Noppert, Richardson and Rosenauer all move through to second round in Riesa

Danny Noppert, James Richardson and Michael Rosenauer are the latest players through to the second round at the International Darts Open in Riesa.

Noppert came through in a close tie with Mickey Mansell in which the latter missed three match darts and he took out 16 as a result to close it out in a decider.

Richardson saw off debutant Mike Poge in a 6-3 win with an 82 average and 37 percent on the doubles to boot. Rosenauer finally came through a tight clash with Mike de Decker in a 6-4 victory where both players averaged 81.

The difference came in the doubles where he hit 42 percent compared to 36 percent from the Belgian.

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International Darts Open 2019 schedule

Friday afternoon session

Harry Ward 6-4 Reece Robinson
William O'Connor (92.90) 6-4 (86.90) Benito van de Pas
Christian Jentschke (75.17) 3-6 (80.96) Justin Pipe
Arron Monk (97.34) 5-6 (99.63) Kyle Anderson
John Henderson (79.79) 6-4 (82.94) Brett Claydon
James Richardson (82.97) 6-3 (70.33) Mike Poge
Mickey Mansell (88.6) 5-6 (94.32) Danny Noppert
Mike De Decker (81.8) 4-6 (81.66) Michael Rosenauer