2014 European Championship (darts)

2014 888.com European Championship 24–26 October 2014 RWE-Sporthalle Mülheim PDC Legs £250,000 £55,000 NED Michael van Gerwen 167 NED Michael van Gerwen NED Michael van Gerwen 2013 2015 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.http://www.pdc.tv/tournament-calendar14 Tournament Calendar 2014 PDC 12 October 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141009013425/http://www.pdc.tv/tournament-calendar14 9 October 2014 dead dmy-all 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.https://www1.skysports.com/darts/news/12288/9536793/european-championship-michael-van-gerwen-beats-terry-jenkins-11-4-in-final European Championship: Michael van Gerwen beats Terry Jenkins 11-4 in final Sky Sports 26 October 2014 Prize money The 2014 European Championship had a total prize fund of £250,000, a £50,000 increase since the previous staging of the tournament.http://www.pdc.tv/european-championship/article/x8j56hdz8y961h0jdoq3fx4h4/title/pdc-prize-fund-increases-confirmed https://web.archive.org/web/20141019041625/http://www.pdc.tv/european-championship/article/x8j56hdz8y961h0jdoq3fx4h4/title/pdc-prize-fund-increases-confirmed dead October 19, 2014 PDC Prize Fund Increases Confirmed PDC 12 October 2014 The following is the breakdown of the fund: Position (no. of players) Prize money(Total: £250,000)Winner (1) £55,000Runner-Up (1) £25,000Semi-finalists (2) £15,000Quarter-finalists (4) £10,000Last 16  (second round) (8) £6,500Last 32  (first round) (16) £3,000 Qualification 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 NED Michael van Gerwen (champion) ENG Phil Taylor (second round) ENG Adrian Lewis (first round) SCO Peter Wright (quarter-finals) AUS Simon Whitlock (first round) ENG James Wade (first round) SCO Gary Anderson (first round) ENG Dave Chisnall (quarter-finals) SCO Robert Thornton (second round) ENG Andy Hamilton (first round) NIR Brendan Dolan (second round) ENG Mervyn King (semi-finals) ENG Justin Pipe (first round) ENG Wes Newton (first round) BEL Kim Huybrechts (second round) NED Raymond van Barneveld (semi-finals)Pro Tour Order of Merit qualifiers ENG Michael Smith (first round) ENG Ian White (second round) NED Vincent van der Voort (second round) ENG Steve Beaton (first round) ENG Jamie Caven (second round) ENG Terry Jenkins (runner-up) ENG Stephen Bunting (quarter-finals) ENG Dean Winstanley (first round)European qualifiers NED Jelle Klaasen (quarter-finals) BEL Ronny Huybrechts (second round) NED Benito van de Pas (first round) NED Christian Kist (first round) AUT Mensur Suljović (first round) AUT Rowby-John Rodriguez (first round) GER Jyhan Artut (first round) Scandinavian Qualifier NOR Robert Wagner (first round) Draw The draw was held on 12 October 2014.http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/9og5mtyx6tjq1xvei93br6y1q/title/2014-european-championship-draw https://web.archive.org/web/20141014110115/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/9og5mtyx6tjq1xvei93br6y1q/title/2014-european-championship-draw dead October 14, 2014 2014 European championship draw PDC 12 October 2014 First round (best of 11 legs)24 Octoberhttp://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1pgkjuseajcfj148su1f4nsxrb/title/888com-european-championship-day-one https://web.archive.org/web/20141024225319/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1pgkjuseajcfj148su1f4nsxrb/title/888com-european-championship-day-one dead October 24, 2014 888.com European Championship Day One PDC 24 October 2014 Second round (best of 19 legs)25 Octoberhttp://www.pdc.tv/news/article/3kehhhl4w9vl1smigi4h9bi5y/title/888com-european-championship-r2 https://web.archive.org/web/20141025192434/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/3kehhhl4w9vl1smigi4h9bi5y/title/888com-european-championship-r2 dead October 25, 2014 888.com European Championship R2 PDC 25 October 2014 Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs)26 Octoberhttp://www.pdc.tv/news/article/cucpwjuelt2b1jx5e7tr3v8cg/title/888com-european-championship---sunday https://web.archive.org/web/20141026180125/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/cucpwjuelt2b1jx5e7tr3v8cg/title/888com-european-championship---sunday dead October 26, 2014 Nine-Dart van Gerwen's Euro Glory PDC 26 October 2014 Semi-finals (best of 21 legs)26 October Final (best of 21 legs)26 October 200 1 NED Michael van Gerwen 92.77 6 ENG Justin Pipe 88.28 3   NIR Brendan Dolan 104.68 6 ENG Michael Smith 86.43 2 8 ENG Dave Chisnall 89.59 6 GER Jyhan Artut 87.97 4   ENG Wes Newton 85.74 1 ENG Ian White 98.72 6 5 AUS Simon Whitlock 86.20 4 NED Raymond van Barneveld 93.25 6   NED Vincent van der Voort 101.09 6 NOR Robert Wagner 100.59 2 4 SCO Peter Wright 93.54 6 NED Benito van de Pas 91.01 5   BEL Kim Huybrechts 88.23 6   ENG Dean Winstanley 91.41 5 2 ENG Phil Taylor 90.19 6 ENG Steve Beaton 92.21 2   ENG Andy Hamilton 91.75 1 ENG Stephen Bunting 102.68 6 7 SCO Gary Anderson 95.72 5 ENG Terry Jenkins 100.06 6   SCO Robert Thornton 91.36 6 AUT Rowby-John Rodriguez 93.52 2 6 ENG James Wade 88.00 4 BEL Ronny Huybrechts 91.39 6   ENG Mervyn King 91.64 6 NED Christian Kist 90.97 5 3 ENG Adrian Lewis 87.51 4 NED Jelle Klaasen 92.07 6   ENG Jamie Caven 95.03 6 AUT Mensur Suljović 91.41 2 1 NED Michael van Gerwen 103.32 10   NIR Brendan Dolan 99.78 8 8 ENG Dave Chisnall 96.68 10 ENG Ian White 92.58 9   NED Raymond van Barneveld 94.33 10 NED Vincent van der Voort 98.94 7 4 SCO Peter Wright 97.08 10 BEL Kim Huybrechts 93.04 5 2 ENG Phil Taylor 102.13 9   ENG Stephen Bunting 102.21 10   ENG Terry Jenkins 95.83 10 SCO Robert Thornton 93.27 8   BEL Ronny Huybrechts 89.60 7 ENG Mervyn King 98.55 10   NED Jelle Klaasen 97.02 10 ENG Jamie Caven 90.55 7 1 NED Michael van Gerwen 111.00 10 8 ENG Dave Chisnall 100.98 5 NED Raymond van Barneveld 97.53 10 4 SCO Peter Wright 100.26 7   ENG Stephen Bunting 95.29 7 ENG Terry Jenkins 97.59 10   ENG Mervyn King 90.68 10 NED Jelle Klaasen 89.62 5 1 NED Michael van Gerwen 103.56 11 NED Raymond van Barneveld 92.55 6   ENG Terry Jenkins 95.20 11 ENG Mervyn King 88.54 8 1 NED Michael van Gerwen 98.16 11 ENG Terry Jenkins 92.90 4 Broadcasting 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.http://www.pdc.tv/partypoker-european-championship/article/nd0wsprxrmp61ggiev9jovs8t/title/pdc--itv-agree-new-four-event-deal PDC & ITV Sign New Four-Event Deal PDC 25 June 2013 https://archive.today/20130628031813/http://www.pdc.tv/partypoker-european-championship/article/nd0wsprxrmp61ggiev9jovs8t/title/pdc--itv-agree-new-four-event-deal 28 June 2013 dead dmy-all The tournament was available in the following countries on these channels: CountryChannel GBR United Kingdom ITV4 NED Netherlands RTL 7 GER Germany Sport1/Sport1+ IRL Ireland Setanta Sports Middle East OSN AUS Australia Fox Sports NZL New Zealand Sky Sport (New Zealand) USA United States ESPN References 2 External links Official site Category:European Championship (darts) European Championship European Championship Category:Sport in Mülheim Category:Sports competitions in North Rhine-Westphalia Category:2010s in North Rhine-Westphalia Category:International sports competitions hosted by Germany