2018 PDC World Darts ChampionshipDarts tournament Rob Cross won his first World title on his debutThe 2018 PDC World Darts Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2017/18 William Hill World Darts Championship) was a darts event, held from 14 December 2017 to 1 January 2018 at the Alexandra Palace in London, United Kingdom. It was the twenty-fifth World Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation since it separated from the British Darts Organisation.
European Championship (darts)The European Championship is a PDCdarts tournament which was created to allow the top European players to compete with the highest ranked players from the PDC Order of Merit. Since 2016, the tournament has taken place at the end of October, and features the top 32 players on the PDC European Tour Order of Merit. HistoryThe inaugural tournament – the 2008 European Championship – was held at the Südbahnhof in Frankfurt, Germany and featured a prize fund of £200,000.
Michael van GerwenMichael van Gerwen (born 25 April 1989) is a Dutch professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is ranked world number seven; he was ranked world number one from 2014 to 2021.
2019 European Championship (darts)The 2019 Unibet European Championship was the twelfth edition of the Professional Darts Corporation's European Championship tournament, which saw the top players from the thirteen European tour events compete against each other. The tournament took place from 24–27 October 2019 at the Lokhalle in Göttingen, Germany. James Wade was the defending champion, after beating Simon Whitlock 11–8 in the 2018 final. However, he was beaten 6–0 by Jonny Clayton in the first round.
2019 World MatchplayThe 2019 Betfred World Matchplay was the 26th annual staging of the World Matchplay, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The tournament took place at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool, from 20–28 July 2019. Gary Anderson was the defending champion, after defeating Mensur Suljović 21–19 after extra time in the longest final in the tournament's history. However, he lost to Mervyn King 11–8 in the second round.
PDC World Darts ChampionshipThe PDC World Darts Championship, officially known as the Paddy Power World Darts Championship for sponsorship reasons, is a world championship competition held annually in the sport of darts. The championship begins in December and ends in January and has been held at Alexandra Palace in London since 2008.
2016 UK OpenDarts tournamentThe 2016 CoralUK Open was a darts tournament staged by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was the fourteenth year of the tournament where, following numerous regional qualifying heats throughout Britain, players competing in a single elimination tournament to be crowned champion.
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PDC Pro TourThe PDC Pro Tour is a series of non-televised darts tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). Since 2019, the Pro Tour has comprised Players Championships and European Tour events; UK Open Qualifiers were previously a part of the tour until they were discontinued. Pro Tour events mainly consist of professional darts players who hold a PDC Tour Card, with the exception of amateur call-ups and European Tour regional qualifiers.
DartsDarts is a competitive sport in which two or more players bare-handedly throw small sharp-pointedprojectiles known as darts at a round target known as a dartboard. Points can be scored by hitting specific marked areas of the board, though unlike in sports such as archery, these areas are distributed all across the board and do not follow a principle of points increasing toward the board's bullseye.
UEFA Euro 202016th edition of the UEFA European Football ChampionshipInternational football competitionThe 2020 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Euro 2020 or simply Euro 2020, was the 16th UEFA European Championship, the quadrennial international men's football championship of Europe organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA).
PDC secondary toursThe PDC secondary tours are semi-professional darts tours organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) open to players without a PDC Tour Card. The three secondary tours operated by the PDC are the Challenge Tour, Development Tour and Women's Series. Each tour consists of a year-long series of knockout tournaments which each carry their own prize money.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.