European Championship darts 2025: Draw, schedule, format, results, prize money as Luke Littler, Luke Humphries seek major title
Luke Humphries remains world No 1 after Luke Littler's exit with Gian van Veen winning the title; field, format and schedule ahead of the European Championship
Sunday 26 October 2025 22:50, UK
Young Dutchman Gian van Veen wins the Machineseeker European Championship in Dortmund.
The top 32 players on the 2025 European Tour rankings competed for the coveted title at Dortmund's Westfalenhalle.
Littler knew victory at the European Championship would guarantee him world No 1 spot for the first time but the teenager was upset by James Wade.
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Humphries - the fifth seed in Dortmund - demolished Poland's Krzysztof Ratajski before overcoming Cameron Menzies in a last-leg decider. He defeated Wade to reach the final, but was stunned by Dutchman Van Veen in a thriller.
European Championship: Results and schedule
Sunday October 26
Evening Session
Final
Gian van Veen 11-10 Luke Humphries
Semi-Finals
Gian van Veen 11-9 Michael van Gerwen
Luke Humphries 11-8 Danny Noppert
Afternoon Session
Quarter finals x 4
Gian van Veen10-5 Ryan Joyce
Michael van Gerwen 10-7 Daryl Gurney
Danny Noppert 10-5 Ricardo Pietreczko
Luke Humphries 10-3 James Wade
Saturday October 25
Evening Session
Second round x 4
Ricardo Pietreczko 10-6 Jermaine Wattimena
Danny Noppert 10-7 Nathan Aspinall
James Wade 10-7 Luke Littler
Luke Humphries 10-9 Cameron Menzies
Afternoon Session
Second round x 4
Gian van Veen 10-2 Ryan Searle
Daryl Gurney 10-6 Ross Smith
Ryan Joyce 10-7 Martin Schindler
Michael van Gerwen 10-5 Chris Dobey
Thursday October 23
First round
Friday October 24
First round
What is the prize money on offer?
A total prize purse of £600,000 is up for grabs, with £120,000 going to the winner and £60,000 to the runner-up.
Losing semi-finalists receive £40,000 and quarter-finalists get £25,000, while players exiting at the second round or first round will earn £15,000 or £7,500 respectively.
Luke Humphries starts the week with a £52,500 advantage over Luke Littler in the PDC World Rankings but could lose world No 1 spot for the first time since January 2024, depending on results.
How did qualification work and why is Aspinall top seed?
The top 32 players from the European Tour Rankings qualify for the European Championship.
The European Tour Rankings are based on prize money won in European Tour events, with 14 held across continental Europe over the season.
The qualification campaign ended after the German Darts Championship on October 19, where Nathan Aspinall celebrated his third European Tour title of the season and secured top spot in the standings.
Chris Dobey, Dave Chisnall and Cross all earned their spots after last week's final qualifying event in Germany, with Andrew Gilding, Joe Cullen and former world champion Michael Smith among those to miss out.
Who has impressed before?
Ritchie Edhouse has also failed to qualify for this year's contest, 12 months from sensationally thrashing Jermaine Wattimena in the final to claim a maiden TV title as a 250/1 outsider.
Michael van Gerwen is a four-time champion but last lifted the trophy in 2017, his fourth consecutive victory at the event, while former world champion Rob Cross and Peter Wright are both two-time winners.
What is the format?
The European Championship is played over legs rather than sets, with the number required to win increasing as the rounds go on.
The first round is held across two sessions on Thursday and Friday evening, with all matches played over the best of 11 legs, before the second round takes place on Saturday and sees matches increased to best of 19 legs.
The quarter-finals take place on Sunday afternoon and is also a race to 10 legs, before the semi-finals and final on Sunday evening are played over a best of 21.
What's next?
The next TV major live on Sky Sports is the Grand Slam of Darts in Wolverhampton from November 8-16, before the World Darts Championship runs from December 11-January 3 at the Alexandra Palace. Stream darts, football, golf, cricket and more contract-free with NOW.
