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{{Infobox Darts Tournament
|tournament_name = European Championship
|image = [[File:EuropeanChampionshipDarts.jpg|200px]]
|venue = [[Westfalenhallen]]
|location = [[Dortmund]]
|country = {{GER}}
|establishment = 2008
|organisation = [[Professional Darts Corporation|PDC]]
|format = Legs
|prizefund = [[Pound sterling|£]]600,000 (2023)
|month_played = Various (2008–2013) <br/> October/November (2014–)
|final year= 
|Current Champion = {{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Ritchie Edhouse]]'''
|Final Champion = 
}}
The '''European Championship''' is a [[Professional Darts Corporation|PDC]] [[darts]] tournament which was created to allow the top European players to compete with the highest ranked players from the [[Darts world rankings|PDC Order of Merit]]. Since [[2016 European Championship (darts)|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 [[2008 European Championship Darts|2008 European Championship]] – was held at the Südbahnhof in [[Frankfurt]], [[Germany]] and featured a prize fund of £200,000.<ref name="eurodetails2008">[http://www.planetdarts.tv/page/LatestDetail/0,,10180~1363760,00.html PDC website report – European Championship Details Confirmed] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080815213942/http://www.planetdarts.tv/page/LatestDetail/0%2C%2C10180~1363760%2C00.html |date=2008-08-15 }} from the [[Professional Darts Corporation]], retrieved 12-08-2008</ref>

The tournament moved to the Claus Hotel & Event Center in [[Hoofddorp]], [[Netherlands]] for 2009 featuring a similar prize fund.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pdc.tv/page/EuropeanChampionshipDetail/0,,10180~1634598,00.html|title=European Championship Venue|publisher=pdc.tv|date=2009-04-22|access-date=2009-04-23|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090425133320/http://www.pdc.tv/page/EuropeanChampionshipDetail/0%2C%2C10180~1634598%2C00.html|archive-date=2009-04-25}}</ref> The tournament returned to [[Germany]] in 2010, where it was held at [[Dinslaken]]. The 2011 tournament remained in Germany, only this time, it took place in [[Düsseldorf]] – the capital of [[North Rhine-Westphalia]]. From 2012 to 2014, the tournament took place in [[Mülheim]], Germany, then between 2015 and 2017, the tournament took place in [[Hasselt]], [[Belgium]], but in 2018, the tournament returned to Germany, moving to the [[Westfalenhallen]] in [[Dortmund]]. It moved to [[Göttingen]] in 2019, before moving to the [[König Pilsener Arena]] in [[Oberhausen]] in 2020, and then the [[Salzburgarena]] in [[Salzburg]], [[Austria]] in 2021, before returning to Dortmund again in 2022.

[[Phil Taylor (darts player)|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 (darts player)|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 (darts player)|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 (darts player)|Peter Wright]] won in 2020, before Cross regained the title in 2021.

==Finals==
{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan=2 | Year
! rowspan=2 | Champion {{small|(average in final)}}
! rowspan=2 | Score
! rowspan=2 | Runner-up {{small|(average in final)}}
! colspan=3 | Prize money
! rowspan=2 | Sponsor
! rowspan=2 | Venue
|-
! Total
! Champion
! Runner-up
|- 
| [[2008 European Championship (darts)|2008]]
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Phil Taylor (darts player)|Phil Taylor]] {{color|dimgray|<small>(104.35)</small>}}}}
| {{nowrap|11–5}}
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Adrian Lewis]] {{color|dimgray|<small>(96.56)</small>}}}}
| rowspan=6|£200,000
| rowspan=6|£50,000
| £25,000
| rowspan=6|[[PartyPoker.net]]
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|GER}} Südbahnhof, [[Frankfurt]]}}
|- 
| [[2009 European Championship (darts)|2009]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Phil Taylor (darts player)|Phil Taylor]] <small><span style="color:dimgray;">(109.35)</span></small>
| 11–3
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Steve Beaton]] <small><span style="color:dimgray;">(97.16)</span></small>
| rowspan=5|£20,000
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|NED}} Claus Event Center, [[Hoofddorp]]}}
|-
| [[2010 European Championship (darts)|2010]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Phil Taylor (darts player)|Phil Taylor]] <small><span style="color:dimgray;">(105.74)</span></small>
| 11–1
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Wayne Jones (darts player)|Wayne Jones]] <small><span style="color:dimgray;">(94.64)</span></small>
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|GER}} Stadthalle Dinslaken, [[Dinslaken]]}}
|-
| [[2011 European Championship (darts)|2011]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Phil Taylor (darts player)|Phil Taylor]] <small><span style="color:dimgray;">(109.29)</span></small>
| 11–8
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Adrian Lewis]] <small><span style="color:dimgray;">(98.72)</span></small>
| {{flagicon|GER}} Maritim Hotel, [[Düsseldorf]]
|-
| [[2012 European Championship (darts)|2012]]
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Simon Whitlock]] {{color|dimgray|<small>(94.91)</small>}}}}
| 11–5
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Wes Newton]] <small><span style="color:dimgray;">(89.47)</span></small>
|rowspan=3| {{flagicon|GER}} RWE-Sporthalle, [[Mülheim]]
|-
| [[2013 European Championship (darts)|2013]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Adrian Lewis]] <small><span style="color:dimgray;">(103.34)</span></small>
| 11–6
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Simon Whitlock]] {{color|dimgray|<small>(99.59)</small>}}}}
|-
| [[2014 European Championship (darts)|2014]]
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Michael van Gerwen]] {{color|dimgray|<small>(98.16)</small>}}}}
| 11–4
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Terry Jenkins]] <small><span style="color:dimgray;">(92.90)</span></small>
| £250,000
| £55,000
| £25,000
| [[888 Holdings|888.com]]
|-
| [[2015 European Championship (darts)|2015]]
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Michael van Gerwen]] {{color|dimgray|<small>(107.28)</small>}}}}
| {{nowrap|11–10}}
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Gary Anderson (darts player)|Gary Anderson]] {{color|dimgray|<small>(102.42)</small>}}}}
| £300,000
| £65,000
| £35,000
| rowspan=6| [[Unibet]]
| rowspan=3| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Ethias Arena]], [[Hasselt]]
|-
| [[2016 European Championship (darts)|2016]]
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Michael van Gerwen]] {{color|dimgray|<small>(111.62)</small>}}}}
| {{nowrap|11–1}}
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Mensur Suljović]] {{color|dimgray|<small>(85.91)</small>}}}}
| rowspan=3| £400,000
| rowspan=3| £100,000
| rowspan=3| £40,000
|-
| [[2017 European Championship (darts)|2017]]
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Michael van Gerwen]] {{color|dimgray|<small>(108.91)</small>}}}}
| {{nowrap|11–7}}
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Rob Cross]] {{color|dimgray|<small>(102.39)</small>}}}}
|-
| [[2018 European Championship (darts)|2018]]
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[James Wade]] {{color|dimgray|<small>(91.44)</small>}}}}
| {{nowrap|11–8}}
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Simon Whitlock]] {{color|dimgray|<small>(88.81)</small>}}}}
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Westfalenhallen]], [[Dortmund]]
|-
| [[2019 European Championship (darts)|2019]]
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Rob Cross]] {{color|dimgray|<small>(93.12)</small>}}}}
| {{nowrap|11–6}}
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Gerwyn Price]] {{color|dimgray|<small>(84.51)</small>}}}}
| rowspan=4| £500,000
| rowspan=6| £120,000
| rowspan=6| £60,000
| {{flagicon|GER}} Lokhalle, [[Göttingen]]
|-
| [[2020 European Championship (darts)|2020]]
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Peter Wright (darts player)|Peter Wright]] {{color|dimgray|<small>(104.33)</small>}}}}
| {{nowrap|11–4}}
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[James Wade]] {{color|dimgray|<small>(95.28)</small>}}}}
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|GER}} [[König Pilsener Arena]], [[Oberhausen]]}}
|-
| [[2021 European Championship (darts)|2021]]
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Rob Cross]] {{color|dimgray|<small>(92.91)</small>}}}}
| {{nowrap|11–8}}
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Michael van Gerwen]] {{color|dimgray|<small>(93.66)</small>}}}}
| rowspan=2| [[Cazoo]]
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Salzburgarena]], [[Salzburg]]}}
|-
| [[2022 European Championship (darts)|2022]]
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ross Smith (darts player)|Ross Smith]] {{color|dimgray|<small>(101.32)</small>}}}}
| {{nowrap|11–8}}
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Michael Smith (darts player)|Michael Smith]] {{color|dimgray|<small>(100.47)</small>}}}}
| rowspan=3|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Westfalenhallen]], [[Dortmund]]}}
|-
| [[2023 European Championship (darts)|2023]]
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Peter Wright (darts player)|Peter Wright]] {{color|dimgray|<small>(97.39)</small>}}}}
| {{nowrap|11–6}}
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[James Wade]] {{color|dimgray|<small>(92.09)</small>}}}}
| rowspan=4| £600,000
| rowspan=2|Machineseeker
|-
| [[2024 European Championship (darts)|2024]]
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ritchie Edhouse]] {{color|dimgray|<small>(90.55)</small>}}}}
| {{nowrap|11–3}}
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Jermaine Wattimena]] {{color|dimgray|<small>(84.64)</small>}}}}
|}

==Records and statistics==
{{updated|27 October 2024}}
===Total finalist appearances===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Rank
!Player
!Won
!Runner-up
!Finals
!Appearances
|-
| rowspan="1" |1
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Michael van Gerwen]]||align=center|4||align=center|1||align=center|5||align=center|16
|-
| rowspan="1" |2
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Phil Taylor (darts player)|Phil Taylor]]||align=center|4||align=center|0||align=center|4||align=center|9
|-
| rowspan="1" |3
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Rob Cross (darts player)|Rob Cross]]||align=center|2||align=center|1||align=center|3||align=center|8
|-
| rowspan="1" |4
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Peter Wright (darts player)|Peter Wright]]||align=center|2||align=center|0||align=center|2||align=center|13
|-
| rowspan="3" |5
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Adrian Lewis]]||align=center|1||align=center|2||align=center|3||align=center|10
|-
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Simon Whitlock]]||align=center|1||align=center|2||align=center|3||align=center|11
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[James Wade]]||align=center|1||align=center|2||align=center|3||align=center|16
|-
| rowspan="2" |8
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ritchie Edhouse]]||align=center|1||align=center|0||align=center|1||align=center|2
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ross Smith (darts player)|Ross Smith]]||align=center|1||align=center|0||align=center|1||align=center|5
|-
| rowspan="9" |10
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Gary Anderson (darts player)|Gary Anderson]]||align=center|0||align=center|1||align=center|1||align=center|7
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Steve Beaton]]||align=center|0||align=center|1||align=center|1||align=center|5
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Terry Jenkins]]||align=center|0||align=center|1||align=center|1||align=center|9
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Wayne Jones (darts player)|Wayne Jones]]||align=center|0||align=center|1||align=center|1||align=center|4
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Michael Smith (darts player)|Michael Smith]]||align=center|0||align=center|1||align=center|1||align=center|11
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Wes Newton]]||align=center|0||align=center|1||align=center|1||align=center|6
|-
|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Gerwyn Price]]||align=center|0||align=center|1||align=center|1||align=center|10
|-
|{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Mensur Suljović]]||align=center|0||align=center|1||align=center|1||align=center|13
|-
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Jermaine Wattimena]]||align=center|0||align=center|1||align=center|1||align=center|4
|}

===Champions by country===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!Country
!Players
!Total
!First title
!Last title
|-
|align="left"|{{flag|England}}
|6
|10
|2008
|2024
|-
|align="left"|{{flag|Netherlands}}
|1
|4
|2014
|2017
|-
|align="left"|{{flag|Scotland}}
|1
|2
|2020
|2023
|-
|align="left"|{{flag|Australia}}
|1
|1
|2012
|2012
|}

===Nine-dart finishes===
Four [[nine-darter]]s have been thrown at the European Championship. The first one was in 2011.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Player
!Year (+ Round)
!Method
!Opponent
!Result
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Adrian Lewis]]
|[[2011 European Championship (darts)|2011, Semi-Final]]
|3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Raymond van Barneveld]]
|11–10
|-
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Michael van Gerwen]]
|[[2014 European Championship (darts)|2014, Semi-Final]]
|2 x T20, T19; 3 x T20; 2 x T20, D12
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Raymond van Barneveld]]
|11–6
|-
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Kyle Anderson (darts player)|Kyle Anderson]]
|[[2017 European Championship (darts)|2017, Semi-Final]]
|3 x T20; 3 x T20, T20, T19, D12
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Michael van Gerwen]]
|10–11
|-
|{{flagicon|POR}} [[José de Sousa]]
|[[2020 European Championship (darts)|2020, Last 32]]
|3 x T20; 2 x T20, T19; 2 x T20, D12
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Jeffrey de Zwaan]]
|6–3
|-
|}

===High averages===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!colspan=5|Ten highest European Championship one-match averages
|-
!Average
!Player
!Year (+ Round)
!Opponent
!Result
|-
|118.14
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Phil Taylor (darts player)|Phil Taylor]]
|[[2009 European Championship (darts)|2009, Quarter-Final]]
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Gary Anderson (darts player)|Gary Anderson]]
|10–3
|-
|113.92
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Phil Taylor (darts player)|Phil Taylor]]
|[[2008 European Championship (darts)|2008, Last 16]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mervyn King (darts player)|Mervyn King]]
|9–3
|-
|113.33
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Phil Taylor (darts player)|Phil Taylor]]
|[[2008 European Championship (darts)|2008, Semi-Final]]
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Robert Thornton (darts player)|Robert Thornton]]
|11–7
|-
|113.04
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Raymond van Barneveld]]
|[[2012 European Championship (darts)|2012, Last 32]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Terry Jenkins]]
|6–1
|-
|111.62
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Michael van Gerwen]]
|[[2016 European Championship (darts)|2016, Final]]
|{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Mensur Suljović]]
|11–1
|-
|111.33
|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Jonny Clayton]]
|[[2019 European Championship (darts)|2019, Last 32]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[James Wade]]
|6–0
|-
|111.03
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Phil Taylor (darts player)|Phil Taylor]]
|[[2009 European Championship (darts)|2009, Last 32]]
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Toon Greebe]]
|6–2
|-
|111.00
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Michael van Gerwen]]
|[[2014 European Championship (darts)|2014, Quarter-Final]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Dave Chisnall]]
|10–5
|-
|110.88
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Phil Taylor (darts player)|Phil Taylor]]
|[[2009 European Championship (darts)|2009, Last 16]]
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Robert Thornton (darts player)|Robert Thornton]]
|9–0
|-
|110.32
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Michael van Gerwen]]
|[[2018 European Championship (darts)|2018, Last 32]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Paul Nicholson (darts player)|Paul Nicholson]]
|6–2
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!colspan=5|Five highest losing averages
|-
!Average
!Player
!Year (+ Round)
!Opponent
!Result
|-
|107.56
|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Gerwyn Price]]
|2021, Quarter-Final
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Michael van Gerwen]]
|8–10
|-
|106.12
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Gary Anderson (darts player)|Gary Anderson]]
|2009, Quarter-Final
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Phil Taylor (darts player)|Phil Taylor]]
|3–10
|-
|106.12
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Phil Taylor (darts player)|Phil Taylor]]
|2015, Quarter-Final
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Adrian Lewis]]
|9–10
|-
|105.10
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Michael van Gerwen]]
|2019, Last 32
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ross Smith (darts player)|Ross Smith]]
|5–6
|-
|104.92
|{{flagicon|LVA}} [[Madars Razma]]
|2023, Last 32
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Michael van Gerwen]]
|5–6
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!colspan=4|Different players with a 100+ match average (Updated 27/10/24 afternoon session)
|-
!Player
!Total
!Highest Av.
!Year (+ Round)
|-
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Michael van Gerwen]]
|30
|111.62
|2016, Final
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Phil Taylor (darts player)|Phil Taylor]]
|26
|118.14
|2009, Quarter-Final
|-
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Peter Wright (darts player)|Peter Wright]]
|14
|104.74
|2015, Semi-Final
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Adrian Lewis]]
|8
|108.62
|2008, Quarter-Final
|-
|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Gerwyn Price]]
|8
|107.56
|2021, Quarter-Final
|-
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Raymond van Barneveld]]
|7
|113.04
|2012, Last 32
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Dave Chisnall]]
|6
|109.75
|2019, Last 16
|-
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Gary Anderson (darts player)|Gary Anderson]]
|6
|106.26
|2015, Semi-Final
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Michael Smith (darts player)|Michael Smith]]
|6
|106.09
|2019, Last 32
|-
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Danny Noppert]]
|6
|102.41
|2024, Quarter-Final
|-
|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Jonny Clayton]]
|4
|111.33
|2019, Last 32
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mervyn King (darts player)|Mervyn King]]
|4
|104.00
|2009, Last 16
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Colin Lloyd]]
|4
|104.00
|2009, Last 16
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Nathan Aspinall]]
|4
|103.34
|2021, Quarter-Final
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Stephen Bunting]]
|4
|102.68
|2014, Last 32
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ryan Searle (darts player)|Ryan Searle]]
|4
|102.43
|2022, Last 32
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Luke Humphries]]
|3
|106.49
|2024, Last 32
|-
|{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Mensur Suljović]]
|3
|105.50
|2016, Quarter-Final
|-
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Dirk van Duijvenbode]]
|3
|104.15
|2022, Quarter-Final
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Rob Cross (darts player)|Rob Cross]]
|3
|102.39
|2017, Final
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[James Wade]]
|3
|101.81
|2011, Last 16
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ross Smith (darts player)|Ross Smith]]
|3
|101.63
|2022, Last 32
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ritchie Edhouse]]
|2
|109.48
|2024, Last 32
|-
|{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Devon Petersen]]
|2
|106.30
|2020, Quarter-Final
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Chris Dobey]]
|2
|104.63
|2022, Quarter-Final
|-
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Ricardo Pietreczko]]
|2
|104.28
|2023, Last 32
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mark Walsh (darts player)|Mark Walsh]]
|2
|104.10
|2008, Last 32
|-
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Jelle Klaasen]]
|2
|103.76
|2013, Last 16
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ian White (darts player)|Ian White]]
|2
|103.64
|2020, Last 16
|-
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Simon Whitlock]]
|2
|102.52
|2011, Last 32
|-
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Robert Thornton (darts player)|Robert Thornton]]
|2
|102.12
|2008, Semi-Final
|-
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Martin Schindler]]
|2
|101.78
|2024, Last 32
|-
|{{flagicon|NIR}} [[Josh Rock]]
|2
|101.69
|2022, Last 16
|-
|{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Dimitri Van den Bergh]]
|2
|101.53
|2022, Last 32
|-
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Jermaine Wattimena]]
|2
|100.87
|2024, Last 16
|-
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Gian van Veen]]
|1
|107.34
|2023, Last 32
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Wes Newton]]
|1
|106.09
|2012, Last 32
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jamie Caven]]
|1
|106.09
|2013, Last 32
|-
|{{flagicon|POR}} [[José de Sousa]]
|1
|105.28
|2022, Last 32
|-
|{{flagicon|LVA}} [[Madars Razma]]
|1
|104.92
|2023, Last 32
|-
|{{flagicon|NIR}} [[Brendan Dolan]]
|1
|104.68
|2014, Last 32
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[James Wilson (darts player)|James Wilson]]
|1
|103.64
|2018, Last 32
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Dennis Priestley]]
|1
|102.35
|2008, Last 16
|-
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Jeffrey de Zwaan]]
|1
|101.87
|2019, Last 32
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Colin Osborne]]
|1
|101.80
|2009, Last 16
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Steve West (darts player)|Steve West]]
|1
|101.67
|2018, Quarter-Final
|-
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Damon Heta]]
|1
|101.66
|2021, Last 16
|-
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Paul Nicholson (darts player)|Paul Nicholson]]
|1
|101.61
|2011, Last 32
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ronnie Baxter]]
|1
|101.45
|2011, Last 32
|-
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Kyle Anderson (darts player)|Kyle Anderson]]
|1
|101.09
|2018, Last 32
|-
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Vincent van der Voort]]
|1
|101.09
|2014, Last 32
|-
|{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Ronny Huybrechts]]
|1
|100.97
|2013, Last 32
|-
|{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Kim Huybrechts]]
|1
|100.86
|2015, Last 32
|-
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Cristo Reyes]]
|1
|100.69
|2015, Last 32
|-
|{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Robert Wagner (darts player)|Robert Wagner]]
|1
|100.59
|2014, Last 32
|-
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Gabriel Clemens]]
|1
|100.36
|2020, Last 32
|-
|{{flagicon|LTU}} [[Darius Labanauskas]]
|1
|100.06
|2020, Last 32
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Terry Jenkins]]
|1
|100.06
|2014, Last 32
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!colspan=5|Five highest tournament averages
|-
!Average
!Player
!Year 
|-
|111.54
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Phil Taylor (darts player)|Phil Taylor]]
|2009
|-
|108.20
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Phil Taylor (darts player)|Phil Taylor]]
|2008
|-
|105.87
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Phil Taylor (darts player)|Phil Taylor]]
|2016
|-
|105.53
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Michael van Gerwen]]
|2016
|-
|105.15
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Michael van Gerwen]]
|2015
|}

==Television coverage==
The PDC announced on August 12, 2008 that [[ITV4]] would broadcast the entire event.<ref name="eurodetails2008" /> This was the second PDC darts tournament that ITV4 have broadcast, after the inaugural [[2007 Grand Slam of Darts|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 [[Bravo (UK TV channel)|Bravo]], which screened live darts for the first time in its history.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pdc.tv/page/EuropeanChampionshipDetail/0,,10180~2055907,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100525072824/http://www.pdc.tv/page/EuropeanChampionshipDetail/0,,10180~2055907,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2010-05-25|title=PDC Link Up With Bravo|publisher=pdc.tv|date=2010-05-22|access-date=2010-05-22}}</ref> However, Bravo ceased broadcasting at the start of 2011. On June 26, 2011, it was announced that ITV4 would broadcast the 2011 event.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pdc.tv/page/NewsdeskDetail/0,,10180~2380791,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110627061226/http://www.pdc.tv/page/NewsdeskDetail/0,,10180~2380791,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2011-06-27|title=European Championship On ITV4|publisher=pdc.tv|date=2011-06-24|access-date=2011-06-24}}</ref> In the Netherlands it is broadcast on [[RTL 7 (Netherlands)|RTL7]] and in Germany it is broadcast on [[Sport1 (Germany)|Sport1]]. On August 8, 2012 it was announced that [[ESPN (UK)|ESPN]] would televise the event, becoming the first broadcaster to show both BDO and PDC dart tournaments. From 2013, the tournament returned to ITV4 as part of a deal between ITV and the PDC to show 4 tournaments from the PDC calendar.

===List of United Kingdom broadcasters===
* 2008; 2011; 2013–present: [[ITV4]]
* 2010: [[Bravo (UK TV channel)|Bravo]]
* 2012: [[ESPN (UK)|ESPN]]
* 2009: not televised in the UK

==Sponsorship==
[[PartyPoker.net]] sponsored first six editions of the tournament – they also sponsored the [[US Open (darts)|US Open]] and the [[Las Vegas Desert Classic]], two other non-defunct televised PDC events. In 2014, [[888 Holdings|888.com]] took over sponsoring of the tournament for one edition, with the tournament being sponsored by [[Unibet]] since 2015. <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://sportsnewsireland.com/other_sports/888-com-european-championship-darts-preview-schedule-of-play-results/ |title=888.com European Championship Darts Preview , Schedule of Play & Results - SportsNewsIRELAND |access-date=2014-10-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025173940/http://sportsnewsireland.com/other_sports/888-com-european-championship-darts-preview-schedule-of-play-results/ |archive-date=2014-10-25 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2021, the tournament will be sponsored by [[Cazoo]], who will also sponsor the [[PDC World Cup of Darts]] and the [[Grand Slam of Darts]]. Ahead of the 2023 tournament, Machineseeker were announced to be the new title sponsors.<ref> {{cite web|url=https://www.pdc.tv/news/2023/10/16/machineseeker-sponsor-2023-european-championship|title=Machineseeker to sponsor 2023 European Championship|website=www.pdc.tv|date=16 October 2023|accessdate=25 October 2024}}</ref>

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==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20171117001800/https://www.pdc.tv/unibet-european-championship European Championship page on the PDC website]
*[http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/TournamentDetails.aspx?TournKey=370 European Championship on Darts Database]

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