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Darts results: German Darts Championship | Dave Chisnall and Kim Huybrechts among day one winners

By Sporting Life
Darts
Fri March 11, 2022 · 3y ago

Former European Tour event winners Dave Chisnall, Kim Huybrechts, Daryl Gurney and Vincent van der Voort were amongst the first round winners as the Interwetten German Darts Championship began on Friday.

The £140,000 event at Halle 39 in Hildesheim will see 45 players competing across the weekend, with the first round featuring the tournament's qualifiers facing off.

Chisnall impressed with a 99 average in his 6-1 win over Stefan Bellmont, as the two-time European Tour winner progressed to face Germany's Gabriel Clemens in Saturday's second round.

Belgium's Huybrechts produced a finishing master-class as he hit six doubles from as many attempts in a 6-3 win over Joe Murnan to progress to a tasty tie with Jose de Sousa.

"I've been ill this week, my daughter had a virus and I was not sure if I could make the game, so when I did and won I'm very happy," said Huybrechts.

"The confidence is back. I used to lose so many games when I was feeling good, and now when I'm feeling bad I win games, so it's coming back."

Gurney held off a strong challenge from home hope Lukas Wenig to claim a 6-4 win, setting up a round two meeting with Luke Humphries.

Van der Voort took out 156 during his 6-2 defeat of youngster Gian van Veen in their all-Dutch tie to create a second round meeting with Ryan Searle.

There was disappointment, though, for two-time World Champion Adrian Lewis as he went down 6-2 to Czech qualifier Karel Sedlacek, who finished 118 and 112 in moving through to meet Chris Dobey.

Germany's Martin Schindler survived a missed match dart from Jermaine Wattimena before taking victory in the deciding leg of their entertaining first round tie.

Wattimena had landed an early ten-darter but found himself 4-1 down before levelling, while Schindler then took out a showpiece 132 finish of bull-bull-double 16 to move 5-4 up before closing out a 6-5 win.

Schindler now takes on World Champion Peter Wright in round two, with the Scot bidding to win a seventh European Tour title.

Spain's Jose Justicia will meet back-to-back Cazoo Premier League night winner Michael van Gerwen in round two following a 6-4 defeat of George Killington in their Friday battle.

Ricky Evans will play Masters champion Joe Cullen in round two after enjoying a 6-3 win over Nathan Rafferty on Friday afternoon, finishing 50 percent of his darts at a double in a clinical display.

Darius Labanauskas defeated German qualifier Niko Springer 6-2 and now plays Dirk van Duijvenbode, while Martin Lukeman defeated Jimmy Hendriks by the same scoreline to set up a meeting with Damon Heta.

Martijn Kleermaker will play European Champion Rob Cross in round two following his 6-4 defeat of Belgium's Mario Vandenbogaerde, as he finished 102, 96 and 79 to come from 4-3 down and claim victory.

Scotland's Alan Soutar landed six doubles from 11 attempts in a 6-3 win over Luc Peters, and he now plays former World Matchplay winner Dimitri Van den Bergh.

Scott Waites will meet reigning Premier League, World Grand Prix and World Series of Darts Finals winner Jonny Clayton on Saturday after proving too strong for Finland's Marko Kantele in a 6-3 success.

Reigning German Darts Championship winner Devon Petersen faces UK Open finalist Michael Smith in round two, while Jamie Hughes takes on former Gibraltar Darts Trophy winner Krzysztof Ratajski.

Coverage will be streamed through DAZN for viewers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, and through PDCTV for subscribers in all other territories, as well as through bookmakers worldwide.

German Darts Championship: Schedule and results

Friday March 11
First Round (Best of 11 legs)
Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 BST)

  • Scott Waites 6-3 Marko Kantele
  • Alan Soutar 6-3 Luc Peters
  • Martin Lukeman 6-2 Jimmy Hendriks
  • Martijn Kleermaker 6-4 Mario Vandenbogaerde
  • Darius Labanauskas 6-2 Niko Springer
  • Ricky Evans 6-3 Nathan Rafferty

Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)

  • Jose Justicia 6-4 George Killington
  • Martin Schindler 6-5 Jermaine Wattimena
  • Dave Chisnall 6-1 Stefan Bellmont
  • Vincent van der Voort 6-2 Gian van Veen
  • Daryl Gurney 6-4 Lukas Wenig
  • Kim Huybrechts 6-3 Joe Murnan
  • Karel Sedlacek 6-2 Adrian Lewis

Saturday February 26
Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 BST)
Second Round (Best of 11 legs)

  • Krzysztof Ratajski v Jamie Hughes
  • Rob Cross v Martijn Kleermaker
  • Dirk van Duijvenbode v Darius Labanauskas
  • Damon Heta v Martin Lukeman
  • Ryan Searle v Vincent Van der Voort
  • Dimitri Van den Bergh v Alan Soutar
  • Luke Humphries v Daryl Gurney
  • Joe Cullen v Ricky Evans

Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)

  • Jose de Sousa v Kim Huybrechts
  • Michael Smith v Devon Petersen
  • Gabriel Clemens v Dave Chisnall
  • Michael van Gerwen v Jose Justicia
  • Peter Wright v Martin Schindler
  • Jonny Clayton v Scott Waites
  • Callan Rydz v Mensur Suljovic
  • Chris Dobey v Karel Sedlacek

Sunday March 13
Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 BST)
Third Round (Best of 11 legs)

  • Eight matches

Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)

Quarter-finals (Best of 11 legs)

  • Four matches

Semi-finals (Best of 13 legs)

  • Two matches

Final (Best of 15 legs)

  • Winner SF 1 v Winner SF 2

German Darts Championship: Sky Bet odds

Where can I watch the German Darts Championship on TV?

This event is not being screened live on TV in the UK but, along with all the other PDC European Tour events, you can watch the event unfold via PDCTV as well as through a series of bookmakers' websites worldwide. Head to the PDC website for more details.

Prize Fund

  • Winner: £25,000
  • Runner-up: £10,000
  • Semi-Finalists: £6,500
  • Quarter-Finalists: £5,000
  • Last 16: £3,000
  • Last 32: £2,000
  • Last 48: £1,000
  • Total: £140,000

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