Trio Secure Grand Slam Spots

MARK OOSTERHUIS, Michel van der Horst and Kim Huybrechts have secured places in the SINGHA Beer Grand Slam of Darts.

Dutch duo Oosterhuis and van der Horst complete the eight BDO representatives in the tournament after winning through the NDB's European Qualifier in Veldhoven on Sunday.

Almost 170 players took part in the event to claim two spots in the Sky Sports-televised event, which will be held from November 7-15 at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall.

Oosterhuis, 28, has previously qualified for the World Masters and is a former Luxembourg Open finalist.

Van der Horst, 40, is a two-time Zuiderduin Masters quarter-finalist who qualified for the 2015 Lakeside Championship, winning his preliminary round game against Dave Cameron before losing to Jamie Hughes in the first round.

The pair will join Andy Fordham and Larry Butler - who won through the BDO UK Qualifier recently - in competing at the Grand Slam of Darts alongside Lakeside Champion Scott Mitchell, Martin Adams, Martin Phillips and Geert De Vos.

Belgium's Kim Huybrechts, meanwhile, secured his return to the Grand Slam of Darts by winning the PDC European Tour event in Sindelfingen, Germany, on Sunday night.

Huybrechts was a semi-finalists in last year's event and also lit up the Wolves Civic with a wonderful nine-dart finish during his quarter-final win over Michael van Gerwen.

The finalists of the PDC's Unibet European Championship will also receive automatic invitations to compete in Wolverhampton, while eight places will be on offer in the PDC Qualifier in Coventry on Friday October 23.

The SINGHA Beer Grand Slam of Darts will be played from November 7-15 at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall, with tickets on sale from the Wolves Civic Box Office in person, by calling 0870 320 7000 or online via www.wolvescivic.co.uk.

SINGHA Beer Grand Slam of Darts
NDB Qualifier
Sunday October 18, NH Hotel Koningshof, Veldhoven, Netherlands
Last 16

Henri Klein 5-1 Kay Smeets
Tony Martinez 5-1 Darius Labanauskas
Willem Mandigers 5-1 Justin Massy
Mark Oosterhuis 5-4 Dennie Bos
Niels Jan Stuiver 5-4 Salmon Renyaan
Wesley Harms 5-2 Matthew Medhurst
Michel van der Horst 5-2 Brian Raman
Danny Noppert 5-4 Richard Veenstra

Last Eight
Tony Martinez 5-3 Henri Klein
Mark Oosterhuis 5-3 Willem Mandigers
Niels Jan Stuiver 5-2 Wesley Harms
Michel van der Horst 5-3 Danny Noppert

Last Four
Mark Oosterhuis 5-3 Tony Martinez
Michel van der Horst 5-1 Niels Jan Stuiver