The first three victors are set at the German Darts Open in Jena, with a lot to celebrate for the Dutch fans as Wesley Plaisier and Kevin Doets booked their spots in the second round.
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Plaisier now faces Ross Smith in the second round. He averaged just shy of a ton in a 6-4 win over George Killington. It was a 99.81 mark for the World Master who has previously impressed on the European Tour. He hit five 180's and 66.7% on the doubles and was in clinical form.
As Doets also moved through. Off the back of his maiden final on the ProTour, he averaged 96 average in seeing off debutant Callum Goffin 6-2 to start the afternoon off. He faces Ryan Searle.
While for Razma, it will be Andrew Gilding tomorrow after a clinical display of doubling. He saw off Stephen Burton with the display of the afternoon so far. This featured 75% on the outer ring and a 96 average as he took the Suffolk ace to task who hit only 1/5.
This year, the Euro Tour tournaments will be broadcast by Viaplay for the first time. The afternoon sessions start at 1300 local time, 1200 BST, while the evening sessions start at 1900 local time, 1800 BST
Furthermore, the European Darts Matchplay for British darts fans can be seen via PDCTV. A subscription is required to access this live stream.
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How much prize money is to be won?
During each Euro Tour tournament, £175,000 in prize money is distributed. All qualifiers are guaranteed £1,250, while the top 16 players on the placement list at the German Darts Open will receive £2,500 anyway. However, these 16 players must win their first game in the second round for the prize money to actually count toward the world rankings and other rankings.
Per victory, the prize money earned increases. For example, the finalists already receive a minimum of £12,000. The winner of the tournament goes home with the top prize of 30,000 pounds.
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PLAISIER POWERS THROUGH! 🇳🇱
A very impressive display from Wesley Plaisier, completing a hard-fought 6-4 victory over George Killington, averaging just shy of a ton in the process!
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