Luke Woodhouse and Andrew Gilding’s Baltic Sea Darts Open contest was interrupted by a false alarm.Woodhouse was at the oche and ready to throw when a message was read out over the PA system inside the Wunderino-Arena in Kiel, Germany.Referee Binks had to intervene following an alarm going offPDCAs the voice over the PA read out a message in German, Woodhouse took a step back while Gilding waited by the tables on the stage.But following a brief discussion with the scorers, referee Owen Binks made the decision to bring Woodhouse and Gilding off stage.At the time of the pause, Woodhouse had 260 remaining and needed just one more leg to wrap up victory.Nothing to see here, folks!Thankfully it was quickly confirmed the alarm was a false one and fans were told the match would resume shortly.Given Gilding may have needed the break to help slow down Woodhouse’s momentum, commentator Dan Dawson joked the false alarm may have been triggered by fans of ‘Goldfinger’.“It is a false alarm, do not worry,” Dawson said.“It may have been the Gilding ultras going and smashing a fire alarm to see if they can put a break in the game.“Maybe it will allow Gilding to collect his thoughts and mount a brilliant comeback or it may just be a problem with the alarm.”In total, the delay lasted approximately 30 minutes before the contest picked back up.Got Wood?Unfortunately for Gilding, the break in play did not work in his favour as Woodhouse secured a 6-3 win to progress into the third round.View Tweet: https://x.com/DanDartsDawson?ref_src=twsrc%5EtfwLuckily for ‘Woody’, the delay didn’t throw him off his gamePDC‘Woody’ will play his round of 16 contest on Sunday.Woodhouse, a former European Championship semi-finalist, finished with a three-dart average of 92.44 while Gilding mustered 88.21.Both players finished with one maximum each, but Woodhouse was more clinical on the checkouts as he pinned 42.86 per cent of his doubles, with Gilding posting a 30 per cent checkout rate.Woodhouse’s victory was his second over Gilding in a matter of weeks as he recorded an 8-4 triumph over ‘Goldfinger’ at the Players Championship 18 on May 19.The Worcestershire native also beat Gilding in the third round of the 2026 World Darts Championship, only to fall in the next stage to Poland’s Krzysztof Ratajski.Woodhouse’s victory moves him closer to the £35,000 prize on offer for the winner.The 37-year-old will hope to take advantage of the fact several big names are not involved in the tournament, with the likes of Luke Humphries, Michael van Gerwen and Gerwyn Price all absent.Luke Littler is also not in the field, with ‘The Nuke’ fresh off winning the Premier League Darts on Thursday.