Ritchie Edhouse and Niko Springer completed a European Tour qualification double on Thursday, as Tour Card Holder Qualifiers for European Tour Events 11-12 took place in Hildesheim.
Thursday’s double-header at the Halle 39 saw a field of 87 players competing in the respective European Tour qualifiers, which produced ten players per event.
The Czech Darts Open (ET11) will be held at the PVA EXPO in Prague from September 5-7, before the Hungarian Darts Trophy (ET12) takes place in Budapest from September 19-21.
Reigning European Champion Edhouse was superb in Germany, winning six consecutive matches to book his place in Prague and Budapest, beating Thomas Lovely in both Last 20 rounds to seal ET11 and ET12 qualification, respectively.
Springer, a three-time Development Tour winner, was also unbeaten in Hildesheim, seeing off former UK Open champion Dimitri Van den Bergh and former World Youth Champion Bradley Brooks to book his place in both events.
Krzysztof Ratajski was one of the showcases on the list of ET11 Qualifiers, following up a 100 average in a whitewash win over Christian Kist with a narrow victory against Dylan Slevin to clinch his place at the Czech Darts Open.
Ian White, who recently qualified for both ET9 and ET10, continued his good run of form as he beat Max Hopp, Stefaan Henderyck and Rob Owen to seal his place in Prague.
Richard Veenstra booked his spot in the Czech Darts Open, but lost out narrowly to Springer to see his hopes of a qualification double dashed.
Brendan Dolan, William O'Connor, Kevin Doets, Cor Dekker and Mike Kuivenhoven also sealed spots in the Czech Darts Open.
Lukas Wenig followed up Tuesday's run to a Players Championship final by booking his spot in Budapest, with Leon Weber completing a trio of German qualifiers.
Frenchman Thibault Tricola, Welsh pair Jim Williams and Rob Owen and Scottish ace Darren Beveridge also progressed, while Cam Crabtree whitewashed Andy Boulton to secure his qualification and Tom Bissell edged past Owen Bates.
Croatian World Cup ace Pero Ljubic landed a nine-darter in the Hungarian Darts Trophy qualifier, but went on to lose his tie with Gotthardt 6-3.
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ET11 Tour Card Holder Qualifier
Last 20
Niko Springer 6-4 Andy Baetens
Ritchie Edhouse 6-2 Thomas Lovely
Krzysztof Ratajski 6-5 Dylan Slevin
Brendan Dolan 6-2 James Hurrell
William O'Connor 6-3 Darren Beveridge
Richard Veenstra 6-3 Berry van Peer
Ian White 6-2 Max Hopp
Kevin Doets 6-2 Andy Boulton
Cor Dekker 6-3 Madars Razma
Maik Kuivenhoven 6-5 Mario Vandenbogaerde
Qualifiers
Niko Springer, Ritchie Edhouse, Krzysztof Ratajski, Brendan Dolan, William O'Connor, Richard Veenstra, Ian White, Kevin Doets, Cor Dekker, Maik Kuivenhoven
ET12 Tour Card Holder Qualifier
Nine-Darter: Pero Ljubic achieved nine-dart finish in his tie with Kai Gotthardt
Last 20
Rob Owen 6-2 Viktor Tingstrom
Ritchie Edhouse 6-1 Thomas Lovely
Niko Springer 6-4 Richard Veenstra
Jim Williams 6-3 Dennie Olde Kalter
Cam Crabtree 6-0 Andy Boulton
Tom Bissell 6-5 Owen Bates
Thibault Tricole 6-2 Adam Paxton
Lukas Wenig 6-4 Matthew Dennant
Darren Beveridge 6-5 Kim Huybrechts
Leon Weber 6-5 Kai Gotthardt
Qualifiers
Rob Owen, Ritchie Edhouse, Niko Springer, Jim Williams, Cam Crabtree, Tom Bissell, Thibault Tricole, Lukas Wenig, Darren Beveridge, Leon Weber