Raymond van Barneveld was Eliminated in the First Round of the World Grand Prix Darts in Leicester On Monday Evening. The Dutchman Lost 2-1 in sets Against Gary Anderson. Danny Noppert Did Qualify for the Second Round.
The match between two-time World Champion Anderson and Five-time World Champion from Barneveld was just at the start. Both darters hero their first leg. Anderson Did Place the First Break in The Third Leg, after which he Tok the Set.
Anderson Could Not Continue That Good Line, because he was immediately broken in the Second Set by Van Barneveld. He then hero HIS LEGS, Requiring a Decisive Third Set.
In IT, All Legs Went with the Darts, Until a 2-2 score. Anderson Threw Better and Reached A Finish Earlier. After Van Barneveld had Failed to Throw 142, The Scot Did Hit the Double-16 and Decided the Match.
Anderson Will Face Joe Cullen In The Second Round, Who Earlier In The Evening won 2-0 in sets Against James Wade.
Noppert Does Qualify for Second Round
In Addition to Van Barneveld, Three Other Dutch Players Came Into Action on Monday at the World Grand Prix. Jermaine Wattimena and Noppert Competed in a Dutch Clash for a Place in the Second Round. ‘The Freeze’ won 2-1 in sets, While He was Still behind and survived a match dart.
Wessel Nijman also Stranded in the First Round. He Lost 2-1 in sets to Rob Cross. The Dutchman Did Get a match dart, but did not use it. Cross Did Stay Cool on Double-16 and Decided the exciting match.
Michael van Gerwen, Gian van Veen and Dirk van Duijvenbode are the other Dutch Participants in the World Grand Prix. They will be in action for the first time on Tuesday.
The World Grand Prix is the only tournament where darters have to throw a double to open a leg. The Field of Participants Consists of the Top Sixteen of the World Ranking and the Sixteen Best Players of This Season. The Tournament Lasts Until Sunday.