White hits 104 average in win over Hine and Smith survives late comeback at Grand Slam Of Darts
NewsSaturday, 10 November 2018 at 21:04
Ian White put in the best performance of the Grand Slam Of Darts so far in his win over Steve Hine while Michael Smith looked good but had to survive a late comeback from Adam Smith-Neale.
White smashed ‘The Muffin Man’ 5-1 with 55% on the doubles for The Diamond along the way. The Stoke ace has been well known for not producing his best on occasion on TV but dispelled that with a quality display.
Smith on the other hand had a comeback from his opponent Adam Smith-Neale due to his own doing. He missed 16 darts in the process before then hitting double 20 for the win after the World Master pulled back three legs. This was after being 4-0 down but Bully Boy will not care as he has put some points on the board.
The prize fund breakdown for this tournament can be found here. Click here for more information about the Grand Slam of Darts.
Evening session schedule
Keegan Brown (90.4) 5-4 (86.4) Mark Webster (C)
Jonny Clayton (84.44) 5-2 (80.9) Joe Murnan (A)
Ian White (104.64) 5-1 (92.89) Steve Hine (D)
Michael Smith (92.88) 5-3 (85.56) Adam Smith-Neale (B)
James Wade v Wesley Harms (C)
Raymond van Barneveld v Krzysztof Ratajski (B)
Gary Anderson v Michael Unterbuchner (D)
Michael van Gerwen v Gary Robson (A)
https://twitter.com/OfficialPDC/status/1061353678727188480
Smith on the other hand had a comeback from his opponent Adam Smith-Neale due to his own doing. He missed 16 darts in the process before then hitting double 20 for the win after the World Master pulled back three legs. This was after being 4-0 down but Bully Boy will not care as he has put some points on the board.
The prize fund breakdown for this tournament can be found here. Click here for more information about the Grand Slam of Darts.
Evening session schedule
Keegan Brown (90.4) 5-4 (86.4) Mark Webster (C)
Jonny Clayton (84.44) 5-2 (80.9) Joe Murnan (A)
Ian White (104.64) 5-1 (92.89) Steve Hine (D)
Michael Smith (92.88) 5-3 (85.56) Adam Smith-Neale (B)
James Wade v Wesley Harms (C)
Raymond van Barneveld v Krzysztof Ratajski (B)
Gary Anderson v Michael Unterbuchner (D)
Michael van Gerwen v Gary Robson (A)
https://twitter.com/OfficialPDC/status/1061353678727188480
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