Darth Maple wins a classic 🇨🇦 John Part lead the game 3-0 and wins in a last leg shootout after a Painter fight back. #WorldSeniorsMasters
Part prevails in classic vs Painter as Howson bring legendary career of Bob Anderson to a close with whitewash win at the World Seniors Darts Masters
WSDTSaturday, 24 June 2023 at 18:16
As the first session of the World Seniors Darts Masters comes to a close, John Part and Richie Howson have both ensured their progression to the second round, seeing off Kevin Painter and Bob Anderson respectively.
Twice a World Darts Championship semi-final encounter, John Part faced off against Kevin Painter. Part completely outscored Painter in the first set and despite some sketchy finishing from the Canadian, Part took the opening set.
The second set also went the way of 'Darth Maple' with Part going into the break 2-0 up. With someone in the crowd getting on Painter's nerves, 'the Artist' was becoming visibly frustrated and Part extending his lead to 3-0 did nothing to help matters.
Ever the fighter though, Painter took the fourth set to pull one back. A short while later it was 3-2 and Painter had the darts in the sixth set. As the Englishman continued to motor, it was soon all square. In a thrilling deciding set, the tie went all the way to a deciding leg. Painter had first chance, missing two darts at double 18 before Part returned to take the 4-3 victory.
Nearly fifty years after he threw his first competitive dart, Bob Anderson was given a heroes welcome as he entered his final tournament. His opponent, Richie Howson however, had no time for emotion, taking out a brilliant 134 checkout to take the opening leg.
Howson was comfortably playing the better darts and he soon moved into a 2-0 lead. As Howson moved three ahead, the commentators and the crowd were just waiting for 'the Limestone Cowboy' to hit a 180 and do his iconic celebration. That never came and Howson was able to easily take a 4-0 whitewash win.
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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