HANS Andersen has qualified for the European Championship proper after safely negotiating his semi-final yesterday.

Poole's interim skipper finished fifth in Olching, Germany in a meeting won by former Pirates star Krzysztof Kasprzak.

Leon Madsen and Joonas Kylmakorpi made up the podium spots, with Shamek Pawlicki fourth.

Peter Ljung and Anders Thomsen completed the top seven, all of which will advance to the four-round series.

Among those eliminated were Freddie Lindgren and Michael Jepsen Jensen.

The series begins in Güstrow, Germany in mid-July.