Friday night in Riesa the last eight matches from the first round of the International Darts Open 2024 will be played as Raymond van Barneveld and Gian van Veen will face off again. The two Dutch players also recently met in the first round of the German Darts Grand Prix. Then the win went 6-5 to Van Veen;
Cor Dekker who managed to qualify for the International Darts Open via the Nordic & Baltic circuit starts off the night. On his return to the Euro Tour, Dekker will face Jose de Sousa. James Wade faces off against ever rising Belgian, Mike de Decker. Two-time world champion Peter Wright will play against Gabriel Clemens, while Nathan Aspinall opens his tournament against Owen Bates.
Chris Dobey will face Dylan Slevin in his opening match. A meeting with compatriot Jan Dueckers awaits Martin Schindler, and Simon Whitlock meets Cameron Menzies.
Friday, April 12.
First round
Evening session (from 6 p.m.)
Jose De Sousa v Cor Dekker
Chris Dobey v Dylan Slevin
Jan Dueckers v Martin Schindler
Mike De Decker v James Wade
Cameron Menzies v Simon Whitlock
Gian van Veen v Raymond van Barneveld
Gabriel Clemens v Peter Wright
Owen Bates v Nathan Aspinall