Max Hopp set to make PDC European Tour return in first appearance since 2022

Max Hopp will return to the PDC stage. On Sunday, Max managed to qualify for the German Darts Championship, which will be played from August 30th to September 1st in Hildesheim.

Hopp defeated Marcel Gomula (6-2), former Tour Card holder Michael Unterbuchner (6-0), LukasFraulob (6-1), Thomas Köhnlein (6-2) and Oliver Müller (6-5) on his way to qualifying. He last played on the European Tour in April 2022.

Niko Springer, Matthias Ehlers and Dragutin Horvat are the other three players who qualified alongside Hopp. Horvat showed class on his way to qualifying when he reached the round of 32 with an average of 107.85 in the last 16.

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Nico Kurz, Nico Blum, Kevin Troppmann and Jan Dückers have qualified for the European Darts Open at the Host Nation Qualifier. The tournament will be played from Friday, June 21 to Sunday, June 23, 2024 in Leverkusen.

Kurz, who was last active on the European Tour in 2023, defeated Niclas Wierling 6-2 in the first round and then Fabian Herz 6-1. In the last 32, Kurz left Leon Weber behind him 6-4 before knocking Liam Maendl-Lawrance out of the tournament 6-5 to reach the final round. Here, Kurz prevailed 6-3 against Dragutin Horvat.

Blum defeated Chris Massilge (6-4), Christopher Weiss (6-4) and Francesco Marcone (6-4), among others. A 6-5 win over Jarod Becker earned Blum a ticket to the European Darts Open. Blum last appeared on the European Tour stage in 2018. Reaching the second round was his best result here.

Troppmann recently took part in the Baltic Sea Darts Open. Here he met Gian van Veen in the first round, against whom the German lost. Now Troppmann has another chance to show what he can do on the European Tour, after beating Kai Gotthardt 6-3 and Daniel Skoda 6-4 in the qualifier. In the final round, Troppmann defeated Marcel Erba 6-2.

Dückers also only appeared on the European Tour stage at the beginning of the year. He made his debut at the International Darts Open and had the unfortunate luck of having to play Martin Schindler in the first round. He was one size too big for Dückers.

Results Host Nation Qualifier for the European Darts Open 2024

Last 32

Liam Maendl-Lawrance 6-1 Marco Obst

Nico Kurz 6-4 Leon Weber

David Jeske 6-3 Andreas Flamme

Dragutin Horvat 6-4 Christian Helmecke

Nico Blum 6-4 Christopher Weiss

Francesco Marcone 6-4 Michael Unterbuchner

Jarod Becker 6-2 Philipp Schweder

Marvin Koch 6-4 Christopher Toonders

Kevin Troppmann 6-3 Kai Gotthardt

Daniel Skoda 6-5 Oliver Müller

Mitja Gustorf 6-5 Leon Remde

Marcel Erba 6-3 René Eidams

Jannis Barkhausen 6-3 Matthias Ehlers

Dominik Grüllich 6-1 Patrick Heitmüller

Jan Dückers 6-0 Sebastian Steinmetz

Marcel Hausotter 6-1 Danny Tessmann

Last 16

Nico Kurz 6-5 Liam Maendl-Lawrance

Dragutin Horvat 6-1 David Jeske

Nico Blum 6-4 Francesco Marcone

Jarod Becker 6-4 Marvin Koch

Kevin Troppmann 6-4 Daniel Skoda

Marcel Erba 6-4 Mitja Gurstorf

Dominik Grüllich 6-3 Jannis Barkhausen

Jan Dückers 6-3 Marcel Hausotter

Final round

Nico Kurz 6-3 Dragutin Horvat

Nico Blum 6-5 Jarod Becker

Kevin Troppmann 6-2 Marcel Erba

Jan Dückers 6-4 Dominik Grüllich

Max Hopp qualified to take part in the German Darts Championship

Results Host Nation Qualifier for the German Darts Championship 2024

Last 32

Dragutin Horvat 6-1 Arno merk

Max Arsenijevic 6-5 Christian Helmecke

Nico Kurz 6-4 Jannes Bremermann

Vladimir Kovalev 6-3 Franz Rötzsch

Moritz Hilger 6-1 Leon Weber

Francesco Marcone 6-1 Felix Schmitt

Jan Hendrik Wiechers 6-5 Sascha Stuhlemmer

Matthias Ehlers 6-5 Tom Hammermeister

Thomas Köhnlein 6-3 Mick Hasse

Max Hopp 6-1 Lukas Fraulob

René Eidams 6-4 Sven Wille

Oliver Müller 6-2 Marcus Kirchmann

Luca Pfaff 6-4 Steffen Scheffler

Sebastian Keine 6-4 Kai Gotthardt

Kevin Knopf 6-1 Christipher Toonders

Niko Springer 6-5 Kevin Troppmann

Last 16

Dragutin Horvat 6-1 Max Arsenijevic

Vladimir Kovalev 6-4 Nico Kurz

Moritz Hilger 6-1 Francesco Marcone

Matthias Ehlers 6-5 Jan Hendrik Wiechers

Max Hopp 6-2 Thomas Köhnlein

Oliver Müller 6-5 1 René Eidams

Luca Pfaff 6-3 Sebastian Keine

Niko Springer 6-2 Kevin Knopf

Final round

Dragitin Horvat 6-3 Vladimir Kovalev

Matthias Ehlers 6-3 Moritz Hilger

Max Hopp 6-5 Oliver Müller

Niko Springer 6-1 Luca Pfaff