European Championship Draw

THE draw for the 2009 European Championship.

The top half of the draw will play on Thursday night in round one, with the bottom half competing on Friday.

The tournament takes place from October 29-November 1 at the Claus Event Center, Hoofddorp, Holland.

Phil Taylor will begin the defence of his title against Holland's Toon Greebe, while the opening night also features Co Stompe against Gary Anderson, Jelle Klaasen versus Wayne Jones and Roland Scholten against Mensur Suljovic.

Number four seed John Part drew Colin Lloyd, Terry Jenkins meets Jamie Caven and Ronnie Baxter takes on Andy Smith, while in-form Wes Newton takes on Robert Thornton.

World number two Raymond van Barneveld faces Dennis Priestley, while James Wade drew Alan Tabern in a battle of the two top left-handers.

Michael van Gerwen and Vincent van der Voort meet in an all-Dutch clash, while the remaining Dutchman, Remco van Eijden, faces Andy Hamilton.

Adrian Lewis drew in-form Steve Beaton, who won Saturday's Players Championship, and Mervyn King takes on Spain's Carlos Rodriguez.

Colin Osborne meets Paul Nicholson and Kevin Painter faces Mark Walsh in Friday's other first round games.

Play will continue with the second round games played across two sessions on Saturday, with the quarter-finals on Sunday afternoon, and the semi-finals and final in one session on Sunday evening.

2009 European Championship
First Round Draw & Bracket

Top half of draw
Phil Taylor (1) v Toon Greebe
Wes Newton v Robert Thornton
Ronnie Baxter (8) v Andy Smith
Co Stompe v Gary Anderson
Terry Jenkins (5) v Jamie Caven
Wayne Jones v Jelle Klaasen
John Part (4) v Colin Lloyd
Mensur Suljovic v Roland Scholten
Bottom half of draw
Raymond van Barneveld (2) v Dennis Priestley
Kevin Painter v Mark Walsh
Adrian Lewis (7) v Steve Beaton
Michael van Gerwen v Vincent van der Voort
Mervyn King (6) v Carlos Rodriguez
Colin Osborne v Paul Nicholson
James Wade (3) v Alan Tabern
Andy Hamilton v Remco van Eijden

Schedule of Play
First Round
Thursday - 7pm start

Terry Jenkins v Jamie Caven
Mensur Suljovic v Roland Scholten
Wes Newton v Robert Thornton
Ronnie Baxter v Andy Smith
Co Stompe v Gary Anderson
Phil Taylor v Toon Greebe
John Part v Colin Lloyd
Wayne Jones v Jelle Klaasen

Friday - 7pm start
Mervyn King v Carlos Rodriguez
Kevin Painter v Mark Walsh
Andy Hamilton v Remco van Eijden
James Wade v Alan Tabern
Adrian Lewis v Steve Beaton
Raymond van Barneveld v Dennis Priestley
Michael van Gerwen v Vincent van der Voort
Colin Osborne v Paul Nicholson

Second Round
Saturday - 1pm start

Part/Lloyd v Suljovic/Scholten
King/Rodriguez v Osborne/Nicholson
Jenkins/Caven v Jones/Klaasen
Baxter/Smith v Stompe/Anderson

Saturday - 7pm start
van Barneveld/Priestley v Painter/Walsh
Lewis/Beaton v van Gerwen/van der Voort
Taylor/Greebe v Newton/Thornton
Wade/Tabern v Hamilton/van Eijden

Quarter-Finals
Sunday - 1pm start

Jenkins/Caven/Jones/Klaasen v Part/Lloyd/Suljovic/Scholten
Taylor/Greebe/Newton/Thornton v Baxter/Smith/Stompe/Anderson
van Barneveld/Priestley/Painter/Walsh v Lewis/Beaton/van Gerwen/van der Voort
King/Rodriguez/Osborne/Nicholson v Wade/Tabern/Hamilton/van Eijden

Semi-Finals & Final
Sunday - 7pm start

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