The PDC European Tour returns for its ninth stop of the year on Friday as the German city of Kiel welcomes PDC stars for the 2025 Baltic Sea Darts Open. Read on for our Baltic Sea Darts Open 2025 predictions and betting tips.
48 arrowsmiths will line up at the Wunderino Arena in Kiel, Germany, from July 11 to 13. The tournament features a ÂŁ175,000 prize pool, and the champion will receive a ÂŁ30,000 paycheck. Make sure to go through the key details before moving on to our 2025 PDC Baltic Sea Darts Open betting tips.
| ℹ️ Tournament: | 2025 PDC Pro Tour, Elten Safety Shoes Baltic Sea Darts Open 2025 |
| 🎯 Venue: | Wunderino Arena, Kiel, Germany |
| 🗓️ Dates: | Friday, July 11 to Sunday, July 13, 2025 |
The Baltic Sea Darts Open became a new addition to the PDC calendar in 2023. Dave Chisnall was the first-ever champion of the tournament. The trophy changed hands in 2024, as Rob Cross won the final. Luke Humphries has played back-to-back Baltic Sea Darts Open finals, but lost both title deciders.
The top 16 players from the two-year PDC Order of Merit will skip the opening round of the 2025 edition. On the other hand, the top 16 from the one-year Pro Tour Order of Merit will begin their campaign in the first round.
The first round and quarter-final matches will be best-of-11 battles. Semi-finalists will have to better their opponents in best-of-13s, and the last two standing will settle the championship with a best-of-15 fight.
Darts sites with betting options took their time, but they finally rolled out the darts 2025 Baltic Sea Open odds. Here are the top five contenders, according to bookmakers:
Humphries made two deep runs in this competition over the last two years, but he had to return empty-handed both times. Darts tips for Baltic Sea Open 2025, however, suggest Cool Hand Luke is likely to end his wait for his first Baltic Sea Open crown this year.
Online bookies in Germany are bullish on Gerwyn Price as the Welshman is one of the most experienced names in the field. His recent win at the Polish Darts Masters and Players Championship #21 runner-up spot make him one of the most in-form participants.
Josh Rock comes to the tournament almost a month after guiding Northern Ireland to their maiden World Cup title. He will be confident of adding another PDC title to his trophy shelf this week.
Backing Gary Anderson to go all the way could be one of the smartest predictions for PDC 2025 Baltic Sea Open. The two-time PDC World Darts Champion won the European Grand Prix title in May and should be looking to shrug off his recent poor form with a resounding title charge in Germany.
The Baltic Sea Open is one of the rare trophies Michael van Gerwen is yet to win in his illustrious career. He has gone through some personal life struggles lately, but the Dutchman should be confident to return to winning ways in Kiel.
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“I have self-belief because if you don’t believe, then you won’t achieve. And if you don’t think you can play some of the best darts in the world, then you aren’t going to win,” Rock recently told the Daily Mail. The Northern Irish star has been in no shortage of confidence lately, and his recent performance backs up his claims.
Rock reached the quarter-finals of Players Championship 20 recently. He was averaging an impressive 109 but was somewhat unlucky to suffer a narrow quarter-final defeat to Rob Cross. He also made it to the Players Championship 21 quarter-finals before falling to eventual champion Bradley Brooks.
Rocky has racked up four Players Championship titles so far, winning twice in 2024 and adding another in Leicester in early April 2025. He is one of the most in-form players in the scene right now, so in our opinion, Josh Rock is the safest option to bet on the 2025 Baltic Sea Darts Open.
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Rob Cross returns to Wunderino Arena as the defending champion, but the Darts 2025 Baltic Sea Open odds present him as a longshot for this edition. Cross has not been at his best after winning the Players Championship 1 in February, so sportsbooks do not feel overly optimistic about his chances for a title defense.
But he showed signs of rediscovering his form at the Players Championship 20, reaching the semi-finals. Along the way, he defeated former Baltic Sea Open champion Dave Chisnall and a red-hot Josh Rock, who has been in outstanding form this year. So, if you’re looking for a calculated risk, Cross is a smart pick to back.
Rock has been a consistent performer this year and carries the kind of momentum you’d want in a potential title winner. That’s why he gets our vote as the predicted champion for the 2025 Baltic Sea Darts Open.
