Dorts World Cup: “Snakeburn” 0-2 deficit – Cross wins World Cup match against Gurney

“Under the Snake” Peter Wright Darts battled to enter the 16th round of the World Cup. Against Australian Damon Hetta, Scott converted a 0-2 deficit to 4-2. Earlier, former world champion Rob Cross won after a strong game against Daryl Gurney.

Challenger started the match against Hetta Wright with 180 shots and captured the first set. Wright did not seem to fit in with his new spears, and was surprised by Hetta’s strong scoring performance in set two.

Another decisive factor was Hetta’s strong double assignment, which earned him a third set. The decisive leg of the third set was a turning point: “Snake Under” won the set with 161 points and kept Ally Polly boiling.

However, in the fourth set, Hetta was unable to maintain its second highest scoring performance in the world rankings (above average 110 points per record) and gradually fell.

Former world champion Rob Cross has advanced to the 16th round of the Darts World Cup after a strong performance against Daryl Gurney. In the world-class match, the Englishman threw a total of thirteen 180 and sent the determined Northern Irish team home 4-3.

170 for success! Cross won the high school competition

Cross and Gurney got off to a shaky start in the match: Gurney checked 106 points in the first leg, Cross scored 18 double over 146 in the second leg, finally beating Gurney to win the set. He finished second with 108 points in the decisive fifth leg.

When Gurney took the third set in a fast run average of 103 points and converted the fourth set 2-0, Gurney briefly caught the bet. But Cross was quiet, checking for 130 points and turning the penalty in his favor.

It was then again ranked 22nd in the world. Cross looked set to win the sixth set 2-0 with a 10-dart, but Gurney fought his way out and defended himself in the decisive set. At this point Cross had already given up three match darts.

In the decisive seventh set Gurney appeared to be suffocating, with Cross advancing fast and scoring 170 points after about an hour and twenty minutes. He checked it over the bullseye to win and made Ally Polly shudder.

Despite the win, Rob Cross was still militant despite his success: “I made a lot of mistakes tonight. It’s not my best game. I missed some doubles, you can not buy it in this situation, but I was fortunate to be able to make up for it,” he said. DAZN: “Sometimes I really enjoyed it on stage, but I also struggled a lot with myself.

In the last sixteen he will meet Ian White or former world champion Gary Anderson.

King Furious – Tailor “Rockstar” in shock

Mervyn King scored a big surprise in the first game of the day. World No. 21 apparently knocked the weak Steve Lennon off the stage in four sentences. He did not show strong performance and his opponent did not seem to have a three-darts average of only 86 points with a double rate of 13.5 percent.

In the second match, local hero Ryan Searle defeated Danny Norbert 4-2. At the end of the afternoon session, it was very exciting again: Dutchman Martijn Kleirmaker shocked “Rock Star” Joe Cullen 4: 3, although the English saved the game until the decisive set with a score of 0: 3.

Clearmaker and Cullen threw darts around their ears. The latter averaged 95.0 points and relied on 59 three-dart shots above 100 points. “The Dutch Giant” threw a significantly better double-rate of 45.45 percent and finally finished the match on a high with 88 points on the Bullseye.

Meanwhile, Michael van Kerwen celebrated a lucky Christmas: The Dutchman tested positive for the corona virus and suddenly had to bury his hopes for the title.