WRIGHT WINS! 🏴 Peter Wright avoids becoming the first PDC representative to exit in Copenhagen, producing a nerveless 14-darter to edge out Dennis Nilsson in a last-leg decider! bit.ly/NordicDarts | R1
Wright battles past Nilsson in last leg decider to survive scare, Smith continues winning run with Labanauskas whitewash at Nordic Darts Masters
PDCFriday, 20 January 2023 at 21:04
Two more players have battled there way into the quarter-finals at the PDC Nordic Darts Masters with Peter Wright and Michael Smith winning their respective matches over Dennis Nilsson and Darius Labanauskas in Copenhagen.
Peter Wright, sporting a Danish flag-inspired outfit, stumbled out of the blocks with Dennis Nilsson taking a comfortable hold of throw to open the encounter.
Sadly for the former Swedish strongman, Wright despite perhaps not being at his free-flowing best was good enough to get a key break of throw in the third leg. A succession of holds from both followed before Wright missed 5 match darts allowing Nilsson to send the match to a decider. A nerveless 14-dart leg for Wright would finally see off his opponent and secure the 6-5 win and a quarter-final spot.
The most in-form player in the world of darts, Michael Smith continued his fine run by backing up his recent World Championship and Bahrain Darts Masters titles with another win over the always tricky customer Darius Labanauskas.
Averaging 91.09 and firing in three 180's, Smith would romp home to a comfortable whitewash despite a bit of double trouble when crossing the finish line.
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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