2018 European Championship (darts)

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2018 European Championship
Tournament information
Dates25–28 October 2018
VenueWestfalenhallen
LocationDortmund
Country Germany
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£400,000
Winner's share£100,000
«2017 2019»

The 2018 European Championship will be the eleventh edition of the Professional Darts Corporation's European Championship tournament, which will see the top players from the thirteen European tour events compete against each other. The tournament will take place from 25–28 October 2018 at the Westfalenhallen in Dortmund, Germany.

Michael van Gerwen is the four-time defending champion, after defeating Rob Cross 11–7 in the 2017 final.

Prize money

The 2018 European Championship will have a total prize fund of £400,000, equal the amount of the last staging of the tournament.[1] The following is the breakdown of the fund:

Position (no. of players) Prize Money
(Total: £400,000)
Winner (1) £100,000
Runner-Up (1) £40,000
Semi-finalists (2) £20,000
Quarter-finalists (4) £15,000
Last 16  (Second round) (8) £10,000
Last 32  (First round) (16) £5,000

Qualification

The 2018 tournament continues the new system in terms of qualification with the two previous editions: The top 32 players from the European Tour Order of Merit, which is solely based on prize money won in the thirteen European tour events during the season, qualifying for the tournament.

In a change from previous years, the draw will be done in a fixed bracket by their seeded order with the top qualifier playing the 32nd, the second playing the 31st and so on.

The following players will take part in the tournament, with seedings yet to be fully determined:

  1. Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
  2. Austria Mensur Suljović
  3. Wales Gerwyn Price
  4. England Ian White
  5. England Joe Cullen
  6. Germany Max Hopp
  7. Australia Simon Whitlock
  8. Scotland Peter Wright
  9. Wales Jonny Clayton
  10. Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney
  11. England James Wade
  12. England Rob Cross
  13. England Michael Smith
  14. England Adrian Lewis
  15. England Darren Webster
  16. England Steve West
  17. England Mervyn King
  18. England Stephen Bunting
  19. England Dave Chisnall
  20. Netherlands Danny Noppert
  21. Republic of Ireland Steve Lennon
  22. England Ricky Evans
  23. England James Wilson
  24. Netherlands Jermaine Wattimena
  25. England Steve Beaton
  26. Republic of Ireland William O'Connor
  27. Germany Martin Schindler
  28. Netherlands Jelle Klaasen
  29. Australia Kyle Anderson
  30. Spain Cristo Reyes
  31. England Richard North
  32. Australia Paul Nicholson

Draw

First Round
(best of 11 legs)
25–26 October 		Second Round
(best of 19 legs)
27 October 		Quarter-finals
(best of 19 legs)
28 October 		Semi-finals
(best of 21 legs)
28 October 		Final
(best of 21 legs)
28 October
               
1 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
32 Australia Paul Nicholson
16
17
8
25
9
24
5
28
12
21
4
29
13
20
2 Austria Mensur Suljović
31
15
18
7
26
10
23
6
27
11
22
3
30
14
19

References

  1. ^ "Prize Fund Boosts Announced". Professional Darts Corporation. 2015-12-29. Archived from the original on 2016-01-18. Retrieved 2015-07-01. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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