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.European Championship Venue obtained 25-10-2009 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.
Prize money Position (no. of players) Prize money(Total: £200,000)Winner (1) £50,000Runner-Up (1) £20,000Semi-finalists (2) £10,000Quarter-finalists (4) £7,500Last 16 (second round) (8) £5,000Last 32 (first round) (16) £2,500
Qualification The top 16 players from the PDC Order of Merit after the Players Championship double-header in Nuland automatically qualified for the event. The top 8 from these rankings were also the seeded players. The remaining 16 places went to the top 8 non-qualified players from the 2009 Players Championship Order of Merit, and then to the top 8 non-qualified players from the 2009 Continental Europe Order of Merit.
PDC Top 16 Phil Taylor (champion) Raymond van Barneveld (second round) James Wade (semi-finals) John Part (first round) Terry Jenkins (first round) Mervyn King (quarter-finals) Adrian Lewis (first round) Ronnie Baxter (second round) Dennis Priestley (first round) Colin Lloyd (quarter-finals) Alan Tabern (first round) Mark Walsh (quarter-finals) Colin Osborne (second round) Andy Hamilton (second round) Kevin Painter (first round) Robert Thornton (second round)Players Championship qualifiers Gary Anderson (quarter-finals) Steve Beaton (runner-up) Jamie Caven (second round) Wes Newton (first round) Wayne Jones (first round) Vincent van der Voort (first round) Paul Nicholson (first round) Andy Smith (first round)European qualifiers Co Stompé (first round) Carlos Rodríguez (first round) Jelle Klaasen (semi-finals) Michael van Gerwen (second round) Toon Greebe (first round) Mensur Suljović (second round) Remco van Eijden (first round) Roland Scholten (first round)
Draw and results Draw and schedule of play as follows:European Championship Draw obtained 25-10-2009
Scores after player's names are three-dart averages (total points scored divided by darts thrown and multiplied by 3)
Statistics Player Played Legs Won Legs Lost 100+ 140+ 180s High Checkout 3-dart Average Phil Taylor5471137111.54 Colin Lloyd320201297.78 Gary Anderson318161497.56 James Wade435261496.76 Jelle Klaasen428261596.26 Mervyn King32121595.90 Colin Osborne2121158195.47 Andy Hamilton21112611294.98 Raymond van Barneveld21314812294.65 Steve Beaton539362194.39 Andy Smith12649693.65 Vincent van der Voort12608093.58 Mensur Suljović21112113593.07 Jamie Caven21413912492.65 John Part15625592.27 Robert Thornton261349592.17 Mark Walsh32121991.88 Toon Greebe12617091.02 Terry Jenkins14636090.30 Adrian Lewis12614889.68 Alan Tabern14606189.60 Ronnie Baxter2711111089.58 Paul Nicholson126012489.18 Co Stompé156210088.07 Roland Scholten13618587.92 Dennis Priestley15617087.51 Wes Newton14625886.54 Wayne Jones12626886.40 Kevin Painter14625085.35 Carlos Rodríguez15636684.97 Michael van Gerwen21311517084.51 Remco van Eijden13606583.35
References
External links European Championship page on the PDC's official website