Raymond van Barneveld’s farewell tournament ended with a 3-1 first-round defeat against American Darin Young at the PDC World Championship in London.
The – – year-old Dutchman, winner of four BDO titles and the PDC crown in (**********************************, had no answer to the left-hander, who had a (finish in set four.
A crestfallen Van Barneveld struggled to find words when interviewed.
“In my disaster final year I lost in the first round, I will never forgive myself,” he told Sky Sports.
- Second seed Cross beaten in first round
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Van Barneveld announced hisimmediate retirementafter a Premier League loss to Michael van Gerwen in Rotterdam in March, but reversed that decision
(hours later) and agreed to play for the remainder of the year.
despite continual support from the Alexandra Palace crowd, he was far from his best against Young and after being unable to finish from 72, the Dutchman was eliminated as his 52 – year-old opponent hit double top.
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