EIGHT players, including Betway Premier League star Stephen Bunting and recent European Tour finalist John Henderson, enjoyed a double success in the International Darts Open and European Darts Open UK Qualifiers on Friday night.
The PDC ProTour weekend at the K2 Centre in Crawley kicked off with a double-header of UK Qualifiers for European Tour events in Germany this summer, June's International Darts Open in Riesa and July's European Darts Open in Dusseldorf.
The night saw 20 players qualify for each tournament, with Premier League ace Bunting bouncing back from his season-ending defeat to Raymond van Barneveld 24 hours earlier by qualifying for both events.
Scottish ace John Henderson, who won through to the German Darts Masters final over Easter before losing out to Michael van Gerwen, secured his place in both tournaments on a successful night.
Another former European Tour finalist, the 2013 Gibraltar Darts Trophy runner-up Jamie Lewis, joined them in qualifying for both events, alongside his fellow Welshman Mark Webster.
Former UK Open finalist Mark Walsh, Northern Ireland's Daryl Gurney, Newcastle's Kevin McDine and 2015 newcomer Eddie Dootson, the left-hander from St Helens, also won through both qualifiers to secure spots in the two £115,000 events.
Dean Winstanley denied Colin Lloyd a spot in Riesa in their decider, while youngster Adam Hunt knocked out Paul Nicholson as he qualified for the International Darts Open.
Ireland's William O'Connor overcame former European Tour winner Wes Newton, while Canada's Ken MacNeil, Scotland's Mark Barilli Northern Ireland's Mickey Mansell and Welshman Jonny Clayton also secured their places in Riesa next month.
James Wilson edged out Joe Cullen to qualify, with Matthew Edgar knocking out PDC Unicorn World Youth Champion Keegan Brown while Matt Clark, Jamie Robinson and Darren Webster completed the field of International Darts Open qualifiers.
Newton, Brown and Cullen all bounced back to qualify for July's European Darts Open in Dusseldorf, with UK Open semi-finalist Andrew Gilding also progressing to compete in that event.
South African ace Devon Petersen knocked out Curtis Hammond, Andy Jenkins and Ronnie Baxter as he sealed his spot alongside Welsh duo Gerwyn Price and Barrie Bates.
Alan Norris secured a spot in a second European Tour event by defeating Darren Webster, while Andy Smith and Johnny Haines progressed in a deciding leg.
Nathan Aspinall, who also broke onto the elite level at the UK Open in March, won his second European Tour appearance with wins over Mickey Mansell and Steve West, while Stuart Kellett qualified at the expense of Nicholson, who missed out in both events.
The night also proved disappointing for former major finalists Andy Hamilton, Kevin Painter and Ronnie Baxter who were knocked out in their first game in each qualifier.
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International Darts Open - European Tour Event Five
UK Qualifier
K2 Centre, Crawley, Friday May 15
First Round
Michael Barnard 6-5 David Pallett
Ken MacNeil 6-3 Jason Lovett
Joe Murnan 6-4 Alan Tabern
Daniel Day 6-1 Stuart Kellett
Matt Clark 6-4 Mick Todd
Nathan Aspinall 6-2 Steve West
Matthew Edgar 6-4 James Hubbard
Alan Norris 6-1 Mark Hylton
John Bowles 6-3 James Richardson
Darren Weaver 6-3 Barrie Bates
Tony Newell 6-5 Matt Padgett
Ryan Harrington 6-1 Ian Moar
William O'Connor 6-4 Gary Stone
Nathan Derry 6-3 Stuart Harding
John Part 6-4 Andy Boulton
Steve Hine 6-5 Darren Johnson
Tim Martin 6-3 Ben Ward
Adam Hunt 6-2 Jeff Batham
Chris Aubrey 6-2 Prakash Jiwa
Devon Petersen 6-5 Luke Woodhouse
Dave Ladley 6-2 Steve Douglas
Second Round
Stephen Bunting (1) 6-3 Terry Temple
Michael Barnard 6-1 Jay Foreman
Mark Dudbridge 6-5 Gerwyn Price (2)
Ken MacNeil 6-4 Paul Milford
John Henderson (3) 6-0 Dennis Smith
Wayne Jones 6-4 Joe Murnan
Jamie Robinson 6-4 Andy Hamilton (4)
Daniel Day 6-5 Jonathan Worsley
Lee Evans 6-5 Andrew Gilding (5)
Matt Clark 6-5 Ricky Williams
Dean Winstanley (6) 6-4 Jim Walker
Colin Lloyd 6-4 Nathan Aspinall
Keegan Brown (7) 6-4 Kevin Bambrick
Matthew Edgar 6-3 Kevin Thomas
Jamie Lewis (8) 6-4 Robbie Green
Alan Norris 6-1 Dan Russell
Mark Barilli 6-3 Andy Smith (9)
John Bowles 6-3 Pete Dyos
Mark Webster (10) 6-4 Ross Smith
Josh Payne 6-2 Darren Weaver
Mark Walsh 6-2 Kevin Painter (11)
Lee Palfreyman 6-5 Tony Newell
Darren Webster (12) 6-5 Brian Woods
Ryan Harrington 6-3 Nick Fullwell
Wes Newton (13) 6-5 Andy Jenkins
William O'Connor 6-5 Jason Marriott
Joe Cullen (14) 6-1 Johnny Haines
James Wilson 6-2 Nathan Derry
Daryl Gurney (15) 6-5 Brett Claydon
Curtis Hammond 6-2 John Part
Eddie Dootson 6-1 Ronnie Baxter (16)
Stephen Willard 6-4 Steve Hine
Kevin McDine 6-3 Ricky Evans (17)
Steve Brown 6-2 Tim Martin
Paul Nicholson (18) 6-4 Steve McNally
Adam Hunt 6-5 Kirk Shepherd
Mickey Mansell (19) 6-3 Shaun Griffiths
Chris Aubrey 6-1 Ian Moss
Jonny Clayton 6-4 Jamie Bain (20)
Devon Petersen 6-5 Dave Ladley
Third Round
Stephen Bunting 6-0 Michael Barnard
Ken MacNeil 6-3 Mark Dudbridge
John Henderson 6-3 Wayne Jones
Jamie Robinson 6-5 Daniel Day
Matt Clark 6-3 Lee Evans
Dean Winstanley 6-3 Colin Lloyd
Matthew Edgar 6-4 Keegan Brown
Jamie Lewis 6-0 Alan Norris
Mark Barilli 6-4 John Bowles
Mark Webster 6-3 Josh Payne
Mark Walsh 6-5 Lee Palfreyman
Darren Webster 6-1 Ryan Harrington
William O'Connor 6-4 Wes Newton
James Wilson 6-5 Joe Cullen
Daryl Gurney 6-2 Curtis Hammond
Eddie Dootson 6-4 Stephen Willard
Kevin McDine 6-5 Steve Brown
Adam Hunt 6-2 Paul Nicholson
Mickey Mansell 6-5 Chris Aubrey
Jonny Clayton 6-5 Devon Petersen
International Darts Open Qualifiers: Stephen Bunting, Ken MacNeil, John Henderson, Jamie Robinson, Matt Clark, Dean Winstanley, Matthew Edgar, Jamie Lewis, Mark Barilli, Mark Webster, Mark Walsh, Darren Webster, William O'Connor, James Wilson, Daryl Gurney, Eddie Dootson, Kevin McDine, Adam Hunt, Mickey Mansell, Jonny Clayton.
European Darts Open - European Tour Event Six
UK Qualifier
K2 Centre, Crawley, Friday May 15
First Round
Mark Walsh 6-2 Matt Padgett
Brett Claydon 6-2 Kevin Bambrick
Paul Milford 6-3 Joe Murnan
Adam Hunt 6-2 James Wilson
Lee Palfreyman 6-3 Darren Weaver
Kevin Thomas 6-3 Jonathan Worsley
Jason Lovett 6-2 Jonny Clayton
Jason Marriott 6-5 Dave Ladley
John Bowles 6-4 Mark Barilli
Jamie Robinson 6-3 John Part
Jim Walker 6-4 James Richardson
Ross Smith 6-1 Jay Foreman
Shaun Griffiths 6-2 Steve McNally
Tony Newell 6-2 Pete Dyos
Luke Woodhouse 6-0 Steve Randall
Devon Petersen 6-3 Curtis Hammond
William O'Connor 6-4 Robbie Green
Stuart Kellett 6-4 Stephen Willard
Steve West 6-0 Ian Moar
Mark Dudbridge 6-2 Michard Barnard
Second Round
Jamie Caven (1) 6-3 Alan Tabern
Mark Walsh 6-2 David Pallett
Stephen Bunting (2) 6-1 Wayne Jones
Matthew Edgar 6-4 Brett Claydon
Gerwyn Price (3) 6-1 Ken MacNeil
Paul Milford 6-3 Dan Russell
John Henderson (4) 6-4 Mark Hylton
Kirk Shepherd 6-3 Adam Hunt
Eddie Dootson 6-4 Andy Hamilton (5)
Daniel Day 6-5 Lee Palfreyman
Andrew Gilding (6) 6-2 Gary Stone
Andy Boulton 6-5 Kevin Thomas
Ian Moss 6-5 Dean Winstanley (7)
Barrie Bates 6-1 Tim Martin
Keegan Brown (8) 6-1 Prakash Jiwa
Terry Temple 6-3 Jason Lovett
Jamie Lewis (9) 6-3 Jeff Batham
Steve Douglas 6-3 Jason Marriott
Andy Smith (10) 6-5 Matt Clark
John Bowles 6-0 Dennis Smith
Mark Webster (11) 6-2 Ryan Harrington
Mick Todd 6-3 Jamie Robinson
Johnny Haines 6-1 Kevin Painter (12)
Steve Hine 6-2 Jim Walker
Darren Webster (13) 6-5 James Hubbard
Alan Norris 6-1 Ross Smith
Wes Newton (14) 6-4 Nick Fullwell
Shaun Griffiths 6-3 Ben Ward
Joe Cullen (15) 6-4 Steve Brown
Tony Newell 6-3 Brian Woods
Daryl Gurney (16) 6-4 Josh Payne
Luke Woodhouse 6-5 Ricky Williams
Ronnie Baxter (17) 6-5 Stuart Harding
Devon Petersen 6-5 Andy Jenkins
Kevin McDine 6-3 Ricky Evans (18)
William O'Connor 6-3 Nathan Derry
Paul Nicholson (19) 6-5 Colin Lloyd
Stuart Kellett 6-2 Darren Johnson
Nathan Aspinall 6-4 Mickey Mansell (20)
Steve West 6-1 Mark Dudbridge
Third Round
Mark Walsh 6-1 Jamie Caven
Stephen Bunting 6-0 Matthew Edgar
Gerwyn Price 6-1 Paul Milford
John Henderson 6-3 Kirk Shepherd
Eddie Dootson 6-2 Daniel Day
Andrew Gilding 6-3 Andy Boulton
Barrie Bates 6-4 Ian Moss
Keegan Brown 6-4 Terry Temple
Jamie Lewis 6-2 Steve Douglas
Andy Smith 6-5 John Bowles
Mark Webster 6-4 Mick Todd
Johnny Haines 6-5 Steve Hine
Alan Norris 6-2 Darren Webster
Wes Newton 6-4 Shaun Griffiths
Joe Cullen 6-1 Tony Newell
Daryl Gurney 6-2 Luke Woodhouse
Devon Petersen 6-1 Ronnie Baxter
Kevin McDine 6-3 William O'Connor
Stuart Kellett 6-3 Paul Nicholson
Nathan Aspinall 6-2 Steve West
European Darts Open Qualifiers: Mark Walsh, Stephen Bunting, Gerwyn Price, John Henderson, Eddie Dootson, Andrew Gilding, Barrie Bates, Keegan Brown, Jamie Lewis, Andy Smith, Mark Webster, Johnny Haines, Alan Norris, Wes Newton, Joe Cullen, Daryl Gurney, Devon Petersen, Kevin McDine, Stuart Kellett, Nathan Aspinall
* Jamie Bain withdrew from the ET6 UKQ due to arm injury.