By Alex Moss

31 MARCH 2017 • 11:06PM

Former PDC world champions Raymond van Barneveld and Adrian Lewis were among the 18 UK Qualifiers for next month’s HappyBet German Darts Masters this evening.

World number four Lewis secured his spot in the European Tour event in Jena by defeating Adrian Gray and Scott Taylor at Arena MK in Milton Keynes.

Five-time world champion van Barneveld overcame Luke Woodhouse and then edged past in-form Darren Johnson 6-5 as he clinched his spot in the £135,000 streamed tournament.

QUALIFIED for ET2 in JENA !!! With all the luck in the world but sometimes we all need luck !! Happy to be back on the @PDCEurope Tour !! — Raymond v Barneveld (@Raybar180) March 31, 2017

Former European Tour winner Mervyn King dropped just three legs in his victories over Andy Boulton and Mark Barilli, while another former European Tour champion, Robert Thornton, whitewashed Paul Rowley and then saw off former World Youth champion Keegan Brown to progress through the qualifier.

Justin Pipe, the 2012 Austrian Darts Open champion, edged out Richie Burnett and Warrick Scheffer to book his spot in Jena, while Ronnie Baxter battled past former European Tour winner Steve Beaton 6-5 in their decider to win through.

Former BDO world champion Mark Webster qualified at the expense of William O’Connor and Paul Nicholson, Northern Ireland’s Daryl Gurney got the better of Lee Bryant and James Richardson to move into the main event, but his fellow countryman Mickey Mansell was beaten by Australia’s Kyle Anderson in their decider.

Not pretty tonight at times but pleased to qualify for et2 @Winmau @leylandpaints @ModusDarts180 — Mark Webster (@Webby180) March 31, 2017

Welsh trio Jamie Lewis, Jonny Clayton and Robert Owen joined Webster in qualifying, alongside English throwers Robbie Green, Brian Woods, Andrew Gilding, Joe Murnan, Ricky Evans and Ted Evetts.

Genuinely over the moon, best game of darts I've ever been involved in. And finally a little bit of luck 🙂 — Ricky Evans (@goodevans180) March 31, 2017

The UK Qualifier kicked-off the PDC Pro Tour weekend at Arena MK in Milton Keynes, with Players Championship 5 and 6 being held at the venue on Saturday and Sunday.

Both events will be streamed live with coverage from two boards simultaneously for PDCTV-HD subscribers worldwide via http://www.livepdc.tv, as well as through a series of bookmakers’ websites.

HappyBet German Darts Masters

UK Qualifier

Friday March 31, Arena MK, Milton Keynes

Preliminary Round

Darron Brown 6-2 Michael Barnard

James Richardson 6-3 Matthew Dennant

Brian Woods 6-4 Jim Brown

John Bowles 6-3 Peter Jacques

Mickey Mansell 6-2 Martin Lukeman

Jamie Bain 6-2 Andy Jenkins

Warrick Scheffer 6-5 Simon Preston

Terry Temple 6-5 Stephen Burton

Simon Stevenson 6-3 Ryan Searle

Peter Hudson 6-4 Paul Harvey

Andrew Gilding 6-5 Matt Clark

Darren Johnson 6-2 Adam Hunt

Steve Hine 6-5 Ritchie Edhouse

Jim Walker 6-3 Craig Gilchrist

Paul Nicholson 6-3 Ross Twell

John Part 6-1 Ray Campbell

Devon Petersen 6-5 Chris Quantock

Mick McGowan 6-2 Ricky Williams

Joe Murnan 6-2 Harry Robinson

First Round

Steve Beaton 6-1 Dennis Smith

Ronnie Baxter 6-1 Darron Brown

Daryl Gurney 6-3 Lee Bryant

James Richardson 6-2 Mick Todd

Tony Newell 6-2 Chris Dobey

Brian Woods 6-1 Ryan Palmer

Andy Hamilton 6-3 James Wilson

Robert Owen 6-3 John Bowles

Kyle Anderson 6-2 Steve Lennon

Mickey Mansell 6-3 Richard North

Mervyn King 6-2 Andy Boulton

Mark Barilli 6-5 Jamie Bain

Justin Pipe 6-5 Richie Burnett

Warrick Scheffer 6-4 Brendan Dolan

Robbie Green 6-4 Ryan Meikle

Jonathan Worsley 6-2 Terry Temple

Robert Thornton 6-0 Paul Rowley

Keegan Brown 6-1 Simon Stevenson

Darren Webster 6-0 Wes Newton

Ted Evetts 6-3 Peter Hudson

Josh Payne 6-2 Callum Loose

Andrew Gilding 6-3 David Pallett

Raymond van Barneveld 6-1 Luke Woodhouse

Darren Johnson 6-3 Aden Kirk

Jamie Lewis 6-4 Jamie Caven

Rob Cross 6-4 Steve Hine

John Henderson 6-2 Terry Roach

Ricky Evans 6-1 Jim Walker

Mark Webster 6-3 William O’Connor

Paul Nicholson 6-4 Wayne Jones

Adrian Lewis 6-2 Adrian Grey

Scott Taylor 6-2 John Part

Jonny Clayton 6-3 Kirk Shepherd

Devon Peterson 6-3 John Norman Jnr

Richie Corner 6-5 Kevin Painter

Joe Murnan 6-1 Mick McGowan

Final Round

Ronnie Baxter 6-5 Steve Beaton

Daryl Gurney 6-2 James Richardson

Brian Woods 6-5 Tony Newell

Robert Owen 6-5 Andy Hamilton

Kyle Anderson 6-1 Mickey Mansell

Mervyn King 6-1 Mark Barilli

Justin Pipe 6-3 Warrick Scheffer

Robbie Green 6-1 Jonathan Worsley

Robert Thornton 6-4 Keegan Brown

Ted Evetts 6-4 Darren Webster

Andrew Gilding 6-2 Josh Payne

Raymond van Barneveld 6-5 Darren Johnson

Jamie Lewis 6-3 Rob Cross

Ricky Evans 6-5 John Henderson

Mark Webster 6-3 Paul Nicholson

Adrian Lewis 6-1 Scott Taylor

Jonny Clayton 6-3 Devon Peterson

Joe Murnan 6-1 Richie Corner

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