Beaton wins with 101 average in Copenhagen, narrow victories for Wattimena and Labanauskas

Steve Beaton produced a fine display at the Danish Darts Open with a 6-2 defeat of Adam Huckvale as the European Tour event began on Friday.

Beaton recorded a 100.98 average, firing in two 180s and pinning six doubles from twelve attempts, including a 101 checkout as he set up a round two clash with Rob Cross. Jermaine Wattimena and Darius Labanauskas both booked narrow wins in the first round. Wattimena survived three missed matchdarts from Wayne Jones, before the Dutchman claimed victory in the legdecider. Labanauskas beat Richard North 6-5. to view the prize fund breakdown for the PDC European Tour. First Round Rusty-Jake Rodriguez (91.69) 6-5 (96.60) William O’Connor Ryan Joyce (87.74) 6-2 (91.06) Krzysztof Ratajski Martin Schindler (95.12) 4-6 (90.25) Brendan Dolan Jermaine Wattimena (96.43) 6-5 (94.07) Wayne Jones Richard North (92.02) 5-6 (91.64) Darius Labanauskas Steve Beaton (100.98) 6-2 (92.97) Adam Huckvale Barry Lynn v Chris Dobey Jeffrey de Zwaan v Madars Razma