VAN VEEN SINKS SMITH! 🇳🇱 Gian van Veen joins Kevin Doets in celebrating victory on his World Series debut! The 21-year-old wins five of the last six legs to complete a superb 6-3 success against Michael Smith! 📺 bit.ly/DDM24Live #DutchDarts24
Michael Smith latest to fall on night of upsets but Gerwyn Price impresses in victory at Dutch Darts Masters
PDCFriday, 26 January 2024 at 21:10
Gian van Veen has advanced to the quarter-finals at the Dutch Darts Masters at the expense of Michael Smith. 'GVV The Giant' triumphed 6-3 against the former world champion.
Van Veen was 1-2 down against 'Bullyboy', but managed to make up the deficit with two 14-darters to lead 3-2. A third 14-darter in a row then made it 4-2. Both players kept their own leg, before Van Veen finished the job with a 15-darter.
Earlier in the evening, Gerwyn Price managed to win from defending champion Dimitri van den Bergh. It was a high-class match, as Price recorded an average of 103.43 and Van den Bergh threw 102.43 average. However, the win went 6-3 to "The Iceman," who threw a 75 percent finish percentage.
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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