Entries PDC Tour Card Holder Qualifier for Poland Darts Open and European Darts Trophy: Wright, Van Barneveld and Michael Smith forced to qualify

The European Tour season kicks off with the inaugural Poland Darts Open, taking place in Krakow from February 20 to 22. This tournament forms European Tour 1 (ET1). Then, from March 13 to 15 in Göttingen, the European Darts Trophy is on the schedule as the second event of the series.

As is customary at European Tour events, the 16 seeded players based on the PDC Order of Merit are automatically placed into the last 32. They therefore enter from the second round. The remaining spots in the main draw are filled by the top 16 of the ProTour Ranking, who face the qualifiers in the first round.

The PDC Tour Card Holder Qualifiers for both ET1 and ET2 will be played on Wednesday, February 11 at Halle 39 in Hildesheim. During these qualifiers, Tour Card holders will compete for a place on the European stage. Ten players per qualifier will book their spots in the main event. The opening qualifiers will feature former world champions including Raymond van Barneveld, Michael Smith, and Peter Wright.

Beau Greaves will also look to seal her European Tour debut she has entered into both qualifiers which will take place post ProTour.

Each European Tour tournament features a 48-player field. In addition to the seeded players and the Tour Card qualifiers, there is room for four Host Nation Qualifiers, one Nordic & Baltic Qualifier, and one East Europe Qualifier. This gives regional players the chance to test themselves against the world’s best.