A Week In Darts – October 28, 2024 – Edhouse Wins First Major Title At The European Championship One of the most unpredictable finals in darts history saw Ritchie Edhouse crowned European champion. Here’s our round-up of all the darting action from the last seven days... @dartscorner.co.uk 🎯🏆 𝐄𝐝𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨 𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐖𝐢𝐧 - The Weekly Dartscast co-host Alex brings you Darts Corner's recap of all the darts action from the last seven days including the European Championship! #WeGetDarts #darts #dartscommunity #dartsfamily #dartsaddict #standupifyoulovethedarts #pdc #lovethedarts #dartsnews #sportsnews #sports #dartsrecap #europeanchampionshipdarts #ritchieedhouse #believeinthesleeve ♬ original sound - Darts Corner EDHOUSE CROWNED EUROPEAN CHAMPION Ritchie Edhouse became the newest first-time major champion in the PDC after winning the European Championship in Dortmund on Sunday night. The 41-year-old was a 250/1 longshot to go all the way but defied the odds as he beat Gian van Veen, Michael Smith, Gary Anderson, Luke Woodhouse and Jermaine Wattimena to land the £120,000 top prize. ‘Madhouse’, who was making only his second-ever appearance in the European Championship, had never been past the last 32 of a major event before last week, but went all the way in Germany to add his name to the roll of honour. EDHOUSE IS THE EUROPEAN CHAMPION! 👏Ritchie Edhouse has seen his darting dreams come true in Dortmund!Edhouse reels off NINE straight legs to dispatch Jermaine Wattimena 11-3 and clinch his first televised PDC title!Incredible!📺 https://t.co/S1EAMLfyjD#ECDarts24 | Final pic.twitter.com/YAzl0rLW3b — PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) October 27, 2024 “This is unbelievable,” said Edhouse, who has now moved into the world’s top 32 for the first time. “I just wanted to get a couple of wins under my belt and see what happened, so this is a dream come true. “I think this could be a stepping stone for me because confidence breeds confidence, and now I am really confident and hungry for more.” Edhouse opened the tournament on Thursday night with a stunning 109.48 average, as he breezed past van Veen 6-1 to reach the last 16 of a major for the first time. On Saturday, he fought back from 4-1 down to knock out the former world champion Smith 10-9, throwing a pair of 13 darters in the last two legs to progress to the final day. Edhouse continued to break new ground on Sunday, posting a 103 average to get the better of Anderson 10-5 in the quarter-finals, before seeing off Woodhouse 11-5 to advance to the final. 🗣️ “When I relax, I can play as good as any player in the world!”Hear from the 2024 Machineseeker European Champion Ritchie Edhouse, as he talks about his first time ever winning a major title. pic.twitter.com/deppSIsm19 — PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) October 27, 2024 The deciding clash pitted the two lowest-ranked players at the start of the tournament against each other, as Wattimena had recorded wins over defending champion Peter Wright, James Wade, Luke Humphries and Danny Noppert to also reach his maiden major final. The Dutchman led 3-2 at the first break before Edhouse reeled off nine legs on the spin to run out a comfortable 11-3 winner, firing in 106 and 144 checkouts and a match-winning 92 finish with two double 18s to seal the title. KUMAR BOOKS ALLY PALLY RETURN Nitin Kumar will make his return to Alexandra Palace in December after dominating the PDC World Darts Championship India Qualifiers at the weekend. ‘The Royal Bengal’ won the first two qualifying events to secure his place in the field and a fourth appearance in the biggest tournament in darts, having previously competed as an international qualifier in the 2019, 2020 and 2022 editions. ⭐🇮🇳 Nitin Kumar has qualified for his 4th PDC World Darts Championship.'The Royal Bengal' has won the Indian Qualifier, after he finished the Asian Tour in 12th place this year. pic.twitter.com/ZEdh3OTlNy — Jetze Jan Idsardi (@JJIdsardi) October 28, 2024 Kumar whitewashed Kumar Sangam Roy 5-0 in the final of the first qualifier before repeating the feat in the final of the second qualifier against Amit Gilitwala. The top seed won the second qualifier without dropping a single leg, winning a perfect 28 legs in a row and posting 100, 95 and 97 averages on his way to completing the double. The qualifiers conclude today (Monday) with the third and final event, but Kumar is already guaranteed to finish top of the rankings. FIELDS FOR LAKESIDE CONFIRMED The line up for the upcoming WDF Lakeside World Championships has been confirmed following the rankings cut off this past weekend. Australia’s Danny Porter will be the top seed in the men’s event and the two-time and reigning champion Beau Greaves is set to be the number one seed in the women’s competition. The boys’ and girl’s tournaments will be headlined by two young English talents with Jenson Walker (boys’) and Paige Pauling (girl’s) the top seeds in their respective events. The World Championships is set to take place at the Lakeside Country Club from November 29 to December 8. Following the final ranking events of the 2023/24 WDF season, the WDF can confirm the 84 players that have qualified for the 2024 WDF World Championships.https://t.co/iNA9XanvxQ — WDF Darts (@DartsWDF) October 27, 2024 Pictures: Kelly Deckers/PDC Alex Moss is a content creator for Darts Corner and the co-host of the Weekly Dartscast podcast. Alex co-founded the Weekly Dartscast in 2017 and has helped produce 350+ episodes of the podcast, with their list of previous guests on the show a who’s who in the world of darts. Alex also writes content for the Darts Corner blog, including the weekly darts news round-ups and how-to guides.
