European Championship (darts)
| European Championship |
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| Tournament information |
| Venue |
Stadthalle Dinslaken |
| Location |
Dinslaken |
| Country |
Germany |
| Established |
2008 |
| Organisation(s) |
PDC |
| Format |
Legs |
| Prize Fund |
£200,000 (2011) |
| Month(s) Played |
July/August |
| Current champion(s) |
| Phil Taylor |
The European Championship is a PDC darts tournament which allows the top European players to compete with the highest ranked players from the PDC Order of Merit. The tournament takes place in late July to early August and features a field of 32. 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 where it will be in 2012 as well.
Phil Taylor has won the tournament on every occasion to date.[3]
Final results
| Year |
Champion (average in final) |
Score |
Runner-up (average in final) |
Sponsor |
Prize Fund |
Champion |
Runner-up |
Venue |
| 2008 |
Phil Taylor (104.35) |
11-5 |
Adrian Lewis (96.56) |
PartyPoker.net |
£200,000 |
£50,000 |
£25,000 |
Frankfurt, Germany |
| 2009 |
Phil Taylor (109.35) |
11-3 |
Steve Beaton (97.16) |
PartyPoker.net |
£200,000 |
£50,000 |
£20,000 |
Hoofddorp, Netherlands |
| 2010 |
Phil Taylor (105.74) |
11-1 |
Wayne Jones (94.64) |
PartyPoker.net |
£200,000 |
£50,000 |
£20,000 |
Dinslaken, Germany |
| 2011 |
Phil Taylor (109.29) |
11-8 |
Adrian Lewis (98.72) |
PartyPoker.net |
£200,000 |
£50,000 |
£20,000 |
Düsseldorf, Germany |
Finalists
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, but the 2010 event was broadcast on Bravo, which screened live darts for the first time in its history.[4] However, Bravo ceased broadcasting at the start of 2011. On June 26 2011, it was announced that ITV4 would broadcast the 2011 event.[5] In the Netherlands, RTL7 was the broadcaster and in Germany, Sport1 was broadcasting this event.
PartyPoker.net sponsors the tournament - they also sponsored the US Open and the Las Vegas Desert Classic, two other non-defunct televised PDC events.
References
- ^ a b PDC website report - European Championship Details Confirmed from the Professional Darts Corporation, retrieved 12-08-2008
- ^ "European Championship Venue". pdc.tv. 2009-04-22. http://www.pdc.tv/page/EuropeanChampionshipDetail/0,,10180~1634598,00.html. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
- ^ PDC website report - Taylor Rules Europe! from the Professional Darts Corporation, retrieved 08-11-2008
- ^ "PDC Link Up With Bravo". pdc.tv. 2010-05-22. http://www.pdc.tv/page/EuropeanChampionshipDetail/0,,10180~2055907,00.html.. Retrieved 2010-05-22.
- ^ "European Championship On ITV4". pdc.tv. 2011-06-24. http://www.pdc.tv/page/NewsdeskDetail/0,,10180~2380791,00.html.. Retrieved 2011-06-24.
External links
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