Phil Taylor starts his final Grand Slam with win over Machin and Van Gerwen too good for Montgomery
NewsSaturday, 11 November 2017 at 22:44
Phil Taylor started his final Grand Slam campaign with a win over Peter Machin. He defeated the current World Trophy champion 5-1 in a game where he wasn't troubled and you have to think due to James Wade losing 5-1 he should get through the group easily now which is good news for the Power who will probably have to overcome the likes of MVG and Raymond van Barneveld to win the tournament.
Speaking of van Gerwen, he easily defeated Ross Montgomery with an 100 average and 55% on the doubles in a 5-1 win. 'The Boss' might have had a 97.25 average but his shortcoming on the doubles allowed Mighty Mike to surpass the BDO stalwart and move through to the winners game tomorrow against Rob Cross which should be a brilliant encounter between the world's best and one of the best up and coming talents in the game.
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Speaking of van Gerwen, he easily defeated Ross Montgomery with an 100 average and 55% on the doubles in a 5-1 win. 'The Boss' might have had a 97.25 average but his shortcoming on the doubles allowed Mighty Mike to surpass the BDO stalwart and move through to the winners game tomorrow against Rob Cross which should be a brilliant encounter between the world's best and one of the best up and coming talents in the game.
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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
- Many fans had a sour taste in their mouth by the end of this match. Mike was cruising to victory, playing beautiful darts, when the whistling started in earnest, particularly on his doubles. You could see in Mike's face that it was really affecting his concentration. The referee should have asked for order, just to show that the whistling is unacceptable, and Luke Littler could also have done his part to quieten down the crowd instead of "taking full advantage.:" I put that down to his age though. He needs some good advice on this from his management team and/or more seasoned players. It's got to be about who's best on the night, not who is being harassed by the crowd. Luke Littler played well to get back into the game and win, but it was a hollow victory. If he goes on to win the tournament, that triumph too will be tainted because of this match.
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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