Royden Lam shocks Anderson in first round Shanghai Darts Masters

Royden Lam caused a huge upset by eliminating Gary Anderson in the first round of the Shanghai Darts Masters. Lam claimed victory after a legdecider. The 42-year-old from Hong Kong took optimally profit from Anderson, who missed plenty of doubles in the beginning of the game.

The Scotsman should have been 3-0 up, but instead he lost two of the first three legs. However, Anderson showed resilience as he came back from a deficit twice. But, Lam had the advantage to start the final leg and took the win as he hit double 8.
Lam is the only Asian representative in the quarter-finals of the Shanghai Darts Masters. Michael van Gerwen delighted the Chinese crowd earlier this afternoon as he produced a 170 checkout.
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Shanghai Darts Masters 2018
Friday July 13 - First round
Gerwyn Price (102.49) 6-2 (81.62) Yuanjun Liu
James Wade (103.66) 6-0 (67.82) Hailong Chen
Rob Cross (98.02) 6-0 (82.90) Chengan Liu
Peter Wright (97.19) 6-3 (88.89) Seigo Asada
Michael Smith (98.02) 6-0 (78.83) Xiaochen Zong
Daryl Gurney (94.23) 6-1 (82.28) Lourence Ilagan
Michael van Gerwen (104.02) 6-1 (81.81) Lihao Wen
Gary Anderson (97.23) 5-6 (86.87) Royden Lam
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