Barney comeback floors Lewis

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Brilliant Raymond van Barneveld came from 2-0 down to win six successive legs as he swept past Adrian Lewis 6-2 to reach the German Darts Championship quarter-finals this afternoon, where he is joined by Michael van Gerwen, John Part and in-form Gary Anderson.

Van Barneveld continued his fine start to the year’s European Tour series of events with victory over the two-time World Champion.

Lewis made a fine start to their third round encounter by winning the opening leg with a 76 finish and hitting a 180 as he broke with a 12-darter in the second.

Van Barneveld took the third on double 16, and made his move with an 11-darter to level, trading 180s with Lewis in the process, before finishes of 13 and 14 darts put him 4-2 up.

He added two 140s before finishing double seven for a three-leg cushion, before adding another 180 and double ten to secure the win, ending the game with five 180s and an average of 102.35.

“In the first two legs Adrian was brilliant and he deserved to be 2-0 up, but the third leg was crucial and after that I played some magnificent darts,” said the Dutchman.

“Coming here to qualify on Thursday to qualiy has made me more focused, but I know what I can do and hopefully I can have a shot at the title tonight.”

Van Barneveld now plays Ronnie Baxter, who won through to his first European Tour quarter-final with a narrow win over Mervyn King, a two-time runner-up in 2013.

World Champion Michael van Gerwen was another narrow winner as he edged out Terry Jenkins 6-5, with the Ledbury ace missing one dart at double 15 for a 110 finish in the game’s deciding leg before the Dutchman finally sealed the win.

Van Gerwen now takes on Dutch rival Jelle Klaasen in the last eight, after the former Lakeside Champion was a 6-4 winner against Wes Newton.

Three-time World Champion John Part was a clinical 6-2 winner against Belgium’s Kim Huybrechts, and now meets Justin Pipe after the Taunton ace came from 2-0 down to win 6-4 against Paul Nicholson.

Gary Anderson’s strong weekend continued as he hit a 161 finish on his way to a 6-4 win over Wayne Jones, which set up a quarter-final with Stoke’s rising star Ian White, who impressed with a 104.30 average and seven 180s in a 6-3 win over Robert Thornton.

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