Another European Tour event begins on the PDC Tour and that means Qualification for the European Championship Finals is beginning to be on the forefront of the player's minds.
Despite that, a number of top names have withdrawn from the Flanders Darts Trophy as they prepare for the World Series of Darts Finals to be played at the end of next week.
Of course this means a big opportunity for those who have travelled for this event.
Andrew Gilding - 1.5 legs v Chris Landman: Goldfinger won a couple of matches last week at the European Tour 12 event and he is almost certainly going to be playing at the European Championship Finals.
Andrew Gilding should have enough consistency to move past Chris Landman at this latest European Tour event.
He has been playing at a level that suggests that will be the case and Chris Landman has been beaten in five of the last six matches played. The World Number 115 has won the most recent meeting between the players, but Andrew Gilding will be confident he can turn that result around.
The real concern for Chris Landman is that he has not been competitive in recent matches and Andrew Gilding can exploit any doubts that the underdog may have.
Ryan Joyce - 1.5 legs v Stephen Burton: A win in the opening Round of the European Tour 12 event will have given Stephen Burton a boost in confidence, but he was beaten in the next Round and that has prevented any momentum being built up.
Stephen Burton has been struggling with his form for weeks and that makes it very tough to expect him to put a strong run together.
The First Round match at the Flanders Darts Trophy against Ryan Joyce looks really difficult for Stephen Burton.
Relentless is one of those players that will just tick along and do what he is supposed to and that consistency should be enough to see Ryan Joyce edge through to the Second Round.
MY PICKS: Andrew Gilding - 1.5 Legs @ 1.83 Bet365 (1 Unit)
Ryan Joyce - 1.5 Legs @ 1.91 Bet Fred (1 Unit)
