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Dirk van Duijvenbode makes one of the blows at the World Darts Championship defeating vice-champion Rob Cross 3-2.
Dirk van Duijvenbode makes one of the blows at the World Darts Championship while defeating vice-champion Rob Cross 3-2.
2018 champion Rob Cross became the top exit at this year’s PDC World Darts Championship after losing in the second round in a final maze against Dirk van Duijvenbode.
From the moment the draw was made, this looked like a competition to watch and delivered the pair with a maximum of 11 180s and a pair of large averages – but it was the Dutchman who was involved when Cross with Adrian Lewis as world champions go home before Christmas.
Van Duijvenbode, the 28-year-old aubergine farmer beaten by Gerwyn Price in the World Grand Prix final just a month or two ago, had fought back from 2-0 down to beat Bradley Brooks in the first round and gathered from missing the opening set to see off Cross.
A stunning final leg of seven 17s treble and a 99 finish sealed the deal for the Dutchman and means for the second year in a row, Cross went out in the second round.
7 treble 19’s in one leg! Amazing!
– Wayne Mardle (@ Wayne501Mardle) 22 December 2020
7:02 ‘Aubergenius’ Dirk van Duijvenbode was left speechless after defeating vice-champion Rob Cross at the World Darts Championships.
Voltage made headlines on his World Cup debut three years ago by defeating Phil Taylor in the final, and has gone on to host the All-Ireland Games. World and European Championship titles to his CV.
But there will be no crown in the second world as he continues to eliminate the Premier League and the first round of World Cup and World Grand Prix with the second consecutive loss at Alexandra Palace.
Instead it is Van Duijvenbode who continues his dramatic rise through the darting levels, winning a final final decision after a game that went a distance. The pair traded the highest levels and completed a clinical mix in a first-class set, but Cross got the best of it, averaging 104 and hitting 50 percent of the double he took an early lead.
The Dutchman, five years on from his first Ally Pally debut where he was beaten by Raymond van Barneveld, has been a revelation since winning his tour card for the third time in January and kicking back to second. 3-1 claimed as Cross’ inconsistency of the back season to impress him with an average in the 70s.
World or 5 Cross went on the second set before a trademark from Van Duijvenbode broke. Darts legs 11 and 13 took him to the edge of the fourth set that shocked him before the drama of the final set.
Appropriately for a classy competition, he went a long way and Van Duijvenbode, with Cross awaiting a double, marked his status as a contender for the title by taking out 99 to win the game. win and establish a third-round game with Adam Hunt.
Results of Tuesday night’s second round
| Danny Noppert 3-1 Cameron Carolissen |
| Devon Petersen 3-1 Steve Lennon |
| Rob Cross 2-3 Dirk van Duijvenbode |
| Dimitri Van den Bergh 3-0 Paul Lim |
Van den Bergh confirms a title desire
Paul Lim had made headlines Friday night with his stunning win over Luke Humphries, but World Matchplay champion Dimitri Van den Bergh he got revenge for the current generation with a 3-0 statement on the 66-year-old celebrity.
0:37 Watch as Dimitri Van den Bergh hits 100 and 121 finishes in the second set against Paul Lim.
Belgium needed just 39 darts to sweep into the lead. At the start of a blistering start the World Matchplay champion averaged 115 while missing four darts at double as Lim didn’t even get a glimpse of completion.
Lim, who recorded the first nine-darter TV four years before Van den Bergh was born, grabbed the opening leg of the second set but the Dreammaker was not going to hold up as 100 finishes and 121 helped him into 2-0 lead.
The Singapore Slinger had fought back from 2-0 down against Humphries and although he put one more leg that was as good as he got for the veteran as Van den Bergh stressed his title credentials. for the biggest competition of them all.
An average of 105, top six, two 100+ finishes and a 53 percent success rate on the doubles saw him to date with Jermaine Wattimena or Nick Kenny.
Wednesday play order – all games in the second round
| Evening | Ricky Evans v Mickey Mansell |
|---|---|
| Gary Anderson v Madars Razma | |
| Stephen Bunting v Andy Boulton | |
| Mensur Suljovic v Matthew Edgar | |
| Evening | Dave Chisnall v Keegan Brown |
| Jermaine Wattimena v Nick Kenny | |
| Nathan Aspinall v Scott Waites | |
| Michael Smith v Jason Lowe |
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Petersen fights forward as doubles let Lennon down
Devon Petersen they lost eight game darts but still managed to find a way past Steve Lennon, whose doubling was even worse.
2:30 Devon Petersen says it is good news for South African darts that he and Cameron Carolissen will be playing on the same day at the World Darts Championships.
Lennon recorded 39 incredible darts missed at double to give Petersen in a third-round match with Michael Smith.
A top 106 class from Petersen at the top of the first set on the horizon, the African Hero somehow claimed the fifth leg decision but just after Lennon lost eight darts for the own set.
Lennon’s double was dropped in the opening set and his misery continued, hitting a double of 15 when he needed a double of 10 for the first set of the second and Petersen said. The pair traded the next three legs to advance the game to another decision and after finishing Lennon first went to the outer ring but two more darts for a set went off. .
0:20 Devon Petersen hits this brilliant 121 on the bull in his game with Steve Lennon.
Petersen picked up 52 to stand within one set of the final 32 for just the third time in his career. Lennon turned his attention from the doubles to hit a bullseye and claim the first leg of the third set – after Petersen beat 140.
Lennon went on to claim the set, but just after Petersen missed a stunning seven-game darts to allow the World Cup vice-runner to hit two doubles after losing 33 darts at double over first three sets.
Petersen shook his next dagger for a bullseye finish for class 121 and completed a three-figure finish on his way to the three-legged explosion he needed to secure his third round spot and a date with Smith, if not the world 4 can be seen Jason Lowe Wednesday,
Sloppy Noppie struggles into the final 32
Danny Noppert fighting his way past Cameron Carolissen of South Africa with a 3-1 victory but needs to improve dramatically when he faces Dave Chisnall or Keegan Brown after Christmas.
1:52 Despite winning 3-1, Danny Noppert was disappointed with his performance after defeating Cameron Carolissen in the World Darts Championship.
Just days away from bidding farewell to the second round of his first competitive tour after Martijn Kleermaker’s positive test for Covid-19, Carolissen set an early rhythm.
The 24-year-old from Strandfontein, who won the African qualification in Cape Town, averaged 79 in the opening set but surprisingly enough to win all three legs for a 1-0 lead against the his more experienced opponent, who scored an average of 10 points lower.
After losing the first five legs of the game, Noppert put it back by winning the next four to level issues but with no one able to find their range, a third set went scrappy the distance before the Dutch overshadowed the decision, although he needed 23 darts to make it.
Instead of galloping the 2017 BDO runner, Noppie continued to struggle and Carolissen rose to the challenge leading the fourth to go the distance where the Dutchman scrambled across the line, which missed two seconds missed for the set from Carolissen to a double 10 pin and a sigh of relief.
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