Jonny Clayton and Rob Cross are through to the final day of action at the Belgian Darts Open in Wieze but especially for 'The Ferret', a huge scare was dodged in the process against Keane Barry.
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Clayton trailed 5-4 but forced a decider before taking out 79 to seal the victory despite Barry missing a match dart at double 16. Aiming to protect his European Tour seeding this weekend, the Welshman will be mightily relieved after claiming a narrow victory.
While for Cross, silencing the home crowd was on the agenda for 'Voltage' after he saw off Mike de Decker 6-4 with a 93 average and 50% on the doubles as he moves into the final day yet again on a European Tour.
A 12-darter began his leg tally as he made it 1-1 before sealing a pivotal break at 3-2 up with De Decker missing multiple darts to hold.
From there, he went 4-2 up and despite an 11-darter on his own throw, De Decker failed to mount a charge on the Cross throw and 'Voltage' held on double 16 to claim it.
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BARRY FALLS TO THE FERRET!
It's darting déjà vu in Wieze, as Jonny Clayton records a fifth consecutive victory over Keane Barry, who missed a match dart at D16 in the decider!
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