Stephen Bunting ends Jules van Dongen's run; Ricardo Pietreczko also into quarterfinals in Hildesheim

Jules van Dongen's run has ended at the German Darts Championship running into Stephen Bunting in the last sixteen on Sunday afternoon.

Van Dongen did not get off to a very sharp start and especially in the fourth leg he missed. The Dutch American missed four chances to make it 2-2, after which Bunting hit a 16-darter to make it 3-1. An 18-darter by the Englishman then made it 4-1.

However, thanks to a 15-darter and a 122 finish, Van Dongen came back to 4-4, making the match exciting again. Van Dongen had one chance at 5-4 in the ninth leg, but missed the double 14. Bunting then threw a 13-darter for 5-4, after which Van Dongen also threw a 13-darter to make it 5-5. The deciding leg was then a 14-darter win for 'The Bullet'.

Bunting will face Ricardo Pietreczko in the quarterfinals. Thanks in part to a 14-darter and a 12-darter, the German took an early 4-1 lead against George Killington. Pietreczko eventually won 6-2 against 'The Killer', who reached the last sixteen at a Euro Tour tournament for the first time.