European Championship (darts)
European Championship | |
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Tournament information | |
Venue | Westfalenhallen |
Location | Dortmund |
Country | Germany |
Established | 2008 |
Organisation(s) | PDC |
Format | Legs |
Prize fund | £500,000 (2020) |
Month(s) Played | Various (2008–2013) October/November (2014–) |
Current champion(s) | |
Peter Wright |
The European Championship is a PDC darts tournament which was created to allow the top European players to compete with the highest ranked players from the PDC Order of Merit. Since 2016, the tournament has taken place at the end of October, and features the top 32 players on the PDC European Tour Order of Merit.
History
The inaugural tournament – the
The tournament moved to the Claus Hotel & Event Center in
in 2021, before returning to Dortmund again in 2022.Phil Taylor won the tournament on each of the first four stagings of the event, before Simon Whitlock took the title in 2012. Adrian Lewis gained his third major win after beating Whitlock in the 2013 edition of the tournament. Michael van Gerwen won the tournament for the first time in 2014 beating Terry Jenkins in the final. In 2015, van Gerwen came back from 7–10 behind to defeat Gary Anderson 11–10 in the final, then he beat Mensur Suljović 11–1 in the 2016 final, and he won it for a fourth year in a row in 2017, when he defeated Rob Cross 11–7 in the 2017 final. In 2018, James Wade won the title, and in 2019 Rob Cross became European champion, then Peter Wright won in 2020, before Cross regained the title in 2021.
Finals
Year | Champion (average in final) | Score | Runner-up (average in final) | Prize money | Sponsor | Venue | ||
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Total | Champion | Runner-up | ||||||
2008 | Phil Taylor (104.35) | 11–5 | Adrian Lewis (96.56) | £200,000 | £50,000 | £25,000 | PartyPoker.net
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Südbahnhof, Frankfurt |
2009 | Phil Taylor (109.35) | 11–3 | Steve Beaton (97.16) | £20,000 | Claus Event Center, Hoofddorp | |||
2010 | Phil Taylor (105.74) | 11–1 | Wayne Jones (94.64) | Stadthalle Dinslaken, Dinslaken | ||||
2011 | Phil Taylor (109.29) | 11–8 | Adrian Lewis (98.72) | Maritim Hotel, Düsseldorf | ||||
2012 | Simon Whitlock (94.91) | 11–5 | Wes Newton (89.47) | RWE-Sporthalle, Mülheim | ||||
2013 | Adrian Lewis (103.34) | 11–6 | Simon Whitlock (99.59) | |||||
2014 | Michael van Gerwen (98.16) | 11–4 | Terry Jenkins (92.90) | £250,000 | £55,000 | £25,000 | 888.com | |
2015 | Michael van Gerwen (107.28) | 11–10 | Gary Anderson (102.42) | £300,000 | £65,000 | £35,000 | Unibet | Ethias Arena, Hasselt
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2016 | Michael van Gerwen (111.62) | 11–1 | Mensur Suljović (85.91) | £400,000 | £100,000 | £40,000 | ||
2017 | Michael van Gerwen (108.91) | 11–7 | Rob Cross (102.39) | |||||
2018 | James Wade (91.44) | 11–8 | Simon Whitlock (88.81) | Westfalenhallen, Dortmund | ||||
2019 | Rob Cross (93.12) | 11–6 | Gerwyn Price (84.51) | £500,000 | £120,000 | £60,000 | Lokhalle, Göttingen | |
2020 | Peter Wright (104.33) | 11–4 | James Wade (95.28) | König Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen
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2021 | Rob Cross (92.91) | 11–8 | Michael van Gerwen (93.66) | Cazoo | Salzburgarena, Salzburg | |||
2022 | Ross Smith (101.32) | 11–8 | Michael Smith (100.47) | Westfalenhallen, Dortmund | ||||
2023 | Peter Wright (97.39) | 11–6 | James Wade (92.09) | Machineseeker |
Records and statistics
- As of 29 October 2023
Total finalist appearances
Rank | Player | Won | Runner-up | Finals | Appearances |
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1 | Michael van Gerwen | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 |
2 | Phil Taylor | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
3 | Rob Cross | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
4 | Peter Wright | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
5 | Adrian Lewis | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
Simon Whitlock | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | |
James Wade | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15 | |
8 | Ross Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
9 | Gary Anderson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Steve Beaton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
Terry Jenkins | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
Wayne Jones | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
Michael Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
Wes Newton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
Gerwyn Price | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
Mensur Suljović | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
Champions by country
Country | Players | Total | First title | Last title |
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England | 5 | 9 | 2008 | 2022 |
Netherlands | 1 | 4 | 2014 | 2017 |
Scotland | 1 | 2 | 2020 | 2023 |
Australia | 1 | 1 | 2012 | 2012 |
Nine-dart finishes
Four
Player | Year (+ Round) | Method | Opponent | Result |
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Adrian Lewis | 2011, Semi-Final | 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12 | Raymond van Barneveld | 11–10 |
Michael van Gerwen | 2014, Semi-Final | 2 x T20, T19; 3 x T20; 2 x T20, D12 | Raymond van Barneveld | 11–6 |
Kyle Anderson | 2017, Semi-Final | 3 x T20; 3 x T20, T20, T19, D12 | Michael van Gerwen | 10–11 |
José de Sousa | 2020, Last 32 | 3 x T20; 2 x T20, T19; 2 x T20, D12 | Jeffrey de Zwaan | 6–3 |
High averages
Ten highest European Championship one-match averages | ||||
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Average | Player | Year (+ Round) | Opponent | Result |
118.14 | Phil Taylor | 2009, Quarter-Final | Gary Anderson | 10–3 |
113.92 | Phil Taylor | 2008, Last 16 | Mervyn King | 9–3 |
113.33 | Phil Taylor | 2008, Semi-Final | Robert Thornton | 11–7 |
113.04 | Raymond van Barneveld | 2012, Last 32 | Terry Jenkins | 6–1 |
111.62 | Michael van Gerwen | 2016, Final | Mensur Suljović | 11–1 |
111.33 | Jonny Clayton | 2019, Last 32 | James Wade | 6–0 |
111.03 | Phil Taylor | 2009, Last 32 | Toon Greebe | 6–2 |
111.00 | Michael van Gerwen | 2014, Quarter-Final | Dave Chisnall | 10–5 |
110.88 | Phil Taylor | 2009, Last 16 | Robert Thornton | 9–0 |
110.32 | Michael van Gerwen | 2018, Last 32 | Paul Nicholson | 6–2 |
Five highest losing averages | ||||
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Average | Player | Year (+ Round) | Opponent | Result |
107.56 | Gerwyn Price | 2021, Quarter-Final | Michael van Gerwen | 8–10 |
106.12 | Gary Anderson | 2009, Quarter-Final | Phil Taylor | 3–10 |
106.12 | Phil Taylor | 2015, Quarter-Final | Adrian Lewis | 9–10 |
105.10 | Michael van Gerwen | 2019, Last 32 | Ross Smith | 5–6 |
104.92 | Madars Razma | 2023, Last 32 | Michael van Gerwen | 5–6 |
Different players with a 100+ match average (Updated 29/10/23) | |||
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Player | Total | Highest Av. | Year (+ Round) |
Michael van Gerwen | 29 | 111.62 | 2016, Final |
Phil Taylor | 26 | 118.14 | 2009, Quarter-Final |
Peter Wright | 14 | 104.74 | 2015, Semi-Final |
Adrian Lewis | 8 | 108.62 | 2008, Quarter-Final |
Gerwyn Price | 8 | 107.56 | 2021, Quarter-Final |
Raymond van Barneveld | 7 | 113.04 | 2012, Last 32 |
Dave Chisnall | 6 | 109.75 | 2019, Last 16 |
Michael Smith | 6 | 106.09 | 2019, Last 32 |
Jonny Clayton | 4 | 111.33 | 2019, Last 32 |
Gary Anderson | 4 | 106.26 | 2015, Semi-Final |
Mervyn King | 4 | 104.00 | 2009, Last 16 |
Colin Lloyd | 4 | 104.00 | 2009, Last 16 |
Nathan Aspinall | 4 | 103.34 | 2021, Quarter-Final |
Stephen Bunting | 4 | 102.68 | 2014, Last 32 |
Danny Noppert | 4 | 102.31 | 2021, Last 32 |
Mensur Suljović | 3 | 105.50 | 2016, Quarter-Final |
Dirk van Duijvenbode | 3 | 104.15 | 2022, Quarter-Final |
Ryan Searle | 3 | 102.43 | 2022, Last 32 |
Rob Cross | 3 | 102.39 | 2017, Final |
Ross Smith | 3 | 101.63 | 2022, Last 32 |
Devon Petersen | 2 | 106.30 | 2020, Quarter-Final |
Chris Dobey | 2 | 104.63 | 2022, Quarter-Final |
Mark Walsh | 2 | 104.10 | 2008, Last 32 |
Jelle Klaasen | 2 | 103.76 | 2013, Last 16 |
Ian White | 2 | 103.64 | 2020, Last 16 |
Simon Whitlock | 2 | 102.52 | 2011, Last 32 |
Robert Thornton | 2 | 102.12 | 2008, Semi-Final |
James Wade | 2 | 101.81 | 2011, Last 16 |
Josh Rock | 2 | 101.69 | 2022, Last 16 |
Dimitri Van den Bergh | 2 | 101.53 | 2022, Last 32 |
Gian van Veen | 1 | 107.34 | 2023, Last 32 |
Wes Newton | 1 | 106.09 | 2012, Last 32 |
Jamie Caven | 1 | 106.09 | 2013, Last 32 |
José de Sousa | 1 | 105.28 | 2022, Last 32 |
Madars Razma | 1 | 104.92 | 2023, Last 32 |
Brendan Dolan | 1 | 104.68 | 2014, Last 32 |
Ricardo Pietreczko | 1 | 104.28 | 2023, Last 32 |
James Wilson | 1 | 103.64 | 2018, Last 32 |
Dennis Priestley | 1 | 102.35 | 2008, Last 16 |
Luke Humphries | 1 | 102.15 | 2022, Last 32 |
Jeffrey de Zwaan | 1 | 101.87 | 2019, Last 32 |
Colin Osborne | 1 | 101.80 | 2009, Last 16 |
Steve West | 1 | 101.67 | 2018, Quarter-Final |
Damon Heta | 1 | 101.66 | 2021, Last 16 |
Paul Nicholson | 1 | 101.61 | 2011, Last 32 |
Ronnie Baxter | 1 | 101.45 | 2011, Last 32 |
Martin Schindler | 1 | 101.15 | 2022, Last 32 |
Kyle Anderson | 1 | 101.09 | 2018, Last 32 |
Vincent van der Voort | 1 | 101.09 | 2014, Last 32 |
Ronny Huybrechts | 1 | 100.97 | 2013, Last 32 |
Kim Huybrechts | 1 | 100.86 | 2015, Last 32 |
Cristo Reyes | 1 | 100.69 | 2015, Last 32 |
Robert Wagner | 1 | 100.59 | 2014, Last 32 |
Gabriel Clemens | 1 | 100.36 | 2020, Last 32 |
Darius Labanauskas | 1 | 100.06 | 2020, Last 32 |
Terry Jenkins | 1 | 100.06 | 2014, Last 32 |
Five highest tournament averages | ||||
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Average | Player | Year | ||
111.54 | Phil Taylor | 2009 | ||
108.20 | Phil Taylor | 2008 | ||
105.87 | Phil Taylor | 2016 | ||
105.53 | Michael van Gerwen | 2016 | ||
105.15 | Michael van Gerwen | 2015 |
Television coverage
The PDC announced on August 12, 2008 that ITV4 would broadcast the entire event.[1] This was the second PDC darts tournament that ITV4 have broadcast, after the inaugural Grand Slam of Darts – after its rating success ITV had chosen to broadcast this event as well as the 2008 Grand Slam of Darts.
The 2009 event was not televised in the UK, but the 2010 event was broadcast on
List of United Kingdom broadcasters
- 2008; 2011; 2013–present: ITV4
- 2010: Bravo
- 2012: ESPN
- 2009: not televised in the UK
Sponsorship
References
- ^ a b PDC website report – European Championship Details Confirmed Archived 2008-08-15 at the Wayback Machine from the Professional Darts Corporation, retrieved 12-08-2008
- ^ "European Championship Venue". pdc.tv. 2009-04-22. Archived from the original on 2009-04-25. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
- ^ "PDC Link Up With Bravo". pdc.tv. 2010-05-22. Archived from the original on 2010-05-25. Retrieved 2010-05-22.
- ^ "European Championship On ITV4". pdc.tv. 2011-06-24. Archived from the original on 2011-06-27. Retrieved 2011-06-24.
- ^ "888.com European Championship Darts Preview , Schedule of Play & Results - SportsNewsIRELAND". Archived from the original on 2014-10-25. Retrieved 2014-10-25.