Raymond van Barneveld is amongst these via to the second spherical of the Flanders Darts Trophy, however England’s Michael Smith suffered a shock first-round exit.
Van Barneveld got here again from 2-0 right down to knock out Belgian qualifier Xanti Van den Bergh 6-3, and can meet Ryan Searle on Saturday.
Former world champion Smith was crushed by Belgian Mario Vandenbogaerde 6-5. Vandenbogaerde’s victory means he units up a tie with Jonny Clayton on Saturday night within the ultimate sport of the session.
Mike De Decker, Kim Huybrechts and Vandenbogaerde had been all additionally victorious on house soil on Friday night, as all three Belgians received their respective ties.
De Decker will now face German No 1 Martin Schindler in mouth-watering tie on Saturday, whereas Huybrechts will play James Wade within the second spherical.
Dylan Slevin was the second participant to topple a Belgian on the opening day (after Van Barneveld), defeating Francois Schweyen 6-3 to arrange a conflict with world champion Luke Littler.
Leon Weber noticed off Jermaine Wattimena 6-5 regardless of averaging 10 factors lower than his Dutch opponent. Weber’s victory means he’ll face present Flanders Darts Trophy holder Dave Chisnall.
Gian van Veen hit a 155 checkout on his strategy to a 6-2 overcome Adam Gawlas, and can now meet fellow Dutchman Michael van Gerwen in a tasty second-round tie.
Ryan Joyce edged previous final 12 months’s finalist Ricardo Pietreczko 6-5, and can advance to Sunday’s finals day after receiving a bye following the information that Gerwyn Worth has pulled out with an contaminated hand.
Karel Sedlacek will play Josh Rock after successful 6-5 and defying a ton-plus common from Wessel Nijman, because the Dutchman was eradicated within the first spherical of a Euro Tour occasion for simply the second time this 12 months.
Luke Woodhouse averaged simply shy of 103 in his 6-1 rout of Johan Engstrom, incomes a second-round tie in opposition to Peter Wright.
Christian Kist defeated ProTour common Cameron Menzies 6-5 earlier within the afternoon. The Dutchman pinned a fantastic 123 checkout within the penultimate leg of the match, as he sealed the victory with a superb 13-dart leg to arrange a conflict in opposition to Australian No 1 Damon Heta.
Krzysztof Ratajski, regardless of falling to Steve Lennon within the qualifier for this competitors, beat the Irishman 6-3, whereas Austrian icon Mensur Suljovic beat Andrew Gilding 6-4, and the pair will play Premier League duo Chris Dobey and Rob Cross respectively.
Flanders Darts Trophy schedule and outcomes
Friday August 29
First spherical – 12pm (UK time)
Leon Weber 6-5 Jermaine Wattimena
Dylan Slevin 6-3 Francois Schweyen
Luke Woodhouse 6-1 Johan Engstrom
Kim Huybrechts 6-5 Lukas Wenig
Krzysztof Ratajski 6-3 Steve Lennon
Christian Kist 6-5 Cameron Menzies
Mensur Suljovic 6-4 Andrew Gilding
Gian van Veen 6-2 Adam Gawlas
First spherical – 6pm
Mario Vandenbogaerde 6-5 Michael Smith
Ryan Joyce 6-5 Ricardo Pietreczko
Joe Cullen 6-1 Ian White
Karel Sedlacek 6-5 Wessel Nijman
Dirk van Duijvenbode 6-2 Jeffrey De Graaf
Daryl Gurney 6-3 Callan Rydz
Mike De Decker 6-3 Martin Lukeman
Raymond van Barneveld 6-3 Xanti Van den Bergh
Saturday August 30
Second spherical – 12pm
Rob Cross vs Mensur Suljovic
Peter Wright vs Luke Woodhouse
Dave Chisnall vs Leon Weber
Josh Rock vs Karel Sedlacek
Damon Heta vs Christian Kist
Chris Dobey vs Krzysztof Ratajski
Danny Noppert vs Dirk van Duijvenbode
Ross Smith vs Daryl Gurney
Second spherical – 6pm
James Wade vs Kim Huybrechts
Ryan Searle vs Raymond van Barneveld
Gerwyn Worth (withdrawn) vs Ryan Joyce
Stephen Bunting vs Josh Cullen
Luke Littler vs Dylan Slevin
Michael van Gerwen vs Gian van Veen
Martin Schindler vs Mike de Decker
Jonny Clayton vs Mario Vandenbogaerde
Sunday August 31
12pm
Final 16
6pm
Quarter-Finals*
Semi-Finals*
Last
*Sunday’s video games performed in Draw Bracket order
Flanders Darts Trophy Prize Money
- First spherical: £1,250
- Second spherical: £2,500
- Final 16: £4,000
- Quarter-finals: £6,000
- Semi-finals: £8,000
- Runner-up: £12,000
- Champion: £30,000
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