UK MASTERS champion John Part headed the field of 20 qualifiers for the PDC's second European Tour event of 2013.
Part took victory with a defeat of Stuart Kellett last Sunday to win the first £100,000 European Tour event, giving him an ideal boost to start the year.
The Canadian will also compete in the second tournament, after being one of the 20 players to win through Friday's UK Qualifier in Wigan, as he dropped only five legs in wins over Joe Murnan, Ian Moss and Josh Payne.
Kellett, however, was unable to win through to the European Darts Trophy event in Sindelfingen, Germany, from March 30-April 1 when he lost 6-5 to Andrew Johnson in their final game at the UK Qualifier.
Tony West, who reached the quarter-finals of last September's German Darts Masters event in Sindelfingen, overcame Paul Amos and Dave Place to ensure his spot in this event.
Steve Hine took out 114 in the deciding leg of his final clash with Steve Farmer as he followed up earlier wins over Sam Hill and Andrew Gilding with qualification, and Gaz Cousins also prevailed in an 11-leg final as he saw off Richie Howson.
James Richardson came from 5-1 down in his decider against Scott Coleman to edge through, and Michael Smith defeated fellow youngster Shaun Griffiths 6-5 to win his place in the main event.
York's Terry Temple defeated Ted Hankey and Steve West to qualify, Derbyshire's Ricky Sudale saw off Michael Barnard and David Pallett to win through to his first European Tour event and Nick Fullwell overcame Ian Walters and Mick Todd to progress.
Evergreen Alex Roy saw off Geoff Whitworth and Ross Lowe by dropping only three legs as he ensured qualification in style, while Ross Smith lost just four legs in three matches as he also won through.
Steve Maish defeated Keith Rooney, Steve Randall and Michael Mansell as he earned a place in the main event alongside another Essex ace, Jamie Robinson, who defeated veteran Dennis Smith in their decider.
Scot John Henderson defeated Andy Jenkins, Ricky Evans and Barrie Bates to qualify, Ireland's Connie Finnan overcame Richard Plowman, Paul Barham and Prakash Jiwa and Mark Hylton lost only four legs in his three games to qualify.
Widnes' John Bowles progressed the hard way with wins over South Africa's Charl Pietersen, Lee Palfreyman and Jamie Lewis, while Kevin Dowling was a 6-4 winner over Nigel Heydon in their decider, and Gareth Pass claimed the final place with a 6-3 defeat of Andrew Cornwall.
European Darts Trophy (ET2)
UK Qualifier
Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan
Board One
First Round
Kevin Dowling Bye
John Scott Bye
Nigel Heydon 6-3 Darren Whittingham
Chris Aubrey 6-5 Matthew Dicken
Second Round
Kevin Dowling 6-3 John Scott
Nigel Heydon 6-3 Chris Aubrey
Third Round
Kevin Dowling 6-4 Nigel Heydon
Board Two
First Round
Shaun Griffiths Bye
Mark Dudbridge Bye
Michael Smith 6-2 Steve Brown
Mark Lawrence 6-4 Glen Miller
Second Round
Shaun Griffiths 6-3 Mark Dudbridge
Michael Smith 6-3 Mark Lawrence
Third Round
Michael Smith 6-5 Shaun Griffiths
Board Three
First Round
Jamie Lewis Bye
Darren Johnson Bye
Lee Palfreyman 6-4 Stephen Hardy
John Bowles 6-3 Charl Pietersen
Second Round
Jamie Lewis 6-5 Darren Johnson
John Bowles 6-5 Lee Palfreyman
Third Round
John Bowles 6-5 Jamie Lewis
Board Four
First Round
Campbell Jackson Bye
Steve Farmer Bye
Andrew Gilding Bye
Steve Hine 6-0 Sam Hill
Second Round
Steve Farmer 6-1 Campbell Jackson
Steve Hine 6-3 Andrew Gilding
Third Round
Steve Hine 6-5 Steve Farmer
Board Five
First Round
Vernon Sheppard Bye
David Pallett Bye
Ricky Sudale Bye
Michael Barnard 6-5 Brian Startin
Second Round
David Pallett 6-4 Vernon Sheppard
Ricky Sudale 6-5 Michael Barnard
Third Round
Ricky Sudale 6-2 David Pallett
Board Six
First Round
Terry Temple Bye
Ted Hankey Bye
Peter Hudson 6-4 Ryan Harrington
Steve West 6-4 Steve Grubb
Second Round
Terry Temple 6-5 Ted Hankey
Steve West 6-3 Peter Hudson
Third Round
Terry Temple 6-1 Steve West
Board Seven
First Round
Joe Bata Bye
Dan Russell Bye
Matthew Edgar 6-3 Jim Walker
Ross Smith 6-1 Brian Woods
Second Round
Dan Russell 6-1 Joe Bata
Ross Smith 6-2 Matthew Edgar
Third Round
Ross Smith 6-1 Dan Russell
Board Eight
First Round
Nick Fullwell Bye
Ian Walters Bye
Reece Robinson 6-4 Josh Jones
Mick Todd 6-3 Michael Blake
Second Round
Nick Fullwell 6-5 Ian Walters
Mick Todd 6-4 Reece Robinson
Third Round
Nick Fullwell 6-3 Mick Todd
Board Nine
First Round
Matt Clark Bye
Ross Lowe Bye
Alex Roy Bye
Geoff Whitworth 6-1 Darren Ward
Second Round
Ross Lowe 6-4 Matt Clark
Alex Roy 6-1 Geoff Whitworth
Third Round
Alex Roy 6-2 Ross Lowe
Board Ten
First Round
Jon Jukes Bye
Michael Mansell Bye
Steve Randall Bye
Steve Maish 6-4 Keith Rooney
Second Round
Michael Mansell 6-5 Jon Jukes
Steve Maish 6-0 Steve Randall
Third Round
Steve Maish 6-3 Michael Mansell
Board 11
First Round
Denis Ovens Bye
Scott Coleman Bye
Daryl Gurney 6-5 Kevin Thomas
James Richardson 6-3 Paul Rowley
Second Round
Scott Coleman 6-2 Denis Ovens
James Richardson 6-5 Daryl Gurney
Third Round
James Richardson 6-5 Scott Coleman
Board 12
First Round
Gareth Pass Bye
Steve McNally Bye
Mark Cox 6-4 Peter Evison
Andrew Cornwall 6-5 Jake Patchett
Second Round
Gareth Pass 6-3 Steve McNally
Andrew Cornwall 6-5 Mark Cox
Third Round
Gareth Pass 6-3 Andrew Cornwall
Board 13
First Round
Dennis Smith Bye
Daniel Day Bye
Jamie Robinson 6-1 Sean Ryan
Jason Hogg 6-1 Johnny Haines
Second Round
Dennis Smith 6-0 Daniel Day
Jamie Robinson 6-5 Jason Hogg
Third Round
Jamie Robinson 6-2 Dennis Smith
Board 14
First Round
Josh Payne Bye
William O'Connor Bye
Ian Moss Bye
John Part 6-2 Joe Murnan
Second Round
Josh Payne 6-5 William O'Connor
John Part 6-2 Ian Moss
Third Round
John Part 6-1 Josh Payne
Board 15
First Round
Jonathan Worsley Bye
Andy Relf Bye
Lee Hayes Bye
Mark Hylton 6-2 Mark Jones
Second Round
Andy Relf 6-5 Jonathan Worsley
Mark Hylton 6-1 Lee Hayes
Third Round
Mark Hylton 6-1 Andy Relf
Board 16
First Round
Barrie Bates Bye
Kentaro Suzuki Bye
Ricky Evans 6-3 Anthony Littleton
John Henderson 6-3 Andy Jenkins
Second Round
Barrie Bates 6-0 Kentaro Suzuki
John Henderson 6-4 Ricky Evans
Third Round
John Henderson 6-2 Barrie Bates
Board 17
First Round
Prakash Jiwa Bye
Alan Tabern Bye
Connie Finnan 6-0 Richard Plowman
Paul Barham 6-3 Adrian Gray
Second Round
Prakash Jiwa 6-1 Alan Tabern
Connie Finnan 6-1 Paul Barham
Third Round
Connie Finnan 6-4 Prakash Jiwa
Board 18
First Round
Matthew Dennant Bye
Andrew Johnson Bye
Stuart Kellett 6-0 Lee Moffat
Jack Tweddell 6-3 Kevin McDine
Second Round
Andrew Johnson 6-3 Matthew Dennant
Stuart Kellett 6-3 Jack Tweddell
Third Round
Andrew Johnson 6-5 Stuart Kellett
Board 19
First Round
Joey Palfreyman Bye
Richie Howson Bye
Keegan Brown Bye
Gaz Cousins 6-0 Ron Atwill
Second Round
Richie Howson 6-2 Joey Palfreyman
Gaz Cousins 6-2 Keegan Brown
Third Round
Gaz Cousins 6-5 Richie Howson
Board 20
First Round
Paul Amos Bye
Tony West Bye
Dave Kelly Bye
Dave Place 6-2 Dave Ladley
Second Round
Tony West 6-2 Paul Amos
Dave Place 6-1 Dave Kelly
Third Round
Tony West 6-4 Dave Place
UK Qualifiers
Kevin Dowling
Michael Smith
John Bowles
Steve Hine
Ricky Sudale
Terry Temple
Ross Smith
Nick Fullwell
Alex Roy
Steve Maish
James Richardson
Gareth Pass
Jamie Robinson
John Part
Mark Hylton
John Henderson
Connie Finnan
Andrew Johnson
Gaz Cousins
Tony West