Nico Kurz is not going to win the PDC Europe Super League for a third year in a row after the German prospect lost to Dragutin Horvat in the quarter-finals on Wednesday.
Horvat takes on Florian Hempel in the semi-finals who came from 5-8 down to see off Lukas Wenig 9-8.
The other semi-final is between
Martin Schindler and
Max Hopp. The former saw off Niko Springer 9-1, while Hopp defeated Christian Bunse 9-4.
The two semifinals and the final are scheduled for Thursday. The winner of this qualifying tournament can participate in the World Darts Championship in December.
Schedule PDC Europe Super League
Wednesday April 21
Quarter-Finals (best of 17 legs)
Martin Schindler 9-1 Niko Springer
Christian Bunse 4-9 Max Hopp
Nico Kurz 6-9 Dragutin Horvat
Florian Hempel 9-8 Lukas Wenig
Thursday April 22
Semi-Finals (best of 19 legs)
Martin Schindler v Max Hopp
Dragutin Horvat v Florian Hempel
Final (best of 21 legs)
Schindler/Hopp v Horvat/Hempel