Superchin clinical and Snakebite progresses at Melbourne Darts Masters

Gurney opened the days play against TV debutant Dave Marland. The Big fish had a chance to take the second leg, and level up at 1 each, but missed 6 darts from 50, and never looked like getting back in the match. The Northern Irishman took out a superb 132 on the bull in leg 4 and backed it up with a 110 in leg 5, maintaining his perfect record on the doubles. He did finally miss a dart at a double, missing tops in the sixth leg, however Marland would not return as he pinned Double 10 with his final dart in hand.

It wasn’t to be for Rhys Mathewson in Melbourne either. The Aussie, who beat James Wade last year in the world series struggled to find any consistency with scoring and quickly found himself 4-0 to an out of sorts snakebite. The World number 2 again tinkering with his throwing action. Wright took leg 5 as well, but was unable to match Gurneys efforts in whitewashing his opponent, missing 6 darts to close the match out in leg 6.

Mathewson eventually took advantage of Wrights misses landing double 10. Mathewson would also take leg 7, taking out 118 with wright sat on 24, but was unable to repeat the feat of his almighty comeback last year, missing 2 darts at double 0 in the 8th leg, allowing snakebite in to hit tops.

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