"A dream holiday to Barbados and a little car" - Ritchie Edhouse spends European Championship prize money wisely

Ritchie Edhouse never advanced beyond the last 64 in four previous participations at the PDC World Darts Championship. But in 2025, the expectations are much higher. After all, at the recent European Championship he claimed a first PDC major title.

Edhouse starts for the first tie as a seeded player (29th seed ed.) at the 2025 World Darts Championship and meets the winner of the duel between Ian White and Sandro Eric Sosing in the second round. The 41-year-old Englishman is still reeling from his final victory at the European Championship, where he defeated Jermaine Wattimena in the final. "I still feel like it's a dream and I'm gonna wake up!" Edhouse confesses to Mail Sport. "But no, with the media and the fans, it's slowly getting there. It's quite nice. Yeah, I enjoy it."

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With the money earned for his European Championship victory, Edhouse took the opportunity to spoil his family. "My missus has got a dream holiday to Barbados, which she always wanted to go to, in January," he explains. "I've literally just bought a little car, little upgrade, definitely."

"I'm feeling confident going into it. I just want to get back out there after Christmas," he continues, turning attentions towards the Alexandra Palace. With a win in the second round, Edhouse will next in all likelihood meet Luke Littler. The teenage sensation holds no fear for Edhouse though. "I mean, I've got to take my chances when I get him, but yeah we'll see what happens. I'm feeling confident going into it... I can be up there and play with all the big boys. So, yeah, I'll just go up and not worry about playing now."

Ritchie Edhouse in action

Outside of darts, Edhouse is dealing with a personal challenge as his father-in-law battles prostate cancer. He himself is strongly committed to prostate cancer research, an initiative also backed by PDC World Darts Championship sponsors, Paddy Power. "Paddy Power have done brilliantly. We could possibly raise well over a million pounds from last year," he concludes, noting the 'Bigger 180' campaign by the betting company, where £1,000 is going to be donated to Prostate Cancer UK for every 180 scored during the tournament.

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