Gerwyn Price denies Gary Anderson to claim Baltic Sea Darts Open crown

Gerwyn Price secured his ninth European Tour title at the Baltic Sea Darts Open in Kiel with an 8-3 victory over rival Gary Anderson in Sunday’s final.

Price followed on from last weekend’s Poland Masters triumph by ending a two-year wait for European Tour silverware at the Wunderino Arena.

The Welshman was without a European Tour title since his International Open success in April 2023, but he produced a string of dominant displays in Kiel to add another trophy to his haul.

Anderson, aided by a 90 checkout on the bull, led 2-1 in the early stages of the final, but a clinical burst of six straight legs from Price took him to the brink of victory.

Anderson landed another brilliant bull finish to stop the rot, converting a 125 checkout in leg ten to preserve his slender hopes, but only for Price to wrap up proceedings in the following leg on double 12.

“I think I played pretty well all weekend, so I’m really chuffed,” said Price, who joins Peter Wright in second spot on the all-time list of European Tour winners.

“Gary wasn’t at his best in the final and obviously I can play better, but I’m just really pleased to get over the line and get another European Tour title under my belt.

“I can’t put into words how much it means to win this, especially in front of such a fantastic crowd.

“I needed some ranking points leading up to the back end of the year, so this £30,000 definitely helps!”

Price will now head into the upcoming Betfred World Matchplay bidding to go one better than his runner-up spot in Blackpool in 2022.

“I’ve lost in the final before, so now I need to lift that trophy,” added Price.

“I won in Poland, I reached the semi-finals and final on the ProTour, so to come here and win here definitely puts me in good stead ahead of the World Matchplay.

“I’m playing really well at the moment, but it’s all on the day. There are so many good players in the tournament, so anybody can win it.”

Following a 6-1 rout of William O’Connor on Saturday, Price survived a major scare in his Last 16 tie against Wessel Nijman, with the Dutchman squandering two match darts before ‘The Iceman’ landed a clinical 119 checkout in the deciding leg.

Price then overcame world number one Luke Humphries 6-3 in the evening’s quarter-finals with a 103.5 average, before defying a 101.4 average from Chris Dobey to prevail 7-3 in the semi-finals with a 102 average of his own.

The Welshman was similarly dominant against Anderson – who was unable to back up his European Grand Prix triumph with a second European Tour title of 2025.

The two-time World Champion began his campaign with a 6-2 win over Krzysztof Ratajski on Saturday afternoon, before ending Andy Baetens’ impressive run with a 6-3 success in the Last 16.

Anderson then averaged 108 in a sensational 6-1 demolition of Jonny Clayton in the quarter-finals, before dismantling his old adversary James Wade 7-1 in the semi-finals.

“To get to the final of any tournament is great, so I’ll pat myself on the back,” insisted Anderson,

“Gezzy has been playing really well, and he played really well throughout the whole tournament, but we’ll be back!

“I’m looking forward to Blackpool now. There are so many players after that title; it’s going to be a good one!”

Wade, meanwhile, won through a decider against Daryl Gurney before dumping out German number one Martin Schindler to reach his second European Tour semi-final of the year.

Chris Dobey also progressed to the Last Four, accounting for former European Champion Ross Smith before averaging 102 in a 6-1 drubbing of Danny Noppert.

Noppert and Schindler were joined in the quarter-finals by world number one Humphries and Welsh number one Clayton – who averaged 106 in a high quality Last 16 win over Josh Rock.

Baltic Sea Darts Open 2025 Day Three Results

Sunday July 13

Afternoon Session

Last 16
Luke Humphries 6-0 Ryan Searle
Wessel Nijman 5-6 Gerwyn Price
Nathan Aspinall 2-6 Danny Noppert
Chris Dobey 6-3 Ross Smith
Niko Springer 4-6 Martin Schindler
James Wade 6-5 Daryl Gurney
Jonny Clayton 6-2 Josh Rock
Andy Baetens 3-6 Gary Anderson

Evening Session

Quarter-Finals
Luke Humphries 3-6 Gerwyn Price
Danny Noppert 1-6 Chris Dobey
Martin Schindler 3-6 James Wade
Jonny Clayton 1-6 Gary Anderson

Semi-Finals
Gerwyn Price 7-3 Chris Dobey
James Wade 1-7 Gary Anderson

Final
Gerwyn Price 8-3 Gary Anderson