Cristo Reyes and Sebastian Bialecki continued their strong success in Tour Card Holder Qualifiers for European Tour events, qualifying for Events Nine and Ten respectively in Leicester. The Mattioli Arena hosted over 80 players for a European Tour qualification double-header on May 20, as ten players confirmed their spots in each event. The inaugural Slovak […]
Cristo Reyes and Sebastian Bialecki continued their strong success in Tour Card Holder Qualifiers for European Tour events, qualifying for Events Nine and Ten respectively in Leicester.
The Mattioli Arena hosted over 80 players for a European Tour qualification double-header on May 20, as ten players confirmed their spots in each event.
The inaugural Slovak Darts Open (ET9) will occur in Bratislava from June 19-21, while the European Darts Open (ET10) will take place in Leverkusen from July 10-12.
Reyes and Bialecki both confirmed their fifth appearance on the circuit in 2026 by emerging through one qualifier each, with Reyes securing his place in Bratislava.
The Spaniard produced a trio of comfortable wins against Cam Crabtree, Thomas Lovely and finally Mickey Mansell to prevail in the opening qualifier, while Jeffrey de Graaf also qualified after breezing past Samuel Price 6-1.
Justin Hood picked up two whitewash wins before producing a 102.86 average to see off Stephen Rosney in a last-leg decider and confirm his second-consecutive European Tour qualification.
Tom Sykes will make his European Tour debut in Bratislava after winning four consecutive matches, while Mervyn King will appear on the circuit for the first time since April 2024 after surviving multiple match darts against Greg Ritchie to come back from 5-3 down and triumph 6-5.
Owen Bates and Jim Long will make their first European Tour appearances of 2026 after overcoming Richard Veenstra and Max Hopp, while Slovenia’s Benjamin Pratnemer will also feature in Bratislava after defeating Adam Paxton.
Keane Barry secured his place at the Slovak Darts Open after edging past Charlie Manby in a last-leg decider, as young talent Tyler Thorpe will also feature having picked up a trio of 6-4 victories.
In the European Darts Open qualifier, Bialecki shone to confirm his fifth European Tour appearance of the year. The Polish star defeated second seed Ritchie Edhouse and averaged over 103 to see off Arno Merk, before dispatching Shane McGuirk to secure qualification.
Rhys Griffin ensured his European Tour debut after more than two years with a Tour Card, surviving multiple match darts against Jeffrey de Zwaan to battle through a last-leg decider, while Samuel Price will also feature in his maiden appearance on the circuit after denying Carl Sneyd.
World Championship star Manby defeated Dominik Gruellich to confirm his spot in Leverkusen ahead of his European Tour debut on Friday at the International Darts Open, while Bradley Brooks also secured his second appearance on the circuit after downing former European Tour winners Ian White and Michael Smith.
Darius Labanauskas and Mario Vandenbogaerde will also appear at their second European Tour events of 2026 in Leverkusen, with the Lithuanian number one conceding just five legs in his three matches en route to qualification, while Vandenbogaerde battled through two last-leg shoot-outs.
Mansell reached a fourth European Tour event of the year after defeating Alexander Merkx, while Lukas Wenig and Maik Kuivenhoven completed the list of qualifiers with victories over Hopp and Rob Owen respectively.
European Tour events will see 16 seeds from the PDC World Rankings exempt to the last 32 of each tournament, while the top 16 players from the ProTour Rankings will take on the remaining 16 qualifiers in round one.
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ET9 Tour Card Holder Qualifiers: Mervyn King, Owen Bates, Benjamin Pratnemer, Jim Long, Keane Barry, Tyler Thorpe, Justin Hood, Tom Sykes, Jeffrey de Graaf, Cristo Reyes.
ET10 Tour Card Holder Qualifiers: Mario Vandenbogaerde, Sebastian Bialecki, Bradley Brooks, Rhys Griffin, Darius Labanauskas, Samuel Price, Lukas Wenig, Maik Kuivenhoven, Charlie Manby, Mickey Mansell.