Luke Littler: World champion sets up Michael van Gerwen rematch at Dutch Masters
Earlier, there was a major upset as world hero Jermaine Wattimena beat world number one Luke Humphries 6-3, ranking No. 35.
After a 2-0 defeat, Dutchman Wattimina won five consecutive legs while throwing some sensational darts at an average of 98.86, seven points ahead of Humphreys, before holding He has nerves and throws to inspire wild celebrations.
After the Brit beat Richard Veenstra 6-3 in the night’s opening match, Wattimena will face the world number four in the quarter-finals Rob Cross.
Den Bosch’s partisan crowd had plenty to enjoy in seven of the eight races.
Raymond Van Barneveld rolled back a few years to beat Chris Dobey in an 11-leg thriller They were also very excited.
The 57-year-old was visibly emotional after scoring 144 in the final leg to beat Dobey 6-5 after the Englishman missed a match dart.
It was one of many thrilling matches on Friday night and was followed by top seed Stephen Bunting eking out a win over Dutch hope Gian Van Veen in another 11-leg battle. ).
Bunting was first in this tournament after winning the Bahrain Masters last weekend, but Lady Liverpool was forced into a deciding leg by Van Veen.
He kept his nerve in the final, beating the world junior champion 6-5 before heading to the last eight where he would face Van Barneveld.
The home fans were also impressed as Tour favorite Kevin Doets beat world number 11 Nathan Aspinall 6-1 .
Doets will play second next game under Gerwyn Price, who comfortably defeated Danny Noppert 6-2.
