After 14 Euro Tour events in 2025, we are left with 32 of the best players to battle it out for the right to be the 2025 European Darts Championship winner.
The European Championship is a four day event, starting on Thursday, October 23, and ending on Sunday, October 26.
What to know about the European Darts Championship
Let's take a look at some of the specifics of the tournament.
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2025 European Darts Championship draw & schedule
Here is the schedule of play and draw for the first round.
First round
| Match | Date | Time (local) |
| Ryan Joyce (15) vs. Luke Woodhouse (18) | Thurs., Oct. 23 | 7:00 p.m. |
| Ross Smith (11) vs. Peter Wright (22) | Thurs., Oct. 23 | 7:30 p.m. |
| Gian van Veen (10) vs. Damon Heta (23) | Thurs., Oct. 23 | 8:00 p.m. |
| Gerwyn Price (6) vs. Daryl Gurney (27) | Thurs., Oct. 23 | 8:30 p.m. |
| Jonny Clayton (7) vs. Ryan Searle (26) | Thurs., Oct. 23 | 9:00 p.m. |
| Martin Schindler (2) vs. Dave Chisnall (31) | Thurs., Oct. 23 | 9:30 p.m. |
| Wessel Nijman (14) vs. Michael van Gerwen (19) | Thurs., Oct. 23 | 10:00 p.m. |
| Stephen Bunting (3) vs. Chris Dobey (30) | Thurs., Oct. 23 | 10:30 p.m. |
| Niko Springer (9) vs. Jermaine Wattimena (24) | Fri., Oct. 24 | 7:00 p.m. |
| Gary Anderson (12) vs. Cameron Menzies (21) | Fri., Oct. 24 | 7:30 p.m. |
| James Wade (13) vs. Mike De Decker (20) | Fri., Oct. 24 | 8:00 p.m. |
| Josh Rock (8) vs. Ricardo Pietreczko (25) | Fri., Oct. 24 | 8:30 p.m. |
| Luke Humphries (5) vs. Krzysztof Ratajski (28) | Fri., Oct. 24 | 9:00 p.m. |
| Luke Littler (4) vs. Raymond van Barneveld (29) | Fri., Oct. 24 | 9:30 p.m. |
| Nathan Aspinall (1) vs. Rob Cross (32) | Fri., Oct. 24 | 10:00 p.m. |
| Dirk van Duijvenbode (16) vs. Danny Noppert (17) | Fri., Oct. 24 | 10:30 p.m. |
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Bracket
| Match | Date |
| Aspinall/Cross vs. van Duijvenbode/Noppert | Sat., Oct. 25 |
| Rock/Pietreczko vs. Springer/Wattimena | Sat., Oct. 25 |
| Littler/van Barneveld vs. Wade/De Decker | Sat., Oct. 25 |
| Humphries/Ratajski vs. Anderson/Menzies | Sat., Oct. 25 |
| Schindler/Chisnall vs. Joyce/Woodhouse | Sat., Oct. 25 |
| Clayton/Searle vs. van Veen/Heta | Sat., Oct. 25 |
| Bunting/Dobey vs. Nijman/van Gerwen | Sat., Oct. 25 |
| Price/Gurney vs. Smith/Wright | Sat., Oct. 25 |
Prize Money
*Data via Wikipedia
| Position (num. of players) | Prize Money (Total: £600,000) | |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (1) | £120,000 |
| Runner-up | (1) | £60,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £40,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £25,000 |
| Second round | (8) | £15,000 |
| First round | (16) | £7,500 |
Format
The European Darts Championship field totals 32 players who are all seeded based on the prize money they accumulated across the 14 European Tour events in 2025.
Since all players are seeded, there was no draw to determine matchups, with first round matchups stricted being based on the players positioning on the European Tour OoM.
The tournament starts on Thursday and ends on Sunday, with all the first round games taking place on either Thursday (evening session) or Friday (evening session).
All players who advance to the second round (round of 16) will play during the either the afternoon or evening session on Saturday.
The quarterfinals, semifinal and final will take place on Sunday.
First round games will be played best-of-11 legs.
The second round (round of 16) and quarterfinals will be played to best-of-19 legs.
The semifinals round and final will be played to best-of-21 legs.
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