European Championship (darts)

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 a variety of months and features a field of 32 players. The first round is a first to 9 legs (best of 15 legs), 2nd round is a first to 10 legs (best of 19 legs), quarter-finals is a first to 11 legs (best of 21 legs), semi-final is a first to 13 legs (best of 25 legs) and final is a first to 16 legs (best of 31 legs). All games had to be won by 2 clear legs, if after 6 more legs the players still couldn't be separated, a sudden death leg would take place to decide the winner. (for example if Round One matches went 11-11, there would have been a decider).

The tournament is held at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany and all matches are televised live on ITV2.