Former world champions Jelle Klaasen and Steve Beaton are among those to have passed the Tour Card qualifying tournament for the German Darts Championship. As a result, they may compete in the Euro Tour tournament in Hildesheim from Aug. 30 to Sept. 1.
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Klaasen was able to win over Jeffrey de Zwaan (6-5), Chris Landman (6-1) and Mario Vandenbogaerde (6-3) during the qualifying tournament. Furthermore, the legendary Beaton also forced placement for the German Darts Championship after victories over Benjamin Drue Reus (6-5), George Killington (6-4) and Keegan Brown (6-2).
Elsewhere, Mike Kuivenhoven dealt with Jurjen van der Velde (6-5), Gabriel Clemens (6-3) and Robert Owen (6-4). Another starting spot went to Simon Whitlock, who defeated Robbie Knops (6-4), Richard Veenstra (6-3) and Stephen Burton (6-4). In addition, Boris Krcmar, Nick Kenny, Dom Taylor, Mickey Mansell, Jose de Sousa and Martin Lukeman also qualified.
The top-16 of the world rankings and the top-16 of the Pro Tour rankings are automatically invited to the German Darts Championship. Among others, Michael van Gerwen, Gerwyn Price, Luke Littler, Dave Chisnall, Gary Anderson, Peter Wright and Dimitri van den Bergh will all be present.
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ET9 Tour Card Holder Qualifiers:
🏴 Steve Beaton
🇳🇱 Jelle Klaasen
🇳🇱 Maik Kuivenhoven
🇭🇷 Boris Krcmar
🏴 Nick Kenny
🇦🇺 Simon Whitlock
🏴 Dom Taylor
🍀 Mickey Mansell
🇵🇹 Jose de Sousa
🏴 Martin Lukeman