2021 European Championship (darts)
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| 2021 Cazoo European Championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
