The 2018

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European Championship was the eleventh edition of the

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tournament, which saw the top players from the thirteen European tour events compete against each other. The tournament took place from 25 to 28 October 2018 at the

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was the four-time defending champion, after defeating

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11–7 in the 2017 final. However, he lost against Steve West 7–10 in the second round, ending a 21-game unbeaten run. It meant that Phil Taylor still holds the record of the longest unbeaten run in this tournament (22 matches). As of 2024, van Gerwen's win against Paul Nicholson marks the last time the tournament's defending champion won their first round match. For the first time in the history of this tournament, no Dutch player reached the quarter-finals.

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became European Champion for the first time and won his first ranking major since 2011 after beating

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11–8 in the final.

Prize money

The 2018 European Championship will have a total prize fund of £400,000, equal the amount of the last staging of the tournament. The following is the breakdown of the fund:

Qualification

The 2018 tournament continues the new system in terms of qualification with the two previous editions: The top 32 players from the European Tour Order of Merit, which is solely based on prize money won in the thirteen European tour events during the season, qualifying for the tournament. In a change from previous years, the draw was done 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 will take part in the tournament:

Draw

References

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