While in one of the highly anticipated clashes of the evening session, Martijn Kleermaker downed Sebastian Bialecki - the highly touted Polish youngster 6-4.
He broke his Polish opponent in the third leg with a 15-darter and then held with a 108 checkout. In the eighth leg, Bialecki had a chance to break back, but missed his opportunity on tops. Kleermaker then threw double 10 for 5-3.
In the tenth leg, the Dutchman finished it off with a 13-darter, allowing him to take on José de Sousa in the second round.
Ross Smith had some troubles on doubles but saw off Florian Hempel. He hit 6/19 but nevertheless saw off the German 6-4 after the latter missed opportunities to take control of the game.
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