By Alex Moss

9 JUNE 2017 • 7:06AM

Max Hopp and Martin Schindler, Germany’s Betway World Cup of Darts team, have both qualified for the HappyBet European Darts Matchplay this weekend.

The duo, who together reached the quarter-finals of the World Cup in Frankfurt last weekend, were among four players to qualify for the European Tour event through the host nation qualifiers last night.

Hopp and Schindler will both be in first round action this afternoon, as Hopp takes on Mike de Decker and Schindler goes up against former PDC World Championship finalist Andy Hamilton.

Elsewhere, Germany’s Erik Tautfest will make his European Tour debut after also securing a place in the field for this weekend through the host nation qualifiers yesterday.

Tautfest will take on Greece’s John Michael in the first round tonight, with the reward for the winner a clash with world number three Peter Wright in the last 32 on Saturday.

Mike Holz was the fourth host nation qualifier and is in line for his first appearance on the European Tour this year, with the German set to meet Scotland’s John Henderson in the first round this evening.

2017 HappyBet European Darts Matchplay

June 9-11, 2017 edel-optics.de Arena, Hamburg

First Round Draw

John Henderson v Mike Holz

Richard North v Mickey Mansell

Peter Hudson v Brendan Dolan

Marko Kantele v Antonio Alcinas

Vincent van der Voort v Adrian Lewis

Krzysztof Ratajski v Justin Pipe

Andy Hamilton v Martin Schindler

Mike de Decker v Max Hopp

Erik Tautfest v John Michael

Chris Quantock v Nathan Aspinall

Kenny Neyens v Stephen Bunting

Kyle Anderson v Christian Kist

Lee Bryant v James Wilson

Peter Jacques v Chris Dobey

Darren Webster v Dirk van Duijvenbode

Andy Jenkins v Jimmy Hendriks

Second Round Draw

(1) Michael van Gerwen v Henderson/Holz

(16) Mervyn King v North/Mansell

(8) Kim Huybrechts v Hudson/Dolan

(9) Alan Norris v Kantele/Alcinas

(5) Benito van de Pas v van der Voort/Lewis

(12) Joe Cullen v Ratajski/Pipe

(4) Simon Whitlock v Hamilton/Schindler

(13) Michael Smith v de Decker/Hopp

(2) Peter Wright v Tautfest/Michael

(15) Cristo Reyes v Quantock/Aspinall

(7) Jelle Klaasen v Neyens/Bunting

(10) James Wade v Anderson/Kist

(6) Dave Chisnall v Bryant/Wilson

(11) Ian White v Jacques/Dobey

(3) Mensur Suljovic v Webster/van Duijvenbode

(14) Daryl Gurney v Jenkins/Hendriks

Schedule of Play

Friday June 9

Afternoon Session (1pm-5pm local time)

Peter Hudson v Brendan Dolan

Richard North v Mickey Mansell

Krzysztof Ratajski v Justin Pipe

Andy Hamilton v Martin Schindler

Lee Bryant v James Wilson

Marko Kantele v Antonio Alcinas

Mike de Decker v Max Hopp

Andy Jenkins v Jimmy Hendriks

Evening Session (7pm-11pm local time)

Chris Quantock v Nathan Aspinall

Darren Webster v Dirk van Duijvenbode

John Henderson v Mike Holz

Peter Jacques v Chris Dobey

Kenny Neyens v Stephen Bunting

Vincent van der Voort v Adrian Lewis

Erik Tautfest v John Michael

Kyle Anderson v Christian Kist

Picture: Lawrence Lustig/PDC

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