Chris Dobey topped his PDC Home Tour group on a night when Hong Kong star Kai Fan Leung was playing in the middle of the night local time.
Hollywood, who started the evening by throwing darts at a picture of friend and north-east rival Glen Durrant, was hot favourite to progress to next month's second round and justified those expectations by defeating Ciaran Teehan 5-2 and Ron Meulenjamp 5-1 with averages of 94 and 97 respectively.
Meulenjamp responded with a 5-1 victory over Teehan in the penultimate match of the night which subsequently guaranteed Dobey top spot ahead of his clash with the winless Fan Leung.
The 36-year-old, who earned his first PDC Tour Card back in January, lost 5-4 to Meulenkamp in his opening match which was being played at around 3am Hong Kong time before being blown away 5-1 in his second.
However he saved his best until 5am when he averaged 97 in a superb 5-4 triumph over the world number 20 from Northumberland, whose mark of 102 was his highest of a night, before celebrating with his pet dog Bauble.
🎯🏠 Kai Fan Leung has just finishing playing PDC Home Tour darts in the middle of night Hong Kong time!
— Sporting Life (@SportingLife) April 30, 2020
🐕 Although he didn't qualify for the next round, he did beat table-topper Chris Dobey at 5am before celebrating with his dog Bauble...pic.twitter.com/HqQPriJHz6
- 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: Thursday results and Friday Fixtures
Play begins at 1930 BST each night
Best of nine legs
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GROUP 14 - Thursday April 30
- Chris Dobey 5-2 Ciaran Teehan
- Ron Meulenkamp 5-4 Kai Fan Leung
- Ciaran Teehan 5-1 Kai Fan Leung
- Chris Dobey 5-1 Ron Meulenjamp
- Ron Meulenkamp 5-1 Ciaran Teehan
- Kai Fan Leung 5-4 Chris Dobey
GROUP STANDINGS
- Chris Dobey (Q) P 3 W 2 L 1 Leg Diff +6 Pts 4
- Ron Meulenkamp P 3 W 2 L 1 Leg Diff +1 Pts 4
- Ciaran Teehan P 3 W 1 L 2 Leg Diff -3 Pts 2
- Kai Fan Leung P 3 W 1 L 2 Leg Diff -4 Pts 2
GROUP 15 - Friday May 1
- Darren Webster v Bradley Brooks
- Scott Baker v Andy Hamilton
- Bradley Brooks v Andy Hamilton
- Darren Webster v Scott Baker
- Scott Baker v Bradley Brooks
- Andy Hamilton v Darren Webster
Sky Bet odds to top Group 13: Darren Webster 13/8, Andy Hamilton 5/2, Scott Baker 11/4, Bradley Brooks 4/1GROUP STANDINGS
- Darren Webster P 0 W 0 L 0 Leg Diff +0 Pts 0
- Bradley Brooks P 0 W 0 L 0 Leg Diff +0 Pts 0
- Scott Baker P 0 W 0 L 0 Leg Diff +0 Pts 0
- Andy Hamilton P 0 W 0 L 0 Leg Diff +0 Pts 0
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