2021 Cazoo European Championship | |||
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Tournament information | |||
Dates | 14–17 October 2021 | ||
Venue | Salzburgarena | ||
Location | Salzburg | ||
Country | Austria | ||
Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
Format | Legs | ||
Prize fund | £500,000 | ||
Winner's share | £120,000 | ||
High checkout | 170 Danny Noppert (second round) | ||
Champion(s) | |||
Rob Cross | |||
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The 2021 Cazoo European Championship was the fourteenth edition of the Professional Darts Corporation's European Championship tournament, which saw the top players from the two European tour events compete against each other. The tournament took place from 14 to 17 October 2021 at the Salzburgarena in Salzburg, Austria. [1]
Peter Wright was the defending champion, having won the tournament for the first time with an 11–4 win over James Wade in the 2020 final. [2] However, he became the third consecutive defending champion to be eliminated in the first round after losing 6–3 to Florian Hempel. [3]
Rob Cross won his second European Championship title after defeating Michael van Gerwen 11–8 in a repeat of the 2017 final. [4]
In the quarter-finals, Gerwyn Price's average of 107.56 against van Gerwen became the highest ever losing average at a European Championship.
The 2021 European Championship had a total prize fund of £500,000, the same as its previous edition. [5]
The following is the breakdown of the fund:
Position (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: £500,000) | |
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Winner | (1) | £120,000 |
Runner-up | (1) | £60,000 |
Semi-finalists | (2) | £32,000 |
Quarter-finalists | (4) | £20,000 |
Last 16 (second round) | (8) | £10,000 |
Last 32 (first round) | (16) | £6,000 |
The 2021 tournament continued the new qualification system used in the three previous editions: the top 32 players from the European Tour Order of Merit qualified for the tournament. [6] The Order of Merit is solely based on prize money won in the two European tour events during the season.
As with the previous tournaments, players were drawn in a fixed bracket by their seeded order with the top qualifier playing the 32nd, the second playing the 31st, and so on.
The following players qualified for the tournament:
First round (best of 11 legs) 14–15 October | Second round (best of 19 legs) 16 October | Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 17 October | Semi-finals (best of 21 legs) 17 October | Final (best of 21 legs) 17 October | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Gerwyn Price 104.53 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
32 | Ritchie Edhouse 86.97 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Gerwyn Price 102.96 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Adam Gawlas 86.92 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Adam Gawlas 88.75 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | Joe Murnan 87.21 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Gerwyn Price 107.56 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Michael van Gerwen 107.74 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Michael van Gerwen 100.45 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | Boris Krčmar 92.78 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Michael van Gerwen 98.15 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | James Wade 97.02 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | James Wade 92.93 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | Adam Smith-Neale 87.42 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Michael van Gerwen 103.41 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Nathan Aspinall 102.29 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Michael Smith 101.98 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | Ryan Searle 101.90 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | Ryan Searle 101.03 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | Danny Noppert 101.21 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Krzysztof Ratajski 94.30 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | Danny Noppert 102.31 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | Danny Noppert 99.97 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Nathan Aspinall 103.34 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Nathan Aspinall 90.67 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | Mervyn King 95.20 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Nathan Aspinall 100.96 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Damon Heta 101.66 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Damon Heta 94.12 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | Gabriel Clemens 96.07 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Michael van Gerwen 93.66 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Rob Cross 92.91 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Mensur Suljović 90.76 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | Adam Hunt 88.22 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Mensur Suljović 93.00 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Florian Hempel 91.26 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Peter Wright 92.13 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Florian Hempel 86.94 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Mensur Suljović 90.11 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Joe Cullen 95.39 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Simon Whitlock 87.77 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | William Borland 87.78 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | William Borland 87.89 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Joe Cullen 89.24 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Joe Cullen 94.93 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | Ted Evetts 85.84 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Joe Cullen 87.32 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Rob Cross 96.74 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Brendan Dolan 95.95 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | Kim Huybrechts 92.47 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Brendan Dolan 93.56 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Rob Cross 97.61 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Rob Cross 84.50 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Keane Barry 85.66 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Rob Cross 93.91 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | José de Sousa 94.70 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | José de Sousa 89.73 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | Lewy Williams 94.51 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | José de Sousa 95.33 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Luke Humphries 99.08 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Luke Humphries 94.36 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | Callan Rydz 87.73 | 5 |
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