Glen Durrant stormed into the next stage of the PDC Home Tour with three successive victories and an evening average that hovered tantalisingly short of three figures.
The three-time Lakeside world champion saw off Dutch pair Vincent Van Der Meer and Maik Kuivenhoven, and his good friend Justin Pipe in a high-quality display that saw him average 99.85.
Durrant admitted he has struggled to adapt to the new format, telling the PDC's live stream: "I've tried this online darts over the past couple of weeks and it's not been for me, but I practice for two hours every night and I've thoroughly enjoyed it."
Durrant, the current Premier League leader, averaged 101.8 in his opening 5-1 win over Van Der Meer but Pipe followed up with victory over Kuivenhoven by the same score.
After Kuivenhoven eased through the all-Dutch battle, Durrant clinched a good-natured clash with Pipe with a 5-3 success that hinged on a stunning 164 checkout in the fourth leg.
Pipe's subsequent 5-2 win over Van Der Meer left Durrant needing just four legs in his final clash with Kuivenhoven to guarantee top spot.
A 110 checkout with Kuivenhoven poised on double 10 for a 3-1 lead swung the tie in favour of Durrant, who followed up with a 97 checkout to seal a 5-3 win and guarantee victory.
- Each night’s action begins at 1930 BST, and will include webcam footage of each player and their dart board, live score graphics and commentary from Dan Dawson. All PDC Home Tour action will be broadcast live on PDCTV for FREE to ALL registered PDCTV users, regardless of whether you have a paid or free membership
PDC Home Tour Darts: Tuesday results and Wednesday Fixtures
Play begins at 1930 BST each night
Best of nine legs
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GROUP 19 - Tuesday May 5
- Glen Durrant 5-1 Vincent van der Meer
- Justin Pipe 5-1 Maik Kuivenhoven
- Vincent van der Meer 1-5 Maik Kuivenhoven
- Glen Durrant 5-3 Justin Pipe
- Justin Pipe 5-2 Vincent van der Meer
- Maik Kuivenhoven 3-5 Glen Durrant
GROUP STANDINGS
- Glen Durrant P 3 W 3 L 0 Leg Diff +8 Pts 6
- Justin Pipe P 3 W 2 L 1 Leg Diff +5 Pts 4
- Maik Kuivenhoven P 3 W 1 L 2 Leg Diff -2 Pts 2
- Vincent van der Meer P 3 W 0 L 3 Leg Diff -11 Pts 0
GROUP 20 - Wednesday May 6
Note: Jermaine Wattimena replaces Jeffrey de Zwaan, who has withdrawn to undergo minor surgery on his shoulder and will not take part in the event
- Joe Cullen v Ryan Murray
- Jermaine Wattimena v John Michael
- Ryan Murray v John Michael
- Joe Cullen v Jermaine Wattimena
- Jermaine Wattimena v Ryan Murray
- John Michael v Joe Cullen
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