2024 European Championship Darts Preview
The 2024 European Championship Darts is here.
In this article, you’ll find out:
- who’s involved
- the prize money on offer
- the schedule of play
- how you can follow it with us
Who’s involved in the European Championship Darts?
This year, the PDC staged 13 events in Europe, known as the Euro Tour.
At the end of that event, the top 32 players on the European Tour Order of Merit qualified for this event.
What’s the format?
The format is straight knockout. In round one, the number 1 seed will play the number 32 seed, number 2 will play 31, and so on.
16 players will move onto round two, followed by eight in the quarter finals, four in the semis and then the last two players will meet in the final for the right to be crowned European champion.
The match lengths are:
- Round One – first to 6 legs
- Round Two – first to 10 legs
- Quarter Finals – first to 10 legs
- Semi Finals – first to 11 legs
- Final – first to 11 legs
Prize Money
There is £600,000 in prize money for the 2024 European Championship Darts. It’s broken down like this:
Winner – £120,000
Runner Up – £60,000
Semi Finals – £40,000
Quarter Finals – £25,000
Second Round – £15,000
First Round – £7,500
Ross Smith will defend £120,000 on his ranking this week in Dortmund, after beating Michael Smith in the final two years ago. The Bully Boy himself will be defending £60,000, as he bids to remain towards the top of the world rankings by the end of the year.
You can view the live Order of Merit on the DartsRankings website.
How does the draw look?
Number two seed and world champion Luke Humphries will play Nathan Aspinall in one of the standout ties of round one.
Elsewhere, Masters winner Stephen Bunting faces Gary Anderson, while Luke Littler begins his bid for his first ranked TV title against Andrew Gilding.
You can view the full draw here.
What’s the schedule of play?
The schedule of play for the European Championship Darts is as follows:
Thursday 24 October (1900-2300 CEST, 1800-2200 BST)
Round One x8
Gian van Veen v Ritchie Edhouse
Gerwyn Price v Daryl Gurney
Ross Smith v Luke Woodhouse
Stephen Bunting v Gary Anderson
Ryan Searle v Raymond van Barneveld
Michael van Gerwen v Gabriel Clemens
Martin Schindler v Dirk van Duijvenbode
Dave Chisnall v Michael Smith
Friday 25 October (1900-2300 CEST, 1800-2200 BST)
Round One x8
Danny Noppert v Joe Cullen
Chris Dobey v Jonny Clayton
Rob Cross v James Wade
Ricardo Pietreczko v Damon Heta
Peter Wright v Jermaine Wattimena
Luke Littler v Andrew Gilding
Luke Humphries v Nathan Aspinall
Josh Rock v Mike De Decker
Saturday 26 October
Afternoon Session (1245-1700 CEST, 1145-1600 BST)
Round Two x4
Evening Session (1900-2300 CEST, 1800-2200 BST)
Round Two x4
Sunday 27 October
Afternoon Session (1245-1700 CET, 1145-1600 GMT)
Quarter Finals
Evening Session (1900-2300 CET, 1800-2200 GMT)
Semi Finals
Final
How can I follow the European Championship Darts?
The European Championship Darts will be live on ITV4 in the UK. You can also watch it outside the UK via the PDC’s broadcast partners, such as RTL or DAZN.
We’ll have you covered here at Online Darts, with reaction with every winner of every game direct from Dortmund. Head over to our YouTube channel and hit subscribe so you don’t miss a video.
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