Krzysztof Ratajski eliminates world champion Luke Littler. Smith beats Luke Woodhouse and Gerwyn Price on his way to the final, while Schindler beats Jonny Clayton and Ratajski. Price also beats Stephen Bunting in the quarter-finals.
Ross Smith held off Martin Schindler’s comeback to win the European Championship darts final 11–8 in Dortmund on Sunday, 25 October. It was Smith’s second title in the tournament, following his first in 2022.
The final was first to 11 legs, the individual games within a darts match. Smith won six consecutive legs to build an 8–2 lead. Schindler narrowed the score to 9–7, but Smith won two of the next three legs to secure the championship.
Krzysztof Ratajski knocked out world champion Luke Littler in the afternoon session’s last quarter-final. Littler, who has yet to win the European Championship, said on social media that he had played well before Sunday but that his game had not clicked that afternoon.
Ratajski then lost to Schindler in the semi-finals. Smith reached the final by beating Luke Woodhouse and Gerwyn Price.
| Stage | Winner | Score | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarter-final | Ross Smith | 10–6 | Luke Woodhouse |
| Quarter-final |
The 16-year-old was sent off at Fleetwood in his second start of the season, leaving Arsenal short of wing options before Sunday’s trip to Liverpool.
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| Gerwyn Price |
| 10–3 |
| Stephen Bunting |
| Quarter-final | Martin Schindler | 10–1 | Jonny Clayton |
| Quarter-final | Krzysztof Ratajski | 10–6 | Luke Littler |
| Semi-final | Ross Smith | 11–7 | Gerwyn Price |
| Semi-final | Martin Schindler | 11–6 | Krzysztof Ratajski |
| Final | Ross Smith | 11–8 | Martin Schindler |
The appeal tribunal removed an additional suspended spectator ban, but each club must still play its next home Scottish Cup tie without fans and pay the visiting side £100,000.
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Ben Duckett’s career-best 167 and Liam Dawson’s four wickets give England a consolation win in Lahore, with Sri Lanka already through to the final against Pakistan.
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