It means that Phil Taylor still holds the record of the longest unbeaten run in this tournament (22 matches). For the first in the history of this tournament, no Dutch player reached the quarter-finals.
James Wade became European Champion for the first time and won his first ranking major since 2011 after beating Simon Whitlock 11–8 in the final.
Prize money
The 2018 European Championship will have a total prize fund of £400,000, equal the amount of the last staging of the tournament.[1] The following is the breakdown of the fund:
Position (no. of players)
Prize money (Total: £400,000)
Winner
(1)
£100,000
Runner-up
(1)
£40,000
Semi-finalists
(2)
£20,000
Quarter-finalists
(4)
£15,000
Last 16 (second round)
(8)
£10,000
Last 32 (first round)
(16)
£5,000
Qualification
The 2018 tournament continues the new system in terms of qualification with the two previous editions: The top 32 players from the European Tour Order of Merit, which is solely based on prize money won in the thirteen European tour events during the season, qualifying for the tournament.
In a change from previous years, the draw was done in a fixed bracket by their seeded order with the top qualifier playing the 32nd, the second playing the 31st and so on.
The following players will take part in the tournament: