The
European Championship is set to take place from Thursday 29 October to Sunday 1 November and all 32 players will be in action on the opening day in Oberhausen.
Reigning champion
Rob Cross will kick off his title defence against Martijn Kleermaker in one of 16 matches on Thursday. Dave Chisnall will take on Jamie Hughes in the tournament opener while to conclude proceedings, Mensur Suljovic will face Daryl Gurney.
A triple header of the World's Top Three will precede that final game with
Michael van Gerwen to face Darius Labanauskas,
Gerwyn Price to take on Kim Huybrechts and
Peter Wright returns to action against Gabriel Clemens.
Top seed will be
Joe Cullen who will take on William O'Connor in the tenth match. The latter finding his way into the tournament after Glen Durrant tested positive for COVID-19.
Friday sees the winners face off across two sessions, this is followed by the Quarter-Finals on Saturday and the semi-finals and Final on Sunday.
European Championship Schedule of Play
16x First Round
Jamie Hughes v Dave Chisnall
Krzysztof Ratajski v Steve West
Mervyn King v Ian White
Jose de Sousa v Jeffrey de Zwaan
James Wade v Steve Lennon
Devon Petersen v Andy Hamilton
Michael Smith v Ross Smith
Danny Noppert v Dirk van Duijvenbode
Nathan Aspinall v Maik Kuivenhoven
Joe Cullen v William O'Connor
Rob Cross v Martijn Kleermaker
Jonny Clayton v Max Hopp
Michael van Gerwen v Darius Labanauskas
Gerwyn Price v Kim Huybrechts
Peter Wright v Gabriel Clemens
Mensur Suljovic v Daryl Gurney
Friday October 30 - Afternoon Session (1300 CET)
4x Second Round
Evening Session (2000 CET)
4x Second Round
Saturday October 31 (2000 CET)
Quarter-Finals
Sunday November 1 (2000 CET)
Semi-Finals & Final
