How The European Tour Has Changed Darts

European Tour

Christopher Kempf takes a look at how the European Tour has changed professional darts for the better.

2018 Unibet European Championship Draw

Machineseeker European Championship

MICHAEL VAN GERWEN begins his defence of the Unibet European Championship title against Paul Nicholson - field & draw confirmed.

2018 European Darts Trophy Day Two

European Tour

JELLE KLAASEN defeated world number two Peter Wright to progress to the Last 16 of the European Darts Trophy.

2018 European Darts Trophy Day One

European Tour

STEVE BEATON survived a match dart to defeat Kim Huybrechts 6-5 in the first round of the European Darts Trophy.

Klaasen Targets Strong End To 'Difficult' Year

Machineseeker European Championship

JELLE KLAASEN is targeting a strong end to a tough 2018.

Schindler Heads ET13 Host Nation Qualifiers

European Tour

MARTIN SCHINDLER headlined the six Host Nation Qualifiers for the European Darts Trophy on Thursday night.

2018 European Darts Trophy Draw/Schedule

European Tour

FORMER European Tour event winners Kim Huybrechts & Steve Beaton will clash in Friday's first round at the European Darts Trophy.

Unibet European Championship Qualification Latest

Machineseeker European Championship

THE RACE to qualify for the Unibet European Championship culminates with the European Darts Trophy.

ET13 UK Qualifiers Confirmed

European Tour

STEVE BEATON, Stephen Bunting and Mervyn King were among the players to secure their place in the European Darts Trophy.

Friday saw 24 players secure places in the 2019 Gibraltar Darts Trophy after two qualifying events took place at The Barnsley Metrodome.

The 13th and final European Tour event of the year, which will be broadcast on video.pdc.tv, will see the 16 seeded players joined by Friday's 24 qualifiers at the Victoria Stadium from September 27-29.

Friday's pre-cursor to the Players Championship weekend double-header began with the UK Qualifier, with former European Tour event winners Steve Beaton, Robert Thornton, Jamie Hughes and Justin Pipe among the players to make it through.

Matt Clark hit the first nine-dart finish of the day in his 6-5 win over Reece Robinson on his way to securing a first European Tour appearance of 2019.

In-form Jose De Sousa landed a second perfect leg of the day in his game with Christian Kist in the European Tour Card Holder Qualifier, as the Portuguese number one booked his place in his second European Tour event.

Former European Tour event winner Kim Huybrechts also secured a spot in Gibraltar along with Belgian World Cup teammate Dimitri Van den Bergh and former World Matchplay semi-finalist Jeffrey de Zwaan.

See a full list of results from both qualifiers in the Match Centre.

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2019 Gibraltar Darts Trophy (ET13)
UK Qualifier
Final Matches

Jamie Hughes 6-4 Adam Hunt
Ritchie Edhouse 6-4 Ricky Evans
Steve Beaton 6-2 Justin Smith
Chris Dobey 6-5 Kyle McKinstry
Carl Wilkinson 6-3 Arron Monk
Keegan Brown 6-4 Luke Woodhouse
Matt Clark 6-5 Reece Robinson
Paul Rowley 6-4 Mervyn King
Tony Newell 6-5 Simon Whitlock
William O'Connor 6-1 Mark Wilson
Justin Pipe 6-4 Matthew Edgar
Darren Webster 6-2 Adrian Gray
Ryan Joyce 6-1 Brendan Dolan
Scott Taylor 6-4 Harry Ward
Ryan Meikle 6-5 Ross Smith
Robert Thornton 6-5 James Wilson
Kirk Shepherd 6-5 Mark Webster
Steve West 6-3 Mark McGeeney

UK Qualifiers: Jamie Hughes, Ritchie Edhouse, Steve Beaton, Chris Dobey, Carl Wilkinson, Keegan Brown, Matt Clark, Paul Rowley, Tony Newell, William O'Connor, Justin Pipe, Darren Webster, Ryan Joyce, Scott Taylor, Ryan Meikle, Robert Thornton, Kirk Shepherd, Steve West

European Tour Card Holder Qualifier
Final Matches

Jeffrey De Zwaan 6-1 Ron Meulenkamp
Danny Noppert 6-4 Rowby-John Rodriguez
Kim Huybrechts 6-4 Max Hopp
Darius Labanauskas 6-2 Dirk van Duijvenbode
Dimitri Van den Bergh 6-2 Geert Nentjes
Jose De Sousa 6-5 Gabriel Clemens

European Tour Card Holder Qualifiers: Jeffrey de Zwaan, Danny Noppert, Kim Huybrechts, Darius Labanauskas, Dimitri Van den Bergh, Jose De Sousa

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