Thursday's BDO World Darts Championship betting preview, free tips & TV details

Free darts tips, best bets and analysis for the BDO World Championship at the Indigo at the O2.

Where to watch

Eurosport 1, 1pm & 7pm Thursday

Best bets

D Olde Kalter
1pt 2-1 bet365, Betfred, Sky Bet
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M Kleermaker
1pt Evs general
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Preview

Rapid-fire Dennie Olde Kalter, the latest quick-throwing star to come off the Dutch conveyor belt, can spring a second surprise in a few days by winning his Battle of the Lowlands against 11th seed Mario Vandenbogaerde in the last 16 of the BDO World Championships.

Kalter set up a showdown with fellow debutant Vandenbogaerde by beating sixth seed Nick Kenny 3-2.

It was decent stuff from the 28-year-old, conqueror of Wesley Harms and Dave Parletti when winning the British Classic in September and someone who is clearly on the rise in the BDO.

What was impressive about Kalter is that he grew into the game against Kenny, averaging 98 in the final set when he nailed three combination outshots to pip the Welshman.

Martijn Kleermaker and Paul Hogan produced the pick of the performances over the first four days of action and the giant Dutchman can bring the Englishman down to size when they meet.

Kleermaker dropped just three legs in a 3-0 whitewash of Gino Vos, averaging 93 with a handful of 180s.

Hogan nailed six maximums in an edgy 3-1 win over Brian Raman in round one before winning the opening seven legs of a 3-0 rout of Adam Smith-Neale to set up this eyecatching tussle with the number eight seed.

Veteran Hogan, a man who still dines out on his back-to-back wins over world champs Gary Anderson and Adrian Lewis at the 2017 UK Open, averaged 97 against Smith-Neale – he was millimetres from hitting a nine-darter – a performance which has earned him slight favouritism.

But he wasn’t tested against the abject Smith-Neale whereas Kleermaker, who will now feel at home on the Indigo stage at the O2 after a rock-solid debut, will be an altogether sterner proposition.

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