Menzies shines in Sindelfingen as Cross and Wright fall on opening day

[p]The 36-year-old Scot beat [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/van-barneveld-raymond/QyLUYvr0/"]Raymond van Barneveld[/a] 6-3, reeling off legs of 11, 13 and 13 darts to seal victory with a 104.5 average. [/p][p][b]“I felt tremendous there. I wish I could play like that all the time,” [/b]said [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/menzies-cameron/2NUpDqVt/"]Menzies[/a], who will face [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/smith-ross/l8mIsYNm/"]Ross Smith[/a] in round two.[/p][p][b]“I think every time I’ve played Barney I’ve played out of my skin, so I may not be on his Christmas card list this year![/b][/p][p][b]“I love and respect Raymond. He was a hero of mine growing up, but that was arguably my best game this year.”[/b][/p][embed guid="27175b61-18ed-47a1-bdca-3528dd6d7a7e" url="https://x.com/OfficialPDC/status/2045214374042710209?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Van Barneveld was joined in defeat by fellow former world champs [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cross-rob/zs8lbtNH/"]Rob Cross[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/wright-peter/C4FCwGRt/"]Peter Wright[/a]. Cross lost 6-2 to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mansell-mickey/YwMlpo1o/"]Mickey Mansell[/a], who averaged 100.32, while Wright was beaten by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/de-zwaan-jeffrey/OhBeEpuL/"]Jeffrey de Zwaan[/a].[/p][p]Elsewhere, 2019 champion [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/white-ian/dfSLOM9A/"]Ian White[/a] suffered a 6-2 defeat to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/nijman-wessel/xCX137Ee/"]Wessel Nijman[/a].[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/huybrechts-kim/OQVnQ1fc/"]Kim Huybrechts[/a] progressed with a win over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/van-duijvenbode-dirk/fVUrttSI/"]Dirk van Duijvenbode[/a], while [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/springer-niko/t6zcTJUa/"]Niko Springer[/a] thrashed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/masino-robin/GfiFSiF5/"]Robin Masino[/a] 6-1 to set up a meeting with defending champion [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/anderson-gary/MyKZZS6r/"]Gary Anderson[/a].[/p][embed guid="72e8361f-0e4a-4375-a8bc-9d00fe170c47" url="https://x.com/OfficialPDC/status/2045247514660442272?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/unterbuchner-michael/Ewj0Pz8o/"]Michael Unterbuchner[/a] beat [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/o-connor-william/pSbuZfV4/"]William O’Connor[/a] in a deciding leg to earn a tie against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/van-gerwen-michael/SU4UkKsm/"]Michael van Gerwen[/a].[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cullen-joe/A5nTHxhe/"]Joe Cullen[/a] defeated [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kuivenhoven-maik/OOFQaEkA/"]Maik Kuivenhoven[/a] 6-1 and will face top seed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/van-veen-gian/jgT1AT29/"]Gian van Veen[/a], while [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/chisnall-dave/vRDFv29c/"]Dave Chisnall[/a]’s 6-4 win over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/krivka-petr/xGE3knKb/"]Petr Krivka[/a] set up a meeting with Welsh star [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/price-gerwyn/8dDDoW0B/"]Gerwyn Price[/a].[/p][p]Ireland's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/barry-keane/Ycu2Oplg/"]Keane Barry[/a] overcame [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zonneveld-niels/MeTrr5Fk/"]Niels Zonneveld[/a] 6-3 to book a clash with Antrim native [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rock-josh/xKxxNY1P/"]Josh Rock[/a], and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/doets-kevin/I14LCcyQ/"]Kevin Doets[/a] progressed with a victory over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/van-der-velde-jurjen/xjFXmhJc/"]Jurjen van der Velde[/a] to face [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/wattimena-jermaine/0hcDtau6/"]Jermaine Wattimena[/a].[/p][embed guid="2f6da5b5-e51e-40cc-84dd-859f42f6f4ec" url="https://x.com/OfficialPDC/status/2045172936571592887?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/heta-damon/GYfQQCI6/"]Damon Heta[/a] beat [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/razma-madars/lOQ21egl/"]Madars Razma[/a] and will now take on [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/schindler-martin/pWemrnqQ/"]Martin Schindler[/a], while [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/melderis-valters/AgpOQVqI/"]Valters Melderis[/a] saw off [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sedlacek-karel/MgQ7sJG9/"]Karel Sedlacek[/a].[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lukasiak-oskar/2ZfjynB8/"]Oskar Lukasiak[/a] came through against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gurney-daryl/UBbHHv2p/"]Daryl Gurney[/a], despite squandering a 5-1 lead, while [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gilding-andrew/x2eT5hRq/"]Andrew Gilding[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ratajski-krzysztof/jNZjSeIT/"]Krzysztof Ratajski[/a] also advanced to complete the second-round line-up.[/p][p]The tournament continues on Saturday, when the top 16 seeds enter in Sindelfingen.[/p][h2]Results[/h2][p][b]Round one[/b][/p][p][i][b]Afternoon session[/b][/i][/p][p]Valters Melderis 6-5 Karel Sedlacek[/p][p]Wessel Nijman 6-2 Ian White[/p][p]Keane Barry 6-3 Niels Zonneveld[/p][p]Krzysztof Ratajski 6-3 Michael Hurtz[/p][p]Kevin Doets 6-4 Jurjen van der Velde[/p][p]Andrew Gilding 6-3 Paul Krohne[/p][p]Mickey Mansell 6-2 Rob Cross[/p][p]Dave Chisnall 6-4 Petr Krivka[/p][p][i][b]Evening session[/b][/i][/p][p]Michael Unterbuchner 6-5 William O'Connor[/p][p]Joe Cullen 6-1 Maik Kuivenhoven[/p][p]Jeffrey de Zwaan 6-3 Peter Wright[/p][p]Cameron Menzies 6-3 Raymond van Barneveld[/p][p]Damon Heta 6-4 Madars Razma[/p][p]Kim Huybrechts 6-3 Dirk van Duijvenbode[/p][p]Oskar Lukasiak 6-5 Daryl Gurney[/p][p]Niko Springer 6-1 Robin Masino[/p][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/darts/europe/european-tour-5/"]Follow ET5 with Flashscore[/a][/h2]