Wade & Hamilton Amongst UK Qualifiers In European Tour Double-Header
Seven-time major winner Wade ended a three-year gap between tournament victories when he won last weekend^s Gibraltar Darts Trophy event, defeating Steve Beaton in the final.
He secured his spot in the year^s final two European Tour events, to be held in September in Germany, as he came through the UK Qualifiers for both events in Coventry on Friday night.
Wade saw off Darren Johnson and Connie Finnan to win his place in the European Darts Grand Prix in Sindelfingen from September 5-7, before enjoying wins over Lee Moffat and Daryl Gurney to earn a place in the European Darts Trophy in Leipzig from September 19-21.
World number eight Hamilton also enjoyed double success, defeating Ian Moss and Paul Amos in the Event Seven Qualifier before seeing off Nick Fullwell and Jim Walker to seal his spot in Event Eight.
Former Players Championship Finals winner Painter overcame Arron Monk and Steve West in the Event Seven Qualifier, and then saw off Frankie Ansell and Glenn Spearing to secure his Leipzig spot.
Reigning Lakeside Champion Bunting defeated Paul Palmer and Mick Todd to secure a place in Sindelfingen, before enjoying wins over Johnny Haines and Paul Rowley to ensure he will also compete in Leipzig.
Emerging Andrew Gilding^s fine year continued as he won through to two more European Tour events, dropping only three legs against Lee Moffat and Wayne Atwood in the Event Seven Qualifier before defeating Matthew Dicken and Michael Barnard in the Event Eight Qualifier.
Former World Youth Champion James Hubbard also enjoyed double joy on the night in Coventry, seeing off Wes Newton and Barnard to earn a place in Sindelfingen and then defeating Paul Redfern, Matt Clark and Darren Webster for a place in Leipzig.
2013 World Youth Championship finalist Ricky Evans was another player to earn places in the year^s final two European Tour events, overcoming Nigel Heydon and Matt Padgett in Event Seven and seeing off John Henderson and Aden Kirk to seal his spot in Event Eight.
Emerging Canadian ace Shaun Narain won through to compete in his first two European Tour events as he progressed in both qualifiers in Coventry, seeing off Mark Webster and Stuart White to win his place in Event Seven before defeating fellow youngsters Kurt Parry, Ryan Harrington and Jamie Lewis in the Event Eight Qualifier.
Australian star Kyle Anderson edged out Dean Winstanley 6-5 in their decider as he won through to make his European Tour debut in Sindelfingen, having also defeated Josh Payne and Peter Hudson earlier in the event.
Swindon duo Chris Aubrey and Johnny Haines both won through to compete in Sindelfingen, while Coventry pair Steve Hine and Kevin Dowling, Wolverhampton^s Wayne Jones, Scottish ace John Henderson and Norfolk^s Darren Webster also sealed Event Seven spots.
They were joined in qualifying for the Sindelfingen event by Jason Lovett - who made his European Tour debut in Gibraltar last month - Kevin McDine, Joe Cullen and Matt Clark - who saw Steve Brown come from 5-1 down to level in their deciding game before he edged through.
Newton - a European Tour winner in 2013 - bounced back from his disappointment in the Event Seven Qualifier to see off Andy Jenkins and Gary Stone with a pair of 6-1 victories to secure a place in Leipzig.
Terry Jenkins and Michael Smith - who were automatic qualifiers for Event Seven through the PDC ProTour Order of Merit - both secured their places in Event Eight in Leipzig as they won through that qualifier later on Friday.
Ronnie Baxter overcame Steve Brown and Steve Douglas to win through, while Winstanely saw off the Scottish duo of Mark Barilli and Jamie Bain as he progressed to play in Leipzig.
Andy Smith edged out both Colin Lloyd and Matthew Dennant in a deciding leg as he qualified, while Richie Burnett also went the full 11-leg distance as he secured his Leipzig place by defeating Peter Hudson.
Welshman Gerwyn Price will compete in his second European Tour event after he defeated Stuart White and Paul Nicholson to earn a place in Leipzig, with Steve West, William O^Connor and Ross Smith - who hit a nine-darter in last year^s Gibraltar Darts Trophy - completing the list of qualifiers.
European Tour Event Seven will be the European Darts Grand Prix, to be held from September 5-7 at the Glaspalast in Sindelfingen.
European Tour Event Eight will be the European Darts Trophy, which will take place from September 19-21 at the Kohlrabizirkus in Leipzig.
Tickets for European Tour events can be purchased through the PDC Europe website at www.pdc-europe.tv.
European Tour Event Seven - UK Qualifier
Friday July 7, Ricoh Arena, Coventry
First Round
Andy Hamilton (1) Bye
Ian Moss Bye
Michael Mansell Bye
Paul Amos 6-3 Kirk Shepherd
Wes Newton (2) Bye
James Hubbard Bye
Scott Rand Bye
Michael Barnard 6-1 Nick Fullwell
Kevin Painter (3) Bye
Arron Monk Bye
Ben Ward Bye
Steve West 6-3 James Bevan
Ronnie Baxter (4) Bye
Gary Stone Bye
Jason Lovett Bye
Gerwyn Price 6-0 Tony Richardson
Dean Winstanley (5) Bye
Paul Rowley Bye
Peter Hudson Bye
Kyle Anderson 6-1 Josh Payne
Stephen Bunting (6) Bye
Paul Palmer Bye
Adam Hunt Bye
Mick Todd 6-2 Paul Redfern
Jamie Lewis (7) Bye
Matt Padgett Bye
Ricky Evans Bye
Nigel Heydon 6-5 John Bowles
James Wade (8) Bye
Darren Johnson Bye
Alex Roy Bye
Connie Finnan 6-2 Denis Ovens
Darren Webster (9) Bye
Kurt Parry Bye
Jay Foreman Bye
Keegan Brown 6-5 Jim Walker
Andrew Gilding (10) Bye
Lee Moffat Bye
Frankie Ansell Bye
Wayne Atwood 6-1 Darren Weaver
Paul Nicholson (11) Bye
Chris Aubrey Bye
William O^Connor Bye
Joe Murnan 6-3 Dave Ladley
Wayne Jones (12) Bye
Dave Bird Bye
Mark Barilli Bye
Dan Russell 6-2 Mark Dudbridge
Andy Smith (13) Bye
Andy Jenkins Bye
Campbell Jackson Bye
Steve Hine 6-1 Jamie Bain
Richie Burnett (14) Bye
Ross Smith Bye
Terry Temple Bye
Kevin Dowling 6-3 Ross Twell
Stuart Kellett (15) Bye
Curtis Hammond Bye
Johnny Haines Bye
Dennis Smith 6-4 Colin Lloyd
John Henderson (16) Bye
Aden Kirk Bye
Matthew Dicken Bye
Ryan Harrington 6-2 James Richardson
John Part (17) Bye
Trevor Burkhill Bye
Matthew Dennant Bye
Kevin McDine 6-3 Matthew Edgar
Mark Webster (18) Bye
Shaun Narain Bye
David Pallett Bye
Stuart White 6-5 Daryl Gurney
Mark Walsh (19) Bye
Steve Brown Bye
Matt Clark 6-5 Glenn Spearing
Steve Douglas 6-3 Richie Howson
Joe Cullen (20) Bye
Colin Osborne Bye
Brian Woods 6-4 Pete Dyos
Brett Claydon 6-5 Sion Thomas
Second Round
Andy Hamilton 6-3 Ian Moss
Paul Amos 6-4 Michael Mansell
James Hubbard 6-2 Wes Newton
Michael Barnard 6-3 Scott Rand
Kevin Painter 6-5 Arron Monk
Steve West 6-2 Ben Ward
Ronnie Baxter 6-3 Gary Stone
Jason Lovett 6-4 Gerwyn Price
Dean Winstanley 6-4 Paul Rowley
Kyle Anderson 6-2 Peter Hudson
Stephen Bunting 6-1 Paul Palmer
Mick Todd 6-4 Adam Hunt
Matt Padgett 6-5 Jamie Lewis
Ricky Evans 6-2 Nigel Heydon
James Wade 6-4 Darren Johnson
Connie Finnan 6-5 Alex Roy
Darren Webster 6-5 Kurt Parry
Jay Foreman 6-4 Keegan Brown
Andrew Gilding 6-1 Lee Moffat
Wayne Atwood 6-4 Frankie Ansell
Chris Aubrey 6-4 Paul Nicholson
William O^Connor 6-4 Joe Murnan
Wayne Jones 6-3 Dave Bird
Dan Russell 6-2 Mark Barilli
Andy Jenkins 6-1 Andy Smith
Steve Hine 6-4 Campbell Jackson
Ross Smith 6-5 Richie Burnett
Kevin Dowling 6-2 Terry Temple
Stuart Kellett 6-3 Curtis Hammond
Johnny Haines 6-4 Dennis Smith
John Henderson 6-2 Aden Kirk
Matthew Dicken 6-2 Ryan Harrington
John Part 6-5 Trevor Burkhill
Kevin McDine 6-3 Matthew Dennant
Shaun Narain 6-4 Mark Webster
Stuart White 6-1 David Pallett
Steve Brown 6-4 Mark Walsh
Matt Clark 6-4 Steve Douglas
Joe Cullen 6-0 Colin Osborne
Brett Claydon 6-5 Brian Woods
Third Round
Andy Hamilton 6-3 Paul Amos
James Hubbard 6-3 Michael Barnard
Kevin Painter 6-2 Steve West
Jason Lovett 6-2 Ronnie Baxter
Kyle Anderson 6-5 Dean Winstanley
Stephen Bunting 6-4 Mick Todd
Ricky Evans 6-4 Matt Padgett
James Wade 6-1 Connie Finnan
Darren Webster 6-4 Jay Foreman
Andrew Gilding 6-2 Wayne Atwood
Chris Aubrey 6-4 William O^Connor
Wayne Jones 6-2 Dan Russell
Steve Hine 6-3 Andy Jenkins
Kevin Dowling 6-4 Ross Smith
Johnny Haines 6-1 Stuart Kellett
John Henderson 6-1 Matthew Dicken
Kevin McDine 6-4 John Part
Shaun Narain 6-5 Stuart White
Matt Clark 6-5 Steve Brown
Joe Cullen 6-2 Brett Claydon
Qualifiers
Andy Hamilton
James Hubbard
Kevin Painter
Jason Lovett
Kyle Anderson
Stephen Bunting
Ricky Evans
James Wade
Darren Webster
Andrew Gilding
Chris Aubrey
Wayne Jones
Steve Hine
Kevin Dowling
Johnny Haines
John Henderson
Kevin McDine
Shaun Narain
Matt Clark
Joe Cullen
European Tour Event Eight - UK Qualifier
Friday July 7, Ricoh Arena, Coventry
First Round
Terry Jenkins (1) Bye
Joe Cullen Bye
Ian Moss Bye
Pete Dyos 6-4 Mark Dudbridge
Michael Smith (2) Bye
Matt Padgett Bye
Campbell Jackson Bye
Chris Aubrey 6-3 Kyle Anderson
Andy Hamilton (3) Bye
Nick Fullwell Bye
Brian Woods Bye
Jim Walker 6-1 Tony Richardson
Wes Newton (4) Bye
Andy Jenkins Bye
Gary Stone Bye
Joe Murnan 6-3 James Bevan
Kevin Painter (5) Bye
Frankie Ansell Bye
Ben Ward Bye
Glenn Spearing 6-5 Connie Finnan
Ronnie Baxter (6) Bye
Steve Brown Bye
Steve Douglas Bye
Dave Bird 6-4 Trevor Burkhill
Dean Winstanley (7) Bye
Mark Barilli Bye
Jamie Bain Bye
John Bowles 6-4 James Richardson
Stephen Bunting (8) Bye
Jonny Haines Bye
Paul Amos Bye
Paul Rowley 6-3 Kevin McDine
Jamie Lewis (9) Bye
Josh Payne Bye
Ryan Harrington Bye
Shaun Narain 6-2 Kurt Parry
James Wade (10) Bye
Lee Moffat Bye
Matthew Edgar Bye
Daryl Gurney 6-1 Nigel Heydon
Darren Webster (11) Bye
Jay Foreman Bye
Matt Clark Bye
James Hubbard 6-3 Paul Redfern
Andrew Gilding (12) Bye
Matthew Dicken Bye
Adam Hunt Bye
Michael Barnard 6-0 Ross Twell
Paul Nicholson (13) Bye
Brett Claydon Bye
Gerwyn Price Bye
Stuart White 6-4 David Ladley
Wayne Jones (14) Bye
Colin Osborne Bye
Mick Todd Bye
Michael Mansell 6-2 Terry Temple
Andy Smith (15) Bye
Colin Lloyd Bye
Matthew Dennant Bye
Darren Johnson 6-4 Wayne Atwood
Richie Burnett (16) Bye
Curtis Hammond Bye
Scott Rand Bye
Peter Hudson 6-2 Denis Ovens
Stuart Kellett (17) Bye
Steve West Bye
Dan Russell Bye
Dennis Smith 6-2 Darren Weaver
John Henderson (18) Bye
Ricky Evans Bye
Kirk Shepherd 6-4 Richie Howson
Aden Kirk 6-5 David Pallett
John Part (19) Bye
Keegan Brown Bye
Kevin Dowling 6-5 Arron Monk
Ross Smith 6-1 Steve Hine
Mark Webster (20) Bye
William O^Connor Bye
Kevin Thomas 6-5 Mark Walsh
Jason Lovett 6-1 Sion Thomas
Second Round
Terry Jenkins 6-5 Joe Cullen
Ian Moss 6-2 Pete Dyos
Michael Smith 6-2 Matt Padgett
Campbell Jackson 6-4 Chris Aubrey
Andy Hamilton 6-1 Nick Fullwell
Jim Walker 6-3 Brian Woods
Wes Newton 6-1 Andy Jenkins
Gary Stone 6-4 Joe Murnan
Kevin Painter 6-4 Frankie Ansell
Glenn Spearing 6-5 Ben Ward
Ronnie Baxter 6-1 Steve Brown
Steve Douglas 6-2 Dave Bird
Dean Winstanley 6-5 Mark Barilli
Jamie Bain 6-4 John Bowles
Stephen Bunting 6-1 Johnny Haines
Paul Rowley 6-4 Paul Amos
Jamie Lewis 6-2 Josh Payne
Shaun Narain 6-1 Ryan Harrington
James Wade 6-0 Lee Moffatt
Daryl Gurney 6-4 Matthew Edgar
Darren Webster 6-5 Joe Foreman
James Hubbard 6-4 Matt Clark
Andrew Gilding 6-4 Matthew Dicken
Michael Barnard 6-3 Adam Hunt
Paul Nicholson 6-0 Brett Claydon
Gerwyn Price 6-4 Stuart White
Colin Osborne 6-5 Wayne Jones
Michael Mansell 6-3 Mick Todd
Andy Smith 6-5 Colin Lloyd
Matthew Dennant 6-3 Darren Johnson
Richie Burnett 6-4 Curtis Hammond
Peter Hudson 6-1 Scott Rand
Steve West 6-1 Stuart Kellett
Dennis Smith 6-5 Dan Russell
Ricky Evans 6-2 John Henderson
Aden Kirk 6-5 Kirk Shepherd
Keegan Brown 6-5 John Part
Ross Smith 6-4 Kevin Dowling
William O^Connor 6-4 Mark Webster
Jason Lovett 6-3 Kevin Thomas
Third Round
Terry Jenkins 6-2 Ian Moss
Michael Smith 6-4 Campbell Jackson
Andy Hamilton 6-3 Jim Walker
Wes Newton 6-1 Gary Stone
Kevin Painter 6-3 Glenn Spearing
Ronnie Baxter 6-4 Steve Douglas
Dean Winstanley 6-3 Jamie Bain
Stephen Bunting 6-2 Paul Rowley
Shaun Narain 6-3 Jamie Lewis
James Wade 6-5 Daryl Gurney
James Hubbard 6-5 Darren Webster
Andrew Gilding 6-1 Michael Barnard
Gerwyn Price 6-3 Paul Nicholson
Michael Mansell 6-3 Colin Osborne
Andy Smith 6-5 Matthew Dennant
Richie Burnett 6-5 Peter Hudson
Steve West 6-2 Dennis Smith
Ricky Evans 6-4 Aden Kirk
Ross Smith 6-3 Keegan Brown
William O^Connor 6-4 Jason Lovett
Qualifiers:
Terry Jenkins
Michael Smith
Andy Hamilton
Wes Newton
Kevin Painter
Ronnie Baxter
Dean Winstanley
Stephen Bunting
Shaun Narain
James Wade
James Hubbard
Andrew Gilding
Gerwyn Price
Michael Mansell
Andy Smith
Richie Burnett
Steve West
Ricky Evans
Ross Smith
William O^Connor