Results International Darts Open Tour Card Qualifier Round-Up | Cross, Van den Bergh and Greaves miss out as Manby, Huybrechts and Reyes lead 10 spots
PDCThe International Darts Open will take place in Riesa from May 22-24, and today marks the last chance for PDC Tour Card holders to qualify for the 7th European Tour event of the 2026 season.
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The European Tour qualifier took place on Wednesday afternoon and we have the 10 players who will take their spot in Riesa in a few weeks time albeit many of the big names missed out.
Peter Wright was slated for the qualifiers today but decided not to play but other such big names did as Beau Greaves, Dimitri van den Bergh and Rob Cross but all missed out on spots in Riesa either early or in the last round.
Cross in particular who is top seed in these qualifiers is out and will not play in Germany. He lost in the final round in a 6-5 win for Chris Landman who registered a 94 average in winning through. He had seen off his compatriot Jimmy van Schie previously to book his spot in the final round before seeing off Cross.
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Also through included Bradley Brooks who saw off Owen Bates 6-5 with wins also for an in-form Tom Bissell who took down Jeffrey de Zwaan 6-4 with a 101 average in one of the best performances of the qualifier. While Kim Huybrechts also did his hopes a world of good as he took down Maik Kuivenhoven. Like Bissell a player on form right now.
Charlie Manby showed no such issues from having new equipment sponsor yet after switching to Target last week with "Champagne' booking his European Tour spot with a win over Thomas Lovely. Keane Barry also prevailed in an all irish duel with Shane McGuirk while there was success too for Jeffrey Sparidaans seeing off Stefan Bellmont.
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Fresh off Target announcement, Manby finds his way into Riesa field.
Madars Razma defeated Niall Culleton, the former being sixth seed and won through 6-3. While Cristo Reyes also found his way into the tournament with a 6-5 win over Andy Boulton averaging 85. Connor Scutt is the final player through after he saw off Christian Kist.
Beau Greaves lost in her opener 6-5 to Filip Bereza after a successful two days in Wigan prior, while Dimitri van den Bergh lost in the same round to Rhys Griffin to confound his misery.
Of those in the main field in Riesa, Luke Humphries and Gian van Veen currently lead the way with Michael van Gerwen, James Wade, Gerwyn Price, Josh Rock among others in the top seeds.
International Darts Open (ET7) Tour Card Holder Qualifier
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| Player 1 | Average | Score | VS | Score | Average | Player 2 |
| Top 20 | ||||||
| Chris Landman | -94.91 | 6 | VS | 5 | -100.08 | Rob Cross |
| Bradley Brooks | -99.44 | 6 | VS | 5 | -102.31 | Owen Bates |
| Tom Bissell | -101.63 | 6 | VS | 4 | -101.96 | Jeffrey De Zwaan |
| Kim Huybrechts | -95.48 | 6 | VS | 4 | -95.42 | Maik Kuivenhoven |
| Jeffrey Sparidaans | -86.45 | 6 | VS | 4 | -89.86 | Stefan Bellmont |
| Madars Razma | -92.66 | 6 | VS | 3 | -83.01 | Niall Culleton |
| Keane Barry | -91.91 | 6 | VS | 3 | -96.21 | Shane McGuirk |
| Cristo Reyes | -85.28 | 6 | VS | 5 | -79.44 | Andy Boulton |
| Connor Scutt | -86.3 | 6 | VS | 5 | -87.96 | Christian Kist |
| Charlie Manby | -89.39 | 6 | VS | 3 | -90.56 | Thomas Lovely |
| Top 40 | ||||||
| Rob Cross | -103.21 | 6 | VS | 4 | -104.67 | Cam Crabtree |
| Chris Landman | -100.31 | 6 | VS | 3 | -92.66 | Jimmy van Schie |
| Owen Bates | -99.85 | 6 | VS | 2 | -99.06 | Ritchie Edhouse |
| Bradley Brooks | -95.76 | 6 | VS | 3 | -96.9 | Rob Owen |
| Tom Bissell | -88.11 | 6 | VS | 1 | -83.11 | Rhys Griffin |
| Jeffrey De Zwaan | -79.7 | 6 | VS | 5 | -80.45 | Filip Bereza |
| Maik Kuivenhoven | -98.38 | 6 | VS | 5 | -92.17 | Greg Ritchie |
| Kim Huybrechts | -89.65 | 6 | VS | 5 | -90.1 | Alan Soutar |
| Stefan Bellmont | -91.56 | 6 | VS | 2 | -86.55 | Sebastian Bialecki |
| Jeffrey Sparidaans | -99.27 | 6 | VS | 5 | -96.37 | Lukas Wenig |
| Madars Razma | -102.02 | 6 | VS | 5 | -99.06 | Benjamin Pratnemer |
| Niall Culleton | -81.08 | 6 | VS | 5 | -86.41 | Jurjen van der Velde |
| Keane Barry | -96.02 | 6 | VS | 3 | -90.19 | Adam Leek |
| Shane McGuirk | -95.75 | 6 | VS | 1 | -83.78 | Nick Kenny |
| Andy Boulton | -89.12 | 6 | VS | 1 | -86.7 | Wesley Plaisier |
| Cristo Reyes | -100.11 | 6 | VS | 2 | -85.03 | Mensur Suljovic |
| Connor Scutt | -90.38 | 6 | VS | 4 | -92.39 | Tom Sykes |
| Christian Kist | -88.82 | 6 | VS | 5 | -88.26 | Mickey Mansell |
| Charlie Manby | -92.98 | 6 | VS | 3 | -98.04 | Jeffrey De Graaf |
| Thomas Lovely | -90.87 | 6 | VS | 3 | -85.05 | Yorick Hofkens |
| Top 80 | ||||||
| Rob Cross | -87.78 | 6 | VS | 4 | -89.12 | Mario Vandenbogaerde |
| Cam Crabtree | -100.41 | 6 | VS | 2 | -95.5 | Sietse Lap |
| Chris Landman | -85.24 | 6 | VS | 5 | -84.29 | Maximilian Czerwinski |
| Jimmy van Schie | -87.71 | 6 | VS | 4 | -85.43 | Stephen Burton |
| Ritchie Edhouse | -97.14 | 6 | VS | 4 | -96.56 | David Sharp |
| Owen Bates | -86.72 | 6 | VS | 5 | -82.88 | Adam Gawlas |
| Rob Owen | -98.7 | 6 | VS | 4 | -95.54 | James Hurrell |
| Bradley Brooks | -87.12 | 6 | VS | 4 | -86.22 | Ricky Evans |
| Rhys Griffin | -87.87 | 6 | VS | 3 | -86.6 | Dimitri Van den Bergh |
| Tom Bissell | -90.87 | 6 | VS | 2 | -77.05 | Tytus Kanik |
| Jeffrey De Zwaan | -82.54 | 6 | VS | 5 | -89.02 | Max Hopp |
| Filip Bereza | -88.25 | 6 | VS | 5 | -92.86 | Beau Greaves |
| Maik Kuivenhoven | -89.94 | 6 | VS | 3 | -87.35 | Martin Lukeman |
| Greg Ritchie | -85.5 | 6 | VS | 4 | -77.5 | Adam Paxton |
| Alan Soutar | -103.84 | 6 | VS | 1 | -90.3 | Justin Hood |
| Kim Huybrechts | -88.7 | 6 | VS | 3 | -92.31 | Marvin Kraft |
| Stefan Bellmont | -86.16 | 6 | VS | 4 | -87.5 | Callan Rydz |
| Sebastian Bialecki | -96.97 | 6 | VS | 0 | -75.7 | Ryan Meikle |
| Jeffrey Sparidaans | -82.7 | 6 | VS | 3 | -79.81 | Thibault Tricole |
| Lukas Wenig | -86.41 | 6 | VS | 5 | -86.2 | Leon Weber |
| Madars Razma | -96.12 | 6 | VS | 2 | -85.3 | Ian White |
| Benjamin Pratnemer | -93.82 | 6 | VS | 5 | -90.11 | Dominik Gruellich |
| Niall Culleton | -92.02 | 6 | VS | 0 | -87.74 | Carl Sneyd |
| Jurjen van der Velde | -93.94 | 6 | VS | 0 | -80.2 | Adam Lipscombe |
| Keane Barry | -91.27 | 6 | VS | 4 | -88.63 | Scott Williams |
| Adam Leek | -90.65 | 6 | VS | 3 | -80.8 | Cor Dekker |
| Nick Kenny | -83 | 6 | VS | 4 | -81.34 | Adam Warner |
| Shane McGuirk | -90.4 | 6 | VS | 3 | -79.65 | Viktor Tingstrom |
| Wesley Plaisier | -95.8 | 6 | VS | 5 | -94.23 | Brendan Dolan |
| Andy Boulton | -89.9 | 6 | VS | 3 | -88.29 | Darryl Pilgrim |
| Cristo Reyes | -94.3 | 6 | VS | 3 | -92.24 | Richard Veenstra |
| Mensur Suljovic | -84.07 | 6 | VS | 2 | -82.27 | Arno Merk |
| Connor Scutt | -104.54 | 6 | VS | 4 | -94.15 | Tyler Thorpe |
| Tom Sykes | -90.52 | 6 | VS | 3 | -86.98 | Alexander Merkx |
| Christian Kist | -85.52 | 6 | VS | 5 | -78.97 | Matthias Ehlers |
| Mickey Mansell | -86.91 | 6 | VS | 5 | -89.08 | Darius Labanauskas |
| Charlie Manby | -93.37 | 6 | VS | 5 | -92.84 | Gabriel Clemens |
| Jeffrey De Graaf | -91.85 | 6 | VS | 5 | -94.63 | Stephen Rosney |
| Thomas Lovely | -92.5 | 6 | VS | 1 | -89.14 | Dennie Olde Kalter |
| Yorick Hofkens | -88.92 | 6 | VS | 5 | -89.85 | Samuel Price |
| Top 160 | ||||||
| Mensur Suljovic | -99.33 | 6 | VS | 2 | -83.14 | Marvin van Velzen |
| Darius Labanauskas | -87.28 | 6 | VS | 1 | -84.05 | Rusty-Jake Rodriguez |
| Samuel Price | -86.86 | 6 | VS | 5 | -91.25 | Mervyn King |

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