CO STOMPE and Roland Scholten qualified for the quarter-finals of the RTL7 International Masters on Friday night, as Jelle Klaasen paid the price for missed doubles in Group A.
Stompe roared into the last eight of the €80,000 event at the Hotel Zuiderduin in Egmond aan Zee, defeating both Klaasen and Scholten to ensure he will return to the stage on Sunday evening.
He will be joined in the quarter-finals by 2004 UK Open champion Scholten, who won the last four legs without reply in his decider against Klaasen to claim an 8-5 win and progress.
"I'm really pleased to have qualified but am delighted to have played so well too," said Stompe. "My scoring was pretty good and I was happy with my finishing.
"Hopefully I can keep this up on Sunday in the quarter-finals and challenge to win this tournament on Monday."
Klaasen had hit back from 2-0 down to level the opening game of the tournament, but Stompe won the next five legs without reply as the former Lakeside Champion missed doubles on three occasions.
Stompe missed one match dart in the tenth leg as Klaasen scrambled in double one to stay alive, but his respite was brief as Stompe posted double seven for an 8-3 victory.
Stompe then returned to the stage to take on Scholten, who paid for a slow start as his opponent won the first two legs.
Scholten finished 99 for the third, but Stompe hit a 171 score in winning the fourth and back-to-back 180s in the fifth, which he won in 11 darts.
After also taking the sixth, Stompe finished 161 and hit 180s in the next two legs in taking an 8-1 win to secure his quarter-final place, and leave Scholten to face Klaasen in a winner-progresses contest.
Klaasen outscored Scholten for much of a tight contest, hitting five 180s in the opening eight legs, including two amongst six perfect darts in one leg as he posted an 11-dart finish.
Those first eight legs were shared, before Klaasen edged the ninth on double four after a miss from Scholten to move 5-4 up.
Scholten, though, hit back immediately to break on double six and posted double eight to regain the lead, before misses in the next two legs from Klaasen allowed him to complete the victory.
Klaasen missed a total of 25 doubles across his two matches, and admitted: "It's disappointing for me because I scored well but couldn't take my chances."
The tournament continues on Saturday evening from 8pm (local time), with Group B featuring Phil Taylor, Terry Jenkins and World Champion Adrian Lewis.
Their round-robin games will be followed by Group C's clashes involving five-time World Champion Raymond van Barneveld, Vincent van der Voort and Michael van Gerwen.
Coverage is live in the Netherlands through RTL7 and also via www.rtl7.nl (for Dutch users only).
Highlights of the RTL7 International Masters will be available worldwide for PDCtv subscribers following the conclusion of the tournament.
RTL7 International Masters
Group A
Co Stompe 8-3 Jelle Klaasen
Co Stompe 8-1 Roland Scholten
Jelle Klaasen 5-8 Roland Scholten
Group A Table
|
Name |
Pl |
W |
L |
Leg Diff |
Pts |
|
Co Stompe (Q) |
3 |
2 |
0 |
+12 |
4 |
|
Roland Scholten (Q) |
3 |
1 |
1 |
-4 |
2 |
|
Jelle Klaasen |
3 |
0 |
2 |
-8 |
0 |
CO STOMPE 8-3 JELLE KLAASEN
0-0 - Co Stompe won the pre-match bullseye and throws first.
1-0 - Stompe hits two 140s and finishes 96 on double nine to win the opener.
2-0 - Klaasen kicks off with a 180 but misses three darts at double top to level and Stompe hits the same be - at the third time of asking - to break.
2-1 - Klaasen hits back on double 11 with a break of throw after Stompe missed double top for a 113 finish.
2-2 - Klaasen levels with a neat 76 finish on double 16.
3-2 - Stompe edges back in front on double top after Klaasen, who opened the leg with another maximum, missed the same bed for another 76 finish.
4-2 - Stompe opens with scores of 180, 140 and 137, but misses eight darts at a double before Klaasen reaches a finish - only to miss two darts at double eight before Stompe posts double two for another break.
5-2 - Stompe is first to a finish again, and posts double ten to win his fifth leg of the contest and move three clear.
6-2 - Stompe moves two legs away from the win following a scrappy leg, in which Klaasen hits a 180 and 137 to leave 60 after 12 darts, only to miss five darts at double top before Stompe scrambles home double one.
7-2 - A fifth successive leg goes Stompe's way as he takes out 81 in two darts to move to the brink of victory.
7-3 - Klaasen misses three darts for the leg before Stompe sees a match dart at double top land just short, before the youngster finishes double one to keep the game alive.
8-3 - Stompe is first to a finish but misses three match darts before Klaasen fires in a 180 to put the pressure on, but the World Cup winner posts double seven with his third dart for victory
Final Match Averages: Co Stompe 87.57, Jelle Klaasen 87.59
CO STOMPE 8-1 ROLAND SCHOLTEN
0-0 - Roland Scholten won the pre-match bullseye and throws first.
1-0 - Stompe starts the better and, after missing the bullseye for a 167 finish, lands double four for an immediate break.
2-0 - Stompe doubles his lead on tops to punish a slow start from Scholten.
2-1 - Scholten takes out 99 on double 18 for his first leg of the game.
3-1 - Stompe misses the bullseye again, this time for a 126 finish, but has the breathing space to return and post double eight with his third dart.
4-1 - Stompe kicks off the fifth leg with successive 180s to set up a potential nine-darter. His seventh dart at treble 20 lands just below the wire, but he returns to land tops for an 11-dart leg and another break.
5-1 - Stompe misses three darts at double 16, but Scholten is unable to capitalise when left on 100 and his opponent returns to post double eight for a fifth leg.
6-1 - Stompe checks out 161 to move two legs away from the win.
7-1 - A 180 from Stompe is replied to with a 168 from Scholten, but it's the World Cup winner who is again first to the double as he finishes 70 on double ten.
8-1 - Stompe hits another maximum and secures his place in the quarter-finals as an unbeaten group winner on double top.
Final Match Averages: Co Stompe 95.47, Roland Scholten 87.07
JELLE KLAASEN 5-8 ROLAND SCHOLTEN
0-0 - Roland Scholten won the pre-match bullseye and throws first.
1-0 - Scholten hits a double 11 instead of a single when attempting to check out 93, denying him a dart at a double before Klaasen finishes 100 in two darts to break.
1-1 - Scholten hits back immediately with double ten for a 60 finish.
2-1 - Klaasen opens with two 180s, and although a potential nine-darter is missed he wins the leg in 11 darts on double 16.
2-2 - Klaasen lands another 180 to kick off the fourth leg, but Scholten hits a 139 score to leave double top before levelling.
2-3 - A third successive leg is opened with a maximum from Klaasen, but Scholten is first to the double and posts tops for the first leg of the game to go with the throw.
3-3 - Klaasen hits back with double five to level the contest.
3-4 - Klaasen misses four darts to break as Scholten is given a reprieve for three misses at tops by landing double ten.
4-4 - Klaasen replies with a brilliant 12-dart leg, featuring a 180 and a neat 81 finish.
5-4 - Scholten misses a dart at double ten for a 78 finish and Klaasen steps in to break on double four.
5-5 - Scholten breaks back with double six to turn the game into a best-of-five leg shoot-out.
5-6 - Scholten lands double eight under pressure from Klaasen to edge back ahead.
5-7 - Klaasen misses two darts at double top, and Scholten breaks on double seven with his third dart to move a leg away from a quarter-final place.
5-8 - Klaasen misses two darts at double ten to stay in the game, and is punished as Scholten hits the same bed to seal the win.
Final Match Averages: Jelle Klaasen 87.13, Roland Scholten 83.48