In facing John Henderson, it was a battle of two World Cup of Darts participants but it was Huybrechts who came out on top. He claimed it 6-2 with two 180's and 6/14 on his doubles this was compared to only 2/7 from his opponent.
Max Hopp will also be at the World Cup of Darts alongside Gabriel Clemens and despite a big disparity in their averages, it wasn't an easy game for the Maximiser.
He claimed it 6-4 with a 25 checkout with Ljubic missing a 129 checkout to level the tie up at 5-5. In terms of statistics, he hit 12 140's, two 180's and 6/17 on the doubles in moving through to the second round.
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KIM BEATS HENDO!
Kim Huybrechts kicks off this evening's action with a strong 6-2 victory over Scotland's World Cup representative John Henderson!
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