Eight darters are still in the race for overall victory at the
International Darts Open. Among the remaining contenders is defending champion
Gerwyn Price.
In the first quarter-final though, it is
Danny Noppert against home crowd hero,
Martin Schindler. Noppert already managed to win over Dimitri van den Bergh (6-4) and Nathan Aspinall (6-2) at this tournament. Whilst Schindler eliminated Jan Dueckers (6-1), Joe Cullen (6-3) and Richard Veenstra (6-1).
The second quarterfinal is an all-English encounter between
Ryan Searle and
Chris Dobey. Searle showed coolness against Daryl Gurney (6-3) and Damon Heta (6-5) earlier in the tournament. Dobey wasted less energy in his matches against Dylan Slevin (6-1), Krzysztof Ratajski (6-4) and Gabriel Clemens (6-0).
After surprising wins over Michael Smith and Rob Cross,
Ritchie Edhouse faces Masters winner
Stephen Bunting in the last eight. 'The Bullet' was responsible for eliminating reigning world champion Luke Humphries on Sunday afternoon.
Top favourite Gerwyn Price, who has won the International Darts Open four times in the past, is up against
Ross Smith. Price won in the last sixteen with an average of nearly 116 over Ricardo Pietreczko, while Smith squeezed past Cameron Menzies.
Playing schedule International Darts Open 2024
Sunday, April 14
Evening session (from 7 p.m.)
Quarterfinals
Martin Schindler v Danny Noppert
Ryan Searle v Chris Dobey
Stephen Bunting v Ritchie Edhouse
Gerwyn Price v Ross Smith
Semi-final
Finale