European Championship (darts)
| European Championship | |
|---|---|
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| Tournament information | |
| Venue | RWE-Sporthalle |
| Location | Mülheim |
| Country | Germany |
| Established | 2008 |
| Organisation(s) | PDC |
| Format | Legs |
| Prize fund | £200,000 (2011) |
| Month(s) Played | various |
| Current champion(s) | |
 Adrian Lewis | |
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. In 2012 took place in Mülheim, Germany.
Phil Taylor won the tournament on each of the first four stagings of the event, before Simon Whitlock took the title in 2012.[3]
Final results
| Year | Champion (average in final) | Legs | 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 |  Südbahnhof, Frankfurt |
| 2009 | Phil Taylor (109.35) |
11 – 3 | Steve Beaton (97.16) |
£200,000 | £50,000 | £20,000 |  Claus Event Center, Hoofddorp | |
| 2010 | Phil Taylor (105.74) |
11 – 1 | Wayne Jones (94.64) |
£200,000 | £50,000 | £20,000 | Stadthalle Dinslaken, Dinslaken | |
| 2011 | Phil Taylor (109.29) |
11 – 8 | Adrian Lewis (98.72) |
£200,000 | £50,000 | £20,000 | Maritim Hotel, Düsseldorf | |
| 2012 |  Simon Whitlock (94.91) |
11 – 5 | Wes Newton (89.47) |
£200,000 | £50,000 | £20,000 | RWE-Sporthalle, Mülheim | |
| 2013 | Adrian Lewis (103.34) |
11 – 6 | Simon Whitlock (99.59) |
£200,000 | £50,000 | £20,000 | RWE-Sporthalle, Mülheim | |
| 2014 | – | £250,000 | £55,000 | £25,000 | RWE-Sporthalle, Mülheim |
Finalists
| Player | Won | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Phil Taylor | 4 | 0 |
| Adrian Lewis | 1 | 2 |
| Simon Whitlock | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Beaton | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Jones | 0 | 1 |
| Wes Newton | 0 | 1 |
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.[5] However, Bravo ceased broadcasting at the start of 2011. On June 26, 2011, it was announced that ITV4 would broadcast the 2011 event.[6] In the Netherlands, RTL7 is the broadcaster and in Germany, Sport1 broadcasts this event. On August 8, 2012 it was announced that ESPN would televise the event in 2012 becoming the first broadcaster to show both BDO and PDC Darts. In 2013 the tournament is returning to ITV4 for the 3rd time as part of a deal between ITV and the PDC to cover 4 tournaments, the other 3 tournaments being the UK Open, The Players Championship Finals and a brand new event titled the Masters where the top 16 in the Order of Merit face each other akin to the Snooker Masters.
TV Broadcasters:
- 2008: ITV4
- 2009: Not Shown on TV
- 2010: Bravo
- 2011: ITV4
- 2012: ESPN
- 2013-2015: ITV4
Sponsorship
PartyPoker.net sponsors the tournament – they also sponsored the US Open and the Las Vegas Desert Classic, two other non-defunct televised PDC events.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 PDC website report – European Championship Details Confirmed from the Professional Darts Corporation, retrieved 12-08-2008
- ↑ "European Championship Venue". pdc.tv. 2009-04-22. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
- ↑ PDC website report – Taylor Rules Europe! from the Professional Darts Corporation, retrieved 08-11-2008
- ↑ "European Championship Winners". Darts Database. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
- ↑ [http://www.pdc.tv/page/EuropeanChampionshipDetail/0,,10180~2055907,00.html. "PDC Link Up With Bravo"]. pdc.tv. 2010-05-22. Retrieved 2010-05-22.
- ↑ [http://www.pdc.tv/page/NewsdeskDetail/0,,10180~2380791,00.html. "European Championship On ITV4"]. pdc.tv. 2011-06-24. Retrieved 2011-06-24.
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