THE final International Qualifiers for the William Hill World Darts Championship have been held, with Haruki Muramatsu, Robert Marijanovic, John Michael and Sascha Stein winning places at Alexandra Palace.
Muramatsu has qualified to compete in his fourth World Championship after coming through Monday's eight-man PDJ Qualifying Finals at the Ryogoku KFC Hall.
The 37-year-old edged our Masumi Chino 6-5 in the final, having also defeated Shin Higishida and Sho Okano in the latter stages, with former Japanese World Cup representative Sho Katsumi being a quarter-final loser.
Croatia's Robert Marijanovic has secured his second World Championship appearance after winning the Bulls Superleague Eastern Europe Play-Offs.
Marijanovic picked up victories over Osman Kijamet, Dietmar Burger and Nandor Bezzeg in the round-robin stage, edged out Michael Rasztovits 8-7 in the semi-finals and then overcame fellow Croatian Boris Krcmar 10-7 in the final.
Previously a qualifier for the 2013 World Championship, he has also represented his country in the PDC World Cup of Darts and competed on the PDC ProTour.
Young talent Max Hopp was the winner of the Bulls Superleague Germany Qualifier, but after securing his place at Alexandra Palace through the ProTour Order of Merit his spot goes to runner-up Sascha Stein.
Hopp was a 10-8 winner over Stein in the Superleague Germany final, having won two of his three group games before defeating Kevin Munch in the semi-finals, with Andree Welge also reaching the last four.
Greek ace John Michael defeated Italy's Marco Brentegani 6-4 in the final of the Southern Europe Qualifier to earn his Alexandra Palace debut.
A qualifier for the 2011 European Championship, he has also played in the World Masters and Lakeside Championship previously and defeated Daniel Giorgesi, Stefano Pellegrinet and Michel Furlani in the qualifier in Italy.
The final two places in the William Hill World Darts Championship will be confirmed at next Monday's PDPA Qualifier in Coventry, with the Cash Converters Players Championship Finals being the last ranking event for professionals to adjust their qualifying place this weekend.
PDJ Japanese Qualifier
Quarter-Finals
Haruki Muramatsu 4-1 Sho Okano
Shin Higishida 4-2 Sho Katsumi
Masumi Chino 4-2 Nobuhiro Yamamoto
Kei Usami 4-3 Tomokazu Sekimoto
Semi-Finals
Haruki Muramatsu 5-3 Shin Higishida
Masumi Chino 5-1 Kei Usami
Final
Haruki Muramatsu 6-5 Masumi Chino
Bulls Superleague Eastern Europe Play-Offs
Group A
Michael Rasztovits 6-2 Zoran Lerchbacher
Boris Krcmar 6-0 Zsolt Meszaros
Zoran Lerchbacher 6-5 Boris Krcmar
Michael Rasztovits 6-4 Zsolt Meszaros
Zoran Lerchbacher 6-2 Zsolt Meszaros
Boris Krcmar 6-3 Michael Rasztovits
Group B
Dietmar Burger 6-4 Nandor Bezzeg
Robert Marijanovic 6-2 Osman Kijamet
Nandor Bezzeg 6-0 Osman Kijamet
Robert Marijanovic 6-2 Dietmar Burger
Robert Marijanovic 6-5 Nandor Bezzeg
Dietmar Burger 6-3 Osman Kijamet
Semi-Finals
Boris Krcmar 8-7 Dietmar Burger
Robert Marijanovic 8-7 Michael Rasztovits
Final
Robert Marijanovic 10-7 Boris Krcmar
Bulls Superleague Germany Qualifier
Group A
Kevin Münch 6–1 Alexander Tauber
Sascha Stein 6–4 Marko Puls
Kevin Münch 6-3 Sascha Stein
Marko Puls 6-2 Alexander Tauber
Kevin Münch 6-2 Marko Puls
Sascha Stein 6-2 Alexander Tauber
Group B
Max Hopp 6–1 Sladan Nedic
Andree Welge 6-3 Maik Langendorf
Andree Welge 6-3 Max Hopp
Maik Langendorf 6-3 Sladan Nedic
Max Hopp 6-2 Maik Langendorf
Andree Welge 6-0 Sladan Nedic
Semi-Finals
Max Hopp 8-5 Kevin Münch
Sascha Stein 8-4 Andree Welge
Final
Max Hopp 10-8 Sascha Stein
Southern Europe Qualifier
Preliminary Round
Massimiliano Srpic 6-2 Paolo Vicenzotti
Gianni Miato 6-3 Mauro De Conto
Daniele Petri 6-0 Andrea Nordio
First Round
Massimiliano Srpic 3-6 Stefano Pellegrinet
John Michael 6-3 Daniel Giorgesi
Marco Zanin 0-6 Michel Furlani
Stefano Valdes 3-6 Gianni Miato
Marco Brentegani 6-1 Maurizio Monterubbianesi
Alex Guarnuto 0-6 Maurizio Contento
Romano Milani 0-6 Paolo Zambon
Angelo Ceccotti 3-6 Daniele Petri
Quarter-Finals
John Michael 6-1 Stefano Pellegrinet
Michel Furlani 6-2 Gianni Miato
Marco Brentegani 6-2 Maurizio Contento
Daniele Petri 6-1 Paolo Zambon
Semi-Finals
John Michael 6-2 Michel Furlani
Marco Brentegani 6-3 Daniele Petri
Final
John Michael 6-4 Marco Brentegani