Cristo Reyes produced a commanding display in Hildesheim on Wednesday, completing a qualification double at the Tour Card Holder Qualifiers for European Tour Events 1 and 2.
More than 90 players competed across the double-header at Halle 39, with ten qualification spots available for each event. The inaugural Poland Darts Open (ET1) takes place in Krakow from February 20-22, followed by the European Darts Trophy (ET2) in Gottingen from March 13-15.
Reyes emerged as the standout performer, winning six consecutive matches to seal qualification for both tournaments. The Spanish star began with a superb 6-4 victory over Rob Cross, averaging almost 107 and defying a nine-darter from Cross in the opening leg. He then overcame Tom Sykes and Richard Veenstra to book his place in Poland.
The 38-year-old continued his fine form in the ET2 Qualifier, defeating Alan Soutar 6-2 before producing successive whitewash wins over Viktor Tingstrom and Maik Kuivenhoven to complete a flawless afternoon.
Elsewhere, former European Champion Ritchie Edhouse and Connor Scutt secured ET1 spots, alongside Jeffrey de Graaf, Darryl Pilgrim, Adam Gawlas and Mickey Mansell. Thomas Lovely staged a dramatic comeback from 5-2 down to deny Sebastian Bialecki, while Marvin Kraft and Carl Sneyd also progressed.
Bialecki bounced back impressively to qualify for ET2 with three 6-1 victories. He was joined by Richard Veenstra, Kevin Doets and Jeffrey de Zwaan, who eliminated Raymond van Barneveld, Beau Greaves and Mensur Suljovic.
Kai Gotthardt and Mario Vandenbogaerde also advanced with ton-plus averages, while Shane McGuirk, Ricky Evans and Darius Labanauskas completed the ET2 line-up.
Notable casualties included Peter Wright, Dimitri Van den Bergh and Greaves, as European Tour action edges closer.
Source: PDC.TV
