Europe’s finest arrowsmiths, 32 of them to be precise, will be flying to Dortmund this week. A massive £500,000 prize pool is up for grabs as Peter Wright returns to defend his crown, and teenage sensation Luke Littler is set to make his debut in the competition. In our PDC 2024 European Championship betting tips article, we will look at the frontrunners to lift the title.
The European showdown begins on October 24, but we will have to wait till October 27 to find out who will take the trophy home from Westfalenhalle. The 15,000 seater arena had welcomed as many as 30,000 fans across the four day event last year.
| ℹ️ Tournament: | 2024 Machineseeker European Championship |
| 🎯 Venue: | Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany |
| 🗓️ Dates: | Thursday, October 24 to Sunday, October 27, 2024 |
Let’s get to learn a bit more about the competition before revealing our European Championship 2024 Darts predictions. The European Championship is a high-stakes darts tournament where Europe’s best players face off against the top-ranked PDC Order of Merit competitors. Held in late October, the tournament pits the 32 highest-ranked players on the European Tour against each other.
The first edition of the tournament took place in 2008. While it was also held in Germany, like the upcoming edition, it was held in the port city of Hamburg. Dortmund became the host city for the first time in 2018. Since 2022, the tournament has found its regular home in the North Rhine-Westphalia city.
The legendary Phil Taylor won the first four editions of the tournament. He shares the most successful player of the tournament mantle with Michael van Gerwen, who has also hoisted the trophy four times. The Dutchman will be one of the favorites this year as well, as per the best darts sportsbooks.
Current champion Peter Wright has won the competition twice. He tasted his first European Championship success in 2020. He became only the fourth darts star to win the European crown multiple times when he won again last year. Is the Scotsman one of the top names in darts predictions for the 2024 European Championship this year? We will find out soon.
Interestingly, Peter Wright beat James Wade both times he won the tournament. In 2020, Snakebite proved lethal for the Machine in an 11-4 final battle. Wade put up a better fight in 2023 but still had to settle for an 11-6 loss. The Englishman, however, is also a former champion, having won the title in Dortmund back in 2018. You can expect our darts tips for the 2024 European Championship, therefore, to predict another Anglo-Scottish faceoff.
Now, let’s go through the darts 2024 European Championship odds offered by legal darts bookies in Germany and find out who is leading the title race before the first piece of tungsten braces the board.
Early European Championship 2024 Darts predictions suggest Luke Humphries will be the top man in action. Humphries got the better of Luke Littler in a high-scoring Czech Darts Open semifinal before going on to deny Kim Huybrechts in the final. Cool Hand Luke dropped only 11 legs in five matches in Prague on his way to the title.
Luke Littler has bagged a handful of trophies this year and he will be looking to end the European Tour on a high note after an agonizing defeat in the Czech capital earlier this week. He has been enjoying a breakthrough season, so he will be a popular pick to bet on 2024 Darts European Championship.
Michael van Gerwen is one of the most accomplished players in history, but his recent form has been far from flattering. Mighty Mike had no answer to a rampant Luke Littler at the Czech Open, but darts 2024 European Championship odds suggest he is expected to bounce back in Dortmund.
An unfortunate injury kept Gerwyn Price sidelined in Prague, but the Welshman is set to return in all his glory to push for the 2024 Machineseeker European Championship crown. He will be a common name in European Championship 2024 Darts predictions because of his Players Championships 27 final run.
Gary Anderson is one of the marquee Czech Open absentees who will return to action in Dortmund. With the highest average among players in the last 200 legs, Anderson is a strong contender to watch in the upcoming tournament. Darts 2024 European Championship odds, therefore, paint an optimistic picture for The Flying Scotsman ahead of the European Championships.
As the anticipation soars, we are ready to roll out our PDC 2024 European Championship betting tips.
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Not the most unpredictable pick by any means, but it’s quite difficult to ignore the incredible momentum Humphries is currently on. Humpries needed to come up with a strong response following his World Grand Prix final loss, and he did. For this reason, we will start our darts tips for the 2024 European Championship by predicting another Humphries victory.
Luke Humphries powered to his second Gambrinus Czech Darts Open crown with a dominant 8-1 triumph over Kim Huybrechts in Prague. The world number one had earlier sealed his place in the final with a thrilling semi-final win against rising superstar Luke Littler, averaging a superb 108.56. In a contest brimming with top-tier quality, Humphries denied the 17-year-old a third European Tour title of 2024.
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Michael van Gerwen will not complain about his opening assignment that sets up a meeting with Gabriel Clemens. The four-time champion has a relatively easier path to the pinnacle of the quarter compared to fellow contenders Gary Anderson, Michael Smith, and Dave Chisnall. If he can maintain the same level of performance that earned him the Players Championship 27 title recently, he should have no trouble securing the second quarter.
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Gerwyn Price will be the favorite to win the first quarter, and the price seems right to back another relatively low-risk option. Iceman was in excellent form in Wigan before falling short to Van Gerwen in the final. The Nordic Darts Masters and the Australian Darts Masters champion will begin his campaign by taking on Daryl Gurney.
Luke Humphries looks set to produce another stellar display to add one more piece of silverware to his name. Gerwyn Price could be one of the biggest obstacles in his way, whom we believe will win the first quarter.
