New Zealand No 1 Ben Robb will play for a Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) ProTour card over the next four days.
Robb advanced through the first stage of the PDC European Q-School in Kalkar, Germany on Wednesday (Thursday NZ Time), joining fellow Kiwi Kayden Milne in the final stage from January 9-12.
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'Big Rig' won eight of 11 matches during the three days of the first stage, his best result reaching the Round of 32 on Day 2 on Tuesday (Wednesday NZT).
That saw Robb finish 12th in the European Q-School Order of Merit, easily qualifying for the final stage, where 128 competitors will vie for 16 professional invites. Another 128 will compete for 13 spots at the concurrent UK Q-School.
Milne, the New Zealand junior champion, was exempt through to the final stage of the European Q-School.
The winners from each of the four days of the final stage will earn their PDC cards, while the remaining 21 spots will be filled from the respective Orders of Merit - 12 from Europe and nine from the UK.
Also in Kalkar, 17-year-old Kiwi Jack Sheppard won two of five matches, earning two points and reaching the Round of 64 on day one, before two one-and-done exits.