WATCH: Steve Beaton throws nine-dart finish at German Darts Open
Steve Beaton (Picture: PDC)
Steve Beaton (Picture: PDC)

WATCH: Steve Beaton throws nine-dart finish at German Darts Open

By Sporting Life
Darts
Sat April 27, 2019 · 6y ago

Steve Beaton produced a stunning nine-dart finish on his way to a 6-3 victory over Kirk Shepherd at the German Darts Open.

The opening day of the fourth European Tour event of the year saw ever-consistent 55-year-old Beaton strike perfection in the second leg of his 6-3 win over Kirk Shepherd at the Saarlandhalle.

The nine-darter was the third of the year on the European Tour, following perfect legs from Michael van Gerwen and James Wade, and the 20th on the PDC circuit in 2019.

"It was a special moment to hit a nine-darter on the European Tour," said Beaton, who reached the quarter-finals of the UK Open in March.

"I didn't think about it too much, I just threw! All I was thinking about was winning the game to make up for my first round loss last week.

"It shows I've still got it. I love the game and I always say I'm being paid to do something I enjoy. As long as I can keep doing it I will keep playing."

Friday April 26
First Round (Best of 11 legs)
Afternoon Session

  • James Richardson 6-5 Wayne Jones
  • Mickey Mansell 6-3 Steve West
  • Jamie Hughes 6-4 Brendan Dolan
  • Karsten Koch 4-6 Vincent Van der Meer
  • Mike de Decker 5-6 David Pallett
  • Pavel Jirkal 0-6 Luke Humphries
  • Kirk Shepherd 3-6 Steve Beaton
  • Jerry Hendriks 6-3 James Wilson

Evening Session (1815 GMT)

  • Ted Evetts 6-1 Vincent Kamphuis
  • Nathan Aspinall 6-1 Dennis Nilsson
  • Lukas Wenig 4-6 Chris Dobey
  • Kyle Anderson 3-6 Jeffrey De Zwaan
  • Dimitri Van den Bergh 6-2 Thomas Kohnlein
  • Gabriel Clemens 3-6 Raymond van Barneveld
  • Stephen Bunting 5-6 John Henderson
  • Kevin Munch 1-6 Steve Lennon

Saturday April 27
Second Round (Best of 11 legs)
Afternoon Session (1200 GMT)

  • Darren Webster v Vincent van der Meer
  • Simon Whitlock v Jamie Hughes
  • Joe Cullen v Jerry Hendriks
  • Daryl Gurney v David Pallett
  • Adrian Lewis v James Richardson
  • Gerwyn Price v Steve Beaton
  • Ian White v Jeffrey de Zwaan
  • James Wade v Luke Humphries

Evening Session (1915 local time, 1815 GMT)

  • Dave Chisnall v Ted Evetts
  • Jonny Clayton v Nathan Aspinall
  • Rob Cross v Chris Dobey
  • Peter Wright v Steve Lennon
  • Max Hopp v John Henderson
  • Mensur Suljovic v Mickey Mansell
  • Michael van Gerwen v Dimitri Van den Bergh
  • Jermaine Wattimena v Raymond van Barneveld

Sunday April 28
Afternoon Session (1200 GMT)
Third Round (Best of 11 legs)

  • Price/Beaton v Whitlock/Hughes
  • Cross/Dobey v Cullen/Hendriks
  • Lewis/Richardson v Hopp/Henderson
  • White/De Zwaan v Webster/Van der Meer
  • Wright/Lennon v Chisnall/Evetts
  • Suljovic/Mansell v Gurney/Pallett
  • Wade/Humphries v Clayton/Aspinall
  • Van Gerwen/Van den Bergh v Wattimena/Van Barneveld

Evening Session (1815 GMT)

Quarter-Finals (Best of 11 legs)

Semi-Finals (Best of 13 legs)

Final (Best of 15 legs)

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