De Graaf may dream of World Championship participation after title on PDC Nordic & Baltic Tour

Jeffrey de Graaf did good business on the PDC Nordic & Baltic Tour last weekend. This circuit is open to darters from the Nordic and Baltic countries. Two spots for the PDC World Darts Championship can be earned via this circuit.

The circuit consists of ten tournaments. Last weekend, tournaments seven and eight were played in Finland. Marko Kantele won the first event of the weekend at the expense of Dennis Nilsson (6-5), further extending his already comfortable leading position.

However, the eighth event of the year was won by Jeffrey de Graaf. He settled with Paavo Myller (6-1) in the final match. De Graaf had already lost two finals on the PDC Nordic & Baltic Tour earlier this year. Thanks to his title, he moved up to second place in the rankings.

The lead over Larsson (350 points) is extremely slight, so De Graaf will have to pull out all the stops during the final weekend of play (15-16 July in Riga) to cash in on his good starting position.

De Graaf, from the Dutch province of North Holland, has been living in Sweden with his girlfriend for several years. Only this year he also got Swedish citizenship, allowing him to participate in the Nordic and Baltic Tour.

Marko Kantele 6-3 Benjamin Drue Reus

Dennis Nilsson 6-3 Asko Niskala

Marko Kantele 6-5 Dennis Nilsson

Jeffrey de Graaf 6-0 Marko Kantele

Paavo Myller 6-5 Jonas Masalin

Jeffrey de Graaf 6-1 Paavo Myller

1. Marko Kantele 5550

2. Jeffrey de Graaf 2900

3. Daniel Larsson 2550

4. Benjamin Drue Reus 1875

5. Paavo Myller 1650

6. Mindaugas Barauskas 1575

7. Vladimir Andersen 1500

8. Dennis Nilsson 1400