Nathan Aspinall clinched his fourth European Tour title with an 8-5 victory over Danny Noppert in the German Darts Prix final on Monday.
Michael van Gerwen's defence of his 2025 title had earlier been brought to a shuddering halt when stunned 6-1 by home favourite Niko Springer in round two on Sunday.
Gian van Veen also exited the competition at the same stage, losing 6-2 to William O'Connor. Ryan Searle and Damon Heta were other big casualties early on.
It was Aspinall - a winner of three European Tour titles in 2025 - who ultimately returned to winning ways in Munich, defying a spirited fightback from Noppert to claim the £35,000 top prize.
Final result
Nathan Aspinall 8-5 Danny Noppert
Semi-final results
Danny Noppert 7-2 Krzysztof Ratajski
Nathan Aspinall 7-2 Kevin Doets
Quarter-final results
Danny Noppert 6-1 Jonny Clayton
Krzysztof Ratajski 6-2 Michael Smith
Kevin Doets 6-5 Niels Zonneveld
Nathan Aspinall 6-4 Andrew Gilding
Round three results
Danny Noppert 6-2 Karel Sedlacek
Jonny Clayton 6-4 Kim Huybrechts
Krzysztof Ratajski 6-4 Ross Smith
Michael Smith 6-4 Niko Springer
Niels Zonneveld 6-5 Josh Rock
Kevin Doets 6-5 Dirk van Duijvenbode
Nathan Aspinall 6-2 Martin Schindler
Andrew Gilding 6-1 William O'Connor
Ross Smith 6-2 Patrik Kovacs
Niels Zonneveld 6-1 Jermaine Wattimena
Karel Sedlacek 6-2 Damon Heta
Andrew Gilding 6-5 Daryl Gurney
Krzysztof Ratajski 6-5 Ryan Searle
Danny Noppert 6-5 Ritchie Edhouse
Dirk van Duijvenbode 6-5 Mike De Decker
Michael Smith 6-5 Dave Chisnall
Kim Huybrechts 6-1 Luke Woodhouse
Josh Rock 6-4 Ryan Joyce
Kevin Doets 6-5 James Wade
Jonny Clayton 6-5 Marcel Hausotter
Niko Springer 6-1 Michael van Gerwen
Nathan Aspinall 6-5 Ricardo Pietreczko
Martin Schindler 6-4 Brendan Dolan
William O'Connor 6-2 Gian van Veen
William O'Connor 6-2 Sebastian Bialecki
Ryan Joyce 6-1 Finn Behrens
Krzysztof Ratajski 6-3 Thomas Lovely
Niels Zonneveld 6-3 Adam Lipscombe
Karel Sedlacek 6-4 Cameron Menzies
Ritchie Edhouse 6-3 Kevin Troppmann
Andrew Gilding 6-4 Wessel Nijman
Patrik Kovacs 6-3 Joe Cullen
Michael Smith 6-2 James Hurrell
Dirk van Duijvenbode 6-2 Stephen Burton
Brendan Dolan 6-5 Cor Dekker
Kevin Doets 6-0 Anton Ostlund
Marcel Hausotter 6-4 Raymond van Barneveld
Kim Huybrechts 6-3 Peter Wright
Ricardo Pietreczko 6-5 Ian White
Niko Springer 6-5 Jan Schmidt
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