Patrick Reisenegger has turned one home-stage weekend in Ried into a genuine PDC Europe Super League marker.
The Austrian claimed his first HYLO PDC Europe Next Gen title on Saturday, beating Rene Eidams 6-4 in the Event 7 final after winning three straight legs from 4-3 down. PDC Europe confirmed that Reisenegger climbed to seventh on the Next Gen ranking list, with compatriot Patrick Tringler already sitting fifth.
Reisenegger adds Austrian pressure
The detail matters because the Next Gen race is no longer just about German depth. Reisenegger swept his first three group matches 3-0, survived a setback against Niklas Fuchs, then beat Jakob Kilger, Liam Maendl-Lawrence, Pascal Grummich, Jarod Becker, Mika Donnevert and Oliver Kessler before the final.
That run gives Austria two visible names in the Super League conversation before Events 9 and 10 return to Ried next weekend. It also adds a useful counterpoint to Daniel Klose’s 11-0 Event 8 statement, which pushed the German to the top of the Order of Merit after his sixth career Next Gen title.
For Reisenegger, the immediate value is momentum. For the wider tour, Ried has shifted from a calendar stop into a pressure point.
The next test is whether that ranking jump survives another Austrian double-header, where every deep run now carries sharper Super League weight.
