McGeeney edges past Payne in impressive European Tour debut, Dolan and Van den Bergh also ease through

McGeeney saw off Josh Payne in an impressive win for the debuting former BDO World finalist. He hit a 93.7 average, a 121 checkout as well as 55 percent on his doubles en route in the end to a 6-3 victory. Dolan also moved through with ease against the German, Michael Rosenauer with a 95 average and 66 percent on his doubles. He claimed a 6-2 victory as he sends a second Host Nation Qualifier home. Finally Dimitri van den Bergh who last time out on the European Tour didn't look anywhere close to his best looked better during a 6-1 victory over Michael Rasztovits. He had a high finish of 120 and hit 50 percent on his doubles en route compared to half of that from his opponent which equates to 1/4. for more information about the PDC European Tour, including the format, calendar and the prize fund breakdown. First Round Pero Ljubic (84) 3-6 (92.3) Ross Smith Matthew Edgar (83.63) 3-6 (95.94) James Richardson Robert Owen (91.22) 4-6 (94.69) Krzysztof Ratajski Niels Zonneveld (79.15) 6-4 (78.15) Michael Hurtz Kim Viljanen (82.09) 1-6 (102.97) Nathan Aspinall Mark McGeeney (93.78) 6-3 (97.74) Josh Payne Brendan Dolan (94.94) 6-2 (86.75) Michael Rosenauer Michael Rasztovits (90.98) 1-6 (91.51) Dimitri Van den Bergh