POLAND'S Krzysztof Ratajski enjoyed a treble triumph as he won the East Europe Qualifier for the first three PDC European Tour events.
The expansion of the European Tour this year sees one East Europe Qualifier compete in each £135,000 tournament, alongside a player from the Nordic & Baltic Qualifier, 18 players from the UK Qualifier, eight from the West Europe Qualifier and four from the Host Nation Qualifier.
Polish ace Ratajski was the winner of all three knockouts held in Hungary on February 25-26, securing his spot in the main events in Hildesheim, Jena and Saarbrucken over the next two months.
The East Europe Qualifier is open to players aged 16 and above from the following countries: Russia, Georgia, Ukraine, Moldavia, Belarus, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Albany, Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Montenegro, Kosovo, Serbia & Macedonia.
Entry costs €65 per event, which includes €15 PDPA Day Member fee. For further information, please email carsten.arlt@pdc-europe.tv.
Further East Europe Qualifiers will be held on the following dates:
ET4,5 & 6 East Europe Qualifiers
April 29-30, Hotel Witek, ul. Handlowcow 14, 32-085 Modlniczka, Poland
ET7 & 8 East Europe Qualifiers
June 22, Multiversum Schwechat, Mohringgasse 4, 2320 Schwechat, Austria
ET9-12 East Europe Qualifiers
August 25-27, Venue TBC
RESULTS
ET1 East Europe Qualifier
Quarter-Finals
Krzysztof Ratajski 6-3 Alan Ljubic
Zoltan Mester 6-5 Gabor Takacs
Janos Vegso 6-2 Nandor Bezzeg
Patrik Kovacs 6-2 Michael Smejda
Semi-Finals
Krzysztof Ratajski 6-1 Zoltan Mester
Janos Vegso 6-3 Patrik Kovacs
Final
Krzysztof Ratajski 6-3 Janos Vegso
ET2 East Europe Qualifier
Quarter-Finals
Krzysztof Ratajski 6-2 Michal Smejda
Patrik Kovacs 6-3 Attila Kulczar
Alan Ljubic 6-1 Zsolt Meszaros
Pavel Jirkal 6-3 Michal Ondo
Semi-Finals
Krzysztof Ratajski 6-4 Patrik Kovacs
Alan Ljubic 6-2 Pavel Jirkal
Final
Krzysztof Ratajski 6-3 Alan Ljubic
ET3 East Europe Qualifier
Quarter-Finals
Attila Kulscar 6-1 Pavel Jirkal
Nandor Bezzeg 6-2 Patrik Kovacs
Krzysztof Ratajski 6-1 Tamas Korondy
Janos Vegsö 6-4 Zsolt Melisek
Semi-Finals
Attila Kulscar 6-4 Nandor Bezzeg
Krzysztof Ratajski 6-4 Janos Vegsö
Final
Krzysztof Ratajski 6-3 Attila Kulscar