ITALY MAKE HISTORY! 🇮🇹 Michele Turetta and Massimo Dalla Rosa have caused one of the biggest shocks in World Cup history! The Italian duo stun 2022 champions Australia to reach the quarter-finals for the very first time! Look at what it means to them! #WorldCupofDarts | R2
Italy stun former champions Australia as Scotland breeze past Poland at World Cup of Darts
PDCSaturday, 29 June 2024 at 16:55
Scotland cleared an upfront stiff hurdle in the second round of the World Cup of Darts quite easily. The duo of Peter Wright and Gary Anderson was far too strong for Poland, 8-2.
It was one of the pressing questions prior to the tournament. How good would Scotland be at the World Cup of Darts, and has Wright already regained some of his old form. Sparkling it certainly wasn't, but with an average of 89 and a 47 percent finish percentage, it was just a steady first performance from the former world champions.
The match quickly went Scotland's way. Poland missed two chances at the double in the first leg before Wright took his country to 1-0 via double 20. The Polish duo was then broken with a 14-darter, before Scotland ran out to a 5-0 lead with a 68 finish and two 14-darters.
Wright missed one chance at double 16 to make it 6-0, then Szaganski managed to secure the first Polish leg with a 74 finish. Two 18-darters later put Scotland up 7-2. Anderson then secured a spot in the quarterfinals by notching a 74 checkout.
Italy then provided the first surprise of this round at the World Cup of Darts. Massimo Dalla Rosa and Michele Turetta won 8-7 over former tournament winner Australian after a thriller.
The Italians were ahead for almost the entire match against Simon Whitlock and Damon Heta, but seemed to give it away at the end. The Australians were broken as early as the second leg, and a 20-darter then made it 3-0 for Turetta and Dalla Rosa. This was followed by five breaks in quick succession, before Australia equalized again in the tenth leg.
A chance for Australia to take the lead came in the 13th leg, but first Heta missed two doubles and then Whitlock also left two break chances unused. Italy then reached 7-6 via double 1 before the Australian duo forced a final leg.
Italy was allowed to start the last leg, but did not do well with scores of 59 and 45. Whitlock opened with a 180 score and moments later Heta was allowed to dock for the win. The Heat got three matchdarts, but missed them all. Turetta then failed to throw out 44, giving Whitlock three matchdars as well. 'The Wizard' was also unable to cash in on them, followed by Italy's second matchdart.
Just in
Popular news
Latest comments
- Am not outraged and as said above i dont like anyone from any country doing it to anyone from any country. Whoever is going for a double should have best of order.Mysstree17-11-2024
- Say what? It happens in other countries; Littler in January - this year (Holland), go and watch the evidence on YouTube. If it is going to be done to English players, then we are more than entitled to dish the same back when players face off in England. When it happened to Littler in Holland in January... where was your outrage then? ABE attitude.MrYnyslas197117-11-2024
- 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