Jonny Clayton will kick off his bid for a third Elten Safety Shoes Austrian Darts Open title against Jermaine Wattimena or a Host Nation Qualifier, with the draw and schedule confirmed for this weekend’s European Tour event in Graz.
The fifth European Tour event of 2025 will see a 48-player field competing for silverware at the Premstättner Halle from April 25-27, with top seed Clayton headlining the action.
2025 Elten Safety Shoes Austrian Darts Open
April 25-27, Premstättner Halle, Graz
Tournament Draw Bracket - Second Round Onwards
Players seeded based on PDC Order of Merit position
(1) Jonny Clayton v Jermaine Wattimena/Host Nation Qualifier 1
(16) Daryl Gurney v Ritchie Edhouse/Host Nation Qualifier 2
(8) Danny Noppert v Lukas Wenig/Niko Springer
(9) Josh Rock v Krzysztof Ratajski/Mickey Mansell
(4) Nathan Aspinall v Kevin Doets/Berry van Peer
(13) Martin Schindler v Matthew Dennant/Host Nation Qualifier 3
(5) Chris Dobey v Ricardo Pietreczko/Tom Bissell
(12) Mike De Decker v Wessel Nijman/William O'Connor
(2) Stephen Bunting v Patrick Geeraets/Matt Campbell
(15) Gian van Veen v Dirk van Duijvenbode/Gyorgy Jehirszki
(7) Peter Wright v Luke Woodhouse/Nathan Rafferty
(10) Ross Smith v Andrew Gilding/Chris Landman
(3) Damon Heta v Raymond van Barneveld/Karel Sedlacek
(14) Joe Cullen v Thibault Tricole/Host Nation Qualifier 4
(6) Dave Chisnall v Madars Razma/Ian White
(11) Ryan Searle v Ryan Joyce/Teemu Harju
Schedule of Play
Friday April 25
First Round
Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 BST)
Patrick Geeraets v Matt Campbell
Krzysztof Ratajski v Mickey Mansell
Madars Razma v Ian White
Andrew Gilding v Chris Landman
Thibault Tricole v Host Nation Qualifier 4
Ryan Joyce v Teemu Harju
Ricardo Pietreczko v Tom Bissell
Matthew Dennant v Host Nation Qualifier 3
Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)
Lukas Wenig v Niko Springer
Dirk van Duijvenbode v Gyorgy Jehirszki
Wessel Nijman v William O'Connor
Raymond van Barneveld v Karel Sedlacek
Ritchie Edhouse v Host Nation Qualifier 2
Kevin Doets v Berry van Peer
Jermaine Wattimena v Host Nation Qualifier 1
Luke Woodhouse v Nathan Rafferty
Saturday April 26
Second Round
Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 BST)
Ross Smith v Gilding/Landman
Ryan Searle v Joyce/Harju
Danny Noppert v Wenig/Springer
Gian van Veen v Van Duijvenbode/Jehirszki
Joe Cullen v Tricole/HNQ4
Josh Rock v Ratajski/Mansell
Daryl Gurney v Edhouse/HNQ2
Mike De Decker v Nijman/O’Connor
Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)
Damon Heta v Van Barneveld/Sedlacek
Peter Wright v Woodhouse/Rafferty
Jonny Clayton v Wattimena/HNQ1
Nathan Aspinall v Doets/Van Peer
Chris Dobey v Pietreczko/Bissell
Stephen Bunting v Geeraets/Campbell
Martin Schindler v Dennant/HNQ3
Dave Chisnall v Razma/White
Sunday April 27
Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 BST)
Third Round
Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)
Quarter-Finals
Semi-Finals
Final
Sunday’s games played in Draw Bracket order
NB: From the original list of entries, Gerwyn Price, James Wade, Dimitri Van den Bergh and Cameron Menzies have withdrawn from the event, and have been replaced by Thibault Tricole, Patrick Geeraets, Matthew Dennant and Lukas Wenig from the Reserve List.
Joe Cullen, Gian van Veen and Daryl Gurney have moved into the seeded positions, while Luke Humphries, Luke Littler, Michael van Gerwen, Rob Cross, Gary Anderson and Michael Smith did not enter the Austrian Darts Open.
