The German Darts Grand Prix in Munich delivered a dramatic Sunday afternoon session, with five of the eight matches requiring a deciding leg. The headline clash saw Michael Smith triumph over fellow St Helens ace Dave Chisnall in a tense encounter. Chisnall broke immediately to lead 2-0, but Smith broke back on double 10 to level at 2-2 and held to make it 3-3. A sublime 136 checkout put Smith 4-3 up, and though he went one away, Chisnall forced a decider before Smith sealed the win on double 20.
Earlier, Dirk van Duijvenbode edged Mike de Decker 6-5 in a quality decider. Van Duijvenbode took an early break with a 12-darter on double sixteen, posted double 16 for a 48 checkout to lead 3-1, and held that break to go 4-2 up. De Decker clawed back to 4-3 and broke back with an 84 checkout, but Van Duijvenbode broke again to win on double 10. Danny Noppert also advanced with difficulty, beating Ritchie Edhouse despite Edhouse breaking back from 4-1 down to 4-3 on double eight and taking it to a decider with an 84 checkout before falling.
In other matches, Krzysztof Ratajski defeated Ryan Searle 6-5 in a game of two halves, with breaks dominating the first half as Ratajski led 3-2 and holds the second. Daryl Gurney and Andrew Gilding went to a decider, with Gurney breaking on double 14 to lead 3-2 and holding for 4-2 on double eight, but Gilding hit back with a 124 on the bull for 4-4 and eventually won 6-5 with a 104 checkout. Ross Smith ended Patrik Kovacs' fairytale run, Niels Zonneveld thrashed Jermaine Wattimena 6-1, and Karel Sedlacek swept aside Damon Heta 6-2.
