2014 European Championship (darts)

2014 888.com European Championship
Tournament information
Dates24–26 October 2014
VenueRWE-Sporthalle
LocationMülheim
Country Germany
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£250,000
Winner's share£55,000
Nine-dart finishNetherlands Michael van Gerwen
High checkout167 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
Champion(s)
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
«2013 2015»

The 2014 888.com European Championship was the seventh edition of the Professional Darts Corporation tournament, the European Championship, which sees the top European players to compete against the highest ranked players from the PDC Order of Merit. The tournament took place from 24–26 October 2014 at the RWE-Sporthalle in Mülheim, Germany.[1]

Adrian Lewis was the defending champion, having beaten Simon Whitlock in the final of the 2013 tournament, but he lost in the first round to Jelle Klaasen.

En route to the final, Michael van Gerwen hit a nine-dart finish in his semi-final match against Raymond van Barneveld. He went on to win the tournament, securing his first European Championship title, after beating Terry Jenkins 11–4.[2]

  1. ^ "Tournament Calendar 2014". PDC. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  2. ^ "European Championship: Michael van Gerwen beats Terry Jenkins 11-4 in final". Sky Sports. Retrieved 26 October 2014.