WHAT A MOMENT FOR WALKER! 🏴 17-year-old Jenson Walker almost runs off the stage in celebration as he wins on his TV debut, impressively defeating Sebastian Bialecki 6-4! This is what the UK Open is all about! 📺 bit.ly/UKOpen24Live #UKOpenDarts | R1
John Henderson makes winning return to UK Open, Haupai Puha dumps out Jelle Klaasen as 17-year-old Jenson Walker makes his mark
PDCFriday, 01 March 2024 at 14:08
The first round is complete in the usual frenetic atmosphere that is the UK Open. Known as the FA Cup of Darts, it sees the tournament played until the end of the third round which is when the big boys come in this evening.
But for some well known names, it is early triumphs as John Henderson fresh off winning the World Seniors Championship was back in the atmosphere that he has made no bones that he wants to return to. He saw off Kevin Burness 6-4 in a popular win.
Elsewhere, Danny Lauby and Geert Nentjes were victors on Stage Two after Ron Meulenkamp and Thibault Tricole had opened up with wins themselves. With Main Stage starting late, both first round games are done but starting later with Haupai Puha edging past Jelle Klaasen.
Sebastian Bialecki won't go any further with Coventry based 17-year-old Jenson Walker aiming to make a similar mark to how Luke Littler did last year in a 6-4 win in an early upset. Other winners include Leonard Gates, Owen Bates as well as Joe Croft who interestingly is the grandson of the former BDO chairman Olly Croft. So a bit of darting heritage among the Riley's Qualifiers. He faces James Hurrell next.
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- With the general noise / buzz coming from the crowd can a player seriously believe he can hear darts rattling in the other players hand?Mysstree23-11-2024
- Oh, dear... how will we cope now?MrYnyslas197122-11-2024
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- Well done Mike – good to move on and look to the future. With his talent, and increasing confidence on stage, he'll be a force to be reckoned with in the month ahead.
UndartedWaters22-11-2024 - It's called talent and good on him.medinabello21-11-2024