PDC World Darts Championship, 2020-21: Gerwyn Price defeats Jamie Lewis in final decision | Darts News

Gerwyn Price came through a tough competition with Welshman Jamie Lewis, to start his quest for the World Cup maiden title with a 3-2 victory in the second round.

Price has enjoyed the year of his darting life, with more titles than anyone else over the truncated season, but he made no secret that the Sid Waddell Award is the one to he wants and is still on the way after getting a barrage of big finishes getting the job done.

Michael van Gerwen and Peter Wright had already recorded a 3-1 win to start the tournament but any 1st contestant Price had to come from behind and come through a final set decision on his way to 32 last.

“It’s completely different without the crowd, I know they get on my back a lot, but it gives me that energy and makes me go,” Price later said.

“Sometimes, when you can’t get going you need that crowd behind you to try and push you forward a bit and it didn’t happen tonight.

“I’ve watched most of the games on my phone or TV. At a couple of the other competitions you will hear the music in the background a little more… It turns up a bit !!!

Lewis, who was in the semi-finals of 2018, took hold of the early campaign to raise hopes of the first seismic shock at this year’s competition – but the Iceman seized power and made four 100+ timely finishes for an opponent.

The No. 3 world stopped the Lewis four-legged run to balance the second set, but when the Fireman lost a spike for a 141 spell to balance the second, Price called for the leg to be taken and then the set with 100 finished.

With Lewis ready at 42, Price got its way up with a 104 finish when he won three of the other four legs to claim the second set – a decent 160-point spot to seal a 2-1 lead. Lewis went back to 104 average and swept all three legs in the fourth for a level contest, before leaving when he had to stay cool.

Lewis wanted to win the opening leg of the fifth, Lewis hit 16 hits and Price went into a mop up 72, before continuing with a brilliant 116 to replace three darts missed from his opponent punish.

Price claimed the final leg in casual fashion to seal a date with Brendan Dolan or Edward Foulkes and stay on course to add the sport’s biggest title to the World Grand Prix titles, the World Cup. World, and World Series of Darts World which he won this year.

Huybrechts storms into Searle’s view

Finishing was the difference between Kim Huybrechts and Ian White, with Belgium retaining his place in the third round for the fourth time in the last five years.

The pair met an exciting competition that featured a maximum of 12 180s and the two men with an average of over 100, but while White lost 24 darts at double, Huybrechts lost just 10 to cross the line. finish with 3-1.

White has risen into the world top 10 behind his remarkable consistency on the floor but Monday night ‘s loss means four consecutive rounds after the second round for the 50 – year – old.

Huybrechts quickly began to take the lead early in the opening set but, after White lost his first seven darts at the outer ring, he turned the bullseye’s attention to the 127 to get him out. the table.

The Belgian, who reached the semi-finals on his debut in 2012, hit back with his own 121 finish to take the first set and dropped an average of 108 from White to lead 2- Take 0 before the world hits No 10 back.

However, at his peak, White’s doubling abandoned him. He missed five darts for a 2-1 lead in the fourth and although he made the set go at speed, it was Huybrechts who kept cool for an impressive victory.

Impressive Ratajski moves past Joyce

Krzysztof Ratajski He solidified his credentials to go deep at the World Cup with a 3-0 defeat to Ryan Joyce that saw him move into the third round.

The last 32 are as far as the Polish Eagle has ever gone in three previous attempts but with seven Pro and European Tour titles over the last two years, he has risen to 15th in the world rankings .

Averaging over 100 and hitting nearly 50 percent of his doubles, he earned the fifth leg in the first and second sets to capture the campaign – crucially in the joint. closed in the second set, when Joyce lost three darts to balance the game.

With a 2-0 lead behind him, Ratajski won three of the next four legs to sweep into the next round where either Simon Whitlock or Darius Labanauskas are waiting.

Clemens sets a Snakebite date

Gabriel Clemens and Nico Kurz attended a classic that may miss the fans more than anyone else as more than 25 percent of the tickets sold before Christmas are mostly for German fans.

This was the first time two German players had met the event, and despite the empty field, the pair attended a crack that contained six big finishes and finally saw Clemens’ 31st seed to the third round date. by Peter Wright.

Clemens took over the opener, confirming his status as his country’s No. 1 but German Superleague winner Kurz deserves a name that is fast appearing in the game and the status is unlikely to last. his universe of 129 long.

World Cup runner-up Andy Hamilton defeated him in the first round and amid a guarantee of big finishes, the 23-year-old entered the tournament, a brilliant 161 sealing a level contest before the one most experienced way to get over the line.

Clemens took a second to be on the verge of winning and after throwing five game darts, he hit a double of 16 to seal his display with Snakebite and a place in the final 32 for the first time.

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