Dazzling Dirk van Duijvenbode superb against brave Michael Smith as Humphries seals sixth straight win over Van den Bergh

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Sunday, 26 February 2023 at 13:58
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Dirk van Duijvenbode advanced to the quarterfinals of the Baltic Sea Darts Open in Kiel with a 6-3 victory over Michael Smith. In nine legs, he managed to throw seven 180s and averaged over 100.

Van Duijvenbode broke Smith already in the second leg with an 11-darter. Smith, who despite a wrist injury decided to travel to Kiel, came back to 2-2 with a 118 finish and a 14-darter.

He broken again in the sixth leg by Van Duijvenbode, who then made it 5-2 with a 13-darter. Smith recorded a 61 finish for 5-3, but then Van Duijvenbode sealed the match with a 14-darter.

In the last eight 'Aubergenius' will play Luke Humphries. He won in the third round against Dimitri van den Bergh. Both Humphries (6/25) and Van den Bergh (3/13) struggled on the doubles, but the scoring ability of 'Cool Hand Luke' was the deciding factor. Humphries prevailed 6-3.

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