Aspinall reaches US Darts Masters final on debut after thrilling win over Wright
PDCSaturday, 06 July 2019 at 07:30
Nathan Aspinall is set to take on Michael Smith in the final of the US Darts Masters continuing his dream year and making the final on his World Series debut after edging out Peter Wright in a last leg decider.
Aspinall hit a 104 average en route as well as five 180's in a polished performance from 'The Asp'. He has also now made consecutive TV finals as a result with victory at the UK Open in March.
Wright started the better of the two and cleaned up to go 2-0 up but he missed three darts at tops to go 3-0 up which let Aspinall into proceedings. He duly obliged and made it 2-2 from there. He then crashed in a 161 checkout to level up at 3-3 later on with both players averaging towards the 100 mark. 'Snakebite' though from there established a two leg lead against 'The Asp' at 5-3 with him seemingly bound for the final.
Aspinall though came back with another blockbuster shot in the form of a 126 to ask questions of Wright and bring himself back into contention. He continued to be behind but the turning point came when he found parity at 6-6 and from there though, Wright went one away from the final after punishing a missed dart at the bull from Aspinall. A fourth 180 saw Aspinall tie it up though and from there he saw off 'Snakebite' in a deciding leg to cap off a thriller.
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US Darts Masters schedule, Day Two
Quarter-Finals
Michael van Gerwen (88.59) 6-8 (90.27) Michael Smith
Gary Anderson (94.96) 6-8 (98.57) Gerwyn Price
Rob Cross (95.58) 5-8 (100.37) Nathan Aspinall
Daryl Gurney (99.14) 6-8 (100.59) Peter Wright
Michael van Gerwen (88.59) 6-8 (90.27) Michael Smith
Gary Anderson (94.96) 6-8 (98.57) Gerwyn Price
Rob Cross (95.58) 5-8 (100.37) Nathan Aspinall
Daryl Gurney (99.14) 6-8 (100.59) Peter Wright
Semi-Finals
Michael Smith (101.77) 8-4 (98.05) Gerwyn Price
Nathan Aspinall (104.21) 8-7 (102.1) Peter Wright
Michael Smith (101.77) 8-4 (98.05) Gerwyn Price
Nathan Aspinall (104.21) 8-7 (102.1) Peter Wright
Final
Michael Smith v Nathan Aspinall
Michael Smith v Nathan Aspinall
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UndartedWaters16-11-2024 - So, you don't like Littler, then? I was cheering him on, being a fellow Englishman. Honestly, some of us get far too offended nowadays. If you want to see crowd passion... watch a match when German and Dutch players face off... that can be just as bad if not worse for crowd noises. It happens, I have watched and heard Littler being jeered - Dirk van Duijvenbode in Holland, January this year. Where was your outrage then? Yes, I can clearly see what is going on here.MrYnyslas197116-11-2024