Lennon was 3-0 up and seemingly cruising towards potentially shocking Wright but ‘Snakebite’ came back to claim the win. Now called ‘The Shamrock’, Lennon walked on to a brilliant crowd reaction which he will likely savour for the rest of his career.
He harnessed that smashing in three consecutive legs including a brilliant 11-darter and a 105 checkout. Wright though then had three in a row of his own with Lennon having to dig in to stay in the game from there.
He didn’t do so until Wright went 5-3 up but by that point, ‘Snakebite’ claimed his requisite leg to claim a point. Lennon wasn’t done and it went to 6-5 which could have meant a draw but the former Premier League finalist edged through.
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Night Three – Thursday February 21 3Arena, Dublin Gerwyn Price (96.22) 6-6 (103.89) James Wade
Steve Lennon (90.8) 5-7 (96.95)
Peter Wright Michael van Gerwen v Rob Cross
Michael Smith v Daryl Gurney
Mensur Suljovic v Raymond van Barneveld
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