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The Sun
a day ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
European Darts Open LIVE RESULTS: Aspinall and Bunting cruise through but Smith CRASHES OUT to world No 137
THE European Darts Open is LIVE from Leverkusen - and there have been some shock early exits! Four-time PDC World Cup of Darts winner Raymond van Barneveld went crashing out in the first round at the hands of Andreas Harryson - with the world No 137 then going on to beat 2023 world champion Michael Smith. No 1 seed Stephen Bunting and Premier League Darts semi-finalist Nathan Aspinall both entered in the second round and made it safely into round three. Neither Prem winner Luke Humphries and runner-up Luke Littler are both not featuring in the tournament. While Michael van Gerwen is also absent as he takes a break from the sport following his split from wife Daphne. Follow ALL of the latest updates below...
The Sun
a day ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
European Darts Open LIVE RESULTS: Tournament on NOW with Aspinall and Bunting in action TONIGHT after Smith CRASHES OUT
THE European Darts Open is LIVE from Leverkusen - and there has been some shock early exits! Four-time PDC World Cup of Darts winner Raymond van Barneveld went crashing out in the first round at the hands of Andreas Harryson - with the Swede then going on to beat 2023 world champion Michael Smith. Stephen Bunting enters as the No 1 seed and is joined by Premier League Darts semi-finalist Nathan Aspinall. Neither Prem winner Luke Humphries and runner-up Luke Littler are both not featuring in the tournament. While Michael van Gerwen is also absent as he takes a break from the sport following his split from wife Daphne. Follow ALL of the latest updates below...
The Sun
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
European Darts Open LIVE RESULTS: Tournament on NOW with Stephen Bunting and Nathan Aspinall in action TONIGHT
THE European Darts Open is LIVE from Leverkusen - and there has been a shock early exit! Four-time PDC World Cup of Darts winner Raymond van Barneveld went crashing out in the first round at the hands of Andreas Harryson. Stephen Bunting Nathan Aspinall. Neither Prem winner Luke Humphries and runner-up Luke Littler are both not featuring in the tournament. While Michael van Gerwen is also absent as he takes a break from the sport following his split from wife Daphne. Follow ALL of the latest updates below...
The Sun
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
European Darts Open LIVE RESULTS: Tournament on NOW as Van Barneveld crashes OUT, Bunting and Aspinall wait
THE EUROPEAN Darts Open is here live from Leverkusen - and there has been a shock early exit! Four-time PDC World Cup of Darts winner Raymond van Barneveld went crashing out in the first round at the hands of Andreas Harryson. Stephen Bunting enters as the No 1 seed and is joined by Premier League Darts semi-finalist Nathan Aspinall. Prem winner Luke Humphries and runner-up Luke Littler are both not featuring in the tournament. While Michael van Gerwen is also absent as he takes a break from the sport following his split from wife Daphne. Follow ALL of the latest updates below...
The Sun
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Darts legend retires from Premier League Darts immediately after Luke Littler vs Luke Humphries final
DARTS icon George Noble has retired from the Premier League. The referee has stepped down after officiating the 2025 final between Luke Littler and Luke Humphries. 2 2 Noble, 56, has been one of the top callers in darts for the last three decades. He has worked on the PDC Tour since 2007 - prior to that he was part of the BDO team. That means he has witnessed the best in the world over the past three decades, culminating in the two biggest stars fighting it out to win the Premier League. Noble began his career as a referee in 1992 and he has been a regular caller on the Pro Tour ever since. He called every BDO World Championship final between 1995 and 2007. He joined the PDC Tour later in 2007 , where he called the first ever nine-dart finish in PDC World Darts Championship history when Raymond van Barneveld hit a perfect leg against Jelle Klaasen in 2009. Since then he has been the voice of a total of 21 televised nine-darters - more than any other referee. While he has taken part in 18 World Darts Championships. JOIN SUN VEGAS: GET £50 BONUS 'The Puppy' already called time on his work as a referee on the European Tour, stepping away after the Dutch Darts Championship last week. After confirming his retirement plans, Noble spoke about the future of refereeing, saying: "I think it's time we had the first female referee at a major tournament…and maybe even the first non-British one, too."
