Dirk van Duijvenbode vs Madars Razma Prediction: An exciting opener to be experienced

Featuring the best players from each of the thirteen European tour events, the 2022 Cazoo European Championship will be the fifteenth annual European Championship competition hosted by the Professional Darts Corporation. Dirk van Duijvenbode faces Madars Razma in this first matchup.

Dirk van Duijvenbode, a 30-year-old Dutchman, is the favorite to win this match. In the Players Championship 25, his last match was against Josh Rock, in which he lost 3-6. We don't think, though, that the result of that match will change how well he does in this tournament, which is very important. The Dutchman has never won a professional tournament, but he has come in second place at the 2020 World Grand Prix and the 2022 World Series of Darts Finals. We now expect the 16th-ranked darts player in the world to do well as he tries to win his first major tournament.

Madars Razma will go into this tournament with 2 wins and 3 losses, with two of those losses coming in his last two games. The Latvian, on the other hand, will be motivated by the previous wins that he has over the Dutchman. However, Madars Razma is considered the underdog in this match. Based on how he has played recently, the Latvian professional darts player has a lot to work on in terms of strategy, skills, and how he approaches this match. Even though he's not in good shape, we expect him to play well against Dirk van Duijvenbode, as he has in the past.

Madars Razma has a good win record against Dirk, having won their previous games against each other. Even though Dirk van Duijvenbode is the odds-on favorite in this match, we think it will be very hard and see this match as a toss-up.