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About European Championship 2008
In 2008, the European Darts Championship is put on the calendar. With the idea to give the players of the European continent more chance to play in tournaments on TV. Therefore, besides the top 16 of the Order of Merit and the top of the Players Championship Order of Merit, the best players in the European Order of Merit can participate in this tournament.
The first edition is played in Frankfurt, Germany. In the first year 'only' four Europeans from the European Order of Merit get in. The only one of these four to survive the first round is the Spaniard Carlos Rodriguez. Like many tournaments Phil Taylor also dominates this tournament. He blasts through the field with apparent ease and wins the final by beating Adrian Lewis 11-5 to crown himself the first European Darts Champion.
The first edition of the European Championship has five Dutch players in it. Raymond van Barneveld, Vincent van der Voort, Jelle Klaasen, Roland Scholten and Jan van der Rassel. Only Klaasen and Van Barneveld survive the first round. Klaasen is victorious against the worlds number 6, Colin Lloyd. Klaasen loses a round later to Alan Tabern and Van Barneveld loses in the quarterfinals to Adrian Lewis in a fantastic match 9-2. The average of Barney is over 102, but Lewis does even better with 108,60.
Competitors Of European Championship 2008
Jason Barry
Ronnie Baxter
Andy Hamilton
Andy Jenkins
Wayne Jones
Mervyn King
Jelle Klaasen
Peter Manley
Chris Mason
Colin Osborne
Denis Ovens
Kevin Painter
Dennis Priestley
Carlos Rodriguez
Alex Roy
Hannes Schnier
Roland Scholten
Mensur Suljovic
Alan Tabern
Robert Thornton
Mark Walsh
Andree Welge
Jan van der Rassel
Vincent van der Voort
Callers Of European Championship 2008
European Championship 2008
Frankfurt, DEU
Dortmund, DEU
Ritchie Edhouse
Reigning Champion
