Bunting survives comeback to defeat Dobey in deciding leg, will face Gurney who eased past Wattimena

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Sunday, 30 June 2019 at 14:02
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The second Quarter-Final has been confirmed at the Czech Darts Open with Stephen Bunting set to take on Daryl Gurney after wins over Chris Dobey and Jermaine Wattimena respectively.

Bunting was 4-0 up and seemingly cruising towards the Quarter-Final with ease at the Czech Darts Open but Dobey came back to level up the tie.
From there it went into a decider with Dobey having the throw to seemingly claim the tie in a stunning comeback.
He missed a match dart at the bull though in this decider which allowed Bunting in to claim a place in the Last Eight.
He will take on Gurney who smashed Jermaine Wattimena in a 6-1 win which included a 96.5 average and 55 percent on the doubles.
'Superchin' is one of the only big names left in proceedings so will be hoping to make it two for the year this weekend and he has a great chance of doing so after an excellent win over the Dutchman.
The Northern Irishman started off brilliantly taking out 87 to double his lead in the early going and when Wattimena fluffed his lines missing five darts at the double to go 3-2 behind; Gurney pounced to make it 4-1.
From there he streaked to the win and will hope to carry that form on into the second Quarter-Final tonight against 'The Bullet'.
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Afternoon session schedule:

Keegan Brown (95.2) 6-4 (94.83) Danny Noppert
Mensur Suljovic (97.2) 6-3 (95.61) Ted Evetts
Stephen Bunting (87.62) 6-5 (90.32) Chris Dobey
Daryl Gurney (96.59) 6-1 (86.86) Jermaine Wattimena
14:00 Ian White v Andrew Gilding
14:30 Jamie Hughes v Ron Meulenkamp
15:00 Mervyn King v Corey Cadby
15:30 Gerwyn Price v Simon Whitlock
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