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At the Darts World Cup 2021 there will be an explosive final on Sunday (Darts World Cup 2021: The final with a countdown starting at 7.30 pm LIVE on TV on SPORT1, on LIVESTREAM and LIVETICKER)
Gary Anderson advanced to the final with a 6-3 victory over Dave Chisnall and challenged Gerwyn Price, who beat Stephen Bunting 6-4 in a record semi-final.
Anderson held the lead against Chisnall despite a weak doubles rate of 36.67 percent because the MvG scare also missed multiple times (35.56%) and played the poorest average of three darts (98.57 to 100 , 03). (All game stats)
Overall, Anderson missed doubles 38 times. “I don’t know what was going on. That was absolutely horrible,” he said on SPORT1. In the final, both opponents are not each other’s biggest fans, but the joy of the match is still there.
Chisnall mit 170er finish
Anderson got off to a better start to the game. Thanks to a 124 finish, the “Flying Scotsman” won the first set.
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In the second set, Chisnall provided the first major highlight with a final 170. Then the Englishman, who had cleared Michael van Gerwen in the quarter-finals, came close to discarding the sentence before winning the decisive match.
Chisnall and Anderson delivered the semifinals at eye level in the third round. “Chizzy” put an exclamation point with a 119 shot, but Anderson took the set 3-2.
Anderson Sits – Chizzy abbreviated
In the fourth set, the Scotsman took a seemingly reassuring 2-0 lead. In the third stage, however, he gave away darts so Chisnall could cut short. Anderson also had chances in the fourth leg, but “Chizzy” was also nervous and lost the set – 1: 3 from his point of view.
Motivated by a 124 finish in the third leg, the world number eight took the fifth set and shortened it.
He then followed his fourth target and put pressure on Anderson. The passage entered the decider again. Anderson narrowly missed taking a look at a 124. Chisnall again dropped a 104 and was rejected twice. His Scottish opponent gave thanks and walked away 4: 2 in sets.
Anderson and Price with background
Chisnall, on the other hand, made it 2-0 relatively quickly in the seventh set and came close to winning the set when Anderson checked out a 116 on the board. As the 50-year-old continued to show weaknesses in doubles, Chisnall shortened again.
With the equalization, it was again nothing for Chisnall. Anderson won the first two stages, but then had big trouble getting out of the box again. But Chisnall also discarded one dart after another, and Anderson made it a fixed 5: 3.
Then the veteran closed the bag for good. With a clear 3-0 and a hit in the double 6, he took fifth place in the World Cup final.
There he is now attacking Gerwyn Price for his third title. Both have history, at the 2018 Grand Slam of Darts in Wolverhampton a psychopathic duel was delivered. During the game there were hits and misses, followed by other poisonous arrows.
Anderson refused to shake his opponent’s hand at the time, and in the winner’s interview Price mocked him. “I knew Gary Anderson was going to collapse under the pressure. And that’s what happened,” he said. “Bad luck for him. He always complains, but he should focus on his own game.”
When asked again about the clash, Anderson said: “I think I have to play better against Gerwyn, but I’ll play my darts and he’ll play his. I’ll shut up and he’s going to be loud and we’ll see how it goes.” . “
Price and flags with a record match
Price had previously reached the final for the first time in his career in a World Cup match with a record number of high results.
The Welshman beat Stephen Bunting (England) 6: 4 in a record semi-final at the 2021 Darts World Cup despite being 3-1 down.
Both players managed to finish over 100 in a total of 13 times – the previous record at the PDC World Championship at London’s Ally Pally was 11.
Price in the first sentence with a strong average
Bunting put an exclamation point right at the beginning and got the first break with a Shanghai finish (120). Price didn’t let the failed start bother him and struck back with two legs in a row.
In the fourth tranche, Bunting achieved another high finish and passed 117. In the deciding match, however, the loser scored too badly to put Price in danger, who then took the first set. His average of three darts at this point was over 105 (all game stats)
The “Iceman” also had the upper hand early in the second round and took the first two stages, including a finish of 140. Bunting responded, served his second service and recovered. This time, “The Bullet” also won the decisive leg to balance the set.
Bunting with an exceptional pay rate
Bunting in particular had now tasted blood. After both players got through their throws, the Englishman launched himself into breaking with twelve darts. Price responded immediately, but again it was Bunting who was there in the decider.
Up to this point the number 26 in the world shone. With a crazy payout rate of 80 percent, eight out of ten arrows found their target.
A similar image emerged in the fourth sentence. Bunting left with a 136 to make it 1-0, Price responded with a 137 to equalize. The next two stages went to Bunting, Price getting into trouble despite a four-point better average, because his opponent continued to show brilliant double odds.
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Price: Double 10 as a safe bet
It wasn’t until the fifth set that Bunting showed weaknesses in the doubles, allowing Price to take the lead. Later, both did not show their best darts, especially Bunting wasted some chances, so Price was able to reduce it to 2: 3. For the first time he really shouted his joy at the important victory.
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However, the former rugby player came under pressure in the sixth round, but that seemed to inspire him. He started with two wins in a row and closed the set after Buntings 1: 2 in the fourth section. And of all things with a double-10 shot, which had given him big problems in the quarter-final win over Daryl Gurney.
But on Saturday, the field on the right side of the board became Price’s favorite destination. The 2-0 goal after legs was the ninth on the ninth attempt. The seemingly wobbly pennant returned to halftime with a 148 shot and then delivered its kickoff.
Price impressed
And it got worse for Price. The 35-year-old missed two darts, and “The Bullet” hit the triple 20, the single 18 and the double 20, but still won the set and caused Price to shake his head. Both players had evoked eleven high results so far, which equaled the record in a World Cup.
The game eventually became a thriller. Price was not surprised by the bitter loss of a sentence and put up an insane win on the night. In the end, the double 10 was reliable for the tenth time: the third in the world ranking tied at 4: 4 after a set with an average of 113.08.
The price makes a record
And Price followed. With a result of 112, he made history with Bunting. Never before have there been so many finals out of 100 in a World Cup match. Then the Welshman attacked quickly to win the set – the favorites still had a round to go to reach the final.
In the 10th set, Bunting came in but missed a chance to make it 2-0. With the 13th high finish, Price reacted coldly. In the third stage, too, he had the best finish for himself because they both failed several times in the doubles. And in the fourth stage, Price achieved victory with a shot on top and reached the final as the first Welshman.
In the end there were eight high finishes, 15,180, a 47.17 percent exit rate and an average of 100.92 in his stats. And also Bunting (5 finals out of 100, 11 180, 52.94 percent and an average of 96.38) could say goodbye with his head held high. Reaching the semifinals was already the greatest success of his career.
