European Championship darts tonight: Luke Littler’s match order, TV channel and Friday schedule

Luke Littler faces William O’Connor at the European Championship on Friday 23 October, with UK coverage starting at 6pm BST on ITV4 and ITVX.

Their first-round match is fifth on the evening’s schedule in Dortmund. Littler does not have a fixed start time: his appearance depends on how long the preceding four matches take.

Michael van Gerwen also begins his campaign, facing Kevin Doets in the penultimate match before Josh Rock takes on Chris Dobey.

What channel is the European Championship darts on?

The tournament is live on ITV4, with streaming through ITVX. Friday’s coverage begins at 6pm BST, as listed in the Radio Times broadcast guide.

Viewers can select ITV4 through the live section of ITVX. An ITVX account is free, and a Premium subscription is not required for the live channel.

You must be covered by a TV Licence to watch live television, including through ITVX.

Friday’s order of play

Eight first-round matches complete the opening stage. The published schedule lists the following order:

Order	Match
1	Ryan Joyce vs Jermaine Wattimena
2	Krzysztof Ratajski vs Dave Chisnall
3	Nathan Aspinall vs Cristo Reyes
4	Jonny Clayton vs Niko Springer
5	Luke Littler vs William O’Connor
6	Wessel Nijman vs Martin Schindler
7	Kevin Doets vs Michael van Gerwen
8	Josh Rock vs Chris Dobey

The 6pm listing applies to the session. Later matches follow in sequence, so individual start times should be treated as estimates.

Who would Littler face next?

The winner of Littler against O’Connor will meet Nathan Aspinall or Cristo Reyes in Saturday evening’s second round.

Van Gerwen or Doets will face the winner of Krzysztof Ratajski against Dave Chisnall in the same session.

Our European Championship draw guide has the wider tournament bracket.

Weekend schedule: when is the final?

The second round takes place across two sessions on Saturday. Sunday brings the quarter-finals in the afternoon, followed by the semi-finals and final in the evening.

Date	Stage	UK session time
Saturday 24 October	Second round, afternoon	Noon BST
Saturday 24 October	Second round, evening	6pm BST
Sunday 25 October	Quarter-finals	Noon GMT
Sunday 25 October	Semi-finals and final	6pm GMT

The clocks go back overnight between Saturday and Sunday. All times above are UK local time.

Sunday’s final follows both semi-finals; 6pm is the start of the evening session, not the final itself.

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