The 2025 European Championship takes place in Dortmund this week to conclude the European Tour, will the full field and draw now confirmed. But just who is in action?
The full field and line-up has been revealed for the 2025 European Championship, with the top 32 from the European Tour Order of Merit qualifying for this week’s climax at Westfalenhallen.
European Championship Field Confirmed
The 2025 European Tour comes to a close this weekend in Germany as the European Championship takes centre-stage at Westfalenhallen in Dortmund, Germany.
The European Championship is made up of the top 32 players from the European Tour Order of Merit, following all 14 events across different countries and venues in Europe this year.
Last year it was Ritchie Edhouse who won his first PDC major, defeating Jermaine Wattimena 11-3 in the final. However, he has failed to qualify this year so won’t be back to defend his title 12 months on.
After victory at the German Darts Championship this past weekend, Nathan Aspinall heads to the European Championship as the no.1 seed. However, it will be Luke Littler who is the pre-tournament favourite.
The likes of Littler, Luke Humphries and Gerwyn Price are just a few names who will be confident of adding the European Championship to their name this week.
The elusive nine-dart finish has been hit four times in European Championship history, but not since Jose de Souza last hit it five years ago. Will Littler, Price or anyone hit the coveted nine-darter this week at Westfalenhallen?
With all 14 European Tour events now complete and the 32-man European Championship field finalised, the draw for the opening round has already been done.
There are some intriguing battles in Round 1, with several big names including Littler, Humphries, Rock and Aspinall all on the same side of the draw.
As the third final PDC major before the World Darts Championship, with just the Grand Slam of Darts and Players Championship Finals to come, who will reign in Dortmund come Sunday?
Below is the full European Darts Championship field in full, with all 32 players hoping to secure a large share of the £600,000 purse.
European Championship Line-Up
All of the biggest names in world darts are in action this week and part of the 2025 European Championship field.
This includes world number one Luke Humphries, reigning world champion Luke Littler, three-time world champion Michael van Gerwen and a whole host of other darting stars.
The German Darts Championship field saw Nathan Aspinall come out on top, which means he heads to Dortmund this week as the number one seed.
The full European Championship field is completely stacked from top to bottom, particularly in the top half of the draw with several of the pre-tournament favourites.
The full 32-man field in order of seeding is as follows for the 2025 European Championship:
Nathan Aspinall
Martin Schindler- Stephen Bunting
- Luke Littler
- Luke Humphries
Gerwyn Price- Jonny Clayton
Josh Rock- Niko Springer
Gian van Veen- Ross Smith
Gary Anderson- James Wade
- Wessel Nijman
- Ryan Joyce
- Dirk van Duijvenbode
- Danny Noppert
- Luke Woodhouse
- Michael van Gerwen
Mike De Decker- Cameron Menzies
- Peter Wright
Damon Heta- Jermaine Wattimena
- Ricardo Pietreczko
- Ryan Searle
- Daryl Gurney
Krzysztof Ratajski- Raymond van Barneveld
- Chris Dobey
- Dave Chisnall
- Rob Cross
European Championship Darts Draw
The European Championship draw has thrown up some intriguing first round battles.
Two-time champion Rob Cross has been drawn against no.1 seed Nathan Aspinall, with Luke Littler taking on the veteran Raymond van Barneveld.
It’s the battle of the Scots as Gary Anderson and Cameron Menzies go head-to-head, with Wessel Nijman vs Michael van Gerwen a battle of the Netherlands and Stephen Bunting vs Chris Dobey an all-English affair.
The draw and field for the 2025 Machineseeker European Championship has been confirmed!
Top seed Nathan Aspinall will take on two-time champion Rob Cross when the tournament gets underway in Dortmund next week! 🇩🇪
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— PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) October 19, 2025
The full Round 1 draw is as follows, with the bracket mapped out for the following rounds too:
First Round
- Nathan Aspinall vs Rob Cross
- Dirk van Duijvenbode vs Danny Noppert
- Josh Rock vs Ricardo Pietreczko
- Niko Springer vs Jermaine Wattimena
- Luke Littler vs Raymond van Barneveld
- James Wade vs Mike de Decker
- Luke Humphries vs Krzysztof Ratajski
- Gary Anderson vs Cameron Menzies
- Martin Schindler vs Dave Chisnall
- Ryan Joyce vs Luke Woodhouse
- Jonny Clayton vs Ryan Searle
- Gian van Veen vs Damon Heta
- Stephen Bunting vs Chris Dobey
- Wessel Nijman vs Michael van Gerwen
- Gerwyn Price vs Daryl Gurney
- Ross Smith vs Peter Wright
Second Round
- SR1: Aspinall/Cross vs van Duijvenbode/Noppert
- SR2: Rock/Pietreczko vs Springer/Wattimena
- SR3: Littler/van Barneveld vs Wade/de Decker
- SR4: Humphries/Ratajski vs Anderson/Menzies
- SR5: Schindler/Chisnall vs Joyce/Woodhouse
- SR6: Clayton/Searle vs van Veen/Heta
- SR7: Bunting/Dobey vs Nijman/van Gerwen
- SR8: Price/Gurney vs Smith/Wright
Quarter-Final
- QF1: Winner SR1 vs Winner SR2
- QF2: Winner SR3 vs Winner SR4
- QF3: Winner SR5 vs Winner SR6
- QF4: Winner SR7 vs Winner SR8
Semi-Final
- SF1: Winner QF1 vs Winner QF2
- SF2: Winner QF3 vs Winner QF4
Final
- Winner SF1 vs Winner SF2
When Is The 2025 European Championship Darts?
The 2025 European Championship takes place across two days, beginning on Thursday, 23 October and ending on Sunday, 26 October.
This year marks the 18th European Championship tournament since its inception in 2008, with Phil Taylor and Michael van Gerwen the two most successful players in this tournament’s history with four titles each.
Ironically, both won their four titles consecutively. Rob Cross and Peter Wright are both two-time winners as well.
It really is anyone’s tournament, but SportsCasting‘s European Championship betting tips are favouring Gerwyn Price to win the title.
The 16 Round 1 matches will take place on both Thursday and Friday, with the eight Round 2 ties taking placing on Saturday 25th October.
After that, the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final are all set to take place on Sunday, 26 October.
All first round matches are best of 11 legs, with the second round, quarter-finals and semi-finals all a race to 10 legs. The final is then a race to 11 legs (best of 21) to see who is crowned European Champion.
- 🎯 Event: European Championship 2025
- 📅 Date: Thu, 23rd Oct – Sun, 26th Oct
- 🏆 Last Winner (2024): Ritchie Edhouse
- 📺 TV Channel: ITV
- 🏟 Venue: Westfalenhallen | Dortmund, Germany
- 🤑 Purse: £600,000 (Winner: £120,000)
Who Is The European Championship Darts Favourite?
With all of the big hitters in action this week in Dortmund, there are some intriguing odds at the top end of the pricing for the 2025 European Championship.
However, one man is more favoured than the rest. It comes as no surprise whatsoever to learn that Luke Littler heads the market as the European Championship favourite.
Littler passed his driving theory test at the seventh attempt just last month, but is back to focusing on his darts and looking to add another PDC major to his ever-growing collection of trophies.
The usual suspects of Luke Humphries, Gerwyn Price, Gian van Veen, Josh Rock, Stephen Bunting and Michael van Gerwen are also amongst the favourites.
There are plenty of other markets available to bet on as well at the European Championship, with all leading bookmakers offering a wide range of novelty bets and more.
If you can’t pick a winner for this week’s European Championship, perhaps backing markets such as someone to reel-in the ‘big fish’ and hit a 170-checkout could be the smart play.
Handicap betting could be the way forward too, with individual match betting, bet builders and accumulators also popular.
What Is The European Championship Darts Prize Money?
The 2025 European Championship prize money has remained the same for a third successive year, with a total of £600,000 up for grabs this week in Dortmund.
This £600,000 increased by £100,000 back in 2023, but has remained the same ever since. That being said, it is still a tidy purse and one of the biggest earners on the PDC circuit outside of the household majors.
Sunday’s winner will leave Westfalenhallen with an additional £120,000 in prize money. Last year it was Ritchie Edhouse who did just that, but he hasn’t qualified for this year’s event.
The runner-up will pocket £60,000 in prize money, with the two defeated semi-finalists earning a £40,000 purse each. The four beaten quarter-finalists will each earn £25,000, with £15,000 awarded to those who fall in Round 2.
Just for making the European Championship, the 16 players who lose in Round 1 will still earn £7,500 in prize money.
So, will it be the most popular darts player in the world Luke Littler who reigns in Dortmund, or will someone else get their hands on the maximum £120k European Championship purse?
| Stage | Prize Money (£) |
| Winner | £120,000 |
| Runner-up | £60,000 |
| Semi-finalists (2) | £40,000 |
| Quarter-finalists (4) | £25,000 |
| Second round (8) | £15,000 |
| First round (16) | £7,500 |
| TOTAL | £600,000 |
