THE first 16 automatic qualifiers for the inaugural European Championship have now been confirmed.
The £200,000, 32-man tournament will be staged in Frankfurt from October 30- November 2, and screened live in the UK on ITV4.
Following the Sky Poker World Grand Prix, the first 16 players for the event have been confirmed, from the PDC Order of Merit.
The top 16 from the PDC Order of Merit are:
1. Phil Taylor
2. Raymond van Barneveld
3. James Wade
4. John Part
5. Terry Jenkins
6. Colin Lloyd
7. Andy Hamilton
8. Wayne Mardle
9. Adrian Lewis
10. Alan Tabern
11. Dennis Priestley
12. Roland Scholten
13. Mervyn King
14. Colin Osborne
15. Ronnie Baxter
16. Peter Manley
These players will be joined by the top eight non-qualified players from the Players Championship Order of Merit, the top four non-qualified players from the Continental Europe Order of Merit and the leading two players in the GDC rankings after the Players Championship in Dinslaken on Saturday October 25.
The remaining two places will come from the knockout qualifier to be held in Dinslaken on Sunday October 26.
The draw will be made following the knockout qualifier, with the top eight players seeded and the remaining eight from the PDC Order of Merit (ranked 9-16) drawn at random alongside those players against the 16 qualifiers.
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