European Championship (darts)
Template:Infobox Darts Tournament 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 2008 European Championship – was held at the Südbahnhof in Frankfurt, Germany and featured a prize fund of £200,000.[1]
The tournament moved to the Claus Hotel & Event Center in Hoofddorp, Netherlands for 2009 featuring a similar prize fund.[2] 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 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)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Score | Runner-up (average in final)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Prize money | Sponsor | Venue | ||
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| Total | Champion | Runner-up | ||||||
| 2008 | Template:Flagicon Phil Taylor <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />(104.35) | 11–5 | Template:Flagicon Adrian Lewis <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />(96.56) | £200,000 | £50,000 | £25,000 | PartyPoker.net | Template:Flagicon Südbahnhof, Frankfurt |
| 2009 | Template:Flagicon Phil Taylor (109.35) | 11–3 | Template:Flagicon Steve Beaton (97.16) | £20,000 | Template:Flagicon Claus Event Center, Hoofddorp | |||
| 2010 | Template:Flagicon Phil Taylor (105.74) | 11–1 | Template:Flagicon Wayne Jones (94.64) | Template:Flagicon Stadthalle Dinslaken, Dinslaken | ||||
| 2011 | Template:Flagicon Phil Taylor (109.29) | 11–8 | Template:Flagicon Adrian Lewis (98.72) | Template:Flagicon Maritim Hotel, Düsseldorf | ||||
| 2012 | Template:Flagicon Simon Whitlock <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />(94.91) | 11–5 | Template:Flagicon Wes Newton (89.47) | Template:Flagicon RWE-Sporthalle, Mülheim | ||||
| 2013 | Template:Flagicon Adrian Lewis (103.34) | 11–6 | Template:Flagicon Simon Whitlock <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />(99.59) | |||||
| 2014 | Template:Flagicon Michael van Gerwen <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />(98.16) | 11–4 | Template:Flagicon Terry Jenkins (92.90) | £250,000 | £55,000 | £25,000 | 888.com | |
| 2015 | Template:Flagicon Michael van Gerwen <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />(107.28) | 11–10 | Template:Flagicon Gary Anderson <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />(102.42) | £300,000 | £65,000 | £35,000 | Unibet | Template:Flagicon Ethias Arena, Hasselt |
| 2016 | Template:Flagicon Michael van Gerwen <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />(111.62) | 11–1 | Template:Flagicon Mensur Suljović <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />(85.91) | £400,000 | £100,000 | £40,000 | ||
| 2017 | Template:Flagicon Michael van Gerwen <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />(108.91) | 11–7 | Template:Flagicon Rob Cross <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />(102.39) | |||||
| 2018 | Template:Flagicon James Wade <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />(91.44) | 11–8 | Template:Flagicon Simon Whitlock <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />(88.81) | Template:Flagicon Westfalenhallen, Dortmund | ||||
| 2019 | Template:Flagicon Rob Cross <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />(93.12) | 11–6 | Template:Flagicon Gerwyn Price <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />(84.51) | £500,000 | £120,000 | £60,000 | Template:Flagicon Lokhalle, Göttingen | |
| 2020 | Template:Flagicon Peter Wright <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />(104.33) | 11–4 | Template:Flagicon James Wade <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />(95.28) | Template:Flagicon König Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen | ||||
| 2021 | Template:Flagicon Rob Cross <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />(92.91) | 11–8 | Template:Flagicon Michael van Gerwen <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />(93.66) | Cazoo | Template:Flagicon Salzburgarena, Salzburg | |||
| 2022 | Template:Flagicon Ross Smith <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />(101.32) | 11–8 | Template:Flagicon Michael Smith <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />(100.47) | Template:Flagicon Westfalenhallen, Dortmund | ||||
| 2023 | Template:Flagicon Peter Wright <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />(97.39) | 11–6 | Template:Flagicon James Wade <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />(92.09) | £600,000 | Machineseeker | |||
| 2024 | Template:Flagicon Ritchie Edhouse <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />(90.55) | 11–3 | Template:Flagicon Jermaine Wattimena <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />(84.64) | |||||
Records and statistics
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Total finalist appearances
| Rank | Player | Won | Runner-up | Finals | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon Michael van Gerwen | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Phil Taylor | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | Template:Flagicon Rob Cross | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | Template:Flagicon Peter Wright | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 5 | Template:Flagicon Adrian Lewis | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| Template:Flagicon Simon Whitlock | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | |
| Template:Flagicon James Wade | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | |
| 8 | Template:Flagicon Ritchie Edhouse | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Template:Flagicon Ross Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 10 | Template:Flagicon Gary Anderson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Template:Flagicon Steve Beaton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| Template:Flagicon Terry Jenkins | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| Template:Flagicon Wayne Jones | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Template:Flagicon Michael Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
| Template:Flagicon Wes Newton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| Template:Flagicon Gerwyn Price | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| Template:Flagicon Mensur Suljović | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | |
| Template:Flagicon Jermaine Wattimena | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Champions by country
| Country | Players | Total | First title | Last title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of England.svg England | 6 | 10 | 2008 | 2024 |
| File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 1 | 4 | 2014 | 2017 |
| File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland | 1 | 2 | 2020 | 2023 |
| File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 1 | 1 | 2012 | 2012 |
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Nine-dart finishes
Four nine-darters have been thrown at the European Championship. The first one was in 2011.
| Player | Year (+ Round) | Method | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon Adrian Lewis | 2011, Semi-Final | 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12 | Template:Flagicon Raymond van Barneveld | 11–10 |
| Template:Flagicon Michael van Gerwen | 2014, Semi-Final | 2 x T20, T19; 3 x T20; 2 x T20, D12 | Template:Flagicon Raymond van Barneveld | 11–6 |
| Template:Flagicon Kyle Anderson | 2017, Semi-Final | 3 x T20; 3 x T20, T20, T19, D12 | Template:Flagicon Michael van Gerwen | 10–11 |
| Template:Flagicon José de Sousa | 2020, Last 32 | 3 x T20; 2 x T20, T19; 2 x T20, D12 | Template:Flagicon Jeffrey de Zwaan | 6–3 |
High averages
| Five highest losing averages | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average | Player | Year (+ Round) | Opponent | Result |
| 107.56 | Template:Flagicon Gerwyn Price | 2021, Quarter-Final | Template:Flagicon Michael van Gerwen | 8–10 |
| 106.12 | Template:Flagicon Gary Anderson | 2009, Quarter-Final | Template:Flagicon Phil Taylor | 3–10 |
| 106.12 | Template:Flagicon Phil Taylor | 2015, Quarter-Final | Template:Flagicon Adrian Lewis | 9–10 |
| 105.10 | Template:Flagicon Michael van Gerwen | 2019, Last 32 | Template:Flagicon Ross Smith | 5–6 |
| 104.92 | Template:Flagicon Madars Razma | 2023, Last 32 | Template:Flagicon Michael van Gerwen | 5–6 |
| Five highest tournament averages | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average | Player | Year | ||
| 111.54 | Template:Flagicon Phil Taylor | 2009 | ||
| 108.20 | Template:Flagicon Phil Taylor | 2008 | ||
| 105.87 | Template:Flagicon Phil Taylor | 2016 | ||
| 105.53 | Template:Flagicon Michael van Gerwen | 2016 | ||
| 105.15 | Template:Flagicon 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 Bravo, which screened live darts for the first time in its history.[3] However, Bravo ceased broadcasting at the start of 2011. On June 26, 2011, it was announced that ITV4 would broadcast the 2011 event.[4] In the Netherlands it is broadcast on RTL7 and in Germany it is broadcast on Sport1. On August 8, 2012 it was announced that 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
Sponsorship
PartyPoker.net sponsored first six editions of the tournament – they also sponsored the US Open and the Las Vegas Desert Classic, two other non-defunct televised PDC events. In 2014, 888.com took over sponsoring of the tournament for one edition, with the tournament being sponsored by Unibet since 2015. [5] 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.[6]
References
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External links
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