The final PDC Tour Card Holder Qualifier of the 2026 European Tour season took place in Den Bosch this Thursday, with 10 places at the Dutch Darts Championship up for grabs in Maastricht from October 16 to 18.
The big headline is the return of Michael Smith to the European Tour. Smith has not had the best time of it as of late, including the last few days on the Pro Tour, with his averages being pretty poor in defeat, and he was easily beaten by Sebastian Bialecki, to name an example, in a whitewash. But he adds to his appearance in Basel in a few weeks' time by also playing in the European Tour season closer in Maastricht. He saw off David Sharp in the final 6-4 with a 95 average. While he also claimed wins over Connor Scutt, having not had to play the opening round. He also averaged 96 in that, so certainly a lot better from the St Helens ace.
Other victors through to play in Maastricht include yesterday's ProTour finalist, Scott Williams, who is fighting for his Tour Card; Ally Pally and Minehead hopes will aim for more ranking cash in Maastricht. He saw off top seed Mike de Decker 6-3 with a 90 average. Nick Kenny, Callan Rydz, Stephen Burton, James Hurrell and Mickey Mansell also booked their spots too. Brendan Dolan, Mario Vandenbogaerde, Thibault Tricole, Keane Barry and Tyler Thorpe are all losing in the last round.
Other victors included Max Hopp, who stopped Daryl Gurney in his tracks. Gurney was second seed in this qualifier and was defeated by the German in the final round. While Owen Bates finally saw off Darius Labanauskas. Peter Wright lost early, though, and Beau Greaves decided not to enter at all. She is in a good spot alternately, though, so it is very likely that she didn't, as she knows there will likely be withdrawals. A calculated guess, but one that, given it is the final ET of the year, is very likely to pay off.
Results Dutch Darts Championship Qualifier
Top 20
Scott Williams -90.44 6 VS 3 -84.42 Mike De Decker
Max Hopp -93.28 6 VS 2 -81.86 Daryl Gurney
Michael Smith -95.13 6 VS 4 -95.72 David Sharp
Nick Kenny -100.06 6 VS 2 -91.19 Brendan Dolan
Callan Rydz -99.89 6 VS 2 -94.81 Mario Vandenbogaerde
Stephen Burton -85.04 6 VS 5 -81.2 Thibault Tricole
James Hurrell -94.65 6 VS 5 -91.43 Keane Barry
Mickey Mansell -105.24 6 VS 2 -87.52 Tyler Thorpe
Owen Bates -96 6 VS 2 -89.3 Darius Labanauskas
Top 40
Mike De Decker -90.94 6 VS 3 -86.2 Chris Landman
Scott Williams -91.41 6 VS 3 -90.39 Adam Gawlas
Daryl Gurney -89.68 6 VS 3 -94.81 Thomas Lovely
Max Hopp -90.9 6 VS 5 -96.29 Cor Dekker
Ricardo Pietreczko -89.31 6 VS 3 -90.6 Bradley Brooks
Mensur Suljovic -82.34 6 VS 3 -85.55 Adam Warner
Michael Smith -96.15 6 VS 5 -89.17 Connor Scutt
David Sharp -101.4 6 VS 3 -87 Pero Ljubic
Nick Kenny -91.38 6 VS 1 -83.08 Peter Wright
Brendan Dolan -96.08 6 VS 4 -96.63 Tom Sykes
Callan Rydz -91.59 6 VS 3 -88.41 Dennie Olde Kalter
Mario Vandenbogaerde -91.61 6 VS 5 -84.3 Christian Kist
Stephen Burton -89.24 6 VS 2 -92.43 Kai Gotthardt
Thibault Tricole -88.52 6 VS 4 -89.67 Adam Paxton
James Hurrell -86.49 6 VS 5 -91.5 Maik Kuivenhoven
Keane Barry -91.54 6 VS 4 -81.85 Greg Ritchie
Mickey Mansell -94.51 6 VS 5 -92.08 Andy Boulton
Tyler Thorpe -91.01 6 VS 3 -88.54 Carl Sneyd
Darius Labanauskas -85.3 6 VS 4 -81.73 Benjamin Pratnemer
Owen Bates -102.56 6 VS 1 -85.74 Shane McGuirk
Top 80
Chris Landman -90.18 6 VS 5 -92.31 Stefaan Henderyck
Scott Williams -93.05 6 VS 2 -83.55 Marvin Kraft
Adam Gawlas -89.52 6 VS 4 -77.98 Lukas Wenig
Thomas Lovely -103.66 6 VS 0 -100.21 Niall Culleton
Cor Dekker -96.44 6 VS 3 -91.64 Stefan Bellmont
Max Hopp -90.25 6 VS 5 -92.08 Jurjen van der Velde
Bradley Brooks -96.78 6 VS 1 -87.06 Tavis Dudeney
Mensur Suljovic -92.87 6 VS 1 -86.14 Adam Leek
Adam Warner -90.46 6 VS 4 -92.8 Mervyn King
Connor Scutt -88.91 6 VS 5 -81.21 Stephen Rosney
David Sharp -84.53 6 VS 3 -89.49 Adam Lipscombe
Pero Ljubic -79.07 6 VS 4 -85.99 Arno Merk
Nick Kenny -101.33 6 VS 0 -81.96 Ian White
Tom Sykes -87.39 6 VS 3 -86.15 Dominik Gruellich
Brendan Dolan -98.22 6 VS 1 -72.29 Jeffrey Sparidaans
Dennie Olde Kalter -85.45 6 VS 5 -93.1 Tom Bissell
Mario Vandenbogaerde -85.87 6 VS 3 -87.06 Gabriel Clemens
Christian Kist -80.68 6 VS 5 -77.7 Leon Weber
Stephen Burton -83.57 6 VS 3 -84.6 Martin Lukeman
Kai Gotthardt -86.63 6 VS 3 -82.27 Charlie Manby
Thibault Tricole -96.59 6 VS 2 -88.22 Alan Soutar
Adam Paxton -88.66 6 VS 1 -89.86 Cam Crabtree
Maik Kuivenhoven -90.24 6 VS 5 -91.25 Justin Hood
James Hurrell -89.94 6 VS 4 -85.79 Jim Long
Keane Barry -86.54 6 VS 2 -84.57 Jeffrey De Zwaan
Greg Ritchie -82.88 6 VS 5 -80.97 Samuel Price
Mickey Mansell -99.1 6 VS 0 -83.45 Maximilian Czerwinski
Andy Boulton -86.55 6 VS 1 -79.6 Matthias Ehlers
Carl Sneyd -93.11 6 VS 5 -94.18 Ricky Evans
Tyler Thorpe -87.55 6 VS 5 -86.68 Rob Owen
Darius Labanauskas -93.94 6 VS 5 -94.91 Madars Razma
Benjamin Pratnemer -82.44 6 VS 4 -84.52 Rhys Griffin
Shane McGuirk -95.86 6 VS 4 -94.06 Darryl Pilgrim
Owen Bates -89.74 6 VS 3 -81.59 Ryan Meikle