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Dart games are often decided in the head. Gary Anderson nearly lost his third-round match against Mensur Suljovic because he was too upset about his opponent’s slow play. Thanks to an increase in performance, “The Flying Scotsman” won 4: 3 at Alexandra Palace in London in the end.
Suljovic allowed himself a lot of time early on, not just between individual pitches, but on the way to the throwing line. When Anderson pulled his darts off the board, the Austrian was often still at the players’ table, drinking some water or playing with his arrows. Anderson was visibly upset about his opponent’s “time play”. The 2015 and 2016 world champions struggled, rolled their eyes, shook their heads and played poorly.
But since Suljovic was also not good at first, the game was exciting from the beginning, but not first-class at first. In the first three sets, they both missed many opportunities in the double fields, with a 2-1 lead, Anderson entered the fourth set.
Suljovic picked up the pace in the fourth round and immediately improved. Sets four and five went to world number 20. When the score was 2: 3, Anderson found his game and won the sixth set 3: 0.
Suljovic then slowed down again in the decision-making round, but Anderson did not let himself be irritated this time around and also won this set 3-0 to victory. Anderson then skipped the mandatory winner interview. Sky Sports television station announced that Anderson needs time to calm down.
Other results:
José de Sousa – Mervyn King 0: 4
Dirk van Duijvenbode – Adam Hunt 4: 0
Nathan Aspinall – Vincent van der Voort 2: 4
Gerwyn Price – Brendan Dolan 4: 3
Glen Durrant – Danny Baggish 4: 2
