Dutch Darts Championship Saturday schedule: Bunting faces Menzies as big names enter

Stephen Bunting faces Cameron Menzies and Michael van Gerwen takes on William O’Connor as the Dutch Darts Championship Saturday schedule brings the seeded players into action in Maastricht.

The second round takes place on 17 October, with afternoon and evening sessions starting at 12pm and 6pm BST respectively.

Nathan Aspinall against Michael Smith and defending champion Jonny Clayton’s meeting with Damon Heta are also on the evening programme, as the final European Tour event of the season moves towards its decisive stages.

Dutch Darts Championship Saturday schedule

All times below are BST. These are session start times; individual matches follow in the listed order.

Afternoon session — from 12pm

• Martin Schindler v Karel Sedlacek
• Wessel Nijman v Jeffrey de Graaf
• Luke Woodhouse v Andrew Gilding
• Ross Smith v Ryan Joyce
• Danny Noppert v Dave Chisnall
• Ryan Searle v Dirk van Duijvenbode
• Brendan Dolan v Heine Uuldriks
• Krzysztof Ratajski v Niels Zonneveld

Evening session — from 6pm

• Gerwyn Price v Scott Williams
• Jermaine Wattimena v Jimmy van Schie
• Stephen Bunting v Cameron Menzies
• Gian van Veen v Sebastian Bialecki
• Michael van Gerwen v William O’Connor
• Jonny Clayton v Damon Heta
• Nathan Aspinall v Michael Smith
• Chris Dobey v Cristo Reyes

The pairings and running order are listed in the updated tournament schedule published by Sky Sports.

Bunting and Smith face important evening tests

European Championship qualification gives Saturday’s action an extra edge, with Maastricht the final opportunity to earn a place in Dortmund.

Bunting entered the tournament occupying the final qualifying position. His opening opponent is now confirmed as Menzies, who beat Nick Kenny 6–1 on Friday.

Smith also remains part of the qualification picture, with Aspinall standing between him and the last 16. Our look at Bunting and Smith’s routes through the draw explains why their results carry significance beyond this weekend’s title.

The top 32 in the European Tour rankings after Maastricht qualify for the European Championship. Winning a second-round match should therefore not automatically be treated as confirmation of a Dortmund place: other results can still matter.

Friday’s winners bring momentum into round two

Ryan Joyce delivered a 6–0 win over Owen Bates to set up his afternoon meeting with Ross Smith, while Dirk van Duijvenbode beat James Hurrell 6–1 before facing Ryan Searle.

Host-nation qualifier Heine Uuldriks edged Ricardo Pietreczko 6–5 and now meets Brendan Dolan. Dave Chisnall’s 6–4 victory over Jonas Masalin earned him a match against Danny Noppert.

Those results are recorded in the PDPA’s tournament coverage.

Sebastian Bialecki also progressed, with his 6–4 victory over Daryl Gurney setting up an evening meeting with Gian van Veen.

How to watch Saturday’s Dutch Darts Championship

UK viewers can watch the tournament through PDCTV. Our Dutch Darts Championship viewing guide has further streaming information and the weekend’s UK session times.

Saturday’s matches are played over the best of 11 legs, meaning six legs are required to progress.

The remaining 16 players return on Sunday afternoon, before the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final take place during the evening session.

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