{"id":3776,"date":"2021-10-01T19:02:17","date_gmt":"2021-10-01T19:02:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pdc.fw-web.space\/?p=3776"},"modified":"2021-10-01T20:19:14","modified_gmt":"2021-10-01T20:19:14","slug":"cazoo-european-championship-schedule-of-play-confirmed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pdc.fw-web.space\/news\/cazoo-european-championship-schedule-of-play-confirmed\/","title":{"rendered":"Cazoo European Championship schedule of play confirmed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Peter Wright will begin his title defence against Florian Hempel on the opening night of the Cazoo European Championship, with the schedule of play for this month&#8217;s Salzburg event now confirmed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pdc.fw-web.space\/tournaments\/et-2021-en\/cazoo-european-championship-2021\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">GET YOUR TICKETS NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>World number two Wright will take on upcoming German star Hempel on Thursday October 14, the first of six sessions of action at the Salzburgarena.<\/p>\n<p>Taking place from October 14-17, the tournament features the top 32 players on the 2021 European Tour Order of Merit following the events in Hungary and Gibraltar.<\/p>\n<p>The opening game will see Simon Whitlock, the 2012 European Champion, take on Scotland&#8217;s William Borland, with 2019 winner Rob Cross also in first night action against Irish teenager Keane Barry.<\/p>\n<p>Jose de Sousa, who hit a nine-darter in last year&#8217;s tournament, will take on Welsh youngster Lewis Williams, while Luke Humphries and Callan Rydz meet in a contest between two of the sport&#8217;s rising stars.<\/p>\n<p>Friday&#8217;s second night will see a further eight round one matches take place, with top seed Gerwyn Price up against Ritchie Edhouse.<\/p>\n<p>Four-time European Championship winner Michael van Gerwen will face Croatia&#8217;s Boris Krcmar, while 2018 champion James Wade meets Adam Smith-Neale.<\/p>\n<p>Hungarian Darts Trophy runner-up Michael Smith will face Ryan Searle in a repeat of their meeting at July&#8217;s World Matchplay.<\/p>\n<p>The tournament will then continue with the second round across two sessions on Saturday October 16, ahead of Sunday&#8217;s decisive final stages.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets are on sale <a href=\"https:\/\/pdc.fw-web.space\/tournaments\/et-2021-en\/cazoo-european-championship-2021\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To gain entry to the venue, all fans will be required to show proof of a completed approved Covid-19 vaccination, proof of recovery from Covid-19 or a negative Covid-19 test.<\/p>\n<p>The tournament will be broadcast on ITV4 in the UK, through the PDC&#8217;s international broadcast partners including RTL7 and DAZN, through PDCTV for Rest of the World Subscribers and via matchroom.live.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2021 Cazoo European Championship<br \/>\nThursday October 14<br \/>\nEvening Session (2000 local time, 1900 BST)<br \/>\nFirst Round x8<\/strong><br \/>\nSimon Whitlock v William Borland<br \/>\nBrendan Dolan v Kim Huybrechts<br \/>\nRob Cross v Keane Barry<br \/>\nLuke Humphries v Callan Rydz<br \/>\nJose de Sousa v Lewis Williams<br \/>\nPeter Wright v Florian Hempel<br \/>\nMensur Suljovic v Adam Hunt<br \/>\nJoe Cullen v Ted Evetts<\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday October 15<br \/>\nEvening Session (2000 local time, 1900 BST)<br \/>\nFirst Round x8<\/strong><br \/>\nAdam Gawlas v Joe Murnan<br \/>\nKrzysztof Ratajski v Danny Noppert<br \/>\nJames Wade v Adam Smith-Neale<br \/>\nNathan Aspinall v Mervyn King<br \/>\nMichael Smith v Ryan Searle<br \/>\nMichael van Gerwen v Boris Krcmar<br \/>\nGerwyn Price v Ritchie Edhouse<br \/>\nDamon Heta v Gabriel Clemens<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday October 16<br \/>\nAfternoon Session (1345 local time, 1245 BST)<\/strong><br \/>\nSecond Round x4<\/p>\n<p><strong>Evening Session (2000 local time, 1900 BST)<\/strong><br \/>\nSecond Round x4<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunday October 17<br \/>\nAfternoon Session (1345 local time, 1245 BST)<\/strong><br \/>\nQuarter-Finals<\/p>\n<p><strong>Evening Session (2000 local time, 1900 BST)<\/strong><br \/>\nSemi-Finals &#038; 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