'Dream come through' for Edhouse with Euro Champ win

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.