Alan Norris took out some top notch finishes as he swept past Kim Viljanen 3-0 in the first round of the 2018 PDC World Darts Championship.
Viljanen got off to a poor start. Norris took full advantage by winning the opening three legs to take the first set.
The Finn found his range in set two, taking the first two legs in just 25 darts total. ‘Chuck’ was able to level the set, however, after hitting bull to convert an 81-finish. Viljanen then missed six darts for the set, allowing Norris to double his lead: 2-0.
A Tops-Tops 80-checkout and a 120-finish helped the Englishman go within a leg of the match, which he won by taking out 85 on Tops as well.
The world-number-eighteen nog faces either Kim Huybrechts or James Richardson in round two.
Viljanen got off to a poor start. Norris took full advantage by winning the opening three legs to take the first set.
The Finn found his range in set two, taking the first two legs in just 25 darts total. ‘Chuck’ was able to level the set, however, after hitting bull to convert an 81-finish. Viljanen then missed six darts for the set, allowing Norris to double his lead: 2-0.
A Tops-Tops 80-checkout and a 120-finish helped the Englishman go within a leg of the match, which he won by taking out 85 on Tops as well.
The world-number-eighteen nog faces either Kim Huybrechts or James Richardson in round two.
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- @UndartedWaters I totally agree with your thoughts! I totally respect Kirk but in this instance I was disappointed with his lack of crowd control. I even turned to my husband and said "Could you imagine this happening if Russ Bray was the referee tonight? At least there would have been a crowd admonishment- Ladies and Gentleman please." I so felt for Mike DeDecker...MamaVenus15-11-2024
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UndartedWaters15-11-2024 - Agree. Van der voort will be the one taking a break when he loses his tour card. Everyone saying about how bad Wright's last 18 months have been, and in that time he's won several Euro tours and the European Championships.Matilda6215-11-2024
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