Hempel wins PDC Europe Super League and claims PDC World Darts Championship return

Florian Hempel won the PDC Europe Super League on Friday. With this, the dart player from Cologne secured a spot at the PDC World Darts Championship.

After two group stages, the eight remaining German players battled it out in Hildesheim in a knockout draw for a coveted spot at the Alexandra Palace.

Dragutin Horvat, who threw a nine-darter earlier this week, lost to Hempel (7-5) in the last eight. The latter then also beat Daniel Klose (8-7) for a spot in the final.

In the final match, Hempel faced Niko Springer, who had defeated Ricardo Pietreczko (7-6) and Lukas Wenig (8-6) on the final day. Springer led 6-4 in the final, but saw Hempel come closer at lightning speed after the break. Hempel took an 8-7 lead and then won 10-8.

Florian Hempel 7-5 Dragutin Horvat

Daniel Klose 7-5 Rene Eidams

Lukas Wenig 7-3 Franz Rötzsch

Niko Springer 7-6 Ricardo Pietreczko

Florian Hempel 8-7 Daniel Klose

Niko Springer 8-6 Lukas Wenig

Florian Hempel 10-8 Niko Springer