2023 Machineseeker European Championship field and draw confirmed

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Ross Smith will begin the defence of his Machineseeker European Championship title against Ricardo Pietreczko, with the field and draw for this month's Dortmund event now confirmed.

Race to qualify for 2023 European Championship to conclude at ET13

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Ross Smith vows to 'kick on' following European Championship triumph

Machineseeker European Championship

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Newly crowned European Champion Ross Smith has vowed to ‘kick on’ after lifting his maiden televised title in Dortmund on Sunday.

Ross Smith sensationally wins first TV title at Cazoo European Championship

Machineseeker European Championship

Oct 30 2022

Ross Smith produced an outstanding display to defeat Michael Smith in the 2022 Cazoo European Championship final.

Wright storms through to last eight as Smith edges out Rock in an epic

Machineseeker European Championship

Oct 29 2022

Peter Wright stormed through to the quarter-finals of the Cazoo European Championship in Dortmund, as Michael Smith edged out Josh Rock in a spectacular showdown on Saturday.

Dobey & Rodriguez stun Van Gerwen & Price on sensational night in Dortmund

Machineseeker European Championship

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Chris Dobey and Rowby-John Rodriguez produced superb displays to stun Michael van Gerwen and Gerwyn Price at the Cazoo European Championship.

Humphries bidding to cap off memorable month with landmark win in Dortmund

Machineseeker European Championship

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Top seed Luke Humphries underlined his title credentials with a classy display on the opening night of the Cazoo European Championship, despite forgetting his darts in Dortmund.

Wade dumps out reigning champion Cross on thrilling night in Dortmund

Machineseeker European Championship

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James Wade dumped out reigning champion Rob Cross on a dramatic opening night at the 2022 Cazoo European Championship.

How to watch the 2022 Cazoo European Championship

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Red-hot Heta aiming to hit the heights in Dortmund

Machineseeker European Championship

Oct 26 2022

Damon Heta has scooped two titles in the space of a week to cement himself as one of the form players in world darts, and now the Australian is eyeing further glory at the Cazoo European Championship in Dortmund.

The 2022 Cazoo European Championship took place from October 27-30 at the Westfalenhalle, Dortmund.

The tournament saw the top 32 players from the 2022 European Tour Order of Merit in action across four days, with Ross Smith winning his first televised ranking title.

2022 Cazoo European Championship
Schedule of Play
Thursday October 27
8x First Round

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

Friday October 28
8x First Round

Dave Chisnall 6-0 Stephen Bunting
Dimitri Van den Bergh 6-2 Daryl Gurney
Ross Smith 6-4 Joe Cullen
Jose de Sousa 6-1 Martin Schindler
Peter Wright 6-2 Ryan Meikle
Rowby-John Rodriguez 6-4 Gerwyn Price
Chris Dobey 6-5 Michael van Gerwen
Jonny Clayton 6-4 Gabriel Clemens

Saturday October 29
Afternoon Session
4x Second Round

Danny Noppert 10-9 Vincent van der Voort
Dirk van Duijvenbode 10-7 James Wade
Luke Humphries 10-6 Ryan Searle
Michael Smith 10-8 Josh Rock

Evening Session
4x Second Round

Ross Smith 10-8 Dimitri Van den Bergh
Peter Wright 10-4 Rowby-John Rodriguez
Dave Chisnall 10-6 Jonny Clayton
Chris Dobey 10-5 Jose De Sousa

Sunday October 30
Afternoon Session

Quarter-Finals Dirk van Duijvenbode 10-3 Danny Noppert
Michael Smith 10-7 Luke Humphries
Chris Dobey 10-7 Dave Chisnall
Ross Smith 10-8 Peter Wright

Evening Session
Semi-Finals Michael Smith 11-7 Dirk van Duijvenbode
Ross Smith 11-9 Chris Dobey

Final
Ross Smith 11-8 Michael Smith

Draw Bracket
(1) Luke Humphries v (32) Krzysztof Ratajski
(16) Ryan Searle v (17) Martin Lukeman
(8) Michael Smith v (25) Karel Sedlacek
(9) Nathan Aspinall v (24) Josh Rock
(4) Rob Cross v (29) James Wade
(13) Dirk van Duijvenbode v (20) Madars Razma
(5) Damon Heta v (28) Vincent van der Voort
(12) Danny Noppert v (21) Andrew Gilding
(2) Michael van Gerwen v (31) Chris Dobey
(15) Jose de Sousa v (18) Martin Schindler
(7) Dave Chisnall v (26) Stephen Bunting
(10) Jonny Clayton v (23) Gabriel Clemens
(3) Peter Wright v (30) Ryan Meikle
(14) Gerwyn Price v (19) Rowby-John Rodriguez
(6) Joe Cullen v (27) Ross Smith
(11) Dimitri Van den Bergh v (22) Daryl Gurney

Ross Smith sensationally won his first televised title at the Cazoo European Championship in Dortmund on Sunday, defeating Michael Smith 11-8 in the final.

In his first TV final, Ross Smith produced an imperious display, averaging 101.32, hitting eight 180s and pinning 50 per cent of his double attempts.

Michael Smith also averaged over 100 and hit eight 180s in a high-quality final, but was never able to wrestle control away from his unrelenting rival.

Ross Smith, whose previous best run in a TV ranking event was a run to the quarter-finals of the 2019 UK Open, began the event as a rank outsider but blew the field apart with a string of stunning performances.

He had seen off Masters champion Joe Cullen in the first round and Dimitri Van den Bergh - the winner of two World Series events this year - to reach Sunday's final day of action.

He came from 8-3 down to defeat World Champion Peter Wright in the quarter-finals, and held off Chris Dobey 11-9 in the semi-finals before scooping the £120,000 top prize.

"I think I'm dreaming, I have to pinch myself," said the Kent ace. "It hasn't sunk in, it probably won't do for weeks. I've never even won a Euro Tour, never mind a TV tournament.

"I kept telling myself 'just play darts, don't put yourself under any pressure and just throw'.

"It's a real privilege to play darts on stages like this, in front of crowds like this. I love this game."

The underdog heading into the final, Ross Smith enjoyed a dream start as he raced into a 3-0 lead, hitting checkouts of 133 and 121.

US Darts Masters champion Michael Smith fought back to level at 3-3 before the 33-year-old regained the initiative at 4-3, a lead he never relinquished.

He took out 121 on the bullseye for a second time to make it 6-4, though he looked to have offered his opponent a way back into the contest when he missed three darts for an 8-4 lead, allowing the St Helens man to reduce the deficit to 7-5.

Michael Smith somehow found his way through to a seemingly blocked double five bed with his last dart in hand to once again pull within a leg at 8-7.

However, it was to be Ross Smith's night as the 33-year-old held his nerve, winning three of the next four legs to seal the biggest win of his life.

The £120,000 in prize money lifts Smith up to a career-high 20th on the PDC Order of Merit, and he also qualifies for next month's Cazoo Grand Slam of Darts in Wolverhampton.

Meanwhile, Michael Smith suffered heartbreak for a sixth time in a TV ranking final - and a third time inside 12 months following his losses in the World Championship and UK Open deciders.

The world number four produced memorable wins over Josh Rock, Luke Humphries and Dirk van Duijvenbode to reach the final but was once again left wondering what might have been.

"Every time Ross was on a ton-plus finish he was pinning it, fair play to him - he did what he needed to do to win," the St Helens ace reflected.

"My scoring wasn't the best but I wasn't too upset with myself at how I played. It's starting to become annoying [losing TV ranking finals] but I'll get there eventually.

"I've just got to keep going, keep believing and keep doing what I'm doing. Maybe I will win the next one, or the one after that. We'll see."

Dobey followed up his run to the World Grand Prix quarter-finals recently by reaching the semis in Dortmund, while Van Duijvenbode was denied his spot in a third TV final of the year by Michael Smith in the semi-finals.