Raymond van Barneveld leaves no stone unturned in the first round of the English opponent | Darts

German Darts Grand PrixRaymond van Barneveld reached the 16th finals of the German Darts Grand Prix on Saturday with convincing figures. Earlier in the day, Jeffrey de Zwaan, Berry van Peer and Wesley Plaisier also survived the first round of the tournament on the Euro Tour. Michael van Gerwen and Dirk van Duijvenbode will be in action on Sunday.

Van Barneveld wiped the floor with James Wilson in his first round match in Munich: 6-0. It should be noted that his English opponent threw a moderate average of 77.19 per three darts. ‘Barney’ countered that with a more than decent 94.93 and will face Damon Heta from Australia in the 16th finals on Sunday.

The German Darts Grand Prix continues on Sunday for De Zwaan, Van Peer and Plaiser. De Zwaan defeated compatriot Vincent van der Voort in an exciting Dutch get-together: 6-5. The average of ‘The Black Cobra’ was at 95.12 comparable to that of Van Barneveld. In the second round, De Zwaan will meet the Englishman Luke Humphries.’

Plaisier impresses

Van Peer won 6-4 against Swede Daniel Larsson in the afternoon program and threw an average of 95.96 with three darts. Plaisier defeated Jim Williams from Wales 6-3 and made a big impression with an average of 104.05 points. Van Peer and Plaisier will compete in the 16th finals against respectively vice world champion Michael Smith and Joe Cullen.

For Jermaine Wattimena, the match in the first round against Martin Schindler was the final station: 3-6. ‘The Machine Gun’ managed to brush away a 2-0 deficit, but then saw his opponent go out to 5-2 and easily win the game. Wattimena recorded a not too impressive average of 90.23.

Van Gerwen and Van Duijvenbode had a bye for the first round and will enter the 16th finals on Sunday. ‘Mighty Mike’ will play against Chris Dobey from England. Van Duijvenbode, who made his mark last week by winning Players Championship 12, will compete with the Croatian Boris Krcmar for a place in the 8th finals. The final of the German Darts Grand Prix is ​​Monday.

Dirk van Duijvenbode. © Photo News

Results and program first round

afternoon session
Boris Krcmar – Luke Woodhouse 6-3
Daniel Larsson – Berry van Peer 4-6
Martin Lukeman – Adam Gawlas 6-3
Wesley Plaisier – Jim Williams 6-3
Keegan Brown – Adam Hunt 6-2
Dragutin Horvat – Scott Waites 1-6
John O’Shea – Chris Dobey 2-6

Evening session
Kim Huybrechts – Madar’s Razma 4-6
Alan Soutar – Max Hopp 4-6
Danny Baggish – Thomas Junghans 6-2
Keane Barry – Lukas Wenig 6-4
Jeffrey de Zwaan – Vincent van der Voort 6-5
Martin Schindler – Jermaine Wattimena 3-6
Raymond van Barneveld – James Wilson 6-0
Ryan Meikle – Dave Chisnall 4-6


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