Tag: Darts
World Matchplay Darts: Luke Humphries joins the greats after beating Michael van Gerwen to claim title in Blackpool | Darts News
Luke Humphries became just the fourth man to win the World Championship and World Matchplay in the same year after a dramatic triumph over Michael van Gerwen in Blackpool. The world No 1, who won at Alexandra Palace in January, cemented his position at the summit of the sport with a stunning 18-15 win over…
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World Matchplay: Michael Smith crushes Rob Cross to set up a semi-final clash against Michael van Gerwen | Darts News
Michael Smith crushed Rob Cross, who struggled with double trouble, to set up a blockbuster World Matchplay semi-final against Michael van Gerwen. Van Gerwen and Smith will lock horns, after overcoming Andrew Gilding and Rob Cross in their respective quarter-final clashes on Friday. The Dutch superstar defied an insipid start to topple Gilding 16-10 in…
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World Matchplay Darts: Luke Humphries defeats Dimitri Van den Bergh as James Wade plots remarkable story | Darts News
A lethal Luke Humphries made it through to the semi-finals of the World Matchplay on Thursday after dispatching Dimitri Van den Bergh to set up a meeting with James Wade. The world champion averaged 101.21, including a spectacular 164 on his way to a 16-10 victory over ‘The Dream Maker’. He next faces 2007 champion…
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World Matchplay Darts: Michael van Gerwen, Andrew Gilding, Michael Smith and Rob Cross all win in Blackpool | Darts News
Michael van Gerwen set up a mouth-watering quarter-final showdown against Andrew Gilding at the World Matchplay, while Michael Smith and Rob Cross also recorded wins in Blackpool on Wednesday. Van Gerwen continued his challenge for a fourth title at the Winter Gardens, defying a late fightback from a tenacious Joe Cullen to close out an…
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World Matchplay Darts: Nathan Aspinall title defence comes to an end as Gerwyn Price also crashes out | Darts News
Nathan Aspinall’s World Matchplay title defence came to an end as he lost 11-8 to James Wade and Gerwyn Price was also knocked out on Tuesday. Aspinall was playing with an elbow injury which he’s been suffering from since the latter stages of the Premier League Darts in May and he will now have treatment…
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World Matchplay Darts: Luke Littler was too ‘unfocused’ against Michael van Gerwen, says Wayne Mardle | Darts News
Sky Sports Darts‘ Wayne Mardle believes Luke Littler was “unfocused” during his defeat to Michael van Gerwen in the first round of the World Matchplay. Littler was making his debut at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool and went into the match as slight favourite due to Van Gerwen’s inconsistent form this year. Both players averaged…
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World Matchplay Darts: Michael van Gerwen knocks Luke Littler out as Michael Smith beats Gary Anderson | Darts News
Michael van Gerwen beat Luke Littler 10-6 in their eagerly-anticipated first-round clash at the World Matchplay on Monday. In the 10th meeting between the pair, Van Gerwen proved his critics wrong after a run of disappointing form this year and denied Littler a first win on debut at the Winter Gardens. Van Gerwen was visibly…
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Players Championship 14: Jonny Clayton beats Wesley Plaisier in final while Luke Littler makes early exit | Darts News
Jonny Clayton returned to winning ways with an outstanding 8-5 success against Wesley Plaisier in Wednesday’s Players Championship 14 final in Milton Keynes, as Luke Littler made another early exit. Clayton stormed to victory on a thrilling day of action at the Marshall Arena, denying an in-form Plaisier to clinch his first PDC ranking title…
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World Cup of Darts: Luke Humphries and Michael Smith’s England defeat Austria in final | Darts News
The dream team of Luke Humphries and Michael Smith gave England a record-breaking fifth World Cup of Darts title and first since 2016 with a 10-6 victory over Austria. World Cup debutant Humphries and 2023 world champion Smith delivered the goods to secure England’s first World Cup triumph in eight years. Phil Taylor and Adrian…
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World Cup of Darts: Republic of Ireland crash out of tournament with shock loss to Chinese Taipei | Darts News
Republic of Ireland crashed out of the World Cup of Darts in Frankfurt after suffering one of the biggest shocks in the competition’s history at the hands of debutants Chinese Taipei. Ninth seeds William O’Connor and Keane Barry looked set to avoid an upset after battling back from 3-1 down to force a deciding leg. But Teng…
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