European Championship Darts Qualifiers & Draw

JACKO BARRY and Andy Jenkins claimed the final two qualifying places for the European Championship - and drew Phil Taylor and Raymond van Barneveld for the inaugural event.

Irish star Barry, from Dublin, will take on world number one Taylor on the opening night of the tournament, which is screened live on ITV4.

Barry won through a knockout qualifier held in Dinslaken on Sunday - overcoming an early scare against Peter Aleman, when he came from 4-1 down to win 5-4, before defeating German pair Bernd Roith and Stephan Wusch and then Holland^s Co Stompe in the final.

Andy Jenkins defeated Barrie Bates 5-2 in the other final to secure his place in the tournament - his first televised appearance since June^s UK Open.

Jenkins edged out Steve Beaton 5-4 in his semi-final, and also defeated Sladan Nedic and Ben Burton in the qualifier.

Beaton took out 158 to win a deciding leg against Matt Clark, who had earlier hit finishes of 167, 148, 122 and 121 in defeating Andrew Davies.

Mark Dudbridge was a last 16 loser to Stompe to suffer disappointment for the second time over the weekend, having reached the semi-finals of Saturday^s German Darts Trophy event when a run to the final would have seen him qualify for the European Championship by right.

Along with Taylor^s clash with Barry, the opening night of the European Championship on Thursday will feature Ladbrokes.com World Darts Champion John Part, who takes on Scotland^s Robert Thornton.

German star Andree Welge and Austria^s Mensur Suljovic will also be in action, when they face Wayne Mardle and Roland Scholten respectively.

Hannes Schnier, another Austrian qualifier, takes on Adrian Lewis in Friday^s remaining round one games, which also feature Raymond van Barneveld, James Wade and the clash between Colin Lloyd and Jelle Klaasen.

European Championship Qualifier

Preliminary Round

Jon Archer 5-1 Marco Bekier

Co Stompe Bye (Michael Hahn)

Rolf Kaiser 5-4 Karsten Kornath

Chris Kotal 5-2 Michael Wolf

Miloslav Navratil 5-3 John Jenkinson

Bernd Roith 5-2 Maik Langendorf

Peter Aleman Bye (Mario Hermann)

Tomas Seyler Bye (Mart Boelaars)

Stephan Wusch 5-2 Guido Kammerer

Sladan Nedic 5-1 Martin Behl

Ben Burton 5-0 Ulrich Sieland

Heiko Gallinat 5-2 Mattheus Ziolkowski

Andrew Davies 5-1 John Lokken

Peter Wright 5-1 Carlo Sessini

Marek Brommelhaus 5-2 George Major

Kai Blohm Bye (Rene Kuiken)

Huseyin Zengin 5-1 Patrick Exner

First Round

Mark Dudbridge 5-0 Jon Archer

Co Stompe 5-1 Rolf Kaiser

Wes Newton 5-1 Chris Kotal

Michael van Gerwen 5-1 Miloslav Navratil

Bernd Roith 5-3 Adrian Gray

Jacko Barry 5-4 Peter Aleman

Andy Smith 5-0 Tomas Seyler

Stephan Wusch 5-2 Jamie Caven

Andy Jenkins 5-2 Sladan Nedic

Ben Burton 5-1 Michael Rosenauer

Steve Beaton 5-2 Heiko Gallinat

Matt Clark 5-1 Andrew Davies

Peter Wright 5-1 Mick McGowan

Colin Monk 5-1 Marek Brommelhaus

BarrieBates 5-1 Kai Blohm

Leroy Kwadijk 5-0 Huseyin Zengin

Second Round

Co Stompe 5-2 Mark Dudbridge

Michael van Gerwen 5-4 Wes Newton

Jacko Barry 5-3 Bernd Roith

Stephan Wusch 5-2 Andy Smith

Andy Jenkins 5-1 Ben Burton

Steve Beaton 5-4 Matt Clark

Colin Monk 5-4 Peter Wright

Barrie

Third Round

Co Stompe 5-4 Michael van Gerwen

Jacko Barry 5-0 Stephan Wusch

Andy Jenkins 5-4 Steve Beaton

Barrie

Fourth Round

Jacko Barry 5-1 Co Stompe

Andy Jenkins 5-2 Barrie Bates

Winners qualify for European Championship

European Championship Draw & Bracket

Phil Taylor (1) v Jacko Barry

Mervyn King v Wayne Jones

Wayne Mardle (8) v Andree Welge

Colin Osborne v Mark Walsh

Terry Jenkins (5) v Carlos Rodriguez

Ronnie Baxter v Vincent van der Voort

John Part (4) v Robert Thornton

Roland Scholten v Mensur Suljovic

Raymond van Barneveld (2) v Andy Jenkins

Dennis Priestley v Jan van der Rassel

Andy Hamilton (7) v Denis Ovens

Adrian Lewis v Hannes Schnier

Colin Lloyd (6) v Jelle Klaasen

Alan Tabern v Chris Mason

James Wade (3) v Alex Roy

Peter Manley v Kevin Painter

European Championship Schedule of Play

Thursday October 30th 2008 – Round One (Best of nine legs)

6.45pm Colin Osborne v Mark Walsh

7.20pm Mervyn King v Wayne Jones

7.55pm Terry Jenkins v Carlos Rodriguez

8.30pm Wayne Mardle v Andree Welge

9.05pm Phil Taylor v Jacko Barry

9.40pm John Part v Robert Thornton

10.15pm Roland Scholten v Mensur Suljovic

10.50pm Ronnie Baxter v Vincent van der Voort

Friday October 31st 2008 – Round One (Best of nine legs)

6.45pm Andy Hamilton v Denis Ovens

7.20pm Dennis Priestley v Jan van der Rassel

7.55pm Adrian Lewis v Hannes Schnier

8.30pm Colin Lloyd v Jelle Klaasen

9.05pm Raymond van Barneveld v Andy Jenkins

9.40pm James Wade v Alex Roy

10.15pm Alan Tabern v Chris Mason

10.50pm Peter Manley v Kevin Painter

Saturday November 1st 2008 – Round Two – (Best of 17 legs)

1.10pm T Jenkins/Rodriguez v Baxter/van der Voort

2.00pm Hamilton/Ovens v Lewis/Schnier

3.00pm Part/Thornton v Scholten/Suljovic

6.50pm Lloyd/Klaasen v Tabern/Mason

7.40pm Wade/Roy v Manley/Painter

8.40pm Taylor/Barry v King/Jones

9.40pm van Barneveld/A Jenkins v Priestley/van der Rassel

10.40pm Mardle/Welge v Osborne/Walsh

Sunday November 2nd 2008 – Quarter Finals (Best of 17 legs)

2.10pm T Jenkins/Rodriguez/Baxter/van der Voort v Part/Thornton/Scholten/Suljovic

3.10pm Taylor/Barry/King/Jones v Mardle/Welge/Osborne/Walsh

4.10pm van Barneveld/A Jenkins/Priestley/van der Rassel v Hamilton/Ovens/Lewis/Schnier

5.10pm Lloyd/Klaasen/Tabern/Mason v Wade/Roy/Manley/Painter

Semi Finals & Final (Best of 21 legs)

Semi-Finals

7.15pm

8.30pm

Final

10.15pm