𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗔𝗝𝗦𝗞𝗜 𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗦 🇵🇱🦅 Krzysztof Ratajski secures his spot in the quarter-finals after a truly professional performance, defeating Luke Humphries 11-5 with a 99.94 average!
Ratajski reaches second consecutive Quarter-Final at World Matchplay after beating Humphries
PDCTuesday, 20 July 2021 at 22:10
Krzysztof Ratajski has reached the last eight of the World Matchplay for a second consecutive year. The Polish Eagle defeated Luke Humphries in the Last 16 by 11-5.
Humphries played a strong match on Sunday when he defeated James Wade, but was particularly sloppy now. Ratajski gave him several chances to bring back the tension, but at those moments Humphries almost always missed his doubles.
In the first two legs Humphries missed three darts on the doubles, allowing Ratajski to take a 2-0 lead. With a 14-darter and a 140 finish the former World Masters champion steamed through to a 4-0 lead. Humphries then had a strong phase and came back to 5-4. The Englishman started the tenth leg, but was not out in six turns. With a 60 check-out Ratajski made it 6-4.
After the break Ratajski retained the lead to 9-5. Humphries had one last chance to bring back the tension, but missed three chances on double 7. Ratajski took his chance for 10-5 and went on to hit a 14-darter for the win and a place in the last eight in Blackpool.
Ratajski will play the unseeded Callan Rydz in the Quarter-Finals. Rydz has already knocked two of the seeds out of the tournament with wins over Glen Durrant and Rob Cross.
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- 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