PDC Nordic & Baltic's 8 November report says Anton Östlund beat Darius Labanauskas 8-4 in Odense to win its championship. The victory also secured Östlund places at the Grand Slam of Darts and the World Darts Championship.
Östlund pulls clear in the final
PDC Nordic & Baltic's 8 November account says Östlund opened a 4-0 lead before Labanauskas cut the margin to 4-2. Östlund responded with a 151 checkout as the Lithuanian tried to get back into the contest. The official results list records Östlund as the final winner.
The Swede had reached the title match by beating Petri Rasmus in the quarter-final and Oskar Lukasiak in the semi-final. Labanauskas advanced through Jani Haavisto and Valters Melderis on the other side of the draw. Those results left the championship to be settled between Östlund and Labanauskas at the Odense Congress Center.
Grand Slam place checked against the PDC schedule
SportsRivo compared the PDC Nordic & Baltic qualification announcement with the PDC's current event calendar. The organiser confirms Östlund's place, while the PDC schedules the Wolverhampton event to begin on 14 November. The comparison fixes the next tournament without treating the Odense final as a Grand Slam match.
The Nordic & Baltic title also carries a World Darts Championship place at Alexandra Palace, according to PDC Nordic & Baltic's 8 November report. Its account identifies the Jann Hoffmann Trophy as the prize Östlund lifted in Odense.
What the result changes
- Östlund receives the Jann Hoffmann Trophy as Nordic & Baltic champion, the organiser confirms.
- Östlund joins the Grand Slam of Darts field, with play due to begin in Wolverhampton on 14 November according to the PDC's current event calendar.
- Östlund also qualifies for the World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace, PDC Nordic & Baltic reports.
Grand Slam comes next
The Grand Slam is the next confirmed tournament in the checked schedule. The PDC lists the event in Wolverhampton, while Östlund's World Championship place follows from the Odense result.