Smith beats Schindler in Dortmund thriller after Littler's QF exit

Ross Smith has won the Machineseeker European Championship for a second time after overcoming a late Martin Schindler fightback to claim an 11-8 victory in Dortmund.The 2022 champion fired a 107 average in his last-eight victory over Luke Woodhouse and rallied from 4-1 down to beat Gerwyn Price 11-7, setting up a showdown against German No 1 Schindler at Westfalenhallen. Smith edged a tight opening session before reeling off six straight legs against Schindler, who almost fell 9-2 behind before capitalising on some wayward finishing to sneak a 20-dart break of throw. European Championship: Final day as it happenedLuke Littler suffers shock end to European hopesLatest European Championship schedule, results Get the latest Sky Sports deals or stream with no contractSchindler was broken in the next but offered a four-leg burst - including finishes of 116 and 127 - to cut the deficit to 9-7 and threaten a famous comeback, but the next three legs went with throw as Smith closed out victory and the £150,000 first prize. Twitter This content is provided by Twitter, which may be using cookies and other technologies. To show you this content, we need your permission to use cookies. You can use the buttons below to amend your preferences to enable Twitter cookies or to allow those cookies just once. You can change your settings at any time via the Privacy Options. Unfortunately we have been unable to verify if you have consented to Twitter cookies. To view this content you can use the button below to allow Twitter cookies for this session only. Victory sees Smith become just the fifth player in history to win multiple European Championship titles, with his latest success following his World Series of Darts title in September and lifting him to world No 6. More to follow...Sky Sports remains the home of darts with the Grand Slam of Darts (November 14-22) and World Darts Championship (December 11-January 3) all live. Get the latest Sky Sports deals or stream with no contract.