Schedule Thursday night at European Championship 2023 including clash between Raymond van Barneveld and Michael Smith with Price, Wright and Aspinall also in action
PDCThursday, 26 October 2023 at 20:16
The sixteenth edition of the European Darts Championship gets underway Thursday night. The 32 best players of the European Tour 2023 will be in action this weekend at the prestigious event in Dortmund.
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On Thursday evening, the first eight duels of the first round are scheduled. Among others, two of the first five Dutch participants will appear on the podium in the Westfalenhallen.
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Directly in the first match of the European Darts Championship, Danny Noppert will then take on Andrew Gilding. Last year these two players also faced each other and then the win went 6-3 to Noppert.
Later in the evening Raymond van Barneveld will cross swords with Michael Smith. They recently met at the World Series Finals in Amsterdam and then Van Barneveld drew the longest. In the head-to-head, however, Smith leads 14-10.
Reigning World Matchplay champion Nathan Aspinall will take on Ryan Searle in the first round. Dave Chisnall, the number one seed at the European Darts Championship, will meet Chris Dobey. Two-time European Championship winner Rob Cross will battle Dimitri van den Bergh, the only Belgian participant at this tournament.
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Gerwyn Price, one of the title favorites, starts his tournament against Irish darter Keane Barry. Two-time world champion Peter Wright plays against Gabriel Clemens in the first round, while the final match of the opening night is between Martin Schindler and Stephen Bunting.
Where to watch the European Darts Championship?
.In the UK, the tournament in full will be shown on ITV, with other territories being shown on a variety of platforms including Viaplay in the Netherlands, DAZN in Germany and PDCTV in those without TV coverage.
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How much prize money is up for grabs at the European Darts Championship?
The PDC has provided £500,000 in prize money for this event. All 32 participants are guaranteed a £6,000 starting premium.
With a win in the first round, the proceeds rise to £10,000. This eventually rises further to £120,000 in prize money for the winner of the European Darts Championship.
Playing schedule European Championship 2023
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Thursday, Oct. 26 (from 6:45 p.m.)
First round
Danny Noppert v Andrew Gilding
Nathan Aspinall v Ryan Searle
Dave Chisnall v Chris Dobey
Rob Cross v Dimitri Van den Bergh
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Gerwyn Price v Keane Barry
Peter Wright v Gabriel Clemens
Michael Smith v Raymond van Barneveld
Martin Schindler v Stephen Bunting
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Kieran WoodDarts Journalist
Kieran Wood is a sports journalist based in Wales and has been active in journalism since 2022. He contributes to DartsNews.com, where he covers professional darts through news, match reports, analysis, and live coverage across the PDC calendar and major tournaments.
A key part of his work is on-site reporting from leading events. Kieran has covered the PDC World Darts Championship in person, reporting daily from the venue and providing first-hand insight from the tournament. During his coverage, he has conducted interviews with leading players including Luke Littler, Luke Humphries, and Gerwyn Price.
He is also one of the leading voices of the English-language Dartsnews Podcast, contributing regular analysis and discussion on developments across the professional darts circuit.
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