These 50 Dutchmen and 14 Belgians take a shot at qualifying for the World Darts Championship on Saturday
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It will be an exciting day on Saturday in Kalkar, where the PDC West Europe Qualifier for the World Darts Championship will be played. A field of nearly one hundred players will compete for one starting spot to at the Alexandra Palace.
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Among the participants are fifty Dutchmen. Notable names include, Berry van Peer, Jurjen van der Velde, Jimmy van Schie, Danny van Trijp, Gino Vos, Jeffrey Sparidaans, Jeffrey de Zwaan, Maik Kuivenhoven, Ron Meulenkamp, Martijn Kleermaker, Jelle Klaasen, Danny Jansen, Jerry Hendriks, Jarno Bottenberg, Moreno Blom, Owen Roelofs and Jitse van der Wal.
There are also 14 Belgian players on the list of participants, which can already be found on DartConnect. Andy Baetens, Robbie Knops, Ronny Huybrechts, Brian Ramen and Mario Vandenbogaerde are among the Belgian participants. There are also some Germans and Swiss of the party.
The annual qualifying tournament almost always produces a Dutch or Belgian winner. Last year was a rare exception, when Thibault Tricole ran away with the World Championships ticket. In 2012, the qualifying tournament had a Spanish winner when Carlos Rodriguez won the qualifier.
PDC players who have had a PDC Tour Card for more than two years are not eligible to play in the qualifying tournament. That is why the likes of Vincent van der Voort and Jose de Sousa are missing from the list of participants. They do have one last chance at the Tour Card Qualifying Tournament on Monday, November 25. In this qualification tournament the last three or four starting spots for the Worlds can be decided. How many tickets remain to be distributed depends on Jurjen van der Velde, who plays the final of the PDC Youth World Championship on November 24. If he loses that final, four starting spots are at stake at the Tour Card-qualifying tournament.
Former winners
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2010: Roland Scholten
2011: (not held)
2012: Carlos Rodriguez
2013: Gino Vos
2014: Jermaine Wattimena
2015: Sven Groen
2016: Jerry Hendriks
2017: Kenny Neyens
2018: Yordi Meeuwisse
2019: Jan Dekker
2020: (not held)
2021: Chris Landman
2022: Jimmy Hendriks
2023: Thibault Tricole
Participants PDC West Europe World Championship Qualifier
Hans Achten
Angelo Balsamo
Daan Beernink
Marcel Beernink
Moreno Blom
Robin Bos
Danny Bosch
Jarno Bottenberg
Johann Brouwer
Bert de Lange
Jeffrey de Zwaan
Stefan Dees
Martijn Dragt
Levy Frauenfelder
Patrick Geeraets
Fons Hardeman
Jerry Hendriks
Jimmy Hendriks
Danny Jansen
Vincent Kamphuis
Jelle Klaasen
Martijn Kleermaker
Arjan Konterman
Maik Kuivenhoven
Geert Nentjes
Calvin Nicolai
Dennie Olde Kalter
Sonny Pronk
Owen Roelofs
Marcel Ruiters
Ziggy Schenk
Frank Schoens
Stefan Schroder
Robin Smees
Jeffrey Sparidaans
Derk Telnekes
Ricardo Ulrich
Jordy van den Broek
Jitse van der Wal
Maikel Verberk
Silko Visser
Gino Vos
Richard Wagenaar
Berry van Peer
Jimmy van Schie
Danny van Trijp
Marvin van Velzen
Roy van de Griendt
Jurjen van der Velde
Andy Baetens
Patrick Bulen
Jef de Rooster
Pascal Devroey
Ronny Huybrechts
Robbie Knops
Remo Mandiau
Steven Paesschesoone
Brian Raman
Davy Robijns
Jody Tobback
Mario Vandenbogaerde
Davyd Venken
Timothy Verbrugghe
Jarod Becker
Paul Bereths
Klaus Bohnes
Can Celik
Maximilian Czerwinski
Daniel Domnick
Jan Dueckers
Hendrik Eggers
Joerg Faehrmann
Cedrik Gartz
Viktor Gorbenko
Joshua Hermann
Fabian Herz
Moritz Hilger
Ulrich Jansen
Marcus Kirchmann
Michael Kops
Carsten Kupka
Patrick Link
Jorg Meinert
Alexander Michalczyk
Jan Schlemmer
Daniel Timmermann
Egor Tvorogov
Henrik Weyel
Aaron Winter
Jan Zagel
Abdeaziz Hammouchi
Stefan Bellmont
Conor Styger
Marcel Walpen
Kieran WoodDarts Journalist
Kieran Wood is a sports journalist based in Wales and has been active in journalism since 2022. He contributes to DartsNews.com, where he covers professional darts through news, match reports, analysis, and live coverage across the PDC calendar and major tournaments.
A key part of his work is on-site reporting from leading events. Kieran has covered the PDC World Darts Championship in person, reporting daily from the venue and providing first-hand insight from the tournament. During his coverage, he has conducted interviews with leading players including Luke Littler, Luke Humphries, and Gerwyn Price.
He is also one of the leading voices of the English-language Dartsnews Podcast, contributing regular analysis and discussion on developments across the professional darts circuit.
In his reporting, Kieran places strong emphasis on careful sourcing, editorial accuracy, and updating articles when new, verified information becomes available.
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