Ratajski began the session by edging past Martijn Kleermaker in a 6-4 win, this avenged last week's defeat to 'The Dutch Giant' who himself has booked his place at the European Championship despite heading out. It was a good display from 'The Polish Eagle' who averaged 99.
Hamilton is also through to the Last 16 after a 6-5 victory over a struggling Stephen Bunting who himself squandered three match darts to win and now 'The Bullet' like Adrian Lewis earlier who also had a positive Coronavirus test and only just returned to action, he will not be at the European Championship.
International Darts Open 2020 schedule
Second round
Evening Session
Krzysztof Ratajski (99.16) 6-4 (93.39) Martijn Kleermaker Stephen Bunting (87.79) 5-6 (88.34) Andy Hamilton Nathan Aspinall v Jason Lowe Mensur Suljovic v Gabriel Clemens Michael van Gerwen v Madars Razma Gerwyn Price v Ross Smith Jose De Sousa v Max Hopp Ian White v Jesus Noguera
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RATAJSKI WINS!
A fantastic opening game to start the evening session ends with a 6-4 win for Krzysztof Ratajski over Martijn Kleermaker.
📺Next up on PDCTV: Stephen Bunting v Andy Hamilton