Fallon Sherrock makes pricey error in defeat as Luke Humphries surges by way of in type; the World Darts Championship runs all the way in which till the ultimate on January 3, 2024 – we’re again on Monday at 7pm, reside on Sky Sports activities Darts
By Raz Mirza at Alexandra Palace, London
Final Up to date: 17/12/23 11:19pm
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A glance again at a number of the finest motion from Night time Three of the World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace
A glance again at a number of the finest motion from Night time Three of the World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace
Fallon Sherrock suffered a gut-wrenching opening spherical defeat on the World Darts Championship as red-hot Luke Humphries seemed cool as a cucumber as he progressed in type on the Alexandra Palace stage.
Sherrock’s opponent Jermaine Wattimena received 9 out of the final 12 legs to ship ‘The Queen of the Palace’ crashing out within the first spherical.
Humphries, who has been on an unimaginable run of kind which has seen him win three televised titles in two months on the World Grand Prix, Grand Slam of Darts and Gamers Championship Finals, defeated Lee Evans in straight units.
World Darts Championship: Sunday Night Outcomes
Dylan Slevin 1-3 Florian Hempel (R1) Niels Zonneveld 3-1 Darren Webster (R1) Jermaine Wattimena 3-1 Fallon Sherrock (R1) Luke Humphries 3-0 Lee Evans (R2)
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Sherrock was delighted after profitable the primary set in opposition to Wattimena
Sherrock was delighted after profitable the primary set in opposition to Wattimena
Sherrock made a dream begin by edging the opening set in a deciding leg with a cool 50 end in two darts having levelled up the set at 2-2 with an 80 checkout on tops.
The Dutchman recovered properly to seal the second set 3-1 and restore parity a lot to the annoyance of Sherrock, who missed two darts at tops which might have despatched it right into a deciding leg.
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It was agony for Sherrock who made a pricey error at a vital second of her conflict in opposition to Wattimena
It was agony for Sherrock who made a pricey error at a vital second of her conflict in opposition to Wattimena
Wattimena quickly silenced the rowdy Ally Pally crowd when he blasted his means by way of the third set with out reply to maneuver forward.
Sherrock’s hopes had been ended when she bust when aiming for double 8 with Wattimena sinking an impressive 110 checkout to degree the fourth set at 2-2. He sank double 5 within the deciding leg to assert victory.
“Clearly, I am gutted with the end result,” mentioned Sherrock. “I had spells after I performed properly tonight however I missed possibilities at key moments and so they value me.
“Full credit score to Jermaine, he was the higher participant on the night time and he punished me after I missed possibilities.
“The Ally Pally stage is a particular place for me and I will likely be again to hopefully make extra constructive recollections right here sooner or later.”
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Wattimena ended Sherrock’s hopes when he nailed double 5 to assert a tremendous win
Wattimena ended Sherrock’s hopes when he nailed double 5 to assert a tremendous win
Three-time quarter-finalist Humphries bossed the opening set of his match in opposition to Lee Evans, who hit again with the primary 170 checkout of the match to slender the hole in set two earlier than the match favorite received the deciding leg to stretch his benefit.
Evans pinned a whopping 116 end to take a 2-0 lead within the third set however he was punished for a complete of 19 missed doubles with ‘Cool Hand Luke’ making it by way of because of a neat 70 checkout on double 16.
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Humphries admitted he wasn’t at his finest throughout his win over Evans
Humphries admitted he wasn’t at his finest throughout his win over Evans
“I used to be not at my finest at present, a very powerful factor for me is it felt good,” mentioned the 28-year-old Newbury thrower. “I mentioned in my earlier interviews, simply get by way of the primary sport, it is all the time the hardest.
“There will likely be nothing in that sport the place I look again and say I am disillusioned in myself as a result of I received the sport 3-0 and that is what I wished.
“The subsequent sport will likely be powerful however I really feel I will likely be rather a lot lot higher than that.
“It is onerous to not get annoyed however that is darts. You possibly can’t all the time be unbelievable and that is the way in which it’s.”
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Evans reeled in ‘The Large Fish’ throughout his second spherical match in opposition to Humphries
Evans reeled in ‘The Large Fish’ throughout his second spherical match in opposition to Humphries
Dutchman Niels Zonneveld halted ‘The Demolition man’ Darren Webster’s revival to land his very first victory on the World Championship stage.
After easing by way of the opening two units, Norfolk ace Webster bounced again by edging the third set in a decider to maintain his hopes alive regardless of 16 missed darts at doubles and an 84 common.
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Niels Zonneveld finally acquired over the road in opposition to Darren Webster, regardless of EIGHT missed match darts
Niels Zonneveld finally acquired over the road in opposition to Darren Webster, regardless of EIGHT missed match darts
Nevertheless, ‘Triple Z’, who reached the quarter-finals of the 2021 World Sequence of Darts, booked his spot within the second spherical in opposition to former European Champion Ross Smith because of his ninth match dart.
Within the opening match of the night time, Florian Hempel recovered from a set right down to defeat Eire’s Dylan Slevin 3-1 with 5 180s alongside the way in which.
Younger Irishman Slevin piled in a 167 however former handball star Hempel confirmed all his expertise to make a profitable begin to his marketing campaign.
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Dylan Slevin hit this sensational 167 checkout throughout his first spherical defeat on the Worlds
Dylan Slevin hit this sensational 167 checkout throughout his first spherical defeat on the Worlds
The German will now renew his rivalry with Dimitri Van den Bergh in a captivating second spherical tie on Friday, two years after surprising the Belgian.
World Darts Championship: Sunday Afternoon Outcomes
Ricky Evans 3-0 Simon Adams (R1) Jim Williams 3-0 Norman Madhoo (R1) Matt Campbell 3-2 Lourence Ilagan (R1) Joe Cullen 3-0 Darren Penhall (R2) ‘The Rockstar’ lays down marker in afternoon session
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Joe Cullen was completely happy together with his victory over Darren Penhall
Joe Cullen was completely happy together with his victory over Darren Penhall
Joe Cullen raced into the third spherical after easing to a straight-sets victory over Darren Penhall on Sunday afternoon.
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Cullen smashed on this 160 checkout in opposition to Penhall
Cullen smashed on this 160 checkout in opposition to Penhall
Cullen fired a 93.41 common and posted six maximums throughout a snug 3-0 win over Penhall, with a 160 checkout additionally serving to arrange a last-32 assembly with Ryan Searle, Ian White or Tomoya Goto.
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‘Speedy’ Ricky Evans summons the spirit of Christmas for his walk-on in opposition to Simon Adams
‘Speedy’ Ricky Evans summons the spirit of Christmas for his walk-on in opposition to Simon Adams
Ricky Evans brushed apart Simon Adams in straight units earlier within the session to e-book a second-round conflict with Nathan Aspinall, whereas Wales’ Jim Williams did not drop a leg on his strategy to defeating qualifier Norman Madhoo by the identical scoreline.
The competition of the session got here when ‘Ginja Ninja’ Matt Campbell battled again from squandering 5 match darts within the third set and a two-set result in defeat Lourence Ilagan in a final-set decider.
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Matt Campbell missed the possibility to complete the match earlier than Lourence Ilagan hits tops-tops to win the set
Matt Campbell missed the possibility to complete the match earlier than Lourence Ilagan hits tops-tops to win the set
Dwell World Darts Championship
December 18, 2023, 7:00pm
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What’s taking place on Monday on the World Darts Championship?
Gerwyn Worth will likely be aiming to land a second World title at Ally Pally
Welshman Gerwyn Worth begins his bid to raise the Sid Waddell Trophy for a second time on Monday.
The night time will even see World Youth Championship finalist Gian van Veen make his World Championship debut.
World Darts Championship: Monday Fixtures
Mario Vandenbogaerde vs Thibault Tricole (R1) Gian van Veen vs Man Lok Leung (R1) Martin Lukeman vs Haupai Puha (R1) Gerwyn Worth vs Connor Scutt (R2)
The game’s largest occasion sees 96 gamers compete for the Sid Waddell Trophy and £2.5m in prize cash at Alexandra Palace. You possibly can watch all of the motion reside on our devoted Sky Sports activities Darts channel.
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