SNAKEBITE BEATS THE BULLET! 🐍 Stephen Bunting refused to throw in the towel, but Peter Wright keeps his cool to win through a deciding-leg clash against the Masters champion! 📺 bit.ly/PDCTVLive | #ET9 🔜 Luke Littler v Dylan Slevin
Luke Littler makes light work of Dylan Slevin as Peter Wright edges nervy encounter with Stephen Bunting
PDCSaturday, 31 August 2024 at 23:13
Luke Littler was among those through to the final day of action at the German Darts Championship. He made light work of Dylan Slevin 6-0 including nearly hitting a nine-dart finish.
Left until last as the darting hot property, he put on a show for the crowd. Averaging only 93.94, it felt more like an average of over a ton showing his level. One for Ryan Searle to ponder who will look to topple the 17-year-old phenom tomorrow afternoon in the Last 16.
Littler missed 109 for an early lead but Slevin missed 103 for a hold and ‘The Nuke’ hit double 20. An 87 checkout on double 15 saw Littler back up the break.
Littler went for treble 19 for 147 for a nine-dart finish but still returned to go half way to the finishing line on double 10. Littler mopped up double 18 for 4-0 as he went two away.
Littler pinned a 180 and 140 to leave 41 and the Nuke made it 5-0. He missed 148 but returned to seal the win on double five.
Whilst Stephen Bunting lost out in a nervy clash with Peter Wright which was one of the best games of the night which 'Snakebite' just edged. A match perhaps he wouldn't have won six months ago.
Bunting kicked off the tie missing two darts to break from 86 before Wright hit double 10 to go 1-0 up. The Scot doubled his lead to go 2-0 up on double 20. Bunting broke back though with a 55 checkout. Bunting levelled up back at 2-2.
Bunting led for the first time pinning double 10 for 3-2 and was throwing for a 4-2 lead. Bunting did two darts right on 142 but slipped into double 14 and Wright broke for 3-3.
He pinned bull, double 16 for 3-3. He led 4-3 but still had Bunting level up at 4-4 with a close conclusion set. But Wright went to the verge at 5-4.
Wright missed three darts for the match and Bunting mopped up double four to send it to a decider and Wright finally fell over the line on double 10.
Defending champion Ricardo Pietreczko also proved his worth as he took down Simon Whitlock staving off a late revival from the Aussie ace. he won through 6-3.
Pietreczko began with a 44 checkout for an 11-darter with both the German ace and Whitlock producing superb scoring salvos to begin. He set up 41 after 12 as he looked to break the Whitlock throw and he did so in clinical fashion to go 2-0 up.
Whitlock had a dart at 109 but strayed into double eight and Pietreczko got away with it hitting double 18 to go 3-0 up. Whitlock missed bull for 114 but Pietreczko missed 130 for 4-0 and Whitlock got a first leg on the board on double eight to make it 3-1.
Pietreczko hit double eight to make it 4-1. Pietreczko missed 83 for 5-1 and Whitlock hit 110 to make it 4-2. Pietreczko missed two darts for 5-2 and Whitlock missed 114. The German continued to miss though and Whitlock hit double four for 4-3. Pietreczko stopped the rot. He made it 5-3 and he hit double 18 to seal the win 6-3 finally.
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