2025 Dutch Darts Masters

{{short description|Darts tournament}}

{{Infobox individual darts tournament

|tournament_name = 2025 TOTO Dutch Darts Masters

|image =

|dates = 24–25 January 2025

|venue = Maaspoort Den Bosch

|location = 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands

|organisation = Professional Darts Corporation (PDC)

|format = Legs

|prize_fund = £100,000

|winners_share = £30,000

|nine_dart =

|high_checkout = 153
{{nowrap|Jermaine Wattimena}}

|winner = {{PDCFlag|Rob Cross}}

|prev = 2024

|next = 2026

}}

The 2025 TOTO Dutch Darts Masters was a professional darts tournament that took place at the Maaspoort Den Bosch in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands from 24 to 25 January 2025. It was the third staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) since the 2022 competition and the second event in the 2025 World Series of Darts.{{cite web |last=Gorton |first=Josh |date=14 October 2024 |url=https://www.pdc.tv/news/2024/10/14/2025-world-series-darts-schedule-confirmed |title=2025 World Series of Darts schedule confirmed |website=Professional Darts Corporation |access-date=13 January 2025}} The tournament featured 16 players (eight top-ranking PDC representatives and eight Benelux representatives).

Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion, having defeated Luke Littler 8–6 in the 2024 final.{{cite web |last=Stafford |first=Ali |date=28 January 2024 |title=Michael van Gerwen beats Luke Littler 8-6 to claim World Series win in Dutch Darts Masters final |url=https://www.skysports.com/darts/news/12288/13057825/michael-van-gerwen-beats-luke-littler-8-6-to-claim-world-series-win-in-dutch-darts-masters-final |website=Sky Sports |access-date=13 January 2025}}{{cite web |title=Dutch Darts Masters: Michael van Gerwen beats Luke Littler 8-6 in final |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/darts/68119449 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=13 January 2025 |date=27 January 2024}} However, he lost to Littler 6–3 in the quarter-finals.{{cite web |last=Winters |first=Paul |date=25 January 2025 |title=Luke Littler wins first meeting with Michael van Gerwen since World Championship final |url=https://www.flashscore.com/news/darts-dutch-darts-masters-luke-littler-wins-first-meeting-with-michael-van-gerwen-since-world-championship-final/WzywRAwJ/ |website=Flashscore.com |access-date=1 February 2025}}

Rob Cross won the tournament, beating Stephen Bunting 8–5 in the final.{{cite web |date=25 January 2025 |title=Rob Cross beats Stephen Bunting in Dutch Masters final |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/stephen-bunting-rob-cross-luke-littler-raymond-van-barneveld-gerwyn-price-b2686393.html |website=The Independent |access-date=25 January 2025}}{{cite web |date=25 January 2025 |title=Cross wins Dutch Masters after Bunting battle |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/darts/articles/c3rw4pew3zgo |website=BBC Sport |access-date=25 January 2025}}

Prize money

The winner received the Toon Greebe Trophy{{cite web |title=Toon Greebe Trophy Unveiled |url=https://dartsworld.com/2024/01/26/toon-greebe-trophy-unveiled/ |website=Darts World |access-date=13 January 2025 |date=26 January 2024}} and £30,000. The total prize fund increased from 2024 to £100,000. The breakdown of prize money is shown below:{{Cite web |title=Dutch Darts Masters (WS) 2025 |url=https://mastercaller.com/tournaments/dutch-darts-masters-ws/2025 |access-date=13 January 2025 |website=Mastercaller}}

class="wikitable"

! colspan=2 | Position (no. of players)

! Prize money
(Total: £100,000)

Winner

| align=center | (1)

| align=center | £30,000

Runner-up

| align=center | (1)

| align=center | £16,000

Semi-finalists

| align=center | (2)

| align=center | £10,000

Quarter-finalists

| align=center | (4)

| align=center | £5,000

First round

| align=center | (8)

| align=center | £1,750

Qualifiers

The PDC announced the 16-player lineup on 13 January 2025.{{cite web |date=13 January 2025 |title=Dutch Darts Masters: Michael van Gerwen to return after losing to Luke Littler in World Darts Championship final |url=https://www.skysports.com/darts/news/12288/13288169/dutch-darts-masters-michael-van-gerwen-to-return-after-losing-to-luke-littler-in-world-darts-championship-final |website=Sky Sports |access-date=13 January 2025}}{{cite web |last=Shaw |first=Jamie |date=13 January 2025 |title=Field confirmed for 2025 Dutch Darts Masters {{!}} Bunting and Dobey debut, De Decker misses out |url=https://www.live-darts.com/pdc-darts-news/dutch-darts-masters/field-confirmed-for-2025-dutch-darts-masters/ |website=Live Darts |access-date=15 January 2025}} 2025 PDC World Championship runner-up Michael van Gerwen made his first 2025 World Series appearance after not participating in the Bahrain Darts Masters.

  1. {{PDCFlag|Stephen Bunting}} (runner-up)
  2. {{PDCFlag|Gerwyn Price}} (semi-finals)
  3. {{PDCFlag|Luke Humphries}} (first round)
  4. {{PDCFlag|Luke Littler}} (semi-finals)
  5. {{PDCFlag|Chris Dobey}} (first round)
  6. {{PDCFlag|Nathan Aspinall}} (first round)
  7. {{PDCFlag|Rob Cross|b=1}} (champion)
  8. {{PDCFlag|Michael van Gerwen}} (quarter-finals)

The Benelux representatives list consisted of seven Dutch players and Dimitri Van den Bergh as the sole Belgian player, as Belgian World Grand Prix champion Mike De Decker was unable to participate due to family commitments.{{cite web |last=Wood |first=Kieran |date=14 January 2025 |title=Mike De Decker shares another sneer at PDC after Dutch Darts Masters absence: "If you get invited then, you don't want to go to Den Bosch" |url=https://dartsnews.com/pdc/mike-de-decker-shares-another-sneer-at-pdc-after-dutch-darts-masters-absence-if-you-get-invited-then-you-dont-want-to-go-to-den-bosch |website=Darts News |access-date=15 January 2025}} Richard Veenstra made his debut at the event.

  • {{PDCFlag|Danny Noppert}} (first round)
  • {{PDCFlag|Dimitri Van den Bergh}} (first round)
  • {{PDCFlag|Dirk van Duijvenbode}} (first round)
  • {{PDCFlag|Gian van Veen}} (first round)
  • {{PDCFlag|Raymond van Barneveld}} (quarter-finals)
  • {{PDCFlag|Jermaine Wattimena}} (quarter-finals)
  • {{PDCFlag|Kevin Doets}} (quarter-finals)
  • {{PDCFlag|Richard Veenstra}} (first round)

Draw

The draw was announced on 23 January.{{cite web |last=Allen |first=Dave |title=Van Gerwen meets Van Duijvenbode in TOTO Dutch Darts Masters opener |url=https://www.pdc.tv/news/2025/01/23/van-gerwen-meets-van-duijvenbode-toto-dutch-darts-masters-opener |website=Professional Darts Corporation |access-date=23 January 2025 |date=23 January 2025}}{{cite web |last=Smith |first=Emma |title=Littler sets up van Gerwen rematch at Dutch Masters |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/darts/articles/c1dgnkxgdxdo |website=BBC Sport |access-date=25 January 2025 |date=24 January 2025}}{{cite web |title=Results of Dutch Darts Masters (WS) 2025 |url=https://mastercaller.com/tournaments/dutch-darts-masters-ws/2025/results |website=Mastercaller |access-date=25 January 2025}}

{{16TeamBracket

| RD1= {{nowrap|1=First round
(best of 11 legs)
24 January}}

| RD2= {{nowrap|1=Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
25 January}}

| RD3= {{nowrap|1=Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
25 January}}

| RD4= {{nowrap|1=Final
(best of 15 legs)
25 January}}

| team-width = 220

| boldwinner = high

| RD1-seed01 = 1

| RD1-team01 = {{PDCFlag|Stephen Bunting|avg=102.06}}

| RD1-score01= 6

| RD1-seed02 =

| RD1-team02 = {{PDCFlag|Gian van Veen|avg=105.13}}

| RD1-score02= 5

| RD1-seed03 =  

| RD1-team03 = {{PDCFlag|Chris Dobey|avg=94.49}}

| RD1-score03= 5

| RD1-seed04 =

| RD1-team04 = {{PDCFlag|Raymond van Barneveld|avg=96.34}}

| RD1-score04= 6

| RD1-seed05 = 4

| RD1-team05 = {{PDCFlag|Luke Littler|avg=101.07}}

| RD1-score05= 6

| RD1-seed06 =

| RD1-team06 = {{PDCFlag|Dimitri van den Bergh|avg=88.99}}

| RD1-score06= 4

| RD1-seed07 =  

| RD1-team07 = {{PDCFlag|Michael van Gerwen|avg=95.53}}

| RD1-score07= 6

| RD1-seed08 =

| RD1-team08 = {{PDCFlag|Dirk van Duijvenbode|avg=88.60}}

| RD1-score08= 1

| RD1-seed09 = 2

| RD1-team09 = {{PDCFlag|Gerwyn Price|avg=101.85}}

| RD1-score09= 6

| RD1-seed10 =

| RD1-team10 = {{PDCFlag|Danny Noppert|avg=93.72}}

| RD1-score10= 2

| RD1-seed11 =  

| RD1-team11 = {{PDCFlag|Nathan Aspinall|avg=91.15}}

| RD1-score11= 1

| RD1-seed12 =

| RD1-team12 = {{PDCFlag|Kevin Doets|avg=94.79}}

| RD1-score12= 6

| RD1-seed13 = 3

| RD1-team13 = {{PDCFlag|Luke Humphries|avg=91.55}}

| RD1-score13= 3

| RD1-seed14 =

| RD1-team14 = {{PDCFlag|Jermaine Wattimena|avg=98.86}}

| RD1-score14= 6

| RD1-seed15 =  

| RD1-team15 = {{PDCFlag|Rob Cross|avg=95.27}}

| RD1-score15= 6

| RD1-seed16 =

| RD1-team16 = {{PDCFlag|Richard Veenstra|avg=92.42}}

| RD1-score16= 3

| RD2-seed01 = 1

| RD2-team01 = {{PDCFlag|Stephen Bunting|avg=95.32}}

| RD2-score01= 6

| RD2-seed02 =

| RD2-team02 = {{PDCFlag|Raymond van Barneveld|avg=88.88}}

| RD2-score02= 5

| RD2-seed03 = 4

| RD2-team03 = {{PDCFlag|Luke Littler|avg=94.85}}

| RD2-score03= 6

| RD2-seed04 =  

| RD2-team04 = {{PDCFlag|Michael van Gerwen|avg=90.26}}

| RD2-score04= 3

| RD2-seed05 = 2

| RD2-team05 = {{PDCFlag|Gerwyn Price|avg=91.75}}

| RD2-score05= 6

| RD2-seed06 =

| RD2-team06 = {{PDCFlag|Kevin Doets|avg=84.70}}

| RD2-score06= 5

| RD2-seed07 =

| RD2-team07 = {{PDCFlag|Jermaine Wattimena|avg=94.48}}

| RD2-score07= 3

| RD2-seed08 =  

| RD2-team08 = {{PDCFlag|Rob Cross|avg=99.34}}

| RD2-score08= 6

| RD3-seed01 = 1

| RD3-team01 = {{PDCFlag|Stephen Bunting|avg=99.55}}

| RD3-score01= 7

| RD3-seed02 = 4

| RD3-team02 = {{PDCFlag|Luke Littler|avg=107.59}}

| RD3-score02= 6

| RD3-seed03 = 2

| RD3-team03 = {{PDCFlag|Gerwyn Price|avg=94.29}}

| RD3-score03= 3

| RD3-seed04 =

| RD3-team04 = {{PDCFlag|Rob Cross|avg=100.10}}

| RD3-score04= 7

| RD4-seed01 = 1

| RD4-team01 = {{PDCFlag|Stephen Bunting|avg=96.46}}

| RD4-score01= 5

| RD4-seed02 =

| RD4-team02 = {{PDCFlag|Rob Cross|avg=101.87}}

| RD4-score02= 8

}}

References

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