Dirk van Duijvenbode also provided a stunt in the fourth round of the World Cup darts in London on Wednesday. The South Holland number 43 in the world made up a 1-3 deficit against Glen Durrant in a thriller: 4-3.
Van Duijvenbode initially seemed to let the number eleven in the world and winner of the Premier League escape. He scored much better than Durrant (average of 98 at 90 points per three arrows), but he left it on the doubles for a long time. In the end he made it in the decisive leg of the seventh set.
‘Aubergenius’ is working on a very strong tournament. He already eliminated the global number five Rob Cross in the second round. It is only his second participation at the World Cup. In 2015 he immediately stranded in the first round. He is one of this year’s revelations due to his final place at the World Grand Prix.
Van Duijvenbode takes on Gary Anderson in the quarterfinals. The number thirteen in the world was far too strong for Devon Petersen earlier on Wednesday with 4-0.
On Thursday on New Year’s Eve, there is, as usual, no dart at the World Cup. The tournament continues on Friday with the quarter-finals, followed by the semi-finals on Saturday and the final on Sunday.
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