European Championship darts 2019: Draw, schedule, betting odds, results & live ITV4 coverage details
The full esults and round-ups from the 2019 European Championship, which took place in Gottingen, Germany from October 24-27.
Four-time champion Michael van Gerwen headed a 32-player field at the 12th staging of this ITV4-televised major, with James Wade bidding to defend his title.
But in the end there was a new name on the trophy as Rob Cross claimed the third major title of his career.
Here, you can look back on how the event unfolded with the results and round-ups while we also have prize money details of how the players qualified and a list of previous winners.
European Championship: Draw & tournament bracket
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- (1) Michael van Gerwen 5-6 (32) Ross Smith
- (16) Glen Durrant 5-6 (17) Ricky Evans
- (8) Joe Cullen 6-2 (25) Mervyn King
- (9) Rob Cross 6-3 (24) Darren Webster
- (5) Dave Chisnall 6-3 (28) Dimitri Van den Bergh
- (12) James Wade 0-6 (21) Jonny Clayton
- (4) Daryl Gurney 6-4 (29) William O'Connor
- (13) Adrian Lewis 1-6 (20) Simon Whitlock
- (2) Ian White 1-6 (31) Michael Smith
- (15) Keegan Brown 1-6 (18) Stephen Bunting
- (7) Peter Wright 4-6 (26) Jeffrey de Zwaan
- (10) Jamie Hughes 1-6 (23) Jermaine Wattimena
- (6) Mensur Suljovic 1-6 (27) Vincent van der Voort
- (11) Krzysztof Ratajski 3-6 (22) Chris Dobey
- (3) Gerwyn Price 6-4 (30) Ted Evetts
- (14) Nathan Aspinall 6-3 (19) Steve Beaton
European Championship: Daily schedule & results
Thursday October 24 (1900 BST)
First Round (Best of 11 legs)
TV Channel: ITV4
- Joe Cullen 6-2 Mervyn King
- Dave Chisnall 6-3 Dimitri Van den Bergh
- Glen Durrant 5-6 Ricky Evans
- Adrian Lewis 1-6 Simon Whitlock
- Rob Cross 6-3 Darren Webster
- James Wade 0-6 Jonny Clayton
- Michael van Gerwen 5-6 Ross Smith
- Daryl Gurney 6-4 William O'Connor
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Friday October 25
Afternoon Session (1245 BST)
First Round (Best of 11 legs)
TV Channel: ITV4
- Jamie Hughes 1-6 Jermaine Wattimena
- Keegan Brown 1-6 Stephen Bunting
- Krzysztof Ratajski 3-6 Chris Dobey
- Nathan Aspinall 6-3 Steve Beaton
- Mensur Suljovic 1-6 Vincent van der Voort
- Ian White 1-6 Michael Smith
- Peter Wright 4-6 Jeffrey de Zwaan
- Gerwyn Price 6-4 Ted Evetts
Evening Session (1900 BST)
Second Round (Best of 19 legs)
TV Channel: ITV4
- Joe Cullen 7-10 Rob Cross
- Daryl Gurney 10-7 Simon Whitlock
- Dave Chisnall 10-4 Jonny Clayton
- Ross Smith 7-10 Ricky Evans
Saturday October 26 (1900 BST)
Second Round (Best of 19 legs)
TV Channel: ITV4
- Vincent van der Voort 10-5 Chris Dobey
- Michael Smith 10-7 Stephen Bunting
- Gerwyn Price 10-6 Nathan Aspinall
- Jeffrey de Zwaan 10-6 Jermaine Wattimena
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Sunday October 27
Afternoon Session (1245 BST)
Quarter-Finals (Best of 19 legs)
TV Channel: ITV4
- Ricky Evans 6-10 Rob Cross
- Dave Chisnall 5-10 Daryl Gurney
- Michael Smith 10-5 Jeffrey de Zwaan
- Vincent van der Voort 8-10 Gerwyn Price
Evening Session (1900 BST)
TV Channel: ITV4
Semi-Final (Best of 21 legs)
- Rob Cross 11-9 Daryl Gurney
- Michael Smith 7-11 Gerwyn Price
Final (Best of 21 legs)
- Rob Cross 11-6 Gerwyn Price
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European Championship odds
Michael van Gerwen is unsurprisingly the 6/5 favourite to claim a third successive TV title at this weekend's the Unibet European Championship.
The Dutchman has won the World Grand Prix and Champions League of Darts over the past two weeks, and will travel to Goettingen in confident mood as he targets a fifth European Championship success.
World Champion Van Gerwen is the 6/5 pre-tournament favourite with Sky Bet, while Champions League runner-up Peter Wright is 9/1 ahead of 12/1 shot Rob Cross - the 2017 finalist.
Gerwyn Price and Michael Smith, who both reached the semi-finals last weekend, are next in the running at 14/1 and 18/1 respectively while the now bald Daryl Gurney is 20/1 alongside 2016 finalist Mensur Suljovic.
James Wade is the defending champion but he's one of the outsiders at 25/1.
Full odds list:
- 6/5 Michael van Gerwen
- 9/1 Peter Wright
- 12/1 Rob Cross
- 14/1 Gerwyn Price
- 18/1 Michael Smith
- 20/1 Daryl Gurney, Mensur Suljovic
- 22/1 Glen Durrant
- 25/1 Dave Chisnall, Ian White, James Wade, Nathan Aspinall
- 28/1 Krzysztof Ratajski
- 50/1 Chris Dobey, Jeffrey de Zwaan, Jamie Hughes, Stephen Bunting
- 66/1 Adrian Lewis, Jermaine Wattimena, Dimitri Van den Bergh
- 80/1 Joe Cullen, Johnny Clayton, Mervyn King
- 100/1 Keegan Brown
- 125/1 Simon Whitlock, William O'Connor
- 150/1 Vincent van der Voort. Steve Beaton, Ted Evetts
- 200/1 Ricky Evans, Darren Webster
- 400/1 Ross Smith
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What channel is the European Championship Darts on?
The 2017 European Championship will be broadcast live on lTV4 and through the PDC's worldwide broadcast partners.
How the players qualified
Following the 13th and final European Tour event of 2019 - the Gibraltar Darts Trophy - the top 32 players on the European Tour Order of Merit qualified for this major.
Top seed Michael van Gerwen will begin his quest for a fifth crown against Ross Smith, while former champions Adrian Lewis and Simon Whitlock will also meet in round one.
Ian White, a winner of two European Tour titles in 2019, will come up against Michael Smith, who secured qualification in the final event of the campaign.
Newly-crowned Gibraltar Darts Trophy champion Krzysztof Ratajski will face Chris Dobey, Danish Darts Open champion Dave Chisnall takes on Dimitri Van den Bergh and International Darts Open winner Gerwyn Price faces Ted Evetts.
Along with Ross Smith and Evetts, Glen Durrant and Keegan Brown will also be making their debuts in the event and they will come up against Ricky Evans and Stephen Bunting respectively.
German Darts Championship winner Daryl Gurney will play William O'Connor, while Mensur Suljovic, who became the first Austrian player to win a PDC event on home soil at the Austrian Darts Championship, will face Vincent van der Voort.
European Championship Darts: Prize money
- Winner: £100,000
- Runner-up: £40,000
- Semi-final: £20,000
- Quarter-final: £15,000
- Last 16: £10,000
- Last 32: £5,000
- Total: £400,000
- Nine-Darter Bonus £15,000
European Championship Darts: Previous winners
- 2018: James Wade 11-8 Simon Whitlock
- 2017: Michael van Gerwen 11-7 Rob Cross
- 2016: Michael van Gerwen 11-1 Mensur Suljovic
- 2015: Michael van Gerwen 11-10 Gary Anderson
- 2014: Michael van Gerwen 11-4 Terry Jenkins
- 2013: Adrian Lewis 11-6 Simon Whitlock
- 2012: Simon Whitlock 11-5 Wes Newton
- 2011: Phil Taylor 11-8 Adrian Lewis
- 2010: Phil Taylor 11-1 Wayne Jones
- 2009: Phil Taylor 11-3 Steve Beaton
- 2008: Phil Taylor 11-5 Adrian Lewis