Raymond van Barneveld rolled again the years to offload global Number one Luke Humphries out of the NEO.wager Eu Detectable.
The 57-year-old Dutchman took good thing about an off evening for the reigning global champion and claimed a 6-4 victory in entrance of a boisterous German folk.
Van Barneveld produced 5 180s and defied a brace of ton-plus finishes from the supremacy seed to exit to the final 16 of a Eu Excursion tournament for the primary year in 2024.
“To beat the world number one is an amazing feeling,” mirrored Van Barneveld, who will play games his compatriot Gian van Veen for a park within the quarter-finals. “Luke is an amazing player. When you’re the World Champion, you have a target on your back, but Luke doesn’t deserve that.”
Dirk van Duijvenbode powered day reigning champion Gerwyn Worth in a repeat of final yr’s ultimate, reeling off 5 consecutive legs from 2-1 ailing to succeed in the last-16 and spice up his hopes of a International Matchplay go back.
The 2023 runner-up averaged 102 and pinned six of his 9 makes an attempt at double to tumble the Welshman, having additionally collision six of his seven makes an attempt in Friday’s first-round win in opposition to Gabriel Clemens.
“My confidence is not there yet, but I feel like I’m getting back to where I used to be,” declared Van Duijvenbode. “I feel determined to show people that Dirk is not done. I feel like I’m getting closer, but I’m not done, I promise you!”
Somewhere else, Michael van Gerwen joined his fellow countrymen in Sunday’s final 16, then kicking off his bid for a record-extending 6th Eu Darts Detectable crown with a fighting 6-4 good fortune in opposition to Dylan Slevin.
German Number one Martin Schindler guarded house hopes with a 6-4 victory over Karel Sedlacek and Michael Smith finished a whitewash win in opposition to an out-of-sorts Rob Go to arrange a gathering in opposition to Peter Wright, who gained 5 immediately legs in overturning a 3-1 rarity in opposition to Ritchie Edhouse.
Josh Rock produced a ton-topping reasonable to unmistakable his problem for a 2d immediately Eu Excursion identify, removing a impressive 160 checkout to wrap up a 6-3 win in opposition to Dimitri Van den Bergh, as Owen Bates persisted his step forward run in Leverkusen via getting better from 5-3 all the way down to stun 6th seed Danny Noppert.
What occurs after?
The 3rd around of the NEO.wager Eu Darts Detectable will remove park on Sunday afternoon, sooner than the event concludes with the quarter-finals, semi-finals and ultimate in a bumper night time consultation on the Ostermann-Enviornment.
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