Barry bows out in Budapest; shock defeat for Humphries

Keane Barry made a second-round exit at the Hungarian Darts Trophy while world number one Luke Humphries suffered a shock defeat to Gabriel Clemens at the same stage of the competition.

On a day where fans were treated to two nine-dart finishes - Dutch-born Norwegian Cor Dekker in his 6-2 defeat by Stephen Bunting followed later by Michael van Gerwen as he coasted into the last-16 – Irish thrower Barry's tournament came to a close.

A first-round victor over Darren Beveridge, the 22-year-old suffered a 6-4 defeat to Gian van Veen of the Netherlands in Saturday’s opening session.

World champion Humphries, who just missed out on the PDC European Tour event title last year when beaten 8-7 in the final by Dave Chisnall, and up against it early on when Clemens broke throw in the opening game.

Although Humphries fought back to level and then lead 4-3, German Clemens broke again to edge 5-4 in front before taking victory against the darts in the deciding leg.

Clemens will face Van Gerwen in the last 16 after the Dutchman demolished Martin Lukeman 6-2 – having landed a perfect nine darts in the opening leg and averaging 104.

Peter Wright continued his fine recent form on the back of his German Darts Championship victory with a 6-0 whitewash of Australia’s Damon Heta to coast into the last 16.

Gerwyn Price, another former world champion, crashed out after Dutchman Wessel Nijman came from 5-2 down to take a last-leg decider.

Top seed Chisnall ended the hopes of Jonny Clayton – who had beaten world number two Michael Smith in his opening match – with an impressive 6-1 win, hitting an average of just over 100.

In the opening match of the evening session at the MVM Dome, Danny Noppert held off a fightback from Nathan Aspinall to win 6-4.

Ross