Florian Hempel sent Peter Wright crashing out on the opening night of the Cazoo European Championship.

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The 2021 Cazoo European Championship gets underway on Thursday in Salzburg.

Peter Wright will begin his title defence on the opening night of the Cazoo European Championship.

Peter Wright will begin his defence of the Cazoo European Championship title against Florian Hempel.

The 2021 European Tour season will conclude this coming weekend with the Gibraltar Darts Trophy.

The 2021 Cazoo European Championship will take place at the Salzburgarena in Austria from October 14-17.

Cazoo will become the principal sponsor of the Grand Slam of Darts, World Cup of Darts and European Championship.

Coverage of Professional Darts Corporation events on ITV Sport is to continue until at least the end of 2022.

Peter Wright won the Unibet European Championship title for a first time by defeating James Wade 11-4 in the final.