Teemu Harju will be going to Ally Pally for the first time ever, after he won the Nordic and Baltic Pro Tour 12 and surpassed Oskar Lukasiak in the rankings.
You win some, you lose some. A famous saying in sports. And today it is the case for Teemu Harju and Oskar Lukasiak.
For a long time it looked like Oskar Lukasiak would be taking the second spot at Ally Pally through the Nordic and Baltic rankings, however Teemu Harju only just surpassed Oskar Lukasiak, by winning the twelve and last event on the Nordic and Baltic Pro Tour this season. Both players ending up having 4475 euros in the rankings, however as Teemu Harju achieved the best result in the latest tournament, the Finn will be going to London and the World Darts Championship.
Teemu Harju won 6-2 against Johan Engström in the final, which secured him his second Nordic and Baltic Pro Tour title of the season.
Without too much resistance, Teemu Harju quickly got through the first two rounds by beating the two Norwegians Kristian Sneddon and Andreas Rokstad by 6-0 and 6-1.
In the round of 16 he was up against fellow Finn Juho Jylhämaa, and even though Jylhämaa got ahead by both 3-1 and 4-3, Teemu Harju managed to win the last three legs of the match, meaning he secured a spot in the quarter-finals by 6-4.
In the quarter-final he had to face Kent Jøran Sivertsen, the Norwegian who has really made a name for himself in this season. However Teemu Harju quickly got ahead by 3-0, with 15, 15 and 20 darts. After this both players managed to hold their own throws, meaning Teemu Harju won the match by 6-3.
In the semi-final he had to face Andreas Toft Jørgensen, who had secured a spot at the Nordic & Baltic Darts Championship after winning the quarter-final against fellow Dane Brian Løkken.
However Toft Jørgensen never managed to put a lot of pressure on Teemu Harju, who won the match by 6-1.
In the final Johan Engström got ahead by 1-0 with 15 darts. However the level never really reached their potential and Teemu Harju then got up by 3-1, before Engström managed to win another leg.
Unfortunately that was also the last won leg for the Swede, meaning Teemu Harju won the match by 6-2.
Johan Engström started the day by winning 6-1 against Jack Marius Kristensen from Norway, before he went up against Andreas Hyllgaardhus in the round of 32.
The close encounter between the two Scandinavians tipped to both sides of the scale, as both players tried to be ahead in the game. However when the match reached it’s 11th and final leg, Johan Engström pulled out a 19 darter and won the match 6-5.
Afterwards he won 6-5 once again in the round of 16 against Jonas Masalin, before going up ahead Ivan Springboard Poulsen in the quarter-finals.
After five legs in the quarter-final, the Dane was ahead by 3-2, however Johan Engström managed to win four legs in a row, giving him a victory of 6-3.
Marko Kantele was the opponent in the semi-final and with a 15 darter and 14 darter along the way, Johan Engström managed to win the match by 6-2, heading into the final against Teemu Harju.
Thus ends the Nordic and Baltic Pro Tour with Andreas Harrysson as the winner of the rankings and Teemu Harju at second.
But the overall season in the PDC Nordic & Baltic has not ended, as we now look forward to the inaugural Nordic & Baltic Darts Championship in October, with top 24 from the Nordic and Baltic rankings in the field.
It is also worth mentioning, that Darius Labanauskas won the last European qualifier of the season at Saturday, meaning he will be heading to Germany later this season.
2025 Nordic and Baltic Pro Tour 12
Sunday August 3
Quality Hotel Olavsgaard, Lillestrøm
Quarter-Finals
Teemu Harju 6-3 Kent Jøran Sivertsen
Andreas Toft Jørgensen 6-3 Brian Løkken
Johan Engström 6-3 Ivan Springborg Poulsen
Marko Kantele 6-2 Lars-Erik Lindgreen
Semi-Finals
Teemu Harju 6-1 Andreas Toft Jørgensen
Johan Engström 6-2 Marko Kantele
Final
Teemu Harju 6-2 Johan Engström