2015 European Championship (darts)

2015 Unibet European Championship
Tournament information
Dates30 October–1 November 2015
VenueEtihas Arena
LocationHasselt
Country Belgium
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£300,000
Winner's share£65,000
High checkout161 Wales Gerwyn Price
161 England Phil Taylor
Champion(s)
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
«2014 2016»

The 2015 Unibet European Championship was the eighth edition of the Professional Darts Corporation tournament, the European Championship, which saw the top European players compete against the highest ranked players from the PDC Order of Merit. The tournament took place from 30 October–1 November 2015 at the Ethias Arena in Hasselt, Belgium.

Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion, having beaten Terry Jenkins 11–4 in the final of the 2014 tournament, and he retained his title by overcoming Gary Anderson 11–10, having trailed 10-7.[1] It was the first time Van Gerwen had successfully defended a major title.[2][3]

  1. ^ "European Championship: Michael van Gerwen beats Terry Jenkins 11-4 in final". Sky Sports. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Battling van Gerwen's European Glory". PDC. Archived from the original on 2015-11-04. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Michael van Gerwen wins European Championship". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 November 2015.