Stephen Bunting and Andrew Gilding have qualified for the quarter-finals at the German Darts Open. In both cases it was at the expense of a German player, leaving no German player in action Sunday night during the final session of the Euro Tour tournament in Jena.
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Gilding was responsible for the elimination of Florian Hempel. Hempel won the first leg with a 12-darter, but the next four legs all went to Gilding. Hempel then closed the gap to 3-4, but Gilding held a break via double 6. 'Goldfinger' then finished the job with a 13-darter.
Bunting will be Gilding's opponent in the last eight. The difference was mainly in the doubles; Schindler scored 1/11 against 6/13 for Bunting. For example, Schindler missed five darts to make it 2-3 in the fifth leg. Bunting did hit the double to make it 4-1. He then closed it out with two 13-darters.
This year, the Euro Tour tournaments will be broadcast by Viaplay for the first time. The afternoon sessions start at 1300 local time, 1200 BST, while the evening sessions start at 1900 local time, 1800 BST
Furthermore, the European Darts Matchplay for British darts fans can be seen via PDCTV. A subscription is required to access this live stream.
How much prize money is to be won?
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During each Euro Tour tournament, £175,000 in prize money is distributed. All qualifiers are guaranteed £1,250, while the top 16 players on the placement list at the German Darts Open will receive £2,500 anyway. However, these 16 players must win their first game in the second round for the prize money to actually count toward the world rankings and other rankings.
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BUNTING BATTERS SCHINDLER! 💪
Stephen Bunting ends home hopes in Jena, completing a 6-1 rout of Martin Schindler to storm through to the quarter-finals!
The Bullet almost sealed it with a spectacular 132 checkout! 😳
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