“𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲..𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲” 🏴🏆🎯 Luke Humphries and Michael Smith have won the World Cup of Darts for England 🥇🌍
England crowned 2024 World Cup of Darts champions as Luke Humphries & Michael Smith star
PDCSunday, 30 June 2024 at 22:00
England has won the World Cup of Darts for the fifth time. In a one-sided final, Luke Humphries and Michael Smith were 10-6 too strong for Austrian duo Mensur Suljovic and Rowby-John Rodriguez.
Prior to the tournament, the English were already considered the top favourite. With victories over France (8-3), Northern Ireland (8-4) and Scotland (8-4), Humphries and Smith easily qualified for the final. There they met Austria, which had eliminated Belgium in the semifinals.
The Austrians fell behind right away. Rodriguez had three darts on the dice, but did not capitalize on these chances. Humphries then hit double 10 for the break and Humphries did the same in the second leg to make it 2-0. The English then started the third leg with two 180s. Austria still had a chance to win the leg, but Suljovic missed a chance on double 20. England had a great chance to take a 3-0 lead, but Smith missed three chances. Then Rodriguez gave his country the first leg of this final.
Humphries then made sure the break stayed with England by finishing 92 in the fourth leg. Just before entering the first break, the second break in favour of the English followed, and again it was Humphries who hit the necessary double. The break had not caused the English to lose their rhythm. Humphries threw a 151 finish to put England up 5-1 with a 12-darter. In the seventh leg, Austria finally got back into the play, but Suljovic missed two chances at the double. With Smith then also missing two, Rodriguez signed for the Austrian leg via double 10.
Then it was Humphries again who put his country on the right track. The number one of the world threw out 121, bringing the margin back to four legs in favor of the English. Austria then brought the tension back somewhat by halving the deficit to 6-4. After the final break, the match quickly went England's way anyway. A 13-darter and a 12-darter extended the lead to 8-4, before Rodriguez threw out 60 for 8-5. Humphries then fired in a 114 finish to make it 9-5.
Austria then managed to take one more leg. Then Smith finished the job for England with a 15-darter. So eight years after the fourth - and last - title of Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis, there is finally an English successor.
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- I dont like individuals or crowds trying to put any player off when they are trying to check out, how anyone can think its okay for the crowd to whistle or shout as someone is throwing for a double is beyond me but it does seem to have become part and parcel of the modern game. I no longer play now, darts is as good as dead at a local level round my way but when i did play many years ago, no matter how intense the rivalry you never shouted out or whistled when an opponent from the other team was throwing for a double.Mysstree17-11-2024
- The pundits glossing over the other factor at play in that match. They appear to be somewhat constrained in what they can say publicly.
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
- It happens. Remember, anyone who has watched German and Dutch players in matches - their respective countries will have seen/heard just as bad jeering (if not worse). Taylor and MVG are two prime examples of professionals who are able to cope with the crowds mentally and not take it personally. This is not just an English crowd problem, FFS.MrYnyslas197116-11-2024
- Was watching an old World Masters final the other day between Eric Bristow and John Lowe, the crowd respect for both players on throw was first class, not a sound. You can imagine now the idiots who were whistling on De Deckers throw proudly boasting about it on social media. I blame the PDC to a certain extent though doubt they really care as they win regardless of which player wins or loses.Mysstree16-11-2024