Several top seeds crash out of BDO Darts Championships

Several top seeds are out of the BDO World Darts Championship after yesterday's first-round action at the Lakeside.

Mon, 08 Jan, 2007 - 09:14

Several top seeds are out of the BDO World Darts Championship after yesterday's first-round action at the Lakeside.

Hotly-tipped Dutch teenager and third seed Michael van Gerwen went down 3-2 to England's Gary Robson after a sudden-death leg at the end of the fifth set.

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Courts Darts Heathrow Place: Lakeside Person: Michael van Gerwen Person: Gary Robson Person: Gary Anderson Person: Albertino Essers Person: Phil Nixon Person: Daryll Fitton Person: Andy Fordham Person: Simon Whitlock Event: BDO Darts Championships Event: BDO World Darts Championship

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