Raymond van Barneveld and Michael van Gerwen will meet each other in the third round at the Dutch Darts Masters. The Dutch darting legends both won their second round match on Saturday evening.
Van Gerwen produced a brilliant game against William O'Connor as the Dutchman averaged nearly 107 to beat the Irishman 6-2. Van Gerwen broke the Irishman's throw in the fifth leg and extended his lead with a 14-darter and a 148 checkout. O'Connor missed one dart on the double to stay alive, before the world number one hit double 17 to win the match.
Van Barneveld beat Michael Smith 6-3 as the St Helens thrower missed eight darts on the doubles throughout the game. A superb 100 finish in the ninth leg gave Barney the victory. Mervyn King knocked out number three seed Daryl Gurney as 'The King' won 6-1.
Van Barneveld beat Michael Smith 6-3 as the St Helens thrower missed eight darts on the doubles throughout the game. A superb 100 finish in the ninth leg gave Barney the victory. Mervyn King knocked out number three seed Daryl Gurney as 'The King' won 6-1.
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Schedule of Play
Saturday May 25
Second round
Evening session (1915 local time, 1815 BST)
Dave Chisnall (92.23) 6-2 (95.45) Steve Beaton Ian White (96.95) 6-5 (94.05) Mickey Mansell Joe Cullen (85.94) 0-6 (92.97) Max Hopp Michael van Gerwen (106.88) 6-2 (103.51) William O'Connor Daryl Gurney (95.69) 1-6 (98.85) Mervyn King Michael Smith (89.64) 3-6 (90.97) Raymond van Barneveld Peter Wright v Ritchie Edhouse Mensur Suljovic v Vincent van der Voort
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- The pundits glossing over the other factor at play in that match. They appear to be somewhat constrained in what they can say publicly.
UndartedWaters16-11-2024 - So, you don't like Littler, then? I was cheering him on, being a fellow Englishman. Honestly, some of us get far too offended nowadays. If you want to see crowd passion... watch a match when German and Dutch players face off... that can be just as bad if not worse for crowd noises. It happens, I have watched and heard Littler being jeered - Dirk van Duijvenbode in Holland, January this year. Where was your outrage then? Yes, I can clearly see what is going on here.MrYnyslas197116-11-2024
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- Was watching an old World Masters final the other day between Eric Bristow and John Lowe, the crowd respect for both players on throw was first class, not a sound. You can imagine now the idiots who were whistling on De Deckers throw proudly boasting about it on social media. I blame the PDC to a certain extent though doubt they really care as they win regardless of which player wins or loses.Mysstree16-11-2024
- @UndartedWaters I totally agree with your thoughts! I totally respect Kirk but in this instance I was disappointed with his lack of crowd control. I even turned to my husband and said "Could you imagine this happening if Russ Bray was the referee tonight? At least there would have been a crowd admonishment- Ladies and Gentleman please." I so felt for Mike DeDecker...MamaVenus15-11-2024