Anton Ostlund defeated Lithuanian trailblazer Darius Labanauskas to secure victory in the second edition of the PDC Nordic & Baltic Championship in Odense on Sunday.

Ostlund produced a series of impressive displays to triumph on Danish soil, which confirms his qualification for the World Darts Championship and the upcoming Grand Slam of Darts.

The talented Swede won through a bumper field to take the title, as the top 24 players on the PDC Nordic & Baltic rankings went head-to-head for the coveted Jan Hoffman Trophy.

Ostlund registered five successive victories across the weekend, running out an 8-4 winner against former World Championship quarter-finalist Labanauskas to seal his Alexandra Palace debut.

The 26-year-old also dispatched his fellow countryman Oskar Lukasiak 8-1 in the semi-finals, averaging almost 96 and following up 127, 98 and 101 checkouts with a sensational 170 to wrap up proceedings.

Ostlund also recorded a 7-3 success against Finland’s Petri Rasmus in the quarter-finals, after navigating his way through the round-robin phase in emphatic fashion.

Having averaged 100.20 in a six-leg whitewash of Iceland’s Alexander Thorvaldsson, Ostlund clinched top spot in Group A with a hard-fought 6-4 win at the expense of his compatriot Daniel Larsson.

Labanauskas, meanwhile, was already assured of his World Championship qualification via the ProTour rankings, although he was denied a Grand Slam debut by his Scandinavian counterpart.

The Lithuanian won both of his round-robin ties against Dmitriy Zhukov and Mio Varila, which he backed up with comfortable wins over Jani Haavisto and Valters Melderis in the knockout stages.

Elsewhere, reigning champion Teemu Harju saw his title defence curtailed in the group stage, with Sweden’s Andreas Harrysson and Norwegian number one Cor Dekker also suffering early exits.

However, Ostlund’s success has earned him a first appearance at Alexandra Palace, where he will join Larsson and Dekker as the third Nordic & Baltic representative.

The Swedish star has also completed the 48-player field for the Grand Slam of Darts, which will take place in Wolverhampton from November 14-22.

PDC Nordic & Baltic Championship
November 6-8, Odense, Denmark
Quarter-Finals
Anton Ostlund 7-3 Petri Rasmus
Oskar Lukasiak 7-2 Jonas Graversen
Valters Melderis 7-6 Jonas Masalin
Darius Labanauskas 7-2 Jani Haavisto

Semi-Finals
Anton Ostlund 8-1 Oskar Lukasiak
Darius Labanauskas 8-5 Valters Melderis

Final
Anton Ostlund 8-4 Darius Labanauskas