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The 2025 Machineseeker European Championship gets underway on Thursday, as the top 32 players from the 2025 European Tour Order of Merit compete for the coveted title in Dortmund.

Coverage starts at 6:00pm UK time on ITV4. All games are the best of 11 legs (first to 6).

>Tonight's matches (6:00pm start, best of 11 legs)
(15) Ryan Joyce v (18) Luke Woodhouse
(11) Ross Smith v (22) Peter Wright
(10) Gian van Veen v (23) Damon Heta
(6) Gerwyn Price v (27) Daryl Gurney
(7) Jonny Clayton v (26) Ryan Searle
(2) Martin Schindler v (31) Dave Chisnall
(14) Wessel Nijman v (19) Michael van Gerwen
(3) Stephen Bunting v (30) Chris Dobey

>Tournament preview
https://www.pdc.tv/news/2025/10/22/2025-machineseeker-european-championship-preview

Stories you may have missed since the end of the World Grand Prix:

>World Youth Championship final to be contested between reigning champion Gian van Veen and Beau Greaves after Greaves beats Luke Littler in all-time classic
https://www.pdc.tv/news/2025/10/13/greaves-stuns-littler-set-van-veen-clash-minehead

>Greaves secures PDC Tour Card through Development Tour and confirms PDC Worlds participation
https://www.pdc.tv/news/2025/10/11/crabtree-gruellich-share-dev-tour-spoils-greaves-secures-pdc-tour-card
https://www.skysports.com/darts/news/12040/13451273/beau-greaves-to-play-in-pdc-world-darts-championship-at-alexandra-palace

>Littler secures Players Championship Finals spot, but Michael van Gerwen misses out for first time ever to prioritise family
https://www.pdc.tv/news/2025/10/15/imperious-littler-seals-minehead-spot-pc32-success
https://dartsworld.com/2025/10/exclusive-mvg-to-miss-minehead/

>Littler gets butthurt over Martin Schindler's comparative compliment of William O'Connor
https://dartsnews.com/pdc/living-rent-free-up-there-in-that-head-luke-littler-takes-bizarre-swipe-at-martin-schindler-amid-interview-reference

>2025 WDF Lakeside World Championship format and prize fund announced
https://dartswdf.com/news/2025-wdf-world-championships-prize-fund-playing-format-and-draw-date-confirmed

>>151548211
And here's the proof of Shittler's seething.

>>151548223
And yet more seething from earlier this week.

>opening a major with Jobber Joyce v Woodlouse
Grim

>Snakey down to 30 in the world
The party’s so close to being stopped

>>151549505
>Blubby 29th
>Clown 30th
>Cockstar 31st

When Blubber won the Worlds in 2023, Wright was #2 seed, Smith #4 and Cullen #13. Some downfall for the lot of them.

It's over

C'mon Chud

Ello lads

Arrers time

another shit TV display from the dweeb

>Price v Gurney
Hope they start smacking each other

>roidlet 3/17 on doubles
Dire match

>could have had Price v Wright L16 match
>instead we get Smudger v Chin
A small mercy.

Welsh doubling in this tournament: 6/31. Abysmal stuff from the pair of them.

A shame one of Uter/Chizzy has to lose, been the best match by miles

UTER ALLES

>>151551221
This is shaping up to be pure Saturday afternoon material at the moment.

>Schindler v Joyce
>Searle v van Veen
>Bunting/Dobey v Nijman/van Gerwen
>Gurney v Smith

Genuinely shite

>>151551105
>then Nijman v MVG happened

>MATCHFIXER NIJMAN
HOLY
FUCKING
SHIT

>average 109
>lose
Have to feel for Bunter for once, awful draw for both.