Playing in just his second European Tour event, Glen Durrant got the better of Jamie Hughes in round one of the German Darts Grand Prix.
The reigning BDO champion took out 114 for a 3-0 lead before Hughes got on the board.
Durrant responded by throwing a stunning 170 checkout and with Hughes missing opportunities, went on to complete a straightforward victory.
Another former BDO winner, Stephen Bunting, beat old sparring partner Alan Norris 6-1, averaging almost 100 and throwing in a 142 checkout of his own for good measure.
On a day of finishing fireworks, Michael Rasztovits took out 110 on his way to a 6-3 victory over Chris Dobey, while Ricky Evans took out 132 as he beat Gabriel Clemens 6-5.
There were no fewer than three 100-plus finishes for Arron Monk in his 6-3 win over Marko Puls, whereas a 161 finish wasn't enough for Mark Wilson as he lost 6-2 to Ted Evetts.
Kim Huybrechts was among the bigger names to scrape through in a 6-5 defeat of Dragutin Horvat, with Keegan Brown a winner by the same scoreline against Magnus Caris.
Josh Payne took out 149 in the second leg of a 6-2 victory over Jyhan Artut, for which his reward is a clash with Mensur Suljovic as the seeds enter the draw on Sunday.
Saturday results & Sunday schedule
Saturday April 20
First Round (Best of 11 legs)
Afternoon Session
- Ritchie Edhouse 6-4 Brendan Dolan
- Ted Evetts 6-2 Mark Wilson
- Arron Monk 6-3 Marko Puls
- Keegan Brown 6-5 Magnus Caris
- Ross Smith 6-3 Mark Barilli
- Josh Payne 6-2 Jyhan Artut
- Karel Sedlacek 6-4 Diogo Portela
- Kyle Anderson 6-2 Kevin Munch
Evening Session
- Steve Beaton 1-6 Nathan Derry
- Alan Norris 1-6 Stephen Bunting
- Krzysztof Ratajski 6-2 Martin Schindler
- Chris Dobey 3-6 Michael Rasztovits
- Kim Huybrechts 6-5 Dragutin Horvat
- Gabriel Clemens 5-6 Ricky Evans
- Jamie Hughes 1-6 Glen Durrant
- Michael Hurtz 2-6 Cristo Reyes
Sunday April 21
Second Round (Best of 11 legs)
Afternoon Session (12pm GMT)
- Ian White v Karel Sedlacek
- Jonny Clayton v Ted Evetts
- Darren Webster v Nathan Derry
- Danny Noppert v Stephen Bunting
- Daryl Gurney v Kyle Anderson
- Dave Chisnall v Arron Monk
- James Wade v Kim Huybrechts
- Adrian Lewis v Ritchie Edhouse
Evening Session (1815 GMT)
- Max Hopp v Keegan Brown
- Michael van Gerwen v Krzysztof Ratajski
- Rob Cross v Michael Rasztovits
- Michael Smith v Ricky Evans
- Mensur Suljovic v Josh Payne
- Joe Cullen v Glen Durrant
- Simon Whitlock v Cristo Reyes
- Peter Wright v Ross Smith
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