Hughes Wins First PDC Title at Czech Darts Open

European Tour

Jun 30 2019

JAMIE HUGHES won his first senior PDC title at the inaugural Czech Darts Open in Prague on Sunday.

2019 Czech Darts Open Day Two

European Tour

Jun 29 2019

GERWYN PRICE hit a nine-dart finish on Day Two of the Czech Darts Open in Prague on Saturday

2019 Czech Darts Open Day One

European Tour

Jun 28 2019

COREY CADBY enjoyed a dream European Tour debut on Day One of the Czech Darts Open.

2019 Czech Darts Open Draw & Schedule

European Tour

Jun 27 2019

ROBERT THORNTON will make his return to European Tour action against Stephen Bunting - Czech Darts open draw here.

2019 ET9-10 Qualifiers

European Tour

Jun 21 2019

A TOTAL of 11 players enjoyed a double qualification success in Friday's European Tour UK Qualifiers.

Chisnall wins 2019 Danish Darts Open

European Tour

Jun 16 2019

DAVE CHISNALL won his third PDC title of 2019 at the Danish Darts Open.

2019 Danish Darts Open Day Two

European Tour

Jun 15 2019

ROB CROSS suffered a shock exit at the hands of Kirk Shepherd on Day Two of the Danish Darts Open.

2019 Danish Darts Open Day One

European Tour

Jun 14 2019

MICHAEL SMITH was among the players to make it through to the second day of the Danish Darts Open.

2019 ET9 & ET10 Entries Confirmed

European Tour

Jun 14 2019

ENTRIES have been confirmed for the Czech Darts Open and Austrian Darts Championship events & qualifiers.

2019 Danish Darts Open Draw & Schedule

European Tour

Jun 13 2019

MICHAEL SMITH and Steve Beaton will clash in the Danish Darts Open first round on Friday - draw and schedule confirmed.

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

The World Champion scooped the £120,000 top prize and returns to second spot on the PDC Order of Merit, jumping above Gerwyn Price, after claiming his fifth title of 2020.

In the process, he denied Jonny Clayton a first televised title with an 11-8 semi-final triumph and then ended Wade's hopes of claiming his second European Championship win in three years.

Wright averaged over 102 in his semi-final tie, but a tight contest turned in leg 18 when Clayton miscounted on a 111 finish to level, and the Scot stepped in to take a crucial 10-8 lead before closing out the win.

Wright then carried that momentum into the final against Wade, opening with back-to-back 13-dart legs and taking a 4-1 advantage, only to see the left-hander take out 121 to cut the gap to one leg.

Wade, though, missed a dart at tops to level in leg eight as Wright took a 5-3 lead, with a 13-darter extending his advantage before the 2018 winner hit back in 14 to trail 6-4.

Wright found another gear to set up possible nine-darters by opening the next two legs with 180s, taking out legs of 12 and 11 darts to surge into an 8-4 advantage, before punishing two misses from Wade to move five clear.

He then finished 143 to move a leg away from victory as Wade again missed two darts at a double, before checking out 125 to secure the title in style.

Wright averaged at least 102 in each of his five games in the event, also defeating Gabriel Clemens, Price and Steve West, and said: "I'm delighted to win, it's great for me and it was good to have the fans here."

"It's the first final I've got to in the event, I've had a couple and managed to win it. I struggled in the semi-final, it was probably my toughest match and I couldn't get going but I got away with it.

"James has won this before and is a quality player, so to get the win I'm really happy. He can reel off legs so you've got to try and keep him at bay, and luckily enough I did."

Wright had withdrawn from the two European Tour events ahead of the European Championship, but said: "It was good to have a little rest and recharge the batteries, I knew what I needed to do to prepare for this.

"Everyone's different but it worked for me. I believe I can be more consistent and I will be playing a lot better than that. I think I can hit some big averages.

"I feel good with my darts and with the way I'm standing but I think I can get better."

Wade had come from 3-1 and 8-6 down in his semi-final with Devon Petersen to win 11-10 in a deciding leg, as the pair shared six ton-plus checkouts in an exciting contest.

South Africa's Petersen had won through to his first televised semi-final to continue his impressive progress in 2020, while Clayton was denied a second appearance in a TV final as he lost out to Wright.

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