2009 European Championship (darts)

European Championship
Tournament information
Dates 29 October 1 November 2009
Venue Claus Event Center
Location Hoofddorp
Country Netherlands
Organisation(s) PDC
Format Legs
Final – best of 21
Prize fund £200,000
Winners share £50,000
High checkout 170 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
Champion(s)
England Phil Taylor
«2008 2010»

The 2009 European Championship was the second edition of the PDC tournament, the European Championship, which allows the top European players to compete against the highest ranked players from the PDC Order of Merit. The tournament took place from October 29 to November 1, featuring a field of 32 players and £200,000 in prize money, with £50,000 going to the winner. It was held in the Claus Event Center in Hoofddorp, Netherlands.[1]

World number one Phil Taylor successfully defended his title, defeating Steve Beaton 11-3 in the final.

Prize money

Stage Prize Money
(Total-£200,000)
Winner £50,000
Runner Up £20,000
Semi Final £10,000
Quarter Final £7,500
Second Round £5,000
First Round £2,500

Qualification

The top 16 players from the PDC Order of Merit after the Players Championship double-header in Nuland automatically qualified for the event. The top 8 from these rankings were also the seeded players. The remaining 16 places went to the top 8 non-qualified players from the 2009 Players Championship Order of Merit, and then to the top 8 non-qualified players from the 2009 Continental Europe Order of Merit.

PDC Top 16
  1. England Phil Taylor (Champion)
  2. Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld (Second round)
  3. England James Wade (Semi-finals)
  4. Canada John Part (First round)
  5. England Terry Jenkins (First round)
  6. England Mervyn King (Quarter-finals)
  7. England Adrian Lewis (First round)
  8. England Ronnie Baxter (Second round)
  9. England Dennis Priestley (First round)
  10. England Colin Lloyd (Quarter-finals)
  11. England Alan Tabern (First round)
  12. England Mark Walsh (Quarter-finals)
  13. England Colin Osborne (Second round)
  14. England Andy Hamilton (Second round)
  15. England Kevin Painter (First round)
  16. Scotland Robert Thornton (Second round)
Players Championship qualifiers
  1. Scotland Gary Anderson (Quarter-finals)
  2. England Steve Beaton (Runner-Up)
  3. England Jamie Caven (Second round)
  4. England Wes Newton (First round)
  5. England Wayne Jones (First round)
  6. Netherlands Vincent van der Voort (First round)
  7. Australia Paul Nicholson (First round)
  8. England Andy Smith (First round)
European qualifiers
  1. Netherlands Co Stompé (First round)
  2. Spain Carlos Rodríguez (First round)
  3. Netherlands Jelle Klaasen (Semi-finals)
  4. Netherlands Michael van Gerwen (Second round)
  5. Netherlands Toon Greebe (First round)
  6. Austria Mensur Suljović (Second round)
  7. Netherlands Remco van Eijden (First round)
  8. Netherlands Roland Scholten (First round)

Draw and results

Draw and schedule of play as follows:[2]

1st Round, 29-October 30
best of 11 legs
2nd Round, October 31
best of 17 legs
Quarter Finals, November 1
best of 19 legs
Semi Finals, November 1
best of 21 legs
Final, November 1
best of 21 legs
               
1 England Phil Taylor 111.03 6
Netherlands Toon Greebe 93.31 2
1 England Phil Taylor 110.88 9
Scotland Robert Thornton 83.24 0
  England Wes Newton 88.40 4
Scotland Robert Thornton 103.04 6
1 England Phil Taylor 118.14 10
Scotland Gary Anderson 106.12 3
8 England Ronnie Baxter 94.78 6
England Andy Smith 93.65 2
8 England Ronnie Baxter 83.58 1
Scotland Gary Anderson 93.56 9
  Netherlands Co Stompé 88.07 5
Scotland Gary Anderson 93.00 6
1 England Phil Taylor 109.36 11
Netherlands Jelle Klaasen 98.02 3
5 England Terry Jenkins 90.29 4
England Jamie Caven 93.30 6
  England Jamie Caven 92.00 8
Netherlands Jelle Klaasen 96.21 9
  England Waye Jones 86.40 2
Netherlands Jelle Klaasen 93.31 6
  Netherlands Jelle Klaasen 97.49 10
England Colin Lloyd 96.98 5
4 Canada John Part 92.27 5
England Colin Lloyd 92.90 6
  England Colin Lloyd 104.00 9
Austria Mensur Suljović 91.50 5
  Austria Mensur Suljović 93.24 6
Netherlands Roland Scholten 87.92 3
1 England Phil Taylor 109.35 11
England Steve Beaton 97.16 3
2 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld 92.91 6
England Dennis Priestley 87.51 5
2 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld 96.38 7
England Mark Walsh 97.45 9
  England Kevin Painter 85.35 4
England Mark Walsh 84.90 6
  England Mark Walsh 93.29 6
England Steve Beaton 97.26 10
7 England Adrian Lewis 89.68 2
England Steve Beaton 94.17 6
  England Steve Beaton 84.84 9
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 82.70 7
  Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 86.32 6
Netherlands Vincent van der Voort 93.58 2
England Steve Beaton 98.50 11
3 England James Wade 99.03 10
6 England Mervyn King 84.50 6
Spain Carlos Rodríguez 84.97 5
6 England Mervyn King 104.00 9
England Colin Osborne 101.80 6
  England Colin Osborne 89.13 6
Australia Paul Nicholson 89.18 2
6 England Mervyn King 99.20 6
3 England James Wade 97.21 10
3 England James Wade 90.59 6
England Alan Tabern 89.60 4
3 England James Wade 100.19 9
England Andy Hamilton 94.66 5
  England Andy Hamilton 95.30 6
Netherlands Remco van Eijden 83.35 3

Scores after player's names are three-dart averages (total points scored divided by darts thrown and multiplied by 3)

Statistics

Player Played Legs Won Legs Lost 100+ 140+ 180s High Checkout 3-dart Average
England Phil Taylor 37 111.54
England Colin Lloyd 12 97.78
Scotland Gary Anderson 14 97.56
England James Wade 14 96.76
Netherlands Jelle Klaasen 15 96.26
England Mervyn King 5 95.90
England Colin Osborne 5 81 95.47
England Andy Hamilton 6 112 94.98
Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld 8 122 94.65
England Steve Beaton 21 94.39
England Andy Smith 4 96 93.65
Netherlands Vincent van der Voort 0 80 93.58
Austria Mensur Suljović 1 135 93.07
England Jamie Caven 9 124 92.65
Canada John Part 2 55 92.27
Scotland Robert Thornton 4 95 92.17
England Mark Walsh 9 91.88
Netherlands Toon Greebe 1 70 91.02
England Terry Jenkins 3 60 90.30
England Adrian Lewis 1 48 89.68
England Alan Tabern 0 61 89.60
England Ronnie Baxter 1 110 89.58
Australia Paul Nicholson 0 124 89.18
Netherlands Co Stompé 2 100 88.07
Netherlands Roland Scholten 1 85 87.92
England Dennis Priestley 1 70 87.51
England Wes Newton 2 58 86.54
England Wayne Jones 2 68 86.40
England Kevin Painter 2 50 85.35
Spain Carlos Rodríguez 3 66 84.97
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 5 170 84.51
Netherlands Remco van Eijden 0 65 83.35

References

  1. European Championship Venue obtained 25-10-2009
  2. European Championship Draw obtained 25-10-2009

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