Darts action continues on the PDC Tour this year as the 2023 European Championship takes place over the next four days in Dortmund, Germany. With the best 32 players from Europe in attendance and £500,000 up for grabs at the Westfalenhallen this weekend, fans can expect some fantastic match-ups and plenty of great betting as well.
Ross Smith heads to Germany as the defending champion, having knocked over Michael Smith this time last year. However, with 10 different winners across the 13 tournaments so far on the PDC European Tour, there will be a number of players arriving in Dortmund confident that they can win the 2023 European Championship. Will it be the class of Michael van Gerwen or Gerwyn Price that rises to the top?
We break down all the latest betting odds from bookmaker bet365 and outline the best bets to make on the 2023 European Championship this week.
※ Current Odds Date & Time: October 25th, 10:00 P.M. (GMT)
Despite the volatile form of a number of players on the European Tour this year, it’s the big names that sit atop the betting odds at bookmaker bet365 ahead of the 2023 European Championship this week. Michael van Gerwen leads the betting at 4.50, narrowly ahead of Gerwyn Price who returns 5.00. Behind these two, Luke Humphries pays 5.50, before the odds drop off to fourth and fifth favourites Michael Smith and Rob Cross, who are at 8.50 and 17.00 respectively.
Odds to make the final are similar, with van Gerwen at 2.87 through to Rob Cross at 9.00.
※ Current Odds Date & Time: October 25th, 10:00 P.M. (GMT)
There are two paths to take when it comes to betting on the 2023 European Championship. Either go for the safe option and wager on Michael van Gerwen to take this one out, simply because the Dutchman is one of the best to ever play the game and statistically is your strongest option to win. Or take a risk, look at current form, and back Dave Chisnall to continue his winning run in 2023.
We say the best approach is wagering on Chisnall to claim the European Championship at 23.00. Amid a tumultuous European Tour this year, there’s been one constant: Dave Chisnall. The Englishman has won more titles than anyone else, claiming three of the 13 events, including the Hungarian Darts Trophy late last month. His consistency has been impressive and considering he returns almost five-fold what van Gerwen does, there’s much more value to back Chisnall here than one of the bigger names.
