First day of the PDC European Championship Darts 2022 saw elimination of defending champion Rob Cross and many other nail-biting matches, here are the most recent standings, draw, schedule, results, fixtures, prize money, and tickets details
On the opening night of 2022 Cazoo European Championship in Dortmund, James Wade advanced to second-round following his brilliant performance, that saw him knock-out reigning champion Rob Cross. Meanwhile, top-seed Luke Humphries also advanced to next round following 6-4 victory over Ratajski.
European Championship Darts 2022 Results Today, Day 2 Schedule, Date, Time, Draw, Tickets, Fixtures, Scores, Players List, Prize Money, Live Stream On TV Coverage
🏴Smith 6-4 Sedlacek🇨🇿
Karel Sedlacek put up a good showing on his European Championship debut, but Michael Smith proved too strong in the end.#ECDarts | R1
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🇳🇱Van der Voort 6-2 Heta🇦🇺
Bar a 170 checkout in the opening leg, it was a tale of woe on the doubles for Damon Heta, and Vincent van der Voort took full advantage.#ECDarts | R1
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A TV debut win, an upset and the reigning champion KO'd!
We're back with more first round action from the Cazoo European Championship at 1845 local time on Friday. pic.twitter.com/2F125g0Blr
— PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) October 27, 2022
2022 European Championship Darts First Round Results, Winners, Score, Day 2 Schedule, Date, Time, Venue, & Other Details
Former champions Cross and Wade squared off on the opening night of European Championship Darts at Westfallenhalle, but following an intense match, Wade emerged victorious. After Wade missed his chance to clinch leg ten, Cross battled back from a 5-3 deficit to force a decider. Cross, a two-time winner, was unable to complete the comeback, missing two match darts at the tops in a thrilling finish as Wade eventually pinned double one to win the match with his sixth match dart.
On Thursday, three players had ton-plus averages, and Luke Humphries was one of them. The top seed began his championship quest with 6-4 victory over Krzysztof Ratajski, causing the Polish star to crash out from first-round of European Championship for fifth straight year. Josh Rock, a rising star from Northern Ireland, had a spectacular broadcast debut in Dortmund, defeating Nathan Aspinall in a nail-biting final match to set up a compelling matchup with Michael Smith in the next round. In the evening’s penultimate match, Smith overcame Czech qualifier Karel Sedlacek after a sluggish start, winning five of the final six legs to secure a 6-4 victory.
At the Westfallenhalle, Vincent van der Voort pulled off the biggest upset of the evening by punishing fifth seed Damon Heta’s careless performance to win 6-2. Noppert defeated Andrew Gilding with two massive tons-plus checkouts for 6-3 victory. Friday night will see the conclusion of the first round, with 2020 champion Peter Wright facing off against Ryan Meikle and four-time champion Michael van Gerwen facing off against Chris Dobey.
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2022 European Championship Darts Latest Results & Upcoming Schedule
27th October First Round Schedule (6:45 PM Local Time / 5:45 PM BST)
Dirk van Duijvenbode 6-3 Madars Razma
Ryan Searle 6-5 Martin Lukeman
Danny Noppert 6-3 Andrew Gilding
James Wade 6-5 Rob Cross
Luke Humphries 6-4 Krzysztof Ratajski
Josh Rock 6-5 Nathan Aspinall
Michael Smith 6-4 Karel Sedlacek
Vincent van der Voort 6-2 Damon Heta
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
In comparison to the runner-up, who will receive £60,000 in prize money, winner of 2022 European Championship Darts will receive £120,000. Each contestant will get £6,000 guaranteed cash award from £500,000 net prize fund.
| 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
ITV4 in UK will show the European Championship Darts live, while PDC’s foreign media partners DAZN, Viaplay, and PDCTV will stream the competition in all other nations.
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