European Tour 8 September 18th-20th 2015- Discussion

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RAYMOND VAN BARNEVELD headed the list of European Qualifiers for the European Darts Matchplay in Innsbruck when he won through Thursday night's knockouts to claim a spot in the PDC European Tour event.

The Dutchman followed up his qualification for this weekend's European Darts Trophy event in Muelheim by also winning through the day's second qualifier with defeats of Magnus Caris and John Michael to earn a spot in next week's Austrian event.

German youngster Max Hopp also enjoyed double success on the day, overcoming World Cup players Nandor Bezzeg and Mariusz Paul to qualify, with Holland's Dirk van Duijvenbode, who edged out Russia's Roman Obukhov before defeating Jeffrey van de Ven.

Belgium's Ronny Huybrechts joined younger brother Kim, one of the 16 seeds, in the Innsbruck event by knocking out German duo Sascha Stein and Bernd Roith, while Croatia's Robert Marijanovic was made to work hard for his wins over Krzysztof Ratajski and Jeffrey De Zwaan.

Belgian youngster Dimitri Van den Bergh followed up wins over Dick van Dijk and Petr Hyncica with an emphatic whitewash of Christian Kist to seal his spot, with Maik Langendorf impressing with wins over Jan Dekker, Antonio Alcinas and Jerry Hendriks.

The final spot went to Germany's Stefan Stoyke, who impressed with 6-1 wins over Michal Kocik and Thomas Obstfelder before overcoming Spanish ace Cristo Reyes 6-3.

The final four places in the European Darts Matchplay will be discovered in the Host Nation Qualifier in Innsbruck on Thursday September 17.

The European Darts Matchplay will then take place from September 18-20 at the Olympiahalle in Innsbruck. For information, visit www.pdc-europe.tv.

European Darts Matchplay - European Tour Event Eight
European Qualifier
First Round
Jerry Hendriks 6-5 Rene Eidams
Antonio Alcinas 6-0 Joey ten Berge
Maik Langendorf 6-1 Jan Dekker
Thomas Obstfelder 6-4 Matthias Todtenhöfer
Stefan Stoyke 6-1 Michal Kocik
Roman Obhukov 6-0 Matthias Finger
Jeffrey van de Ven 6-5 Michael Rosenauer
Leo Hendriks 6-4 Andy Bless
Mick Hasse 6-2 Tomas Seyler
Bernd Roith 6-0 Fabian Herz
Dimitri van den Bergh 6-5 Dick van Dijk
Petr Hyncica 6-5 Daniel Zygla
John Michael 6-5 Tytus Kanik
Martin Schindler Bye (Simeon Heinz timed out)
Krzysztof Ratajski 6-0 Alexander Tauber
Robert Marijanovic 6-0 Jermaine Wattimena
Mariusz Paul 6-2 Thomasz Bozek
Pavel Jirkal 6-0 Karsten Kornath

Second Round
Jerry Hendriks 6-5 Jyhan Artut
Maik Langendorf 6-0 Antonio Alcinas
Cristo Reyes 6-0 Robert Wildgrube
Stefan Stoyke 6-1 Thomas Obstfelder
Dirk van Duijvenbode 6-5 Roman Obhukov
Jeffrey van de Ven 6-4 Leo Hendriks
Ronny Huybrechts 6-1 Sascha Stein
Bernd Roith 6-0 Mick Hasse
Christian Kist 6-5 Tonci Restovic
Dimitri van den Bergh 6-1 Petr Hyncica
Raymond van Barneveld 6-1 Magnus Caris
John Michael 6-5 Martin Schindler
Jeffrey de Zwaan 6-2 Vincent Kamphuis
Robert Marijanovic 6-5 Krzysztof Ratajski
Max Hopp 6-2 Nandor Bezzeg
Mariusz Paul 6-1 Pavel Jirkal

Third Round
Maik Langendorf 6-5 Jerry Hendriks
Stefan Stoyke 6-3 Cristo Reyes
Dirk van Duijvenbode 6-1 Jeffrey van de Ven
Ronny Huybrechts 6-4 Bernd Roith
Dimitri van den Bergh 6-0 Christian Kist
Raymond van Barneveld 6-4 John Michael
Robert Marijanovic 6-4 Jeffrey de Zwaan
Max Hopp 6-0 Mariusz Paul

European Qualifiers
EQ1 Maik Langendorf
EQ2 Stefan Stoyke
EQ3 Dirk van Duijvenbode
EQ4 Ronny Huybrechts
EQ5 Dimitri van den Bergh
EQ6 Raymond van Barneveld
EQ7 Robert Marijanovic
EQ8 Max Hopp
 

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THE PDC European Tour returns to Austria this weekend, with the Olympiahalle in Innsbruck set to host the European Darts Grand Prix. 

The £115,000 tournament will be held from September 18-20, featuring 48 players competing across three days.

Last weekend's European Darts Trophy winner Michael Smith will be joined by world number one Michael van Gerwen as the top two seeds for the event, with last year's European Tour winner in Austria Vincent van der Voort also amongst the 16 seeded players entering in the second round on Saturday.

Friday's first round features the 32 players who have won through the July's UK Qualifier, last weekend's European Qualifier and Thursday's Host Nation Qualifier.

The Host Nation Qualifier will see now see six players qualify to compete this weekend, following the withdrawals of Gary Anderson and Kyle Anderson, which also means that Stephen Bunting - the next highest ranked player - moves up to become the number 16 seed.

The European Darts Grand Prix will be screened live online throughout the weekend at www.LIVEPDC.TV and the websites listed below.

Live Coverage 
www.LIVEPDC.TV - Worldwide
www.Bet365.com 
www.betfair.com 
www.coral.co.uk 
www.ladbrokes.com 
www.unibet.co.uk 

Live Scores 
Live scores from the European Darts Grand Prix can be seen at the PDC Live Scores Website - http://live.dartsdata.com .

European Darts Grand Prix
Friday September 18
Afternoon Session (1pm-5pm local time, 12pm-4pm BST) 
First Round x8

Evening Session (7pm-11pm local time, 6pm-10pm BST) 
First Round x8

Saturday September 19
Afternoon Session (1pm-5pm local time, 12pm-4pm BST) 
Second Round x8

Evening Session (7pm-11pm local time, 6pm-10pm BST) 
Second Round x8

Sunday September 20
Afternoon Session (1pm-5pm local time, 12pm-4pm BST) 
Third Round x8

Evening Session (7pm-11pm local time, 6pm-10pm BST) 
Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals, Final

Top 16 Seeded Players (Enter at Second Round stage) 
1 Michael van Gerwen
2 Michael Smith
3 Peter Wright
4 Ian White
5 Brendan Dolan
6 Dave Chisnall
7 Justin Pipe
8 Mervyn King
9 Simon Whitlock
10 Kim Huybrechts
11 Terry Jenkins
12 Robert Thornton
13 Vincent van der Voort
14 Benito van de Pas
15 Jelle Klaasen
16 Stephen Bunting

UK Qualifiers x18: 
Alan Norris, Jamie Caven, Gerwyn Price, Adam Hunt, Terry Temple, William O'Connor, Darren Johnson, Andy Hamilton, Joe Murnan, Paul Milford, Dean Winstanley, Mark Walsh, Kevin Painter, Darren Webster, Mickey Mansell, Tony Newell, Wes Newton, David Pallett (Kyle Anderson withdrawn).
European Qualifiers x8: 
Maik Langendorf, Stefan Stoyke, Dirk van Duijvenbode, Ronny Huybrechts, Dimitri van den Bergh, Raymond van Barneveld, Robert Marijanovic, Max Hopp
Host Nation Qualifiers x6: 
TBC September 17

Format - All games are the best of 11 legs

NB: Original article updated September 16 following withdrawal of Kyle Anderson.

[gm180]

Why no gando again. Has he received one o the pdc's secret bans or can he jst no be bothered

[foggs3355]

no k anderson that might cost him a WGP place not sure why he would do that hope he enters players champs before the cutoff

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no k anderson that might cost him a WGP place not sure why he would do that hope he enters players champs before the cutoff

Must have a good reason for missing this as he now loses his guaranteed 1k for playing, which makes him now 3k behind Mark Webster for that 14th place in the Pro Tour OOM. Cannot see him now qualifying for the WGP.

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THE draw for the European Darts Matchplay has been made ahead of this weekend's PDC European Tour event at the Olympiahalle in Innsbruck.

The PDC's return to Austria for the £115,000, three-day tournament sees 48 players competing in Innsbruck.

Friday's first round features the 32 qualifiers, who will be completed on Thursday night from the Host Nation Qualifier at the Olympiahalle.

The 16 seeded stars enter the event at the second round stage on Saturday.

The draw and schedule of play below will be updated following the completion of the Host Nation Qualifier.

European Darts Matchplay
Tournament Draw Bracket
Peter Wright v Lerchbacher/Johnson
Benito van de Pas v Marijanovic/van Duijvenbode
Dave Chisnall v O'Connor/Price
Terry Jenkins v Roxy-James Rodriguez/Painter
Justin Pipe v Newell/Temple
Kim Huybrechts v Suljovic/D Webster
Michael Smith v Glanzer/Norris
Jelle Klaasen v Pallett/Caven
Ian White v van den Bergh/Milford
Vincent van der Voort v Winstanley/Hamilton
Brendan Dolan v Murnan/Walsh
Robert Thornton v Langendorf/Hardy
Mervyn King v Mansell/Hunt
Simon Whitlock v Stoyke/Rowby-John Rodriguez
Michael van Gerwen v R Huybrechts/Newton
Stephen Bunting v van Barneveld/Hopp

Schedule of Play
Friday September 18
First Round
Afternoon Session (1pm-5pm local time, 12pm-4pm BST)
Stefan Stoyke v Rowby-John Rodriguez
Zoran Lerchbacher v Darren Johnson
Tony Newell v Terry Temple
Joe Murnan v Mark Walsh
Robert Marijanovic v Dirk van Duijvenbode
Mickey Mansell v Adam Hunt
Dimitri van den Bergh v Paul Milford
Armin Glanzer v Alan Norris

Evening Session (7pm-11pm local time, 6pm-10pm BST)
William O'Connor v Gerwyn Price
Dean Winstanley v Andy Hamilton
Roxy-James Rodriguez v Kevin Painter
Maik Langendorf v Aaron Hardy
David Pallett v Jamie Caven
Ronny Huybrechts v Wes Newton
Mensur Suljovic v Darren Webster
Raymond van Barneveld v Max Hopp

Saturday September 19
Second Round
Afternoon Session (1pm-5pm local time, 12pm-4pm BST)
Benito van de Pas v Marijanovic/van Duijvenbode
Justin Pipe v Newell/Temple
Dave Chisnall v O'Connor/Price
Terry Jenkins v Roxy-James Rodriguez/ Painter
Brendan Dolan v Murnan/Walsh
Robert Thornton v Langendorf/Hardy
Kim Huybrechts v Suljovic/D Webster
Ian White v van den Bergh/Milford

Evening Session (7pm-11pm local time, 6pm-10pm BST)
Mervyn King v Mansell/Hunt
Michael Smith v Glanzer/Norris
Peter Wright v Lerchbacher/Johnson
Simon Whitlock v Stoyke/Rowby-John Rodriguez
Jelle Klaasen v Pallett/Caven
Vincent van der Voort v Winstanley/Hamilton
Stephen Bunting v van Barneveld/Hopp
Michael van Gerwen v R Huybrechts/Newton

Sunday September 20
Afternoon Session (1pm-5pm local time, 12pm-4pm BST)
Third Round

Evening Session (7pm-11pm local time, 6pm-10pm BST)
Quarter-Finals
Semi-Finals
Final

All games are the best of 11 legs

[GRAYISALEGEND]

Unfair draw again for RVB

[ChrisW]

Unfair draw again for RVB

He will hammer Hopp.

[Bram_1900]

Six Austrian qualifiers? Who do they replace?

[Ginge]

"The Host Nation Qualifier will see now see six players qualify to compete this weekend, following the withdrawals of Gary Anderson and Kyle Anderson"....

[Bram_1900]

"The Host Nation Qualifier will see now see six players qualify to compete this weekend, following the withdrawals of Gary Anderson and Kyle Anderson"....

Thanks, must have overlooked that. It's in the name.

[ChrisW]

Stefan Stoyke (86.8) 3 (11) 6 (92.87) Rowby-John Rodriguez
Zoran Lerchbacher (68.3) 1 (11) 6 (82.08) Darren Johnson
Tony Newell (89.14) 6 (11) 3 (82.16) Terry Temple
Joe Murnan (89.36) 5 (11) 6 (88.76) Mark Walsh

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Walsh vs Murnan into deciding leg. Walsh with the throw.

[ssjsa]

Very conservative walk on from Dirk van Duijvenbode there. Probably focusing on his match more. Hope he goes through.

[ChrisW]

Cmon Diving Board!

[Bram_1900]

With checkoutpercentages like these, you won't win any match on the professional level, Van Duijvenbode. 14.81% 4/27

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With checkoutpercentages like these, you won't win any match on the professional level, Van Duijvenbode. 14.81% 4/27

He played pretty poorly there. Thought he was due a decent weekend, but unfortunately not to be this one.

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Stefan Stoyke (86.8) 3 (11) 6 (92.87) Rowby-John Rodriguez
Zoran Lerchbacher (68.3) 1 (11) 6 (82.08) Darren Johnson
Tony Newell (89.14) 6 (11) 3 (82.16) Terry Temple
Joe Murnan (89.36) 5 (11) 6 (88.76) Mark Walsh
Robert Marijanovic (80.16) 6 (11) 5 (79.22) Dirk van Duijvenbode
Mickey Mansell (84.29) 6 (11) 3 (84.18) Adam Hunt
Dimitri Van den Bergh (84.65) 6 (11) 2 (76.83) Paul Milford
Armin Glanzer (75.98) 2 (11) 6 (82.30) Alan Norris

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Afternoon session

First Round

Stefan Stoyke (86.8) 3 (11) 6 (92.87) Rowby-John Rodriguez
Zoran Lerchbacher (68.3) 1 (11) 6 (82.08) Darren Johnson
Tony Newell (89.14) 6 (11) 3 (82.16) Terry Temple
Joe Murnan (89.36) 5 (11) 6 (88.76) Mark Walsh
Robert Marijanovic (80.16) 6 (11) 5 (79.22) Dirk van Duijvenbode
Mickey Mansell (84.29) 6 (11) 3 (84.18) Adam Hunt
Dimitri Van den Bergh (84.65) 6 (11) 2 (76.83) Paul Milford
Armin Glanzer (75.98) 2 (11) 6 (82.30) Alan Norris

Evening Session (7pm-11pm local time, 6pm-10pm BST) 

First Round

William O'Connor (93.04) 6 (11) 4 (85.01) Gerwyn Price
Dean Winstanley (102.59) 3 (11) 6 (103.66) Andy Hamilton
Roxy-James Rodriguez (84.59) 3 (11) 6 (88.83) Kevin Painter
Maik Langendorf (83.67) 6 (11) 5 (78.89) Aaron Hardy
David Pallett (100.73) 6 (11) 2 (93.05) Jamie Caven
Ronny Huybrechts (83.72) 6 (11) 5 (88.59) Wes Newton
Mensur Suljovic (90.44) 2 (11) 6 (95.92) Darren Webster
Raymond van Barneveld (97.58) 6 (11) 3 (88.45) Max Hopp