Keane Barry is through to the quarter-finals of the Cazoo UK Open after securing two wins on the second day of competition at Minehead.
The 19-year-old Meath man had won his three games relatively comfortably yesterday to get to the last-32 stage of the darts major, beating David Evans, Jeffery de Zwaan and Graham Hall.
But he needed a last-dart in hand 10-9 win over Holland's Niels Vonneveld this afternoon to book a place in the last 16.
There he faced Ricky Evans and, in a fast-paced clash, he beat the English man 10-5.
𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿-𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘀!
— PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) March 5, 2022
The teenager storms into the Quarter-Finals in rapid fashion, beating Ricky Evans 10-5 to secure his spot.
What a run he is having! #CazooUKOpen | Stage Two pic.twitter.com/FULBBdMEVe
Reigning champion James Wade raised the roof on the Main Stage with a perfect leg in his 10-8 defeat of Boris Krcmar in the sixth round, having defeated Ron Meulenkamp in the afternoon's fifth round. And he will now face Keane Barry in Sunday's quarter-final.
Limerick's Willie O'Connor joined Barry after beating world champion Peter Wright 10-7.
The 2019 World Cup finalist had earlier secured his place in round 6 with a 10-9 win over Stephen Bunting earlier this afternoon.
He will now face 18-year-old Pole Sebastian Bialecki in the last eight.
Quarter-Finals (12.45 -7pm)
Keane Barry v James Wade
Sebastian Bialecki v Willie O'Connor
Danny Noppert v Damon Heta
Michael Smith v Gerwyn Price
𝗢'𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗥 𝗞𝗢'𝘀 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗟𝗗 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣! 🇮🇪
— PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) March 5, 2022
That is a truly sensational win for Willie O'Connor who dumps out Peter Wright, completing a clinical 10-7 success over the World Champion!
📺 Up next 👉 Gerwyn Price v Callan Rydz#CazooUKOpen | Main Stage pic.twitter.com/Gn706udG4r
