2009 European Championship (darts)

2009 PartyPoker.net European Championship
Tournament information
Dates29 October–1 November 2009
VenueClaus Event Center
LocationHoofddorp
Country Netherlands
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Final – best of 21
Prize fund£200,000
Winner's share£50,000
High checkout170 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
Champion(s)
England Phil Taylor
«2008 2010»

The 2009 PartyPoker.net European Championship was the second edition of the PDC tournament, the European Championship, which allows the top European players to compete against the highest ranked players from the PDC Order of Merit. The tournament took place from 29 October–1 November 2009 at the Claus Event Center in Hoofddorp, Netherlands.[1] It featured a field of 32 players and £200,000 in prize money, with £50,000 going to the winner.

World number one and defending champion Phil Taylor successfully defended his title, defeating Steve Beaton 11–3 in the final with a record tournament average of 111.54.

  1. ^ European Championship Venue Archived 2009-04-25 at the Wayback Machine obtained 25-10-2009