THE European Championship darts is BACK this weekend with Luke Littler making his first appearance in the tournament.
The 17-year-old sensation as enjoyed a whirlwind 2024 so far, winning numerous titles, including the Premier League.
Luke Littler and Luke Humphries have been two of the best players in 2024[/caption]
And he’ll be hoping to finish the European tour with another big win following his disappointing semi-final exit in Prague last week.
Luke Humphries, Michael van Gerwen and Michael Smith are all also in action.
Defending champions Peter Wright will be hoping to pick up his third title in Germany.
When is the European Championship 2024?
- The European Championship darts 2024 will be held from October 24 to October 27.
- The Westfalenhalle in Dortmund, Germany will play host.
What channel is it and can it be live streamed?
- The European Championship darts 2024 will be shown live on ITV in the UK.
- You can live stream all the action from the ITVX app, which is available for download onto your mobile or tablet device.
- The action will begin at 6pm on Thursday, October 24.
Full draw/schedule
No 3 seed Luke Littler will take on Andrew Gilding in his first round match-up of the tournament while Luke Humphries takes on pal Nathan Aspinall.
Michael van Gerwen faces Gabriel Clemens while former world champion Rob Cross is up against James Wade.
The first round will take place across Thursday, October 24 and Friday, October 25, with the order of play still to be confirmed.
The second round will be held on Saturday, October 26.
And on Sunday, October 27, the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final will take place.
The first round is best of 11 legs, the second round and quarter-finals are best of 19 legs and the semis and final are best of 21 legs.
(1) Martin Schindler v (32) Dirk van Duijvenbode
(16) Gerwyn Price v (17) Daryl Gurney
(8) Ryan Searle v (25) Raymond van Barneveld
(9) Ross Smith v (24) Luke Woodhouse
(4) Dave Chisnall v (29) Michael Smith
(13) Gian van Veen v (20) Ritchie Edhouse
(5) Michael van Gerwen v (28) Gabriel Clemens
(12) Stephen Bunting v (21) Gary Anderson
(2) Luke Humphries v (31) Nathan Aspinall
(15) Chris Dobey v (18) Jonny Clayton
(7) Rob Cross v (26) James Wade
(10) Peter Wright v (23) Jermaine Wattimena
(3) Luke Littler v (30) Andrew Gilding
(14) Ricardo Pietreczko v (19) Damon Heta
(6) Josh Rock v (27) Mike De Decker
(11) Danny Noppert v (22) Joe Cullen
