight Pro Tour titles this campaign
- Gerwyn Price’s 101.22 is the highest average on the Pro Tour this season
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