Stephen Bunting has a chance to win more tournaments in early 2025 World series with darts. “The Bullet” was too strong Gian van Veen In his first match at the stadium, 6:5 Dutch darts champions and now he will face Raymond van Barneveld, who defeated Chris Dobey 6-5 in his first match.
Bunting and Van Veen gave the crowd a great match at Maaspoort in Den Bosch, with both players scoring above-average hundreds. “I’m glad I scored the winning double at the end. I knew it was now or never and I had to give it back,” said a relieved Bunting while talking to the media at the post-match press conference. “I felt throughout that it was a great match – he has a huge future ahead of him. He (ed. Gian van Veen) is up there with one of the best players in the world and I’m grateful that I managed to get through that match.”
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Last week Stephen Bunting won the Bahrain Darts Masters
“Sometimes you really feel invincible. Sometimes I have that feeling,” continues Bunting, who climbed to No. 5 in the world and secured a return to the Premier Darts League with his career-best season in 2024. “I play with my own darts. they seem really strong and that’s what you need to do.
The 39-year-old Englishman has a ubiquitous taste of victory. “I’m on top of a wave right now and I hope it continues,” concludes the former Lakeside champion. “But I’m not taking anything for granted and I’ll be ready for tomorrow.”
Bunting will face Raymond van Barneveld in the quarter-finals. The winner of this match will face the winner of the duel between Luke Littler and Michael van Gerwen in the semi-final.
