Springer, Wenig, Huybrechts & Mansell complete ET qualification double

Niko Springer (PDC)

Niko Springer, Lukas Wenig, Kim Huybrechts and Mickey Mansell completed a European Tour qualification double in Hildesheim on Wednesday.

Wednesday’s double-header saw qualifiers for European Tour Events 7-8 take place at Halle 39, with each qualifier producing ten players per event.

The Dutch Darts Championship (ET7) will be held at the Autotron in Rosmalen from May 23-25, while the European Darts Open (ET8) takes place at Leverkusen's Ostermann-Arena from May 30-June 1.

Emerging star Springer averaged almost 105 to whitewash Grand Slam runner-up Martin Lukeman in the final round of ET7 qualification, before winning four straight games to confirm his return to home soil.

He will be joined in Leverkusen by his fellow countryman Wenig, who won six consecutive matches along with Huybrechts and Mansell.

Huybrechts recorded a trio of deciding-leg wins over Ricky Evans, Nathan Rafferty and Alan Soutar in the ET7 Qualifier, while Mansell landed a brace of ton-plus averages across the afternoon.

Dutch duo Wesley Plaisier and Maik Kuivenhoven will also headline on home soil in Rosmalen, with Max Hopp, Karel Sedlacek, Mario Vandenbogaerde and Ryan Meikle completing the line-up.

Brendan Dolan - a finalist at Tuesday’s Players Championship 16 - continued his fine form in Hildesheim to secure his spot at the European Darts Open.

The Northern Irish veteran edged out Sedlacek in their winner-takes-all clash, having earlier swept aside Rusty-Jake Rodriguez and Jeffrey de Graaf.

Former UK Open semi-finalist Evans and Scottish star Soutar also won through the day’s second event, as Richard Veenstra, Bradley Brooks and Darryl Pilgrim also confirmed their qualification.

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ET7 Tour Card Holder Qualifiers: 
Wesley Plaisier, Max Hopp, Mario Vandenbogaerde, Niko Springer, Karel Sedlacek, Maik Kuivenhoven, Lukas Wenig, Mickey Mansell, Kim Huybrechts, Ryan Meikle.

ET8 Tour Card Holder Qualifiers: Lukas Wenig, Brendan Dolan, Richard Veenstra, Bradley Brooks, Niko Springer, Darryl Pilgrim, Mickey Mansell, Ricky Evans, Alan Soutar, Kim Huybrechts.