Bunting knocks out Thornton; Hughes overcomes Petersen at Czech Darts Open

Hughes defeated Devon Petersen, who played very inconsistent despite a early 2-0 lead. 'Yozza' had a weak start but managed to increase his level after a few legs. The Tipton ace broke the South African's throw in the seventh leg with a 13-darter, before he doubled his lead in the eighth leg. Petersen reduced the deficit with double 8, before Hughes secured the win with a 56 finish.

Bunting reached the last 32 after overcoming Robert Thornton 6-3. 'The Thorn' came back from a 5-0 deficit as he won three legs on the spin, but 'The Bullet' avoided more overtime with a 12-darter.

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Glen Durrant (110.12) 6-1 (91.72) Daniel Larsson
Mervyn King (91.07) 6-5 (92.78) Steve West
Vaclav Shieferdecker (66.85) 0-6 (86.71) William O’Connor
Krzysztof Ratajski (98.7) 3-6 (97.1) Ted Evetts
Chris Dobey (94.29) 6-2 (89.76) Sebastian Steyer
Ron Meulenkamp (85.43) 6-2 (75.62) Jan Hlavacek
Stephen Bunting (95.75) 6-3 (85.89) Robert Thornton
Jamie Hughes (91.59) 6-4 (80.60) Devon Petersen

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