Damon Heta beat Michael van Gerwen in a deciding leg of a second-round tie in which neither man was broken; the Australian had ended Beau Greaves’ hopes on Friday; Nathan Aspinall averaged just under 106 in a 6-1 rout of Niko Springer Michael van Gerwen is out of the Flanders Darts Trophy after Damon Heta edged a tight second-round clash in Antwerp, with neither player losing a leg against the throw. The Australian, who had won the crucial bull-off, held his nerve in the decider to edge out the Dutchman 6-5 and book his place in Sunday’s finals day. It was the second deciding leg Heta had survived in 24 hours. Heta had also ended Beau Greaves’ tournament by the same scoreline on Friday night, with the 22-year-old unable to build on the history she made in Prague last weekend when she became the first woman to win a match on the European Tour.
Nathan Aspinall was the most impressive winner of the evening session, sweeping aside Niko Springer 6-1 with an average just shy of 106. Wessel Nijman then closed out the night in style, opening with a 170 checkout on his way to a 6-4 victory over Sebastian Bialecki to book his place at another European Tour finals day. Top seed Gian van Veen also progressed, with his 6-3 win over Gabriel Clemens ending the German’s hopes of qualifying for the World Grand Prix. Clemens was not the only casualty in the race for qualification, which concludes in Antwerp.
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The Dutchman led 4-1 before Ratajski won two legs on the spin and pinned double 10 to level at 4-4 and force a decider, where ‘Hawkeye’ held his nerve. Danny Noppert, Ryan Searle, Chris Dobey, Ross Smith, Jermaine Wattimena and Luke Woodhouse completed the afternoon’s qualifiers, with Dobey dropping just one leg against Niels Zonneveld and Woodhouse accounting for William O’Connor 6-3. Friday had already claimed Dirk van Duijvenbode, beaten 6-3 by Dolan, and Joe Cullen, who went down 6-3 to Belgian qualifier Andy Baetens. Home favourite Kim Huybrechts also suffered heartbreak, losing a decider to Sebastian Bialecki after a walk-on that whipped up the Antwerp crowd.
Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Saturday September 12Round TwoAfternoon Session (1200 BST)Kevin Doets 6-5 Krzysztof RatajskiJermaine Wattimena 6-3 Karel SedlacekRob Cross 6-4 Martin SchindlerDanny Noppert 6-2 Chris LandmanRyan Searle 6-2 Andy BaetensChris Dobey 6-1 Niels ZonneveldLuke Woodhouse 6-3 William O’ConnorRoss Smith 6-2 Jeffrey de Graaf Evening Session (1800 BST)Josh Rock 3-6 Ryan JoyceGerwyn Price 6-3 Bradley BrooksJames Wade 6-2 Jim LongGian van Veen 6-3 Gabriel ClemensMichael van Gerwen 5-6 Damon HetaNathan Aspinall 6-1 Niko SpringerStephen Bunting 6-5 Brendan DolanWessel Nijman 6-4 Sebastian Bialecki Sky Sports remains the home of darts with the World Grand Prix (September 28-October 4), Grand Slam of Darts (November 14-22) and World Darts Championship (December 10-January 3) all live. Stream darts and more through NOW with no contract.
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