Luke Woodhouse beat Dirk van Duijvenbode 6-3 at the European Championship in Dortmund. In the fourth part of the match, he needed only nine darts to finish. He scored 180 points twice. Then he hit triple 20, triple 19, and double 12. These areas give three times or twice the points on the board. The crowd was very excited.
Woodhouse tried to stay calm after his perfect finish. He wanted to win the match, not just throw nine perfect darts. He won the match with a final dart in the center of the board. He said he felt very good and had a very good year.
Next, Woodhouse plays Gian van Veen in the second round. Van Veen won this tournament last time. He beat Andrew Gilding 6-4 in a difficult first match. Gilding scored many points, but Van Veen won with a final dart in double eight. Van Veen hopes to become the first player to win the tournament two years in a row since 2018. The tournament runs from October 22 to 25.
