"It was a great afternoon" - Mike De Decker and Jermaine Wattimena accompany school children during math session
PDCSaturday, 16 November 2024 at 13:00
Mike De Decker and Jermaine Wattimena are active at the 2024 Grand Slam of Darts this week. Last Wednesday, they joined a group of Wolverhampton schoolchildren and local boxer Conah Walker for the latest Bullseye Maths session. They gave the kids a great day.
The PDC's Bullseye Maths program promotes math skills, with sessions featuring number-based games and worksheets to engage elementary school students in math and darts.
On Wednesday, a group from a local Aldersley school attended a special Bullseye Maths session during Grand Slam of Darts at the Wolverhampton venue. They were joined by World Grand Prix champion De Decker and European Championship finalist Wattimena.
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"Since we launched Bullseye Maths in 2022 we've enjoyed many fun sessions and this was a great afternoon spent with Woden Primary School," said Bullseye Maths coordinator Gary Horsley, who led the session, to the PDC afterwards. "Mike and Jermaine were brilliant with the pupils and shared their experiences with maths, and it was a bonus to have a local sports star like Conah join us too."
The Grand Slam of Darts is now over for Mike De Decker, the 28-year-old Belgian lost 10-9 to Luke Littler in the last sixteen. Jermaine Wattimena did manage to qualify for the quarter-finals after a 10-9 win against Dimitri Van den Bergh. 'The Machine Gun' will take on Littler in the quarterfinals on Saturday night. The winner of that game will meet the winner of the match between Gian van Veen and Gary Anderson on Sunday afternoon in the semifinals.
WATTIMENA WINS A DRAMATIC DECIDER! 🤯
— PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) November 14, 2024
Jermaine Wattimena survives EIGHT match darts in an unbelievable deciding leg to beat Dimitri Van den Bergh!
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- 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
- @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