Michael van Gerwen hit a nine-darter on his way to winning the German Darts Grand Prix in Munich.
The three-time world champion beat fellow Dutchman Gian van Veen 8-5 in the final after producing a perfect leg in his last-16 win over Ryan Searle.
Van Veen, 22, delivered a brilliant display, averaging 110.81, to beat world champion Luke Littler in the semi-final.
But he was unable to reach the same heights in the final as Van Gerwen, runner-up to Luke Humphries in last year’s tournament, broke early and never trailed before taking the three legs on the spin to seal victory.
It is Van Gerwen’s first European Tour title of the year – the 38th of this career – and the 35-year-old looked in good form, averaging over 100 in his three games leading up to the final.
After beating Searle 6-1, he saw off Ryan Joyce 6-4 in the quarter-finals and claimed a comprehensive 7-2 win over Josh Rock in the semis.
Littler was seeking his second Tour win of 2025 but after a 6-3 triumph over Josh Cullen and edging Peter Wright 6-5 to make the last four, he came back from 3-0 down to lead 4-3 before Van Veen took the next four legs to advance.
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