The_Guardian_-_2016-12-29

Lewis maintained his momentum with a 106 checkout to take the fifth set for a 3-2 lead, only for Van
Barneveld to find his range on the doubles again and force a decider. It was the Dutchman who then
held his nerve to produce a 52 checkout with the final dart at double 16, which secured the set 3-1
and a place in the last eight against either Phil Taylor, the 14-times PDC champion, or the Belgian
Kim Huybrechts on Friday.
Earlier Peter Wright, James Wade, Jelle Klaasen and Huybrechts all recorded comfortable secondround
victories. The No3 seed, Wright, defeated the Welshman Jamie Lewis 4-0, in which he dropped
only one leg en route to the last 16, while Wade saw off the veteran Steve Beaton, the 1996 BDO
world champion, 4-1.
The Dutchman Klaasen, who won the 2006 BDO world title as a 21-year-old outsider, beat Brendan
Dolan of Northern Ireland 4-0 during which he twice came close to a nine-dart finish.
Huybrechts also produced a convincing display as he defeated the German Max Hopp in another
straight-sets win.
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