LITTLER BEATS BARNEY! ☢️ Luke Littler comes out on top of an epic battle with Raymond van Barneveld! 📺 bit.ly/24WSFLive #WSFinals | R2
Raymond van Barneveld failed to pull off the upset in front of his own crowd against Luke Littler at the 2024 World Series of Darts Finals. In a packed AFAS Live in Amsterdam, Littler once again defeated his childhood idol, this time by a score of 6-4.
With an average of 99.56 and a finish percentage of 67 percent, Van Barneveld certainly did not play bad, but scoring-wise Littler was just a little better. After Van Barneveld won the first leg, Littler strung together three legs with two 14-darters and a 13-darter.
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Littler then missed four chances to make it 4-1 before Van Barneveld connected with a 16-darter to make it 3-2. The Dutchman also could not take advantage when Littler was not out in five visits in the sixth leg. Barney narrowed the gap to 4-3 with a 68 finish. In the eighth leg, Littler was again not out in five visits, but again Van Barneveld was too far behind to take advantage of it. Littler hit the double 5 for a 16-darter to make it 5-3. Van Barneveld pressed on once more with a 14-darter, but then Littler ended the match in fine fashion with a 12-darter.
Chris Dobey advanced to the last eight at the World Series of Darts Finals at the expense of Boris Krcmar. After a high-stakes match, the former Masters champion managed to win 6-4.
The first tap was dealt by Krcmar, who managed to throw a 12-darter into his English opponent's leg. However, the Croatian was not out for five visits after that, allowing Dobey to score with a 13-darter for a rebreak. Dobey then threw out 152 to keep his own leg, after which Krcmar was able to tie the score again with a 15-darter. The fifth leg of the match was also completed within five visits. With a 14-darter, Krcmar pulled the leg to himself, giving him another break ahead.
Krcmar could not keep his own leg either, however, as Dobey equalized with a 15-darter. The next two legs also went with the darts, before 'Hollywood' made it 5-4 with an 11-darter. Krcmar missed a chance to force a final leg, after which Dobey secured victory with a 98 finish.
LITTLER BEATS BARNEY! ☢️ Luke Littler comes out on top of an epic battle with Raymond van Barneveld! 📺 bit.ly/24WSFLive #WSFinals | R2