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2014 European Championship (darts)

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2014 888.com European Championship
Tournament information
Dates24–26 October 2014
VenueRWE-Sporthalle
LocationMülheim
Country Germany
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£250,000
Winner's share£55,000
Nine-dart finishNetherlands Michael van Gerwen
High checkout167 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
Champion(s)
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
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The 2014 888.com European Championship was the seventh edition of the Professional Darts Corporation tournament, the European Championship, which sees the top European players to compete against the highest ranked players from the PDC Order of Merit. The tournament took place from 24–26 October 2014 at the RWE-Sporthalle in Mülheim, Germany.[1]

Adrian Lewis was the defending champion, having beaten Simon Whitlock in the final of the 2013 tournament, but he lost in the first round to Jelle Klaasen.

En route to the final, Michael van Gerwen hit a nine-dart finish in his semi-final match against Raymond van Barneveld. He went on to win the tournament, securing his first European Championship title, after beating Terry Jenkins 11–4.[2]

Prize money

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The 2014 European Championship had a total prize fund of £250,000, a £50,000 increase since the previous staging of the tournament.[3] The following is the breakdown of the fund:

Position (no. of players) Prize money
(Total: £250,000)
Winner (1) £55,000
Runner-Up (1) £25,000
Semi-finalists (2) £15,000
Quarter-finalists (4) £10,000
Last 16  (second round) (8) £6,500
Last 32  (first round) (16) £3,000

Qualification

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The top 16 players from the PDC Order of Merit on 13 October automatically qualified for the event. The top eight non-qualified players from the Pro Tour Order of Merit were added to the tournament. The remaining places were filled by European qualifiers, with the top seven players from the European Order of Merit and a Scandinavian qualifier. The top eight from the PDC Order of Merit were seeded in the tournament.

These were the participants:

PDC Top 16
  1. Netherlands Michael van Gerwen (champion)
  2. England Phil Taylor (second round)
  3. England Adrian Lewis (first round)
  4. Scotland Peter Wright (quarter-finals)
  5. Australia Simon Whitlock (first round)
  6. England James Wade (first round)
  7. Scotland Gary Anderson (first round)
  8. England Dave Chisnall (quarter-finals)
  9. Scotland Robert Thornton (second round)
  10. England Andy Hamilton (first round)
  11. Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan (second round)
  12. England Mervyn King (semi-finals)
  13. England Justin Pipe (first round)
  14. England Wes Newton (first round)
  15. Belgium Kim Huybrechts (second round)
  16. Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld (semi-finals)
Pro Tour Order of Merit qualifiers
  1. England Michael Smith (first round)
  2. England Ian White (second round)
  3. Netherlands Vincent van der Voort (second round)
  4. England Steve Beaton (first round)
  5. England Jamie Caven (second round)
  6. England Terry Jenkins (runner-up)
  7. England Stephen Bunting (quarter-finals)
  8. England Dean Winstanley (first round)
European qualifiers
  1. Netherlands Jelle Klaasen (quarter-finals)
  2. Belgium Ronny Huybrechts (second round)
  3. Netherlands Benito van de Pas (first round)
  4. Netherlands Christian Kist (first round)
  5. Austria Mensur Suljović (first round)
  6. Austria Rowby-John Rodriguez (first round)
  7. Germany Jyhan Artut (first round)
Scandinavian Qualifier
  1. Norway Robert Wagner (first round)

Draw

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The draw was held on 12 October 2014.[4]

First round (best of 11 legs)
24 October
[5] 		Second round (best of 19 legs)
25 October
[6] 		Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs)
26 October
[7] 		Semi-finals (best of 21 legs)
26 October
[7] 		Final (best of 21 legs)
26 October
[7]
               
1 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 92.77 6
England Justin Pipe 88.28 3
1 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 103.32 10
  Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan 99.78 8
  Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan 104.68 6
England Michael Smith 86.43 2
1 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 111.00 10
8 England Dave Chisnall 100.98 5
8 England Dave Chisnall 89.59 6
Germany Jyhan Artut 87.97 4
8 England Dave Chisnall 96.68 10
England Ian White 92.58 9
  England Wes Newton 85.74 1
England Ian White 98.72 6
1 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 103.56 11
Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld 92.55 6
5 Australia Simon Whitlock 86.20 4
Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld 93.25 6
  Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld 94.33 10
Netherlands Vincent van der Voort 98.94 7
  Netherlands Vincent van der Voort 101.09 6
Norway Robert Wagner 100.59 2
Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld 97.53 10
4 Scotland Peter Wright 100.26 7
4 Scotland Peter Wright 93.54 6
Netherlands Benito van de Pas 91.01 5
4 Scotland Peter Wright 97.08 10
Belgium Kim Huybrechts 93.04 5
  Belgium Kim Huybrechts 88.23 6
  England Dean Winstanley 91.41 5
1 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 98.16 11
England Terry Jenkins 92.90 4
2 England Phil Taylor 90.19 6
England Steve Beaton 92.21 2
2 England Phil Taylor 102.13 9
  England Stephen Bunting 102.21 10
  England Andy Hamilton 91.75 1
England Stephen Bunting 102.68 6
  England Stephen Bunting 95.29 7
England Terry Jenkins 97.59 10
7 Scotland Gary Anderson 95.72 5
England Terry Jenkins 100.06 6
  England Terry Jenkins 95.83 10
Scotland Robert Thornton 93.27 8
  Scotland Robert Thornton 91.36 6
Austria Rowby-John Rodriguez 93.52 2
  England Terry Jenkins 95.20 11
England Mervyn King 88.54 8
6 England James Wade 88.00 4
Belgium Ronny Huybrechts 91.39 6
  Belgium Ronny Huybrechts 89.60 7
England Mervyn King 98.55 10
  England Mervyn King 91.64 6
Netherlands Christian Kist 90.97 5
  England Mervyn King 90.68 10
Netherlands Jelle Klaasen 89.62 5
3 England Adrian Lewis 87.51 4
Netherlands Jelle Klaasen 92.07 6
  Netherlands Jelle Klaasen 97.02 10
England Jamie Caven 90.55 7
  England Jamie Caven 95.03 6
Austria Mensur Suljović 91.41 2

Broadcasting

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On 14 June 2013, the PDC announced that the European Championship would be broadcast in the United Kingdom on ITV4 for the next three years.[8] The tournament was available in the following countries on these channels:[5]

Country Channel
United Kingdom United Kingdom ITV4
Netherlands Netherlands RTL7
Germany Germany Sport1/Sport1+
Republic of Ireland Ireland Setanta Sports
Middle East OSN
Australia Australia Fox Sports
New Zealand New Zealand Sky Sport (New Zealand)
United States United States ESPN

References

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  1. ^ "Tournament Calendar 2014". PDC. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  2. ^ "European Championship: Michael van Gerwen beats Terry Jenkins 11-4 in final". Sky Sports. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  3. ^ "PDC Prize Fund Increases Confirmed". PDC. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  4. ^ "2014 European championship draw". PDC. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  5. ^ a b "888.com European Championship Day One". PDC. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  6. ^ "888.com European Championship R2". PDC. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  7. ^ a b c "Nine-Dart van Gerwen's Euro Glory". PDC. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  8. ^ "PDC & ITV Sign New Four-Event Deal". PDC. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
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