Whitlock and Smith impressive in opening round victories at European Championship
NewsThursday, 25 October 2018 at 21:25
Simon Whitlock and Michael Smith were impressive in their opening round victories in Dortmund at the European Championship.
Whitlock saw off Steve Beaton firstly in a classy display with a 128 checkout the highlight. Also he hit a 101 average and 75% on the doubles as The Wizard aims to stake his claim.
This will be for both the title and of course the Premier League which he will be aiming to stay involved in.
Speaking of the Premier League, the runner up Smith also put in a brilliant performance as he grabbed a victory over Steve Lennon.
This was a close contest at times with Lennon streaking ahead only for ‘Bully Boy’ to turn on the afterburners and grab the win.
It was a 100 average for the St Helens ace as he grabbed the last four legs in winning.
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Thursday schedule
Steve West (94.15) 6-5 (92.53) Mervyn King
Ian White (88.94) 1-6 (93.22) Richard North
Simon Whitlock (101.16) 6-3 (95.93) Steve Beaton
Michael Smith (100.76) 6-3 (96.6) Steve Lennon
21:00 Joe Cullen v Jelle Klaasen
21:30 Michael van Gerwen v Paul Nicholson
22:00 Rob Cross v Danny Noppert
22:30 Peter Wright v Jermaine Wattimena
This will be for both the title and of course the Premier League which he will be aiming to stay involved in.
Speaking of the Premier League, the runner up Smith also put in a brilliant performance as he grabbed a victory over Steve Lennon.
This was a close contest at times with Lennon streaking ahead only for ‘Bully Boy’ to turn on the afterburners and grab the win.
It was a 100 average for the St Helens ace as he grabbed the last four legs in winning.
Click here to view more information on the European Championship.
Thursday schedule
Steve West (94.15) 6-5 (92.53) Mervyn King
Ian White (88.94) 1-6 (93.22) Richard North
Simon Whitlock (101.16) 6-3 (95.93) Steve Beaton
Michael Smith (100.76) 6-3 (96.6) Steve Lennon
21:00 Joe Cullen v Jelle Klaasen
21:30 Michael van Gerwen v Paul Nicholson
22:00 Rob Cross v Danny Noppert
22:30 Peter Wright v Jermaine Wattimena
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