The final day of the European Darts Open will begin with the last 16 being played out in full in a busy afternoon session on Sunday before the eight winners go back on the oche in Dusseldorf in the evening session to battle it out for the title.
The tournament hasn’t really hit the heights we were hoping it would so far but there are some big names left in this competition and so there is still time for it to come alive but at the minute it is heading the same way as the World Matchplay which is disappointing.
Early matches
There are some really good matches to begin with on Sunday and first up could be one of the best when two of the more fluent throwers in the game meet as Michael Smith faces Stephen Bunting. That is followed by Ian White against Terry Jenkins in a match of the more experienced men.
A clash of styles takes place in the third match of the afternoon when Daryl Gurney goes up against a Mensur Suljovic who was very impressive on Saturday. Peter Wright faced match darts against Steve West on Saturday but he survived and he’ll face Gerwyn Price next.
Later matches
The second set of matches begin with Jan Dekker taking on Gary Anderson in a match that the world champion is a heavy favourite in before Kim Huybrechts goes up against the surprise package so far in the form of Wes Newton.
The last two matches of the afternoon should be crackers as Jelle Klaasen takes on James Wade before Kyle Anderson looks for revenge for his World Matchplay defeat when he takes on Michael van Gerwen in the final match of the session.
Betting
Most of the prices in this session look about right and I’m not keen on any of the handicaps but one set of odds which do look a little out comes in the Jelle Klaasen vs James Wade match where the Dutchman might just be a little overpriced.
He played well on Saturday averaging a shade under 99 with two ton plus checkouts, a couple of 180s and a host of decent other scores whereas Wade had a real struggle and didn’t play much better than he did in the World Matchplay.
Wade didn’t hit a single 180, was only at 27% on his doubles and averaged less than 88 and that sort of form doesn’t win too many matches at this level. I’ve been noticing in recent weeks Wade has started to miss a lot of doubles and without the scoring power in his arsenal this weekend so far he isn’t going to buy himself enough time for any misses to not cost him.
As long as Klaasen does nothing silly when he gets to the doubles I think he has the extra scoring and the confidence and indeed the belief to get the job done here and hopefully repair our loss from Saturday.
Tips
WON – Back J.Klaasen to beat J.Wade for a 4/10 stake at 2.38 with Ladbrokes
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