SOOTS HAS DONE IT AGAIN! From 2-0 down, Alan Soutar wins 12 of the next 14 legs to defeat Danny Noppert and book his place in the last 16 for a second successive year! #WCDarts | R3 📺 bit.ly/WC23Live
"I'm not being arrogant, why can't we both meet in the final": Soutar takes aim at showpiece tie with Rock after continuing PDC World Darts Championship tilt
PDCThursday, 29 December 2022 at 11:30
Alan Soutar has quickly become one of the most likeable players in the world of darts. The Scotsman, who splits his time between being a darting superstar and a real-life superhero, is into the fourth round of the PDC World Darts Championship for the 2nd year running and is eyeing up a dream final versus Josh Rock.
Coming from two sets down to defeat UK Open champion Danny Noppert, Soutar won twelve of the final fourteen legs to secure victory as the Dutchman simply had no answer for Soutar's barrage. "I've studied his game," Soots revealed. "In the first round he had a great first set and a great fourth set but he fell asleep in the middle and he's done exactly that again. He disappeared in the middle of the match which gave me a chance."
Something about the Alexandra Palace stage brings out the best in Alan Soutar. As mentioned he reached the last 16 on debut last year before falling to Callan Rydz. Twelve months on he's in the last 16 again. "It's easy here isn't it?" he jokes. "I love it, I absolutely love going toe-to-toe and taking people on."
With a Quarter-Final spot on the line, it will be Alan Soutar vs Gabriel Clemens on Friday afternoon. "There's top seeds left in this and I'm not a seed so every player left in the tournament is better than me, apart from Josh (Rock) and he's catching me anyway after only one year," Soutar says. "Imagine an Alan Soutar versus Josh Rock final, the two unseeded players left. Why is it not possible? I'm not being arrogant but why can we not both make the final?"
Just in
Popular news
Latest comments
- @UndartedWaters I totally agree with your thoughts! I totally respect Kirk but in this instance I was disappointed with his lack of crowd control. I even turned to my husband and said "Could you imagine this happening if Russ Bray was the referee tonight? At least there would have been a crowd admonishment- Ladies and Gentleman please." I so felt for Mike DeDecker...MamaVenus15-11-2024
- Many fans had a sour taste in their mouth by the end of this match. Mike was cruising to victory, playing beautiful darts, when the whistling started in earnest, particularly on his doubles. You could see in Mike's face that it was really affecting his concentration. The referee should have asked for order, just to show that the whistling is unacceptable, and Luke Littler could also have done his part to quieten down the crowd instead of "taking full advantage.:" I put that down to his age though. He needs some good advice on this from his management team and/or more seasoned players. It's got to be about who's best on the night, not who is being harassed by the crowd. Luke Littler played well to get back into the game and win, but it was a hollow victory. If he goes on to win the tournament, that triumph too will be tainted because of this match.
UndartedWaters15-11-2024 - Agree. Van der voort will be the one taking a break when he loses his tour card. Everyone saying about how bad Wright's last 18 months have been, and in that time he's won several Euro tours and the European Championships.Matilda6215-11-2024
- When Littler has at least five ranking Majors he’s in the discussion, until then, forget it.Mysstree14-11-2024
- This is the difference between other players and Phil Taylor. Phil would be completely motivated even before his walk on and didn't need anything else to do so.richieburnettrocks14-11-2024