2018 Unibet European Championship Draw

Peter Wright will take on Jermaine Wattimena in the first round of European Championships this weekend, whilst Michael van Gerwen begins his hunt for a 5^th consecutive European Championship title against Paul Nicholson. The top 32 players in the European Order of Merit will return to Germany in Dortmund’s Westfalenhallle this weekend (25^th-28^th October) to battle for the £400,000 total prize fund. Snakebite enjoyed a hugely successful year on the continent last year as he picked up 5 titles on the European Tour. The World no.2 comes into this year’s championships on superb form after back-to-back televised final appearances in the Champions League of Darts and World Grand Prix. 2018 Austrian Darts Open Champion Jonny Clayton will face James Wilson in his opening match-up. Clayton’s World Cup of Darts team-mate Gerwyn Price also will be playing in Vienna after an extremely successful year on the European Tour. Price is seeded at number 3 and will face Australian Kyle Anderson. Richard North also secured a place in this weekend’s tournament after a superb run to the European Darts Trophy semi-finals two weeks ago. Northy will face number 4 seed Ian White in the second game of the opening session. The tournament will take place over 25^th-28^th October and broadcast live on ITV4 in the UK and through the PDC’s worldwide broadcast partners. Schedule of Play Thursday 25th October (20:00 local time, 19:00 UK time) First Round Steve West v Mervyn King Ian White v Richard North Simon Whitlock v Steve Beaton Michael Smith v Steve Lennon Joe Cullen v Jelle Klaasen Michael van Gerwen v Paul Nicholson Rob Cross v Danny Noppert Peter Wright v Jermaine Wattimena   Friday October 26 Afternoon Session (13:45 local time, 12:45 UK time) First Round Jonny Clayton v James Wilson Darren Webster v Stephen Bunting Gerwyn Price v Kyle Anderson Mensur Suljovic v Cristo Reyes Daryl Gurney v Ricky Evans Max Hopp v William O'Connor James Wade v Martin Schindler Adrian Lewis v Dave Chisnall