German Darts Championship 2020: Draw, schedule, results, odds & TV coverage details

The second event of this season's PDC's European Tour season took place six months after the first as 48 players competed for a total prize fund of £140,000 in Germany.

Michael van Gerwen was favourite despite his recent inconsistency and after he crashed out at the hands of Mervyn King, it was Devon Petersen who went onto become the first ever African winner of a PDC ranking event.

Here's everything you need to know including the draw, schedule, results, details of how to watch, odds and past winners.

German Darts Championship: Draw & Tournament bracket

Seedings in brackets
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The seeded players enter the competition in the second round on Saturday. They play the winners of the first-round games, which take place on Friday.

• (1) Michael van Gerwen v Boris Koltsov/Steve Lennon
• (16) Jermaine Wattimena v Steffen Siepmann/Mervyn King
• (8) Mensur Suljovic v Franz Roetzsch/Jeff Smith
• (9) James Wade v Jason Lowe/Nico Kurz
• (4) Peter Wright v Michael Smith/Alan Tabern
• (13) Jonny Clayton v Chris Dobey/Ryan Murray
• (5) Dave Chisnall v Lukas Wenig/Cody Harris
• (12) Nathan Aspinall v Ronny Huybrechts/Dragutin Horvat
• (2) Ian White v Reece Robinson/Max Hopp
• (15) Adrian Lewis v Danny Noppert/Josh Payne
• (7) Daryl Gurney v Steve West/Gabriel Clemens
• (10) Glen Durrant v Scott Waites/Darren Penhall
• (3) Gerwyn Price v Jeffrey de Zwaan/Devon Petersen
• (14) Rob Cross v Daniel Larsson/William O'Connor
• (6) Krzysztof Ratajski v Ron Meulenkamp/Richard North
• (11) Joe Cullen v Steve Brown/Adam Hunt

Daily schedule & results

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Friday September 25
First Round (Best of 11 legs)
Afternoon Session (12pm BST)

• Scott Waites 6-3 Darren Penhall
• William O'Connor 6-1 Daniel Larsson
• Richard North 6-5 Ron Meulenkamp
• Steve Lennon 6-2 Boris Koltsov
• Jeff Smith 6-5 Franz Roetzsch
• Lukas Wenig 6-4 Cody Harris
• Dragutin Horvat 6-4 Ronny Huybrechts
• Mervyn King 6-1 Steffen Siepmann

Evening Session (6.00pm BST)

• Danny Noppert 6-2 Josh Payne
• Adam Hunt 6-3 Steve Brown
• Gabriel Clemens 6-1 Steve West
• Nico Kurz 6-4 Jason Lowe
• Max Hopp 6-2 Reece Robinson
• Devon Petersen 6-3 Jeffrey de Zwaan
• Chris Dobey 6-3 Ryan Murray
• Michael Smith 6-2 Alan Tabern

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Saturday September 26
Second Round (Best of 11 legs)
Afternoon Session (12pm BST)

• Dave Chisnall 6-0 Lukas Wenig
• Jermaine Wattimena 2-6 Mervyn King
• Adrian Lewis 2-6 Danny Noppert
• Daryl Gurney 6-1 Gabriel Clemens
• Nathan Aspinall 6-2 Dragutin Horvat
• Glen Durrant 6-3 Scott Waites
• Rob Cross 6-3 William O'Connor

Evening Session (6.00pm BST)

• Jonny Clayton 6-4 Chris Dobey
• Ian White 4-6 Max Hopp
• Mensur Suljovic 6-4 Jeff Smith
• Michael van Gerwen 6-2 Steve Lennon
• Peter Wright 6-3 Michael Smith
• Krzysztof Ratajski 6-2 Richard North
• Gerwyn Price 5-6 Devon Petersen
• Joe Cullen 6-4 Adam Hunt
• James Wade 6-2 Nico Kurz

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Sunday September 27
Afternoon Session (12pm BST)
Third Round (Best of 11 legs)

• Mervyn King 6-1 Michael van Gerwen
• James Wade 6-1 Mensur Suljovic
• Jonny Clayton 6-3 Peter Wright
• Dave Chisnall 6-3 Nathan Aspinall
• Danny Noppert 6-4 Max Hopp
• Daryl Gurney 6-4 Glen Durrant
• Devon Petersen 6-5 Rob Cross
• Krzysztof Ratajski 6-2 Joe Cullen

Evening Session (6.00pm BST)
Quarter-Finals (Best of 11 legs)

• Mervyn King 6-2 James Wade
• Jonny Clayton 6-5 Dave Chisnall
• Danny Noppert 6-2 Daryl Gurney
• Devon Petersen 6-3 Krzysztof Ratajski

Semi-Finals (Best of 13 legs)

• Mervyn King 3-7 Jonny Clayton
• Danny Noppert 4-7 Devon Petersen

Final (Best of 15 legs)

• Jonny Clayton 3-8 Devon Petersen

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German Darts Championship: Sky Bet odds

Michael van Gerwen is 5/2 favourite for glory this weekend while world champion Peter Wright is 9/2 ahead of Gerwyn Price at 5/1.

Nathan Aspinall is next in the running at 11/1, with Glen Durrant and Michael Smith the only other players under 20/1.

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Where can I watch the German Darts Championship on TV?

The German Darts Championship can be watched through PDCTV at video.pdc.tv as well as through a series of bookmakers' websites worldwide. Head to the PDC website for more details.

Can I still buy tickets?

A limited number of tickets for the German Darts Championship are available through PDC Europe.

Format

All games up to, and including, the quarter-finals, are the best of 11 legs. The semi-finals are the best of 13 legs and the final is the best of 15 legs.

Sunday's games played in Draw Bracket order.

Prize Fund

• Winner: £25,000
• Runner-up: £10,000
• Semi-Finalists: £6,500
• Quarter-Finalists: £5,000
• Last 16: £3,000
• Last 32: £2,000
• Last 48: £1,000
• Total: £140,000

German Darts Championship: Past Finals

2019: Daryl Gurney 8-6 Ricky Evans

2018: Michael van Gerwen 8-6 James Wilson

2017: Peter Wright 6-3 Michael van Gerwen

2016: Alan Norris 6-5 Jelle Klaasen

2015: Michael van Gerwen 6-2 Gary Anderson

2014: Gary Anderson 6-5 Justin Pipe

2013: Dave Chisnall 6-2 Peter Wright

2012: Phil Taylor 6-2 Dave Chisnall

Related links

• 2020 World Grand Prix draw and schedule
• 2020 Premier League fixtures & results
• 2020 PDC event calendar & results
• 2020 World Darts Championship results
• 2019 PDC event results
• Sky Bet's darts odds