150/1 outsider Ritchie Edhouse almost doubles career earnings as he lifts ‘dream’ European Championship darts title

RITCHIE EDHOUSE admitted it was a “dream travel true” arsenic helium became a daze victor of the European Championship. 

The World No.39 crushed Jermaine Wattimena 11-3 to triumph his archetypal large rubric successful Dortmund connected Sunday night.

‘Madhouse’, 41, rattled disconnected NINE legs successful succession, 3 ton-plus finishes and wrapped it up successful benignant with 2 treble 18s.

Basildon-born Edhouse was a 250-1 outsider and picked up £120,000 - having lone had £153,000 connected his ranking aft 2 years of prize money.

He had ne'er antecedently been beyond the past 32 successful immoderate large tournament. 

He said: “It’s conscionable a imagination travel true, I don’t cognize what to say. 

“I conscionable wanted to get a mates of rounds nether my loop and spot what happened. 

“The missus kicks my butt each the time. It’s a measurement up and assurance breeds assurance and hungry. 

“It’s a engaged clip and the assurance volition beryllium up truthful we’ll spot what happens.”

Earlier Edhouse had beaten Gary Anderson 10-5 successful the quarters and past Luke Woodhouse 11-5 to scope the final. 

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Meanwhile, Luke Humphries' quarter-final conqueror Wattimena was philosophical aft falling astatine the past hurdle successful the finest tourney show of his career.

The Dutchman led 2-0 and 3-2 earlier his finishing fell apart.

He said: "The amended subordinate won astatine this moment.

"On the signifier we are enemies but after that we are bully friends.

"I'm truly blessed with this result. I'm proud."

Wattimena had pipped chap Dutchman Danny Noppert successful a 11-10 semi-final thriller.