HANS Andersen saw his hopes of a Grand Prix return disappear for another year after he turned in a disappointing display in his semi-final qualifier.
Pirates' in-form skipper managed just six points at German track Olching and finished 11th, four places outside the top seven.
The meeting was won by former Pirates star Leon Madsen, with Piotr Pawlicki, Martin Smolinski, Adrian Miedzinski, Martin Vaculik, Kai Huckenbeck and Mateusz Szczepaniak also progressing.
Olching result: 1 Leon Madsen 15, 2 Piotr Pawlicki 14, 3 Martin Smolinski 10+3, 4 Adrian Miedzinski 10+2, 5 Martin Vaculik 10, 6 Kai Huckenbeck 8+3, 7 Mateusz Szczepaniak 8+2, 8 Kenneth Bjerre 8+1, 9 Chris Harris 7, 10 Peter Ljung 6, 11 Hans Andersen 6, 12 Oliver Berntzon 5, 13 Mikkel Michelsen 5, 14 Maksims Bogdanovs 4, 15 Kjastas Puodzuks 3, 16 Andriej Karpow 2.
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