2017 European Championship (darts)
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| 2017 Unibet European Championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 26–29 October 2017 | ||
| Venue | Ethias Arena | ||
| Location | Hasselt | ||
| Country |  Belgium | ||
| Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
| Format | Legs | ||
| Prize fund | £400,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £100,000 | ||
| Nine-dart finish |  Kyle Anderson (semi-finals) | ||
| High checkout | 170  Michael van Gerwen (quarter-finals) | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
| Michael van Gerwen | |||
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The 2017 Unibet European Championship was the tenth edition of the Professional Darts Corporation tournament, the European Championship, which saw the top players from the twelve European tour events compete against each other. The tournament took place from 26–29 October 2017 at the Ethias Arena in Hasselt, Belgium.
Michael van Gerwen was the three-time defending champion, having beaten Mensur Suljović 11–1 in the final of the 2016 tournament,[1] and he retained once again to capture his fourth title, by defeating Rob Cross 11–7 in the final.
Notably, Kyle Anderson hit a nine-dart finish in his semi-final defeat to van Gerwen, in which he also missed two match darts to win the match himself.
Former World champions Phil Taylor, Gary Anderson, Raymond van Barneveld and Adrian Lewis were notable absences at the tournament after taking part in none or too few European Tour events to qualify. James Wade was also a notable absence after not winning enough money on the European Tour rankings to qualify.[2]
The 2017 European Championship will have a total prize fund of £400,000, equal the amount of the last staging of the tournament.[3] The following is the breakdown of the fund:
| Position (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: £425,000) | |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (1) | £100,000 |
| Runner-Up | (1) | £40,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £20,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £15,000 |
| Last 16 (second round) | (8) | £10,000 |
| Last 32 (first round) | (16) | £5,000 |
| Nine-dart finish | (1) | £25,000 |
