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Barney trouble as Stef strolls it
Daily Express
|December 18, 2025
RAYMOND VAN BARNEVELD was knocked out of the World Championship with a whimper as the impressive Stefan Bellmont cruised into the second round with a 3-0 drubbing.
Five-time world champion Van Barneveld claimed the first leg but Bellmont then reeled off eight straight legs before sealing the first-ever victory by a Swiss player in the competition.
It hasn't been a vintage year for 'Barney', 58, who was appearing in his 33rd World Championship, equalling Steve 'The Adonis' Beaton's impressive record.
This story is from the December 18, 2025 edition of Daily Express.
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