John Michael will return to the PDC World Darts Championship at the end of this year after winning the PDC South East Europe World Championship Qualifier on Saturday.
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Michael saw off Michael Rasztovits in the final after also defeating Harald Leitinger, Sergio Krassen and Dietmar Burger.
For Michael it will be his fourth participation at the Alexandra Palace. In the 2015, 2016 and 2017 editions, he was eliminated in the first round each time.
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QUALIFIERS!
Congratulations to John Michael, Juan Francisco Rodriguez & Jeff Smith, who have qualified for the @WilliamHill World Darts Championship from our final overseas events 🎯