The 2023 Machineseeker European Championship begins on Thursday, as the top 32 players from the 2023 European Tour Order of Merit compete for the £120,000 top prize in Dortmund.

The schedule of play for the 2023 Machineseeker European Championship first round has been confirmed, with five PDC World Champions in action on the opening night next Thursday.

The PDC is delighted to announce Machineseeker as the title sponsor of the 2023 European Championship.

Ross Smith will begin the defence of his Machineseeker European Championship title against Ricardo Pietreczko, with the field and draw for this month's Dortmund event now confirmed.

The race to qualify for the 2023 European Championship will reach its climax this weekend, as the 2023 European Tour season concludes with the Interwetten German Darts Championship.

Newly crowned European Champion Ross Smith has vowed to ‘kick on’ after lifting his maiden televised title in Dortmund on Sunday.

Ross Smith produced an outstanding display to defeat Michael Smith in the 2022 Cazoo European Championship final.

Peter Wright stormed through to the quarter-finals of the Cazoo European Championship in Dortmund, as Michael Smith edged out Josh Rock in a spectacular showdown on Saturday.

Chris Dobey and Rowby-John Rodriguez produced superb displays to stun Michael van Gerwen and Gerwyn Price at the Cazoo European Championship.

Top seed Luke Humphries underlined his title credentials with a classy display on the opening night of the Cazoo European Championship, despite forgetting his darts in Dortmund.