STEVE BEATON, Joe Cullen, Kevin McDine and Alan Tabern were amongst the 20 UK Qualifiers for the Austrian Darts Open event in Friday's knockout at the Robin Park Tennis Centre.
Former World Champion Beaton defeated veterans Steve Maish and Denis Ovens to earn his spot in the £100,000 event, which will be held from May 31-June 2 at the Arena Nova in Wiener Neustadt.
Youngster Cullen, a quarter-finalist in last year's Austrian Darts Open, defeated Ewan Hyslop and Ricky Evans for the loss of only two legs as he qualified to return to the event.
Kevin McDine and Terry Temple, who qualified last week for this month's European Darts Open, made it a double as they booked their Austrian spots, with McDine overcoming Sam Hill and Adrian Gray and Temple taking the notable scalps of Ted Hankey and Michael Smith.
Kevin Dowling won his place in a third successive European Tour event with a comeback win over Matt Edgar in their decider, after knocking out James Richardson in round one.
Swindon veteran Dennis Smith defeated William O'Connor and Shaun Griffiths as he also enjoyed success in qualifying for a second European Tour event of the month.
Young prospect Paul Barham, meanwhile, will make his European Tour debut in Wiener Neustadt after defeating Mark Dudbridge and Mark Hylton on Friday night.
Northern Ireland's Campbell Jackson also qualified for his first European Tour event, defeating Steve Brown and Matthew Dicken, while Bolton's Joe Murnan saw off Dave Ladley and James Hubbard to qualify.
Norfolk's Darren Webster defeated John Scott and Dean Winstanley as he progressed, and Widnes' John Bowles edged out youngster Chris Aubrey in a deciding leg as he won through.
St Helens left-hander Alan Tabern qualified with a narrow win over Prakash Jiwa, Steve West defeated Michael Mansell and Darren whittingham to progress and Jim Walker dropped only three legs in his defeats of Keith Rooney and Nick Fullwell.
Scotland's John Henderson overcame Matt Clark and Ken MacNeil, Peter Hudson won through at the expense of Connie Finnan and Steve McNally, Nigel Heydon saw off Mark Jones and Joey Palfreyman and Steve Hine raced past Johnny Haines and Andy Jenkins.
Welsh youngster Jamie Lewis enjoyed wins over Reece Robinson and Michael Barnard, while recent PDC Unicorn Challenge Tour winner Ross Smith continued his run of form with wins over Daryl Gurney and Alex Roy to qualify.
The Austrian Darts Open will be held from May 31-June 2 at the Arena Nova in Wiener Neustadt. For tickets, visit www.pdc-europe.net.
Austrian Darts Open - European Tour Event Four
UK Qualifier
First Round
Michael Smith 6-3 Jake Patchett
Terry Temple 6-4 Ted Hankey
Michael Barnard 6-2 Lee Palfreyman
Jamie Lewis 6-3 Reece Robinson
Kevin McDine 6-1 Sam Hill
Adrian Gray 6-4 David Pallett
Paul Barham 6-3 Mark Dudbridge
Mark Hylton 6-4 Kentaro Suzuki
Steve Beaton 6-1 Steve Maish
Denis Ovens 6-2 Barrie Bates
Alex Roy 6-0 Sean Ryan
Ross Smith 6-3 Daryl Gurney
Joey Palfreyman 6-5 Steve Grubb
Nigel Heydon 6-2 Mark Jones
Alan Tabern 6-2 Andrew Gilding
Prakash Jiwa 6-4 Scott Rand
Darren Whittingham 6-1 Lee Moffat
Steve West 6-4 Michael Mansell
Steve Hine 6-2 Johnny Haines
Andy Jenkins 6-2 Brandon Walsh
Chris Aubrey 6-1 Darren Johnson
John Bowles 6-1 Dave Honey
Dean Winstanley 6-2 Stephen Hardy
Darren Webster 6-2 John Scott
James Hubbard 6-2 Jamie Robinson
Joe Murnan 6-2 Dave Ladley
Ken MacNeil 6-4 Matthew Dennant
John Henderson 6-3 Matt Clark
Nick Fullwell 6-3 Richie Howson
Jim Walker 6-1 Keith Rooney
Shaun Griffiths 6-3 Mark Lawrence
Dennis Smith 6-2 William O'Connor
Steve McNally 6-5 Tony Littleton
Peter Hudson 6-3 Connie Finnan
Matthew Edgar 6-1 Atif Hussain
Kevin Dowling 6-3 James Richardson
Campbell Jackson 6-4 Steve Brown
Matthew Dicken 6-2 Glen Miller
Joe Cullen 6-1 Ewan Hyslop
Ricky Evans 6-5 Gaz Cousins
Second Round
Terry Temple 6-5 Michael Smith
Jamie Lewis 6-2 Michael Barnard
Kevin McDine 6-1 Adrian Gray
Paul Barham 6-2 Mark Hylton
Steve Beaton 6-1 Denis Ovens
Ross Smith 6-5 Alex Roy
Nigel Heydon 6-1 Joey Palfreyman
Alan Tabern 6-5 Prakash Jiwa
Steve West 6-2 Darren Whittingham
Steve Hine 6-3 Andy Jenkins
John Bowles 6-5 Chris Aubrey
Darren Webster 6-2 Dean Winstanley
Joe Murnan 6-0 James Hubbard
John Henderson 6-2 Ken MacNeil
Jim Walker 6-2 Nick Fullwell
Dennis Smith 6-4 Shaun Griffiths
Peter Hudson 6-2 Steve McNally
Kevin Dowling 6-4 Matthew Edgar
Campbell Jackson 6-5 Matthew Dicken
Joe Cullen 6-1 Ricky Evans
Qualifiers
Terry Temple
Jamie Lewis
Kevin McDine
Paul Barham
Steve Beaton
Ross Smith
Nigel Heydon
Alan Tabern
Steve West
Steve Hine
John Bowles
Darren Webster
Joe Murnan
John Henderson
Jim Walker
Dennis Smith
Peter Hudson
Kevin Dowling
Campbell Jackson
Joe Cullen