GILDING DUMPS OUT HOME HERO VAN DEN BERGH IN ANTWERP

Andrew Gilding dumped out home favourite Dimitri Van den Bergh on the opening day of the inaugural Flanders Darts Trophy, as Peter Wright survived a scare to begin his bid for back-to-back European Tour titles on Friday.

Belgian number one Van den Bergh was the star attraction on Day One in Antwerp, although he was dispatched by a nerveless Gilding, who emerged victorious in a battle of the two most recent UK Open champions.

Gilding – who also beat Van den Bergh at the Belgian Darts Open in Wieze two years ago - repeated the feat at the Antwerp Expo, averaging 101.41 to celebrate an emphatic 6-2 success.