Draw released for first Tour Card Holder qualifier for PDC European Tour: Cross v Huybrechts and Whitlock v Henderson among top ties

After the latest iteration of the PDC Super Series, the Tour Card Holder qualifiers return for the European Tour with the field set to be further confirmed for the Hungarian Darts Trophy which is set for September 3-5.

The remaining 32 places outside of the current seeded players will be comprised of 24 players from the opening qualifier today with further qualifiers set to take place for the Gibraltar Darts Trophy and a third unconfirmed European Tour event.

This alongside a UK Associate Member Qualifier who will join Richard Veenstra (European Associate Qualifier), four Host Nation qualifiers, Johan Engstrom from the Nordic and Baltic qualifier and an Eastern European Qualifier.

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Top names involved today include Dimitri van den Bergh who will take on Ryan Meikle on Board Two, first time winner this week Chris Dobey on the same board alongside Scott Mitchell.

Rob Cross will face Kim Huybrechts, John Henderson will take on Simon Whitlock, while Adrian Lewis, Ian White, Dave Chisnall and Raymond van Barneveld are among those also chasing qualification.

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Draw for European Tour 1 Tour Card Holder Qualifier

Board 1

Ross Smith v James Wilson

Ricky Evans v Jason Heaver

Callan Rydz v John Michael

Niels Zonneveld v Andrew Gilding

Board 2

Dimitri van den Bergh v Ryan Meikle

Derk Telnekes v Lewis Williams

Chris Dobey v Aaron Beeney

Scott Mitchell v Geert de Vos

Board 3

Rob Cross v Kim Huybrechts

Justin Pipe v Ted Evetts

Jermaine Wattimena v Peter Hudson

Luke Woodhouse v Keegan Brown

Board 4

Stephen Bunting v Jeffrey de Zwaan

Joe Murnan v Mike de Decker

Martijn Kleermaker v Mickey Mansell

John Henderson v Simon Whitlock

Board 5

Daryl Gurney v Martin Schindler

John Brown v Wayne Jones

Jamie Hughes v Lisa Ashton

Darren Webster v Krzysztof Kciuk

Board 6

Ian White v Jeff Smith

Karel Sedlacek v Steve Beaton

Darius Labanauskas v Danny Baggish

Jason Lowe v Jake Jones

Board 7

Mervyn King v Alan Soutar

Nick Kenny v Jon Worsley

Madars Razma v Jelle Klaasen

Scott Waites v Andy Hamilton

Board 8

(pre-lim) Gordon Mathers v Max Hopp

Mark McGeeney (BYE)

Ryan Joyce v William Borland

Luke Humphries v Ciaran Teehan

Alan Tabern v Ryan Murray

Board 9

(pre-lim) Bradley Brooks v Jesus Noguera

Peter Jacques (BYE)

Ron Meulenkamp v Zoran Lerbacher

Gabriel Clemens v Jack Main

Matthew Edgar v Adrian Lewis

Board 10

(pre-lim) Brett Claydon v Adam Hunt

Eddie Lovely (BYE)

William O'Connor v Boris Koltsov

Vincent van der Voort v Martin Lukeman

Steve Brown v Josh Payne

Board 11

(pre-lim) Steffen Siepmann v Gary Blades

Florian Hempel (BYE)

Steve Lennon v Glen Durrant

Ryan Searle v Boris Krcmar

Ritchie Edhouse v Andy Boulton

Board 12

(pre-lim) Berry van Peer v David Evans

Keane Barry (BYE)

Maik Kuivenhoven v Steve West

Dave Chisnall v Geert Nentjes

Harald Leitinger v Raymond van Barneveld