Overview
- The Machineseeker European Championship runs October 23–26 at Dortmund’s Westfalenhalle with the top 32 from the European Tour Order of Merit, which fixes the bracket and removes a random draw.
- Nathan Aspinall is top seed after three Euro Tour titles and opens against Rob Cross, with marquee ties including Luke Littler vs Raymond van Barneveld, Luke Humphries vs Krzysztof Ratajski, and Michael van Gerwen vs Wessel Nijman.
- First round matches are best of 11 legs, the last 16 and quarter-finals are best of 19, and both the semi-finals and final are best of 21 across a four-session weekend.
- The prize fund totals £600,000, paying £120,000 to the winner, £60,000 to the runner-up, £40,000 to semi-finalists, £25,000 to quarter-finalists, £15,000 for the last 16, and £7,500 for first-round exits.
- Coverage is live on ITV4 in the UK and through PDC broadcast partners including DAZN, Viaplay and PDCTV, with evening sessions on Thursday and Friday and afternoon/evening sessions on Sunday.