RAYMOND VAN BARNEVELD'S return to European Tour action ended in a 6-4 defeat to Steve Beaton in Leverkusen.

JYHAN ARTUT headlined the four Host Nation Qualifiers for the European Darts Open.

THE European Darts Open begins on Friday, with Raymond van Barneveld set to face Steve Beaton in the first round.

STEVE BEATON, Stephen Bunting and Kyle Anderson were among eight players to secure a European Tour qualification double.

EIGHT players claimed spots in European Tour events at the three East Europe and four Nordic and Baltic Qualifiers.

ENTRIES for the third and fourth European Tour events of the year have been confirmed ahead of the qualifiers.

ROUND-UP & results from the UK Qualifier and European Qualifier for the 2019 European Darts Open and German Darts Championship.

ENTRIES for the first two European Tour events of the year have been confirmed ahead of four qualifiers on Friday February 22.

WE look ahead to a mouth-watering 2019 campaign in PDC darts.

THREE players claimed places in PDC European Tour events following the Eastern Europe Qualifiers.