It was Rock who in particular impressed. He was facing Jules van Dongen who himself has finally been showing some of the form that got fans excited when he won his Tour Card at Q-School last year. Still with work to do, but he will aim towards an Ally Pally debut.
But came up against a Northern Irishman in spectacular form. Rock averaged 108 in a 6-2 win with seven 180's, 46.2% (6/13) on the doubles and a high checkout of 148. Despite missing five darts at doubles, Van Dongen didn't do a lot wrong averaging nearly a ton and hitting four 180's, but came up against an inspired Rock.
Also in impressive form was Krzysztof Ratajski who took down Ricky Evans 6-3. It was nearly a ton on the averages for 'The Polish Eagle' who soared to victory and a place in Sunday's action with two 180's and a high checkout of 108. Despite his scoring prowess, Evans didn't muster a single maximum but hit nine 140's in defeat.
From the spectacular to the scrappy as Ryan Searle edged past Kevin Doets, a recent ProTour finalist. It was a 6-3 win for 'Heavy Metal' who hit a 95 average and 50% on the doubles, with the Dutchman in particular struggling on the outer ring missing 13 darts in all and Searle as a result could take his chances.
Where can I watch the German Darts Open live?
This year, the Euro Tour tournaments will be broadcast by Viaplay for the first time. The afternoon sessions start at 1300 local time, 1200 BST, while the evening sessions start at 1900 local time, 1800 BST
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Furthermore, the European Darts Matchplay for British darts fans can be seen via PDCTV. A subscription is required to access this live stream.
How much prize money is to be won?
During each Euro Tour tournament, £175,000 in prize money is distributed. All qualifiers are guaranteed £1,250, while the top 16 players on the placement list at the German Darts Open will receive £2,500 anyway. However, these 16 players must win their first game in the second round for the prize money to actually count toward the world rankings and other rankings.
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ROCK AT HIS BEST!
A special performance from Josh Rock sees him average 108.48 in a 6-2 win over Jules van Dongen!
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