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Danny Noppert and Krzysztof Ratajski move through to final day at Austrian Darts Open
PDCSaturday, 27 April 2024 at 13:55
Danny Noppert made an excellent start to the Austrian Darts Open on Saturday afternoon. After a bye in the first round, 'The Freeze' recorded a convincing 6-3 victory over Wessel Nijman in the second round.
Noppert had a perfect start to the match by opening with a 180, before winning the first leg with a 13-darter. Nijman then made it 1-1 with a 15-darter, before Noppert started the third leg with another 180. He followed the trend of the first leg and managed to win the leg with a 13-darter.
The lead was then doubled after Nijman was not out in five darts. A 14-darter made it 3-1 before Noppert himself surrendered his own leg. Via double 8, Nijman closed to 3-2. It then became 3-3 as Nijman hit a 15-darter in the sixth leg.
Noppert then looked set to break, but after a missed break opportunity from Nijman, the darter from Joure saved himself with a 100 finish. After that 'The Freeze' himself broke the deadlock with a 15 darter in Nijman's leg. The latter had two more chances to extend the match, but he failed on double 16. Noppert then decided the match with a 16-darter. He eventually recorded an excellent average of 104.03 with a finishing percentage of 60 percent.
Krzysztof Ratajski managed to win a match on the European Tour for the first time this season. After four consecutive defeats, he defeated Dom Taylor 6-2. With this, the Pole finally earned his first prize money for the Euro Tour Order of Merit.
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- Am not outraged and as said above i dont like anyone from any country doing it to anyone from any country. Whoever is going for a double should have best of order.Mysstree17-11-2024
- Say what? It happens in other countries; Littler in January - this year (Holland), go and watch the evidence on YouTube. If it is going to be done to English players, then we are more than entitled to dish the same back when players face off in England. When it happened to Littler in Holland in January... where was your outrage then? ABE attitude.MrYnyslas197117-11-2024
- I dont like individuals or crowds trying to put any player off when they are trying to check out, how anyone can think its okay for the crowd to whistle or shout as someone is throwing for a double is beyond me but it does seem to have become part and parcel of the modern game. I no longer play now, darts is as good as dead at a local level round my way but when i did play many years ago, no matter how intense the rivalry you never shouted out or whistled when an opponent from the other team was throwing for a double.Mysstree17-11-2024
- The pundits glossing over the other factor at play in that match. They appear to be somewhat constrained in what they can say publicly.
UndartedWaters16-11-2024 - So, you don't like Littler, then? I was cheering him on, being a fellow Englishman. Honestly, some of us get far too offended nowadays. If you want to see crowd passion... watch a match when German and Dutch players face off... that can be just as bad if not worse for crowd noises. It happens, I have watched and heard Littler being jeered - Dirk van Duijvenbode in Holland, January this year. Where was your outrage then? Yes, I can clearly see what is going on here.MrYnyslas197116-11-2024