Chris Dobey managed to qualify for the second round of the German Darts Championship on Friday night at the expense of Lee Evans. 'Hollywood' saw his opponent miss three match darts before he struck himself with a 70 finish for a 6-5 win.
As a result of this victory, Dobey secured a spot in the top-32 of the Euro Tour Order of Merit. This virtually qualifies him for the European Championship later this month.
That was at the expense of former world champion Steve Beaton, who himself did not qualify for the final Euro Tour tournament in Hildesheim. Dobey is immediately firmly in the saddle in terms of qualification for the European Championship. Alan Soutar is the first competitor and he needs to reach at least the semifinals at the German Darts Championship to pass Dobey.
Here's the latest in the race to the European Championship. Keane Barry, Gabriel Clemens and Ricardo Pietreczko have secured their spots in the field, while Chris Dobey replaced Steve Beaton in the last provisional spot after surviving match darts to beat Lee Evans last night.
