DEVASTATING FROM VAN VEEN! He's averaging over 101 for the tournament as he puts in another huge display to beat Wessel Nijman 6-2. He will face Ryan Searle for a place in the final! 📺 bit.ly/PDCTVLive | #ET11
Fantastic Gian van Veen and Ryan Searle setup semifinal at Hungarian Darts Trophy 2024
PDCSunday, 22 September 2024 at 20:03
Gian van Veen has reached the semifinals of a Euro Tour tournament for the first time in his career on Sunday evening. In a Dutch quarterfinal, he reached the last four at the Hungarian Darts Trophy at the expense of Wessel Nijman.
The 22-year-old dart player from the Netherlands had reached the quarter-finals four times in the past year and a half, but each time that round was the end of the line. Now Van Veen managed to reach this milestone. Van Veen had a good start to the match and broke Nijman in the first leg with a 14-darter. GVV The Giant followed up that break with two 12-darters to run out to 3-0.
Nijman then threw an 11-darter to take his first leg. Van Veen was not impressed and thundered on to a 5-1 lead. Nijman took the seventh leg with a 13-darter, before Van Veen decided the game with an 18-darter.
In the semifinals, Van Veen will take on Ryan Searle. 'Heavy Metal,' who previously eliminated two-time world champion Peter Wright, triumphed 6-3 against Daryl Gurney. Nevertheless, it was Gurney who started the match better. With a 13-darter and a 14-darter, "Superchin" took a 2-0 lead. Moments later, it was even 3-1 via a 52 finish.
Then Searle began his comeback. With a 13-darter and a 66 finish, Searle came back to 3-3. Throwing a 135 finish then gave the Englishman his first lead of the match. In the eighth leg, Gurney again was not out within five innings. Searle took advantage and made it 5-3 with a 13-darter. Searle then ended the match with another 13-darter.
For Searle, it was already the seventh time this season that he played a quarterfinal on the Euro Tour. This time, however, was the first time this year that he actually managed to reach the last four.
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- When Littler has at least five ranking Majors he’s in the discussion, until then, forget it.Mysstree14-11-2024
- This is the difference between other players and Phil Taylor. Phil would be completely motivated even before his walk on and didn't need anything else to do so.richieburnettrocks14-11-2024
- Still impressive though. Also literally everyone cares about averages that's what makes darts fascinating.medinabello14-11-2024
- BS he won a Euro Tour during this down period something that not many players can say. Dobey, Noppy, DvD, Ross Smith to name just a few.medinabello14-11-2024
- Maybe the supposed top players are burnt out from the endless travelling and tournaments, I just don't think they have the dedication or outright desire to win. I think they are more interested in the money and being popular, just keeping their rankings steady. The only thing that mattered to Phil Taylor was winning, not winning a few games to top up the money pot and seeking the fans attention. Maybe there is too many tournaments now and the enthusiasm is gone. This year especially has seen so many different winners and unexpected draws and line ups.richieburnettrocks14-11-2024