'Dream come through' for Edhouse with Euro Champ win

27.10.2024 - 22:35 rte.ie

England's Ritchie Edhouse was almost lost for words after winning the first televised tournament of his career in the European Championship.The 41-year-old from Essex defeated Jermaine Wattimena of the Netherlands 11-3 in the final in Dortmund, having also beaten former world champions Michael Smith and Gary Anderson in the earlier rounds."I just wanted to get a couple of rounds under my belt and see what happened, but this is unbelievable," Edhouse told Sky Sports."It’s just a dream come true.

I don’t know what to say now. It’s ridiculous. We’ll see what happens from now on."It’s a step up because confidence breeds confidence and now I’m really confident and hungry."Edhouse hit a brilliant 144 checkout to win the 12th leg and finished with an average of 90.55 against Wattimena, who had earlier thrashed world champion Luke Humphries 10-4 in the quarter-finals.

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