Raymond van Barneveld completed a European Tour qualification double on Thursday, winning six straight matches to mark a timely return to form. The Dutch icon was one of four players to enjoy a faultless campaign in Hildesheim, as qualifiers for European Tour Events 13-14 took place on a sweltering afternoon at Halle 39. The Flanders […]
Raymond van Barneveld completed a European Tour qualification double on Thursday, winning six straight matches to mark a timely return to form.
The Dutch icon was one of four players to enjoy a faultless campaign in Hildesheim, as qualifiers for European Tour Events 13-14 took place on a sweltering afternoon at Halle 39.
The Flanders Darts Trophy (ET13) will take place in Antwerp from September 11-13, before the latest edition of the Swiss Darts Trophy (ET14) is held in Basel from October 9-11.
Van Barneveld overcame Samuel Price, Andy Boulton and Thomas Lovely to seal his spot in Antwerp, before defeating Arno Merk, Connor Scutt and David Sharp in the ET14 Qualifier.
The five-time World Champion converted 120, 124 and 160 checkouts during his 6-4 success against Scutt, before recovering from 5-4 adrift to sink Sharp in a dramatic finale.
Cristo Reyes, Jeffrey de Graaf and Bradley Brooks joined Van Barneveld in celebrating a qualification double on German soil, with Reyes conceding just a solitary leg in the ET14 Qualifier.
The Spaniard has remarkably progressed through ten European Tour qualifiers in 2026, thereby catapulting himself into the provisional qualification places for the upcoming World Grand Prix.
De Graaf registered successive 99 averages in easing through the ET13 Qualifier, before overturning a 5-3 deficit against Maximilian Czerwinski to cement his spot in Basel.
Brooks, meanwhile, won seven consecutive games throughout a marathon day in Hildesheim, defeating the likes of Keane Barry, Kim Huybrechts, Mike De Decker and Alan Soutar in the process.
Three-time Women’s World Matchplay champion Beau Greaves headlined the remaining qualifiers for ET13, averaging 102.47 in her winner-takes-all showdown against James Hurrell.
Czechia’s Karel Sedlacek whitewashed Brendan Dolan to book his place in Belgium, as Chris Landman, Mickey Mansell, Jim Long and Stephen Burton completed the list of qualifiers.
2022/23 World Champion Michael Smith will make his European Tour return in Basel, having produced a magnificent 11-darter to edge past Norway’s Cor Dekker in a dramatic last-leg clash.
Austrian veteran Mensur Suljovic and Players Championship 26 runner-up Mario Vandenbogaerde also tasted success, overcoming Sedlacek and Nick Kenny respectively to seal their spots in Switzerland.
Tom Bissell registered a hat-trick of 97+ averages to cap off a terrific ET14 campaign, advancing alongside Dutch duo Maik Kuivenhoven and Sietse Lap.
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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ET13 Tour Card Holder Qualifiers: Bradley Brooks, Cristo Reyes, Jim Long, Stephen Burton, Jeffrey de Graaf, Beau Greaves, Raymond van Barneveld, Karel Sedlacek, Mickey Mansell, Chris Landman.
ET14 Tour Card Holder Qualifiers: Bradley Brooks, Mensur Suljovic, Tom Bissell, Jeffrey de Graaf, Michael Smith, Mario Vandenbogaerde, Raymond van Barneveld, Sietse Lap, Maik Kuivenhoven, Cristo Reyes.