2025 Dutch Darts Championship
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| 2025 Elten Safety Shoes Dutch Darts Championship | |||
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| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 23–25 May 2025 | ||
| Venue | Autotron | ||
| Location | Rosmalen, Netherlands | ||
| Organisation(s) | Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) | ||
| Format | Legs | ||
| Prize fund | £175,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £30,000 | ||
| High checkout | |||
| Champion(s) | |||
 Jonny Clayton | |||
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The 2025 Dutch Darts Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2025 Elten Safety Shoes Dutch Darts Championship) was the seventh of fourteen PDC European Tour events on the 2025 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the Autotron, Rosmalen, Netherlands, from 23 to 25 May 2025. It featured a field of 48 players and £175,000 in prize money, with £30,000 going to the winner.
Josh Rock was the defending champion after defeating Jonny Clayton 8–4 in the 2024 final.[1] However, he lost 6–4 to Ricardo Pietreczko in the second round.
Clayton won the title, his third on the European Tour, by defeating Niko Springer 8–6 in the final.[2][3]
The prize fund remained at £175,000, with £30,000 to the winner:[4]
| Stage (num. of players) | Prize money | |
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| Winner | (1) | £30,000 |
| Runner-up | (1) | £12,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £8,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £6,000 |
| Third round losers | (8) | £4,000 |
| Second round losers | (16) | £2,500* |
| First round losers | (16) | £1,250* |
| Total | £175,000 | |
- Pre-qualified players from the Orders of Merit who lose in their first match of the event shall not be credited with prize money on any Order of Merit. A player who qualifies as a qualifier, but later becomes a seed due to the withdrawal of one or more other players shall be credited with their prize money on all Orders of Merit regardless of how far they progress in the event.[5]
Qualification and format
In a change from the previous year, the top 16 on the two-year main PDC Order of Merit ranking were now seeded and entered the tournament in the second round, while the 16 qualifiers from the one-year PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit ranking entered in the first round.[6][7][8]
In another change, the 16 Pro Tour Order of Merit qualifiers will be drawn against one of the 16 other qualifiers in the first round.
The seedings were confirmed on 9 May.[9]
The remaining 16 places went to players from four qualifying events – 10 from the Tour Card Holder Qualifier (held on 14 May),[10] four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 22 May),[11] one from the Nordic & Baltic Associate Member Qualifier (held on 9 May),[12] and one from the East European Associate Member Qualifier (held on 15 February).[13]
Rob Cross and Gary Anderson withdrew and were replaced by Ricardo Pietreczko and Martin Lukeman. Ryan Searle and Michael Smith moved up to become the 15th and 16th seeds respectively.[14] After the draw was made, Gerwyn Price withdrew and was replaced by William O'Connor, who went straight in at the second round. Michael van Gerwen withdrew during the tournament, meaning Mickey Mansell received a bye to the third round.
The following players took part in the tournament:
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