Lovely defeated Rob Collins in the final in a 5-3 victory after previously seeing off Jamie Durrant (5-3), Stu Wilson (5-4), Chris Craven (5-4), Matt Jackson (5-2), Robert Owen (5-4) and Dan Green (5-0) with only the winner making it through.
There are two European Tour qualifiers today with the victor of the second claiming his spot in Gibraltar next month.
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Thomas Lovely will make his European Tour debut in the Hungarian Darts Trophy next month after winning the UK Associate Member Qualifier.
Today's second event sees one spot in Gibraltar up for grabs.
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