Race to Champions League: Smith, Chisnall and Wade vying for final spot
NewsThursday, 28 June 2018 at 15:05
As well as the race for the World Matchplay and World Grand Prix going on at the moment, the Champions League of Darts lineup is yet to be decided.
The event which this year will take place in Brighton after the venue was omitted from the Premier League saw Mensur Suljovic crowned as the winner of the Champions League, his first of now two TV titles.
He is involved and would be no matter what due to the qualification criteria being top 7 and him being sixth. This at the minute has given Simon Whitlock and Michael Smith qualification.
Two players are after those two spades though and that is Dave Chisnall and James Wade with both needing good World Matchplay as a result.
Raymond van Barneveld and Ian White are still involved but would need to win the World Matchplay more than likely. This especially will be hard for Barney who has not done his qualification hopes a world of good by skipping most events.
There is only two events to go and while six out of the eight players secured their place, there is still spaces left for Brighton.
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He is involved and would be no matter what due to the qualification criteria being top 7 and him being sixth. This at the minute has given Simon Whitlock and Michael Smith qualification.
Two players are after those two spades though and that is Dave Chisnall and James Wade with both needing good World Matchplay as a result.
Raymond van Barneveld and Ian White are still involved but would need to win the World Matchplay more than likely. This especially will be hard for Barney who has not done his qualification hopes a world of good by skipping most events.
There is only two events to go and while six out of the eight players secured their place, there is still spaces left for Brighton.
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