Dirk van Duijvenbode continued his incredible start to the Elten Safety Shoes German Darts Championship with a stunning 117 average to headline Saturday’s Round Two action in Hildesheim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Van Duijvenbode brought the Halle 39 crowd to their feet with a sensational nine-darter on Friday night against Karel Sedlacek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He stormed into Sunday’s final stages with a remarkable 6-2 victory over Chris Dobey – with the 117.74 average being the Dutchman’s highest ever on the big stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dobey averaged over 105 in reply and posted legs of 11 and 13 darts – but had no answer to an incredible display from his opponent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Legs of 12, 11 and 15 darts gave Van Duijvenbode a 3-0 lead, and he followed a 123 checkout with a 14-darter to move 5-1 up before closing out victory in 13 darts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Van Duijvenbode now takes on German number one Martin Schindler in Sunday afternoon’s Round Three, after the three-time European Tour event winner overcame William O’Connor 6-4 on Saturday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
O’Connor averaged over 101, but saw his hopes of snatching qualification for the Machineseeker European Championship ended by the defeat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dave Chisnall claimed a crucial victory in his bid to qualify for next week\u2019s European Championship, crashing in ten 180s to win through a compelling contest against Gabriel Clemens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chisnall produced a stunning display of power-scoring to end his nine-match losing run on the European Tour, which saw him move into the provisional qualification spots at the expense of Andrew Gilding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Krzysztof Ratajski secured his qualification with a 6-3 success against Ryan Searle, averaging north of 102 to overcome the Somerset star.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, two-time champion Rob Cross is yet to confirm his spot in Dortmund, after Cameron Menzies romped to a 6-1 victory against the world number seven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Reigning champion Peter Wright opened his defence of the title by edging out 2023 champion Ricardo Pietreczko, remarkably winning each of his six legs in 15 darts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
World Youth Champion Gian van Veen prevailed in his all-Dutch affair against Niels Zonneveld, averaging just under 99 to set up a showdown against Jonny Clayton or Raymond van Barneveld.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wessel Nijman landed a sensational ten-darter to wrap up an emphatic 6-2 win over Belgian number one Mike De Decker, who missed double 12 for a nine-darter earlier in the contest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jermaine Wattimena was another impressive Dutch winner, as he overcame James Wade 6-3 in a tie where both players averaged over 106.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Elsewhere, Steve Lennon survived six match darts to topple Australian number one Damon Heta in a dramatic decider, while World Grand Prix semi-finalist Danny Noppert saw off a below-par Luke Woodhouse 6-3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lennon goes into the final day alongside Ricky Evans needing to take the Hildesheim title to snatch European Championship qualification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Evans moved into the last 16 with a clinical 6-2 win over World Cup champion Josh Rock, hitting six doubles from eight attempts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nathan Aspinall continued his brilliant form by averaging 107.53 to power past Ross Smith 6-4, with the European Tour Rankings leader now facing Lennon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Welsh duo Gerwyn Price and Jonny Clayton both impressed in wins over Dutch opposition, seeing off Christian Kist and Raymond van Barneveld respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ryan Joyce ended Stephen Bunting’s bid for a second successive European Tour title, defeating the Swiss Darts Trophy champion 6-4 – in a tie where both players posted ton-plus averages – to move through to a tie with Ratajski.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
RESULTS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Second Round: <\/strong>Gian van Veen 6-4 Niels Zonneveld; Steve Lennon 6-5 Damon Heta; Danny Noppert 6-3 Luke Woodhouse; Krzysztof Ratajski 6-3 Ryan Searle; Wessel Nijman 6-2 Mike De Decker; Cameron Menzies 6-1 Rob Cross; Peter Wright 6-5 Ricardo Pietreczko; Dave Chisnall 6-4 Gabriel Clemens; Nathan Aspinall 6-4 Ross Smith; Jonny Clayton 6-3 Raymond van Barneveld; Gerwyn Price 6-1 Christian Kist; Jermaine Wattimena 6-3 James Wade; Dirk van Duijvenbode 6-2 Chris Dobey; Martin Schindler 6-4 William O’Connor; Ricky Evans 6-2 Josh Rock; Ryan Joyce 6-4 Stephen Bunting<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dirk van Duijvenbode continued his incredible start to the Elten Safety Shoes German Darts Championship with a stunning<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4823,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[59],"class_list":["post-4822","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-international","tag-darts"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t