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Van Barneveld beats Clayton at International Open

Raymond van Barneveld of the Netherlands roars in celebrationImage source, Getty Images
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Dutchman Raymond van Barneveld is a four-time world champion

Raymond van Barneveld booked his place in the last 16 of the International Open with a 6-2 victory against Jonny Clayton.

Van Barneveld made a confident start to the second-round match at Sachsen Arena in Riesa, , to take a 3-0 advantage over Wales' Clayton - and never looked back.

The 57-year-old Dutchman, ranked 35th in the PDC order of merit, averaged 97.2 while a below-par Clayton managed just 81.4.

Van Barneveld's compatriot Wessel Nijman also pulled off a minor upset when he knocked out Chris Dobey 6-3.

Elsewhere, world number one Luke Humphries reeled off six consecutive legs as he cruised into the third round with a 6-1 win over Dirk van Duijvenbode.

Englishman Stephen Bunting found it slightly tougher during a gritty 6-4 win over Darius Labanauskas of Lithuania.

Welshman Gerwyn Price clinched a 6-4 victory against Mike de Decker, Cameron Menzies edged out James Wade 6-5, and Peter Wright won by the same margin against Ritchie Edhouse.

Rob Cross has pulled out of the tournament because of illness so 's Martin Schindler was given a bye to the next round.

The third round, quarter-finals, semi-finals and final will be played on Sunday.

International Open last-16 draw

Luke Humphries v Ross Smith

Damon Heta v Wessel Nijman

Stephen Bunting v Cameron Menzies

Raymond van Barneveld v Karel Sedlacek

Andrew Gilding v Josh Rock

Gerwyn Price v Nathan Aspinall

Martin Schindler v Dimitri van den Bergh

Dave Chisnall v Peter Wright

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