Big wins for Peter Wright and Dave Chisnall in Budapest; Danny Noppert also through to the last 16

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Saturday, 21 September 2024 at 21:00
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Danny Noppert has advanced to the third round at the Hungarian Darts Trophy at the expense of Nathan Aspinall. 'The Freeze' won 6-4 over the former World Matchplay champion on Saturday night.

Aspinall made his return to the darts circuit this week after being out of action for a month and a half due to an arm injury. Aspinall won 6-3 over Krzysztof Ratajski in the first round, while Noppert had a bye.

Noppert did not appear to lack match rhythm, however, as he started the match convincingly. He broke Aspinall in the first leg with a 104 finish and then doubled the lead with a 12-darter.

With a 110 finish and a 14-darter the Dutchman extended his lead to 5-1. Aspinall then fought his way back to 5-4, before Noppert ended the match with a 14-darter. In the next round Noppert will meet compatriot Gian van Veen, who won 6-4 against Keane Barry.

Peter Wright also joined the last sixteen. 'Snakebite' managed a whitewash win over Damon Heta, who posted an average of barely 88. Wright posted a 93 average, and had a 46 checkout percentage.

Things already went wrong in the first leg for Heta, who missed two chances to take the first leg. Wright did hit the double, and then took a 3-0 lead with a 16-darter and a 52 finish.

Heta again missed two doubles in leg four before Wright made it 4-0 with a 60 finish. The two-time world champion then made it 5-0 with a 19-darter, before closing beautifully with a 12-dart leg.

Defending champion Dave Chisnall also started the tournament with a victory. The Englishman played an excellent match, winning 6-1 over Jonny Clayton thanks to an average of 101 and a checkout percentage of 46 percent.

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