THE 2015 European Championship kicks off on Friday, as the PDC stages its first-ever major TV event in Belgium at Hasselt's Ethias Arena.
The £300,000 tournament sees 32 players bidding to take the title across three days from Friday October 30-Sunday November 1.
Friday sees the first round held across two sessions in Hasselt, with the second round taking place on Saturday, also across two sessions.
The Unibet European Championship will the conclude on Sunday, with the quarter-finals in the afternoon session and the semi-finals and final in the evening session.
The tournament will be screened live in the UK through ITV4 and will also be available for LIVEPDC.TV International Pass Subscribers, with coverage available in the following territories worldwide:
ITV4 - UK
Setanta - Ireland
RTL7 - Netherlands
Sport1 - Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein & Luxemburg
Play Sport - Belgium
Nova - Czech Republic & Slovakia
OSN - Middle East & North Africa
Fox Sports - Australia
Sky - New Zealand
LIVEPDC.TV - For International Pass Subscribers outside of UK, Ireland & Netherlands
Tickets
Tickets for the Unibet European Championship can be purchased through www.pdc-europe.tv.
First Round Draw & Tournament Bracket
Michael van Gerwen (1) v Jeffrey de Zwaan
Cristo Reyes v Max Hopp
Ian White (8) v Stephen Bunting
Mensur Suljovic v Dave Chisnall
Robert Thornton (5) v John Henderson
Christian Kist v Rowby-John Rodriguez
Peter Wright (4) v Alan Norris
Kim Huybrechts v Mervyn King
Gary Anderson (2) v Brendan Dolan
Simon Whitlock v Magnus Caris
James Wade (7) v Terry Jenkins
Jelle Klaasen v Raymond van Barneveld
Adrian Lewis (6) v Benito van de Pas
Justin Pipe v Dirk van Duijvenbode
Phil Taylor (3) v Vincent van der Voort
Michael Smith v Gerwyn Price
Schedule of Play
Friday October 30
Afternoon Session (1.45pm-6pm local time, 12.45pm-5pm UK time)
First Round x8
Cristo Reyes 6-2 Max Hopp
Christian Kist 4-6 Rowby-John Rodriguez
Simon Whitlock 6-2 Magnus Caris
Justin Pipe 6-2 Dirk van Duijvenbode
Michael Smith 6-4 Gerwyn Price
Ian White 5-6 Stephen Bunting
Robert Thornton 4-6 John Henderson
Peter Wright 6-3 Alan Norris
Evening Session (8pm-12am local time, 7pm-11pm UK time)
First Round x8
Adrian Lewis 6-5 Benito van de Pas
Mensur Suljovic 5-6 Dave Chisnall
James Wade 6-3 Terry Jenkins
Gary Anderson 6-3 Brendan Dolan
Jelle Klaasen 6-4 Raymond van Barneveld
Phil Taylor 6-1 Vincent van der Voort
Michael van Gerwen 6-3 Jeffrey de Zwaan
Kim Huybrechts 6-3 Mervyn King
Saturday October 31
Afternoon Session (1.45pm-6pm local time, 12.45pm-5pm UK time)
Second Round x4
John Henderson 10-2 Rowby-John Rodriguez
Stephen Bunting 6-10 Dave Chisnall
Adrian Lewis 10-7 Justin Pipe
Gary Anderson 10-8 Simon Whitlock
Evening Session (8pm-12am local time, 7pm-11pm UK time)
Second Round x4
Peter Wright 10-8 Kim Huybrechts
Phil Taylor 10-5 Michael Smith
Michael van Gerwen 10-3 Cristo Reyes
James Wade 5-10 Jelle Klaasen
Sunday November 1
Afternoon Session (1.45pm-6pm local time, 12.45pm-5pm UK time)
Quarter-Finals Order of Play
John Henderson 4-10 Peter Wright
Michael van Gerwen 10-5 Dave Chisnall
Gary Anderson 10-6 Jelle Klaasen
Adrian Lewis 10-9 Phil Taylor
Evening Session (8pm-12am local time, 7pm-11pm UK time)
Semi-Finals
Michael van Gerwen v Peter Wright
Gary Anderson v Adrian Lewis
Final
van Gerwen/Wright v Anderson/Lewis
Format
First Round - Best of 11 legs
Second Round - Best of 19 legs
Quarter-Finals - Best of 19 legs
Semi-Finals - Best of 21 legs
Final - Best of 21 legs
Prize Fund
Winner £65,000
Runner-Up £35,000
Semi-Finalists £17,000
Quarter-Finalists £11,500
Second Round Losers £7,000
First Round Losers £4,000
Total £300,000
Previous Champions
2008 - Phil Taylor defeated Adrian Lewis 11-5
2009 - Phil Taylor defeated Steve Beaton 11-3
2010 - Phil Taylor defeated Wayne Jones 11-1
2011 - Phil Taylor defeated Adrian Lewis 11-8
2012 - Simon Whitlock defeated Wes Newton 11-5
2013 - Adrian Lewis defeated Simon Whitlock 11-5
2014 - Michael van Gerwen defeated Terry Jenkins 11-4
Nine-Darters
2011 - Adrian Lewis, Semi-Finals v Raymond van Barneveld
2014 - Michael van Gerwen, Semi-Finals v Raymond van Barneveld