POORLY Raymond van Barneveld peppered the doubles mattress after rising from his sick mattress – and his hopes haven’t gone down the pan.
Barney, 55, had a horrible bout of meals poisoning on Monday night time after visiting a Central London Chinese language restaurant and there have been doubts about his situation forward of his thirtieth world darts championship.
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However the No.32 seed – watched on by fiancée Julia Evans – managed to keep away from being booted out of the second spherical at Ally Pally with a 3-1 victory over certified barber Ryan Meikle.
It’s the first time in FIVE YEARS that he has made it to the final 32 of a match he final gained in 2007.
The previous Dutch postie has now arrange a blockbuster third-round tie with world No.1 Gerwyn Worth after Christmas and the Barney Military can be in sturdy voice for that one.
It will carry again recollections of their tussles eventually month’s Grand Slam of Darts, which noticed Van Barneveld twice emerge because the winner.
Van Barneveld stated: “Ryan by no means stopped taking part in. Within the first set, I believed when does this man cease hitting his double 20s? An superior participant.
“Wow, what a fantastic participant, All credit score to him. I’m so completely satisfied. I needed to work laborious.
“I went to a Chinese language restaurant in Piccadilly Circus and the entire day I used to be in mattress with meals poisoning, me and my supervisor.
“I didn’t have a superb observe. I used to be very drained.
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“I had labored so laborious the entire 12 months after which abruptly we get this.
“You by no means know what you’ll get within the prawn crackers.
“My entire abdomen had gone. This had been a nightmare. If I managed to play, I’m already completely satisfied. To play like this, wow, this was a battle in opposition to myself, I needed to present willpower.
“Julia was emotional, she knew what I needed to undergo. We had been all at present in mattress.
“I’m taking part in nicely, I consider in myself. I’ve every week to arrange, with capsules and to calm down. I really like this recreation. I did not really feel completely satisfied once I retired.”
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