Dobey through after nine missed match-darts from Gilding; easy wins for Searle and Beaton

Chris Dobey avoided an early defeat in the first round at the Austrian Darts Open. He survived nine missed match-darts against Andrew Gilding.

Gilding went 5-3 up and left double 8 after eleven darts. Then 'Goldfinger' missed seven darts on the doubles to seal the win.
Dobey reduced the deficit and hit a 13-darter to level the match. Gilding missed another two match-darts in the decider before Dobey claimed the win with his second 13-darter on the spin.
Steve Beaton and Ryan Searle booked easy wins in the first round. Beaton overcame Mark Barilli 6-3, while Searle defeated Diogo Portela 6-1.
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Friday May 3
First round
Afternoon session

Conan Whitehead (89.86) 4-6 (96.59) Keegan Brown
Boris Koltsov (91.37) 6-5 (80.68) Johan Engstrøm
Jamie Bain (79.17) 1-6 (88.53) Steve Lennon
Dietmar Burger (83.19) 2-6 (90.41) Tytus Kanik
Stephen Bunting (87.20) 6-4 (85.05) Patrick van den Boogaard
Ross Smith (73.53) 4-6 (81.56) John Henderson
Darius Labanauskas (103.98) 6-1 (86.00) Michael Rasztovits
Mark Webster (86.77) 6-1 (80.40) Dirk van Duijvenbode

Evening session

Mark Barilli (82.65) 3-6 (88.47) Steve Beaton
Andrew Gilding (96.56) 5-6 (95.76) Chris Dobey
Diogo Portela (77.94) 1-6 (87.16) Ryan Searle
Kim Huybrechts v Nathan Aspinall
Jamie Hughes v Patrick Tringler
Raymond van Barneveld v Mark Wilson
Mervyn King v Devon Petersen
Jeffrey de Zwaan v Banjamin Fasching
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