𝘼𝙉𝘿𝙀𝙍𝙎𝙊𝙉 𝙒𝙄𝙉𝙎! Gary Anderson clinches six legs in a row to beat Mensur Suljovic 4-3 in sets and reach the Fourth Round. What a crazy game that was!
Anderson edges past Suljovic into World Championship Last 16 with hard fought victory
PDCMonday, 28 December 2020 at 20:31
Gary Anderson is through to the Last 16 of the 2020/21 PDC World Darts Championship after coming through a scrappy contest against Mensur Suljovic 4-3.
It was a gruelling battle with it being characterized by missed darts at doubles with 14/47 for Anderson and 13/38 for Suljovic.
Also it wasn't without controversy with Anderson seemingly riled by the poor pace of 'The Gentle' who seemed to slow his game down to begin the tie.
To begin the tie, Anderson had the chance for an opening break missing two darts
at double eight after being ahead in the leg for so long and he was punished by
Suljovic on double 20.
The former was straight back though to hold with a 130
checkout. The duo exchanged 180’s on Suljovic’s throw but it was the latter who
went 2-1 up after Anderson missed a dart at double nine.
A 45 checkout to hold throw sent Suljovic on throw to end
the opening set. He missed double 16 for a 152 checkout but Anderson couldn’t pin
a 120 checkout.
Suljovic couldn’t pin double eight either and Anderson pulled
it out of the bag with a 73 checkout on the bull.
After the opening set where Suljovic tried to slow things
down, he returned to throw quicker but Anderson took the first leg on double
eight. He was a break up from there despite messing around on the doubles to
potentially allow him back into the tie.
Suljovic was down at an 80 average and was not playing well,
Anderson missed eight darts at double to win the set as he went down to the
madhouse and Suljovic picked his pocket for a break.
He hit a 180 and wired 67 for the set but was given a chance
at double eight to claim an unlikely set win.
A brilliant 165 left 17 and Suljovic pinned double eight to
go 1-0 up in the third set. Anderson hit a 180 to leave 32 but he once again
was missing doubles taking his tally to 5/28 but Suljovic missed two darts to
break and Anderson held.
A 165 pressure shot amounted to nothing for Anderson as
Suljovic hit double 20 to go 2-1 up. Anderson hit back with 102 to hold throw to
set up a big shootout in the decider.
Suljovic missed darts for the set and Anderson had one dart
from 69 at double 20 which he pinned to go 2-1 up. Anderson missed three darts
to hold and he was once again frustrated with Suljovic breaking with a 76 checkout.
Suljovic and Anderson continued to miss but it was ‘The Gentle’
who struck on double one to go 2-0 up and one away from levelling it up in sets.
Anderson missed double 11 for a 142 and an 81 checkout saw Suljovic
go 2-2 in sets. He went six legs without reply from there as he claimed the fifth
set to nil to move ahead.
Anderson turned it around though and broke with an 11-darter
in the form of an 81 checkout to go 2-0 up. But a 156 checkout sent it to a deciding
set.
Anderson put his doubling percentage up to 11/45 as he
missed more but again Suljovic himself wasn’t able to pin double eight and the
former was back in the madhouse. This gave ‘The Flying Scotsman’ a potentially
timely break. He pinned double 18 first time to win through to make it six legs
on the spin.
2021 PDC World Darts Championship schedule
Monday December 28
Evening Session (18:00 GMT)
Gary Anderson (92.45) 4-3 (89.71) Mensur Suljovic (3-2, 2-3, 3-2, 0-3, 0-3, 3-0, 3-0)
Gerwyn Price v Brendan Dolan
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