<body><div> RITCHIE EDHOUSE admitted it was a “dream come true” as he became a shock winner of the European Championship. The World No 39 crushed <a href="https://www.the-sun.com/sport/12756734/peter-wright-european-championship-darts-exit-wattimena/" rel="nofollow"> Jermaine Wattimena </a> 11-3 to win his first major title in Dortmund on Sunday night. <figure class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_12764539"><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=085Ms5_0wOeF9hU00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=085Ms5_0wOeF9hU00" width="960" height="664" ><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Ritchie Edhouse was stunned by his against-the-odds triumph </figcaption></figure><figure class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_12764540"><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2Ady2I_0wOeF9hU00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2Ady2I_0wOeF9hU00" width="960" height="532" ><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">The English ace stormed back to beat Jermaine Wattimena </figcaption></figure><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate> ‘Madhouse’, 41, rattled off NINE legs in succession, three ton-plus finishes and wrapped it up in style with two double 18s. Basildon-born Edhouse was a 250-1 outsider and picked up £120,000 – having only had £153,000 on his ranking after two years of prize money. He had never previously been beyond the last 32 in any major tournament. He said: “It’s just a dream come true, I don’t know what to say. “I just wanted to get a couple of rounds under my belt and see what happened. “The missus kicks my butt all the time. It’s a step up and confidence breeds confidence and hungry. “It’s a busy time and the confidence will be up so we’ll see what happens.” Earlier Edhouse had beaten Gary Anderson 10-5 in the quarters and then Luke Woodhouse 11-5 to reach the final. <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate> FOOTBALL FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALS Meanwhile, <a href="https://www.the-sun.com/sport/12763426/luke-humphries-european-darts-championship/" rel="nofollow"> Luke Humphries’ quarter-final conqueror </a> Wattimena was philosophical after falling at the last hurdle in the finest tournament display of his career. The Dutchman led 2-0 and 3-2 before his finishing fell apart.  He said: “The better player won at this moment. “On the stage we are enemies but after&nbsp;that we are good friends. “I’m really happy with this result. I’m proud.” Wattimena had pipped fellow Dutchman Danny Noppert in a 11-10 semi-final thriller. <figure class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_12764558"><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=02gbLg_0wOeF9hU00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=02gbLg_0wOeF9hU00" width="960" height="535" ><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Edhouse has soared up the world rankings with his Dortmund glory </figcaption></figure><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate></div></body>

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RITCHIE EDHOUSE admitted it was a “dream come true” as he became a shock winner of the European Championship.  The World No 39 crushed Jermaine Wattimena 11-3 to win his first major title in Dortmund on Sunday night. ‘Madhouse’, 41, rattled off NINE legs in succession, three ton-plus finishes and wrapped it up in style […]