World Matchplay Darts: Luke Littler wins thriller but Michael van Gerwen is out
Luke Lits, Jermaine Wattimena 13-11 before fighting to defeat the world match in Blackpool to reach the quarter-finals, but three times the champion Michael van Gerwen, Josh Rock’a came out after defeating.
World champion Little Lits, Winter Garden 4-0 and then the Dutch Wattimena’ya 7-2 behind.
Just before the second break, after withdrawing a leg, a clearly fired liters pointed to the crowd that he had not yet went home and pointed to the crowd.
The Littleler returned from the break, won six legs on top of each other, but Wattimena rediscovered its coolness, and the two players trade to send the game to a tie break.
Littleler missed two matches when the nerves began to be shown, but after the third, he roared once again in the celebration and pointed to the star showing the championship victory in his shirt.
“When I pointed to the star in my shirt, I am a world champion for a reason, I find these gears when I need it.”
“I haven’t felt such pressure since the first round of the World Championship. I was a little nervous and here I won the two in my third match.
“I want to go back to the stage and I can’t wait to be in the quarterfinals right now.”
Van Gerwen made a starting start against the rock of Northern Ireland by taking the opening leg with 150 cases before going 5-1.
Rock, the second break only Van Gerwen’in 9-6 leading and apparently to the threshold of victory to the threshold of the match narrowed the match 6-4.
But Rock fought again, and before a perfect 152 safe Van Gerwen took the lead, for the first time, he swung in his favor when he cut one to lead to leadership.
Van Gerwen needed 138 cases to stay in the game and make 10-10, but the rock nerve held a tense tie break.
“I think I kept my feelings throughout the game. I don’t know what happened, but I finally entered the game.”
“One of the most dramatic ones, my heart was pumping throughout the game. Stress finally went. What a game.”
Gerwyn Price entered the quarter-finals with Chris Dubey from England.
In the previous round, Welshman Price, who was involved in an angry conflict with Daryl Gurney, was an average of 108.7, reached eight 180s and paid 146 in a dominant performance.
“It was great. I felt that I couldn’t miss it in the middle part of the game.” He said. “I put Chris under a lot of pressure. I think he still played quite well on the patches.
“I think we were both flying early and pinging it on a few legs, probably I was a little courage. This is a good game for me.”
Andrew Gilding defeated former British Open Champion Dutchman Dirk Van Dujvenbode 11-5 and held a meeting with Littleler to reach the last eight of the world match for the second year.
