Draw Tour Card Holder Qualifier for International Darts Open: which players grab the ten starting spots?
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On Wednesday, PDC Tour Card holders will have the opportunity to secure a place at the International Darts Open through a qualifying tournament. With only ten spots available, competition will be fierce as players aim to book their ticket for the third Euro Tour event of the season.
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Each European Tour event features 48 participants. The top 16 from the PDC Order of Merit and the top 16 from the Pro Tour rankings automatically qualify. The remaining places are filled by ten winners from the Tour Card Holder Qualifier, along with four Host Nation Qualifiers, one Nordic & Baltic Qualifier, and one East Europe Qualifier.
As a result, 32 players are already confirmed for the International Darts Open in Riesa (April 4-6). This includes top names like Luke Humphries, Michael van Gerwen, Rob Cross, Stephen Bunting, Dave Chisnall, Gerwyn Price, Nathan Aspinall, Peter Wright, Dimitri Van den Bergh, Mike de Decker, Ryan Searle, and Michael Smith.
Meanwhile, the Tour Card Holder Qualifier will see players such as Andy Baetens, Kevin Doets, Brendan Dolan, Kim Huybrechts, Max Hopp, Krzysztof Ratajski, Ryan Joyce, Mensur Suljovic, Ian White, and Scott Williams competing for one of the ten remaining places in the tournament.
With so much at stake, the qualifying tournament promises to be an intense battle, as players fight for a chance to compete on one of the biggest stages of the European Tour.
Draw ET3 Tour Card Holder Qualifier
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Last 160
Robert Grundy - | - Karel Sedlacek
William O'Connor - | - Jitse Van der Wal
Danny Lauby - | - Adam Hunt
Thibault Tricole - | - Darryl Pilgrim
Nick Kenny - | - Sebastian Bialecki
Martijn Dragt - | - Andy Baetens
Ian White - | - Darren Beveridge
Last 80
Ryan Joyce - | - Kai Gotthardt
Tavis Dudeney - | - Marvin van Velzen
Tytus Kanik - | - Keane Barry
Mario Vandenbogaerde - | - Adam Paxton
Krzysztof Ratajski - | - Mensur Suljovic
Brett Claydon - | - Justin Hood
Dylan Slevin - | - Pero Ljubic
Lukas Wenig - | - Haupai Puha
Brendan Dolan - | - Cam Crabtree
Bradley Brooks - | - Tom Bissell
Jim Long - | - Dominik Gruellich
Leon Weber - | - Radek Szaganski
Scott Williams - | - Greg Ritchie
James Hurrell - | - Dom Taylor
Benjamin Reus - | - Viktor Tingstrom
Niels Zonneveld - | -.
Gabriel Clemens - | - Christian Kist
Nathan Rafferty - | - Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
Berry van Peer - | - Stefaan Henderyck
Jose De Sousa - | -.
Martin Lukeman - | - Connor Scutt
Kim Huybrechts - | - Cor Dekker
Dennie Olde Kalter - | - Maximilian Czerwinski
Niko Springer - | -
Callan Rydz - | - Stephen Burton
Steve Lennon - | - Ryan Meikle
Jules van Dongen - | - Patrick Geeraets
Adam Warner - | -.
Kevin Doets - | - Jelle Klaasen
Joshua Richardson - | - Rhys Griffin
Max Hopp - | - Alan Soutar
Rob Owen - | - -
Mickey Mansell - | - Maik Kuivenhoven
Adam Lipscombe - | - Matt Campbell
Andy Boulton - | - Madars Razma
Matthew Dennant - | -.
Ricky Evans - | - Wesley Plaisier
Richard Veenstra - | - Owen Bates
Thomas Lovely - | - William Borland
George Killington - | - -
I stumbled into the world of darts quite by accident back in 2013. For a Journalism School assignment, I had to produce a live sports report and as it happened, the European Tour event in Veldhoven was the only available option. That weekend, I caught the darts bug. The post-match interviews especially appealed to me, as darts players tend to be much more open and approachable than what you usually see with footballers on television.
After a few detours, I joined Dartsnieuws.com in 2017 as editor-in-chief. I don’t have much competitive experience myself, although I once entered a PDC Development Tour weekend just to experience what it’s like from a player’s perspective. I even managed to win a leg against a Tour Card holder and, quite by accident, earned £50 in prize money.
In 2022, I was also involved in the founding of the TOTO Dart Kings, a commercial darts team, where I worked as media manager for three years. Unfortunately, due to new legislation in the Netherlands, that project came to an end in 2025.
Through my work in darts, I’ve been fortunate to travel to some incredible events, from Premier League nights at Ahoy Rotterdam, to several World Championships, and even the US Darts Masters at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Beyond darts, I’m a passionate sports fan in general. You can always wake me up for a game of tennis or padel, and I love following football, tennis, padel, cycling, Formula 1, and ice skating.
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- Good, absolutely no loss if we never see this dancing goof ever again......no that is not fair. He absolutely cannot and has never been remotely able to dance!richieburnettrocks10-11-2026
- Yes Phil,now the money in the game is bigger than ever,you'd play littler. Well so would I! Retire on your memory Phil,and your successful careerrick6709-11-2026
- And why should he listen to you?Deduce635807-11-2026
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- Probably i will receive a lot of backlash and hate for this reaction, but well, so be it. I am more than sick and tired of those lies of you Barry Hearn. How dare you defend yourself over the back of Fallon’s son! He has a disability and not an illness, so let me correct that for you! I know because I have the exact same disability. I have tried to reach out to Fallon in the past, and offered her to help her and her son, because I was struggling with the same problems, and I understood the boy. I wanted him to have finally someone who understood him. However she told me that she did not want my help, and I have respected Fallon’s choice. I have never asked Fallon for money. They don’t need money in that case. I only ever wanted the best for Fallon and Rory, but I have to be honest about the situation. Fallon should tell the true story and not be forced to tell lies. I don’t hate Fallon, and I don’t begrudge or envy a single penny that she gets, but this situation/case is just not fair. I hate the lies and the dishonesty and injustice. I don’t want Fallon to be hated because there is an unfair disadvantage created. Don’t proclaim your false lies over the back of Rory! I only stand for integrity and justice. I am precisely the one who always sticks up for Fallon. And you don't, you don't give a damn about them. You were never there for them, and now you only want to save your own position! You are just trying to talk your way out of your own bad behavior at the expense of someone with a disability. And to Fallon, I don’t know if this may ever reach you, and you read it, but I want you to know I love you and I love your son Rory very much, I am sorry how things developed and went. I hope you and Harriet are still friends. I am sorry if I were too persistent to you, or you experienced it that way, but it was never my intention. Please understand I have autism as well. As Barry Hearn would say, I am only just a human being too, and I also make mistakes and misjudge things sometimes. I promise you I did everything out of the deepest love and care for you and Rory. If I were you, I should just keep all the money, only please never be dishonest or tell lies anymore for Barry Hearn, or anyone else. I hope you have the best life, and I wish nothing more than the best for you. I have always loved the two of you. Farewell.Hiddo05-11-2026
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- She's technically not a professional though as she doesn't hold a pro tour card.mr-pablo04-11-2026
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