Michael Rosenauer had a comfortable start of the game, leading 5-1 after six legs. However, Ryan Joyce, who played his first Euro Tour-event, fought back and completed an amazing comeback after suviving three matchdarts from Michael Rosenauer. Joyce made no mistake and won the game 6-5.
Dragutin Horvat had to go all the way in his match against Toni Alcinas. In a levelled-game and a 5-5 score, an 11th leg had to decide the winner. After Alcinas missed three matchdarts, Horvat hit double 12 to claim victory. James Richardson came back from 0-2 down against Jason Cullen. 'Ruthless' beat the Irishman by a 6-4 scoreline.
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Schedule of Play
Friday May 11
First Round
Afternoon Session (1pm local time, 12pm BST)
Ryan Joyce (89.92) 6-5 (83.46) Michael Rosenauer
Toni Alcinas (88.46) 5-6 (91.74) Dragutin Horvat
James Richardson (96.66) 6-4 (87.82) Jason Cullen
Adam Huckvale (80.06) 3-6 (90.55) Jermaine Wattimena
Wayne Jones v Jamie Lewis
Johan Engstrom v James Wilson
Steve Lennon v Rowby-John Rodriguez
Christian Kist v Kyle Anderson