Ray Van Barneveld
ST HELENS darter Stephen Bunting's hopes of becoming the first man to back a BDO World title up with the PDC championship are over.
The Windle-based thrower lost a pulsating quarter final clash against Raymond Van Barneveld 5-4 in a match that went to the ninth set.
It was nip and tuck all the way through, but Van Barneveld's big match experience told in exploiting some bad luck with a Bunting bounce out in the crucial last set.
Full report to follow.
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