European Championship NetZone

THE PartyPoker.net European Championship will be played from September 20-23 at the RWE Sporthalle in Muelheim, Germany.

The £200,000 tournament features 32 players competing for the title, which has been won for the previous four years by Phil Taylor.

The first round is split across Thursday and Friday nights, with the second round being split across two sessions on Saturday.

The destiny of the £50,000 first prize will be decided on Sunday, with the quarter-finals in the afternoon session and the semi-finals and final in the evening session.

TV Coverage
The PartyPoker.net European Championship will be screened live in the UK on ESPN UK and ESPN Classic from September 20-23.

ESPN UK is available at Sky channel 417, Virgin channel 529, Freeview Top Up TV channel 34 and BT Vision channel 34.

ESPN Classic is available at Sky channel 425 and Virgin channel 533.

To subscribe and watch ESPN, including the PartyPoker.net European Darts Championship, call 0844 324 1540 or click here to visit the ESPN website for more subscription information.


Coverage is also live on Fox Sports in Australia, through the RTL7 website in the Netherlands, the Sport1 website in Germany and for LIVEPDC.TV International Pass Subscribers.

Schedule of Play
Thursday September 20
Local Time - 8pm-12am
UK Time - 7pm-11pm live on ESPN Classic

Australian Time - Sep 21 4am-8am Fox Sports 1
First Round
Jerry Hendriks 6-2 Mensur Suljovic
Mark Webster 4-6 Andree Welge
Justin Pipe 3-6 Brendan Dolan
Andy Hamilton 6-0 Paul Nicholson
Wes Newton 6-0 Tomas Seyler
Phil Taylor 6-3 Magnus Caris
Mervyn King 4-6 Kevin Painter
Ronnie Baxter 6-1 Michael Rosenauer
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Friday September 21
Local Time - 8pm-12am
UK Time - 7pm-11pm live on ESPN UK
Australian Time - Sep 22 4am-8am Fox Sports1

First Round
Michael van Gerwen 6-5 Andy Smith
Richie Burnett 6-3 Co Stompe
Dave Chisnall 6-3 Gino Vos
Simon Whitlock 6-2 Mark Walsh
James Wade 3-6  Colin Lloyd
Adrian Lewis 0-6 Ian White
Terry Jenkins 1-6 Raymond van Barneveld
Kim Huybrechts 6-4 Vincent van der Voort
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Saturday September 22
Local Time - 2pm-6pm
UK Time - 1pm-5pm live on ESPN UK
Australian Time - Sep 22 10pm-2am Red Button on Fox Sports 1

Afternoon Session
Second Round
Andree Welge 5-10 Brendan Dolan
Andy Hamilton 10-8 Ronnie Baxter
Wes Newton 10-5 Kevin Painter
Phil Taylor 10-7 Jerry Hendriks
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Local Time - 8pm-12am
UK Time - 7pm-11pm live on ESPN Classic
Australian Time - Sep 23 4am-8am Fox Sports 2

Evening Session
Second Round
Simon Whitlock 10-5 Dave Chisnall
Raymond van Barneveld 10-9 Michael van Gerwen
Ian White 5-10 Kim Huybrechts
Colin Lloyd 10-8 Richie Burnett
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Sunday September 23
Local Time - 2pm-6pm
UK Time - 1pm-5pm live on ESPN UK
Australian Time - Sep 23 10pm-2am Fox Sports 3/Red Button

Afternoon Session
Quarter-Finals
Andy Hamilton 7-10 Wes Newton
Phil Taylor 6-10 Brendan Dolan
Kim Huybrechts 10-8 Raymond van Barneveld
Simon Whitlock 10-7 Colin Lloyd
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Local Time - 8pm-12am
UK Time - 7pm-11pm live on ESPN UK
Australian Time - Sep 24 4am-8am Fox Sports 2

Evening Session
Semi-Finals
Brendan Dolan 9-11 Wes Newton
Kim Huybrechts 9-11 Simon Whitlock
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Final
Simon Whitlock 11-5 Wes Newton
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First Round Draw & Tournament Bracket
Phil Taylor (1) v Magnus Caris
Jerry Hendriks v Mensur Suljovic
Mark Webster (8) v Andree Welge
Justin Pipe v Brendan Dolan
Andy Hamilton (5) v Paul Nicholson
Ronnie Baxter v Michael Rosenauer
Wes Newton (4) v Tomas Seyler
Mervyn King v Kevin Painter
Adrian Lewis (2) v Ian White
Kim Huybrechts v Vincent van der Voort
Terry Jenkins (7) v Raymond van Barneveld
Michael van Gerwen v Andy Smith
Simon Whitlock (6) v Mark Walsh
Dave Chisnall v Gino Vos
James Wade (3) v Colin Lloyd
Richie Burnett v Co Stompe

Format
First Round Best of 11 legs
Second Round Best of 19 legs
Quarter-Finals Best of 19 legs
Semi-Finals Best of 21 legs
Final Best of 21 legs

Prize Fund
Winner £50,000
Runner-Up £20,000
Semi-Finalists £10,000
Quarter-Finalists £7,500
Second Round Losers £5,000
First Round Losers £2,500
Total £200,000