Joe Cullen, Callan Rydz, William O'Connor seal German Darts Championship spots as Michael Smith out of European Championship
PDCThursday, 11 September 2025 at 17:25
Joe Cullen, Callan Rydz and William O'Connor passed the qualifying tournament for the German Darts Championship on Thursday. That means that they will be involved in the final European Tour tournament of the season from Oct. 17 to 19.
The Tour Card qualifying tournament was played in Hildesheim on Thursday. The players who had not automatically qualified were allowed to participate in this and there were a total of ten starting spots to be distributed.
Two Dutchman qualified as Wesley Plaisier defeated three compatriots to secure entry to the German Darts Championship. He first won 6-4 over Dennie Olde Kalter, before also beating Jitse van der Wal (6-1) and Jeffrey de Graaf (6-2).
While Christian Kist fought his way past Matthew Dennant 6-5 in his opening round, before recording a handsome 6-4 victory over Brendan Dolan. Then in the final round, "The Lipstick" won 6-3 over James Hurrell.
For William O'Connor, it was his second qualification of the day. There was also double success for Callan Rydz, after 'The Riot' had also previously qualified for the Swiss Darts Trophy. Rydz secured a spot at the German Darts Championship via victories over Owen Bates (6-2), Niko Springer (6-5) and Ricky Evans (6-5).
Joe Cullen picked up a spot in Hildeshiem by winning 6-4 over Dominik Gruellich in the final round, while Tom Bissell managed to advance to the main tournament at the expense of Keane Barry (6-4). Radek Szaganski kept Gabriel Clemens (6-5) from a spot, and Justin Hood won in a leg-decider over Sebastian Bialecki.
While Michael Smith's hopes of making it to the European Championship are all but over after he fell to Patrick Geereats. His poor year continues.
The world's top 16 and the 16 best players from the Pro Tour rankings were already automatically qualified for the Euro Tour tournament in Germany. So Michael van Gerwen, Mike de Decker, Luke Littler, Luke Humphries, James Wade, Gerwyn Price, Gary Anderson and Josh Rock among other do not have to play a qualifying tournament. Many of which also are qualified to play directly in the second round so don't start until the Saturday.
Results PDC ET14 Tour Card Holder Qualifier
| Player 1 | Average | Score | VS | Score | Average | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 20 | ||||||
| Karel Sedlacek | (88.97) | 6 | VS | 4 | (89.64) | Patrick Geeraets |
| Joe Cullen | (94.61) | 6 | VS | 4 | (86.62) | Dominik Gruellich |
| Tom Bissell | (90.59) | 6 | VS | 4 | (88.52) | Keane Barry |
| Christian Kist | (93.81) | 6 | VS | 3 | (95.63) | James Hurrell |
| Wesley Plaisier | (93.55) | 6 | VS | 2 | (89.02) | Jeffrey De Graaf |
| Radek Szaganski | (91.63) | 6 | VS | 5 | (94.28) | Gabriel Clemens |
| Steve Lennon | (83.63) | 6 | VS | 4 | (82.45) | Robert Grundy |
| Callan Rydz | (92.23) | 6 | VS | 5 | (93.99) | Ricky Evans |
| Justin Hood | (98.48) | 6 | VS | 5 | (96.14) | Sebastian Bialecki |
| William O'Connor | (95.13) | 6 | VS | 2 | (88.09) | Maik Kuivenhoven |
| Top 40 | ||||||
| Patrick Geeraets | (92.21) | 6 | VS | 5 | (92.53) | Michael Smith |
| Karel Sedlacek | (101.07) | 6 | VS | 4 | (97.38) | Connor Scutt |
| Joe Cullen | (88.17) | 6 | VS | 5 | (82.61) | Andy Boulton |
| Dominik Gruellich | (93.46) | 6 | VS | 2 | (91.84) | Thibault Tricole |
| Tom Bissell | (93.09) | 6 | VS | 5 | (94.87) | Ritchie Edhouse |
| Keane Barry | (89.61) | 6 | VS | 1 | (82.15) | Madars Razma |
| Christian Kist | (91.81) | 6 | VS | 4 | (90.02) | Brendan Dolan |
| James Hurrell | (86.68) | 6 | VS | 1 | (69.44) | Tavis Dudeney |
| Jeffrey De Graaf | (91.27) | 6 | VS | 5 | (90.95) | Martin Lukeman |
| Wesley Plaisier | (95.10) | 6 | VS | 1 | (88.13) | Jitse Van der Wal |
| Gabriel Clemens | (97.63) | 6 | VS | 1 | (91.59) | Rob Owen |
| Radek Szaganski | (90.69) | 6 | VS | 2 | (93.52) | Dom Taylor |
| Robert Grundy | (88.66) | 6 | VS | 5 | (81.36) | Cam Crabtree |
| Steve Lennon | (87.60) | 6 | VS | 3 | (85.73) | Thomas Lovely |
| Callan Rydz | (92.75) | 6 | VS | 5 | (91.68) | Niko Springer |
| Ricky Evans | (87.92) | 6 | VS | 4 | (87.10) | Danny Lauby |
| Justin Hood | (96.37) | 6 | VS | 5 | (95.67) | Ian White |
| Sebastian Bialecki | (89.70) | 6 | VS | 4 | (89.79) | Mario Vandenbogaerde |
| William O'Connor | (96.37) | 6 | VS | 2 | (86.05) | Jim Long |
| Maik Kuivenhoven | (101.58) | 6 | VS | 1 | (88.59) | Richard Veenstra |
| Top 80 | ||||||
| Michael Smith | (103.85) | 6 | VS | 3 | (83.16) | Berry van Peer |
| Patrick Geeraets | (92.16) | 6 | VS | 4 | (83.05) | Rhys Griffin |
| Karel Sedlacek | (87.68) | 6 | VS | 3 | (93.26) | Ryan Meikle |
| Connor Scutt | (89.87) | 6 | VS | 1 | (88.42) | Dylan Slevin |
| Joe Cullen | (84.82) | 6 | VS | 4 | (77.08) | Leon Weber |
| Andy Boulton | (94.00) | 6 | VS | 4 | (91.53) | Lukas Wenig |
| Dominik Gruellich | (85.17) | 6 | VS | 4 | (83.12) | Brett Claydon |
| Thibault Tricole | (88.36) | 6 | VS | 2 | (75.92) | Benjamin Reus |
| Ritchie Edhouse | (93.70) | 6 | VS | 3 | (99.15) | Andy Baetens |
| Tom Bissell | (94.48) | 6 | VS | 2 | (89.12) | Darren Beveridge |
| Madars Razma | (88.65) | 6 | VS | 1 | (86.42) | Viktor Tingstrom |
| Keane Barry | (88.53) | 6 | VS | 3 | (77.23) | Pero Ljubic |
| Brendan Dolan | (89.56) | 6 | VS | 3 | (91.48) | Alan Soutar |
| Christian Kist | (93.64) | 6 | VS | 5 | (95.58) | Matthew Dennant |
| James Hurrell | (106.74) | 6 | VS | 1 | (100.45) | Stephen Burton |
| Tavis Dudeney | (92.23) | 6 | VS | 2 | (87.14) | Chris Landman |
| Martin Lukeman | (83.40) | 6 | VS | 2 | (77.91) | Adam Lipscombe |
| Jeffrey De Graaf | (94.27) | 6 | VS | 3 | (89.34) | Darryl Pilgrim |
| Wesley Plaisier | (89.53) | 6 | VS | 4 | (88.51) | Dennie Olde Kalter |
| Jitse Van der Wal | (80.47) | 6 | VS | 4 | (83.69) | Nick Kenny |
| Gabriel Clemens | (94.01) | 6 | VS | 4 | (92.70) | Florian Hempel |
| Rob Owen | (108.91) | 6 | VS | 1 | (92.02) | Kai Gotthardt |
| Dom Taylor | (86.16) | 6 | VS | 4 | (88.73) | Cor Dekker |
| Radek Szaganski | (87.84) | 6 | VS | 4 | (80.26) | Kim Huybrechts |
| Robert Grundy | (92.03) | 6 | VS | 2 | (83.88) | Kevin Doets |
| Cam Crabtree | (92.96) | 6 | VS | 4 | (91.80) | Adam Hunt |
| Thomas Lovely | (86.21) | 6 | VS | 2 | (79.15) | Haupai Puha |
| Steve Lennon | (91.72) | 6 | VS | 3 | (94.28) | Mensur Suljovic |
| Callan Rydz | (101.47) | 6 | VS | 2 | (89.46) | Owen Bates |
| Niko Springer | (84.66) | 6 | VS | 1 | (75.97) | Bradley Brooks |
| Danny Lauby | (86.02) | 6 | VS | 4 | (83.54) | Stefaan Henderyck |
| Ricky Evans | (90.68) | 6 | VS | 3 | (91.01) | Jim Williams |
| Justin Hood | (101.29) | 6 | VS | 1 | (95.21) | Mickey Mansell |
| Ian White | (83.46) | 6 | VS | 5 | (81.85) | Marvin van Velzen |
| Mario Vandenbogaerde | (96.97) | 6 | VS | 0 | (88.40) | Oskar Lukasiak |
| Sebastian Bialecki | (82.98) | 6 | VS | 2 | (87.69) | Adam Paxton |
| William O'Connor | (98.76) | 6 | VS | 3 | (87.70) | Martijn Dragt |
| Jim Long | (88.76) | 6 | VS | 5 | (83.22) | Adam Warner |
| Maik Kuivenhoven | (83.95) | 6 | VS | 5 | (80.86) | Tytus Kanik |
| Richard Veenstra | (89.91) | 6 | VS | 2 | (81.75) | Jelle Klaasen |
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