International Darts Open 2025 LIVE RESULT: Stephen Bunting BEATS Nathan Aspinall to WIN final in Riesa
STEPHEN Bunting WINS the International Darts Open after beating Nathan Aspinall in the final.
Stephen Bunting beat fellow Premier League stars Aspinall and world No 1 Luke Humphries on his way to the title.
Bunting built on his HUGE return to form in Premier League Darts, after winning his first match of the season in Berlin on Thursday night.
Teenage sensation Luke Littler chose to take the weekend off amidst a packed schedule.
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The Bullet strikes twice in a week
Stephen Bunting won the International Darts Open to go from zero to hero twiice in the space of seven days.
Having won the evening in the Premier League darts, he came into this tournament full of confidence.
His opponent Nathan Aspinall had looked good on his route to the final but he just did not have the consistent game to stop the onslaught of Bunting.
The Bullet won 8-5 to scoop the trophy.
Stephen Bunting beats Nathan Aspinall 8-5
Stephen Bunting* 8-5 Nathan Aspinall
Aspinall goes to pot towards the end of the leg.
Bunting just keeps picking away at him and hits double 10 for his second trophy in a week.
The Bullet seals victory and celebrates with a fist pump.
Stephen Bunting 7-5 *Nathan Aspinall
The Asp is showing a real never say die attitude.
He gets down to a finish with Bunting still in the 200s.
Aspinall hits double 16 for the leg.
Stephen Bunting* 7-4 Nathan Aspinall
Aspinall has the worst luck just when he could do without it.
Looking to see the leg out, a stray dart goes into the wrong bed.
The Bullet punishes him as he moves to within one leg of victory.
Stephen Bunting 6-4 *Nathan Aspinall
Aspinall is trying to put everything he has into this.
Bunting is focussed on putting this final to bed.
The Asp hits double 16 to take the leg.
Stephen Bunting* 6-3 Nathan Aspinall
This is really getting away from The Asp.
Bunting is just in the zone now and hits another double with ease.
The Bullet is just two legs from victory.
Stephen Bunting 5-3 *Nathan Aspinall
Aspinall looks like he is struggling to get going again here.
Bunting gets an all-important break to put in a stronng position.
Some work to do for Aspinall now.
Stephen Bunting* 4-3 Nathan Aspinall
Both players can rue chances to take legs they are losiing here.
Aspinall cannot get the break he craves and hands an outshot to The Bullet.
With 100 remaining, Bunting hits double 10 with his last dart to take the lead.
Stephen Bunting 3-3 *Nathan Aspinall
This one is right in the balance.
With 130 remaining, Aspinall hits the bullseye once again.
That will hit Bunting in a leg he looked comfortable to win.
Stephen Bunting* 3-2 Nathan Aspinall
The Asp is not going down without a fight here.
Just as Bunting is preparing for his next visit, Aspinall finishes with the bull to take it.
Game on again here.
Stephen Bunting 3-1 *Nathan Aspinall
Aspinall has a terrible leg and just wants it over.
Bunting takes full advantage and has so much time on the finish.
The Bullet hits his double to take a two leg lead.
Stephen Bunting* 2-1 Nathan Aspinall
Massive reply from The Asp in this one.
With 65 remaining, Aspinall hits the outer bull and then bends another around it straight down the middle.
He needed that to get back into this match.
Stephen Bunting 2-0 *Nathan Aspinall
Aspinall is struggling to get a foothold in this leg.
Bunting breaks to take a big advantage in the match.
The Asp has a big mountain to climb already.
Stephen Bunting* 1-0 Nathan Aspinall
Aspinall gets off to a fantastic start with back-to-back maximums.
He misses two darts at the double for the break.
Bunting cannot take advantage, big chance of a break for The Asp.
The Bullet takes out double 2 to hold his throw.
Stephen Bunting vs Nathan Aspinall
Now we move into the final of the International Darts Open.
It is an all-England final and we will have a new winner of this title.
The Bullet versus The Asp in Dortmund.
Nathan Aspinall beats Martin Schindler 7-4
Nathan Aspinall 7-4 *Martin Schindler
What a leg of darts from Aspinall.
Schindler is not firing on all cylinders and The Asp takes his chance.
Hitting his double with ease, he goes through to the final.
Nathan Aspinall* 6-4 Martin Schindler
We could be in for an all-action finish in this one.
Schindler misses the chance to break but cannot take it out.
Aspinall cannot set himself up for a finish and the German hits double 1 to take the leg.
Nathan Aspinall 6-3 *Martin Schindler
What a pressure dart from Schindler.
Aspinall is feeling the pressure himself now.
Surely he cannot pull off the ultimate comeback.
Nathan Aspinall* 6-2 Martin Schindler
Schindler is trying to find some resistance.
Aspinall is trying to see this off but the German is digging deep.
The Wall hits his double to claw back another leg.
Nathan Aspinall 6-1 *Martin Schindler
This is all but done and dusted.
Schindler is playing Aspinall and his own demons here.
The Asp needs one leg for victory.
Nathan Aspinall* 5-1 Martin Schindler
Schindler looks like he has checked out mentally here.
The German misses a dart at double tops to hold his leg.
Aspinall hits double 5 at the second attempt to move to within one leg of victory.
Nathan Aspinall 4-1 *Martin Schindler
Schindler is struggling to keep up with Aspinall.
Aspinall is closing in on his route to the final.
The Asp takes out his double to take a three leg lead.
Nathan Aspinall* 3-1 Martin Schindler
The Asp is looking at back-to-back Euro titles here.
Schindler, at the moment, couldn't hit the water if he fell out of a boat.
Suddenly, he digs deep and takes out double tops with his last dart to claw a leg back.