Prestigious Cazoo European Championship darts 2022 edition is scheduled to begin on 27th October in Dortmund, we take a look at the tournament format, playing line-up, schedule, tickets, draw, fixtures, prize money
Upcoming 2022 edition of European Championship Darts, which will take place in Dortmund from October 27 to 30, has a definite schedule of play, and reigning champion Rob Cross will begin his title defense with matchup against 2018 edition champion James Wade.
European Championship Darts Dortmund 2022 Schedule, Date, Time, Draw, Players Entry List Lineup, Tickets, Prize Money And Live Stream On TV Coverage
SCHEDULE OF PLAY!
Here's the schedule of play for the upcoming @CazooUK European Championship, taking place from October 27-30
Some cracking opening round ties! pic.twitter.com/xG1bgHGuWg
— PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) October 18, 2022
In 2 Tagen und circa 8 Stunden beginnt die European Championship in der Dortmunder Westfalenhalle. Damit ihr genau darüber Bescheid wisst wann, wie lange und um was gespielt wird, haben wir hier für euch eine Informationsgrafik mit den wichtigsten Rahmendaten des Turniers. #Darts pic.twitter.com/JT8qxsGG5T
— Darts1 (@darts1de) October 25, 2022
2022 European Championship Darts Schedule, Venue, Draw, Format, & Playing Line-up
On Thursday, at the Westfalenhalle, fourth seed Cross will begin his quest for third European Championship Darts title with a thrilling first-round matchup against Wade. Further, seven more first-round matches will also be played on the opening night as top seed Luke Humphries, who won four European Tour titles in 2022, begins his campaign against Poland’s best player Krzysztof Ratajski. Also on Thursday, fifth-seeded Damon Heta will play Vincent van der Voort to begin his quest for title, while Michael Smith will face Czech ace Karel Sedlacek in first-round.
In another intriguing match, World Grand Prix runner-up Nathan Aspinall faces rising star Josh Rock, while UK Open winner Danny Noppert faces Andrew Gilding, one of six rookies in this year’s competition. Martin Lukeman, another debutant, will face Ryan Searle, while Dirk van Duijvenbode will face Madars Razma of Latvia to begin this year’s competition. On Friday, October 28, the first round comes to a finish with the matches of World Champion Peter Wright versus Ryan Meikle and four-time champion Michael van Gerwen versus Chris Dobey.
Following the first round, Round of 16 matches will be played over the course of two sessions on Saturday, before the quarterfinals, semifinals, and final are played over the course of a lengthy double-session on Sunday. The winner of each match in the first round will be decided by who accumulates six legs first in a best-of-11-legs contest. The semifinal and championship match will use a format of best-of-21 legs, according to the Professional Darts Corporation.
Tickets can be purchased by the fans from here.
2022 European Championship Darts Draw & Schedule
27th October First Round Schedule (6:45 PM Local Time / 5:45 PM BST)
Dirk van Duijvenbode v Madars Razma
Ryan Searle v Martin Lukeman
Danny Noppert v Andrew Gilding
Rob Cross v James Wade
Luke Humphries v Krzysztof Ratajski
Nathan Aspinall v Josh Rock
Michael Smith v Karel Sedlacek
Damon Heta v Vincent van der Voort
28th October First Round Schedule (6:45 PM Local Time / 5:45 PM BST)
Dave Chisnall v Stephen Bunting
Dimitri Van den Bergh v Daryl Gurney
Joe Cullen v Ross Smith
Jose de Sousa v Martin Schindler
Peter Wright v Ryan Meikle
Gerwyn Price v Rowby-John Rodriguez
Michael van Gerwen v Chris Dobey
Jonny Clayton v Gabriel Clemens
29th October Schedule (6:45 PM Local Time / 5:45 PM BST)
Second Round Matches
30th October Afternoon Session Schedule (1:45 PM Local Time / 12:45 PM BST)
Quarterfinal Matches
30th October Evening Session Schedule (7:00 PM Local Time / 6:00 PM BST)
Semi-final & Final Matches
Prize Money Pool Distribution of 2022 European Championship Darts
The prize money for the winner of 2022 European Championship Darts will be £120,000, which is double the £60,000 awarded to runner-up. From a net prize fund of £500,000, each contender will get a guaranteed cash award of £6,000.
| Stage | No. of Winners | Prize money |
| Winner | 1 | £120,000 |
| Runner-up | 1 | £60,000 |
| Semi-finalists | 2 | £32,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | 4 | £20,000 |
| Round of 16 Losers | 8 | £10,000 |
| Round of 32 Losers | 16 | £6,000 |
| Total | 32 | £500,000 |
When And Where to Watch: Live Stream And TV Telecast Coverage
European Championship Darts will be streamed live via ITV4 in UK, while PDC’s international broadcast partners such as DAZN, Viaplay, & PDCTV will stream this event in all other territories across the world.
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