The final day of the European Championship is coming up from 12:45pm today and some of the world's best are still involved in Hasselt.
Michael van Gerwen continues his campaign for another European Championship and his fifth major title of the year after previous successes in the Masters, World Cup of Darts, Premier League and World Championship despite him not having the most stellar year losing in a few majors early doors.
He faces off against Simon Whitlock who has staked his claim to be back with the world's elite climbing back up the rankings and reaching a major final this year as a result. It could either be domination for van Gerwen in this one or a close encounter which if Whitlock wins blows the tournament wide open.
Kyle Anderson faces off against Mensur Suljovic in a battle of two stablemates and two of the rising stars of PDC darts with both winning TV titles this year with the Auckland Darts Masters and Champions League of Darts respectively.
Also Peter Wright who got out of jail last night against Jonny Clayton is in action and if he's not in good form his opponent could pounce all over the chance to reach another major semi final and that is Daryl Gurney, the recent World Grand Prix champion who is now also chasing Wright's spot in the rankings after surpassing Adrian Lewis for the number 4 spot with his win over Stephen Bunting last night.
Rob Cross vs Michael Smith ends it off with two of the best in terms of up and coming talent taking on each other, Cross may be a lot of people's tip but it is his first major quarter-final in a year of firsts for the former electrician and he takes on Michael Smith who is finally returning to form and is someone who importantly has been at this stage before. Expect a very good game.
Afternoon Session (12.45pm-5pm)
Quarter-Finals
Michael van Gerwen v Simon Whitlock
Kyle Anderson v Mensur Suljovic
Peter Wright v Daryl Gurney
Rob Cross v Michael Smith
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- The pundits glossing over the other factor at play in that match. They appear to be somewhat constrained in what they can say publicly.
UndartedWaters16-11-2024 - So, you don't like Littler, then? I was cheering him on, being a fellow Englishman. Honestly, some of us get far too offended nowadays. If you want to see crowd passion... watch a match when German and Dutch players face off... that can be just as bad if not worse for crowd noises. It happens, I have watched and heard Littler being jeered - Dirk van Duijvenbode in Holland, January this year. Where was your outrage then? Yes, I can clearly see what is going on here.MrYnyslas197116-11-2024
- It happens. Remember, anyone who has watched German and Dutch players in matches - their respective countries will have seen/heard just as bad jeering (if not worse). Taylor and MVG are two prime examples of professionals who are able to cope with the crowds mentally and not take it personally. This is not just an English crowd problem, FFS.MrYnyslas197116-11-2024
- Was watching an old World Masters final the other day between Eric Bristow and John Lowe, the crowd respect for both players on throw was first class, not a sound. You can imagine now the idiots who were whistling on De Deckers throw proudly boasting about it on social media. I blame the PDC to a certain extent though doubt they really care as they win regardless of which player wins or loses.Mysstree16-11-2024
- @UndartedWaters I totally agree with your thoughts! I totally respect Kirk but in this instance I was disappointed with his lack of crowd control. I even turned to my husband and said "Could you imagine this happening if Russ Bray was the referee tonight? At least there would have been a crowd admonishment- Ladies and Gentleman please." I so felt for Mike DeDecker...MamaVenus15-11-2024