Andy Baetens dropped the title champion Rob Cross from the opening of the Baltic Sea dart on Saturday, while Luke Humphries survived a huge fear in Kiel.
The second day of the ninth event of the European tour of the year experienced 16 second round games take place during a day of Marathon action at the Wunderino Arena, with Cross one of the many big names to leave.
The Belgian star Baetens represented the Dutch veteran Raymond Van Barneveld in the first round on Friday, and he claimed another major scalp in Cross, which won a spectacular verification of 170 in five years.
However, Baetens was not imperturbable, tearing three consecutive legs to conclude a convincing 6-2 victory and go to the last European events for the second time.
Luke Humphries survived Dart Match to progress (credit: PDC Europe)
There will be a new champion of the Darts of the Baltic Sea, crowned on Sunday evening, after the 2023 champion, Dave Chisnall, suffered a 6-3 defeat in the hands of a Daryl Gurney in good.
Stephen Bunting was another high -level victim in Kiel, with the home favorite Niko Springer with an average of 101 to record consecutive victories of the European tour during the second seed.
HUMPHRIES – Finalist to cross in 2024 – almost suffered an early outing of his own, surviving a match dart at the decisive leg of his confrontation against the great slam of the semi -finalist Darts, Mickey Mansell.
The world number one will now face Ryan Searle for a place in the quarter -final tomorrow, after the Somerset star has an average of more than a ton to win a quick shooting matter against Cameron Menzies.
The number two Dutch Danny Noppert also has an average north of 100 by beating the world champion of the Mike de Decker Grand Prix, crashing in seven 180s en route for a success of 6-3.
Noppert will face Nathan Aspinall for a berth in the quarter-final, after the Stockport star began his candidacy for a third European title of the 2025 tour with a 6-4 victory against Ricardo Pietterczko-which won three consecutive legs of 4-1 to threaten a superb return.
The home favorite Niko Springer has an average of 101 to record the victory over Stephen Bunting (Credit: PDC Europe)
The German number one Martin Schindler – helped by four maximums – lacked a comfortable winner against Jermaine Wattimena, and his award will be a German confrontation against Springer.
The winner of the Northern Ireland World Cup, Josh Rock, delivered another catchy performance to sweep Justin Hood 6-1, and he will renew his rivalry with the number one Welsh Jonny Clayton in the third round.
Clayton challenged the animated resistance of the World Youth Champion Gian Van Veen to triumph in a high-quality competition, before his compatriot Gerwyn Price was on average 101.73 in a 6-1 x-ray of William O’Connor.
Gary Anderson also impressed Kiel, pinning six of his nine double attempts to start his candidacy for a second European title of the season with a 6-3 victory against the number one in Poland Krzysztof Ratajski.
The former European champion Ross Smith launched his campaign with a white victory over Kim Huybrechts, and he will now face the fifth head of Chris Dobey, who presented a complete display accomplished to overthrow Dirk Van Duijvenbode 6-3.
Elsewhere, James Wade produced a ruthless screen to send Luke Woodhouse 6-1, while Wessel Nijman won a 6-3 winner against the Australian number one Damon Heta earlier in the afternoon.
The Baltic Sea Open continues with the third round on Sunday afternoon, before the tournament ends with the quarter-finals, the semi-finals and the final during an evening session.
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