The action continues at the
German Darts Championship albeit with a short delay from the start of proceedings
this afternoon in Hildesheim.
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Danny Noppert is through after
claiming his first ever win over Adrian Lewis. The Dutchman has been one of the
most consistent performers on the tour for a while and continues that form in
Germany.
He hit a 101.2 average and 50%
on the doubles in a fantastic display. As has previously been alluded to, his
weekend is not only about the European Tour but also the World Cup of Darts and
getting into the final day means his position has been strengthened.
There was a long break though
between matches with an exhibition even between Russ Bray and Paul Nicholson
who are there as a referee and commentator this weekend respectively. This was
due to James Wade missing his flight and as a result, he will only get there in
time for the last game of the evening session against Nico Kurz.
When they did return, Daryl Gurney
eased past a below par Gabriel Clemens 6-1 to move through to the final day.
Despite an average of only 87, his doubling saw him up at 40% compared to just
20% (1/5) from his opponent who could not delight the home crowd once more.
Dragutin Horvat is also out at
the hands of Nathan Aspinall with the 12th seed accounting for him
in a 6-2 win with a 97.5 average and 50% on the doubles. As a result, the
German hopes now rest on Max Hopp and Nico Kurz, both of whom play later.
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Saturday September 26
Second
Round - Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 BST)
Dave
Chisnall (108.65) 6-0 (82.37) Lukas Wenig
Jermaine
Wattimena (92.86) 2-6 (103.83) Mervyn King
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𝗡𝗢𝗣𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗧 𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗦!🇳🇱
A strong display from Danny Noppert who averages 101.2 to dump 15th seed Adrian Lewis out of the German Darts Championship.
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