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A dart legend at 180!
On Monday night several matches for the round of 16 were on the Darts World Cup program at London’s Ally Pally (Darts World Cup 2021 LIVE on TV on SPORT1, on LIVESTREAM and LIVETICKER).
However, the sporting aspects took a back seat as two-time world champion Gary Anderson violently dealt his opponent Mensur Suljovic.
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Scotsman Anderson was so upset by his Austrian rival that after his success he even skipped the mandatory winner interview, only letting poison arrows fly some time later.
What happened? Before the first arrow could be released, Anderson was in a bad mood. After his walk, Suljovic did not stand at the table assigned to him, but at the table intended for his opponent. An absurdity that made Anderson feel disturbed in his concentration.
Anderson was disturbed
“Before the game, we were told which tables we were at and we ended up at the wrong table during the game. Mensur went to the wrong table. I had to bite the bullet and deal with that. To the table where you are actually, but this guy it’s on the road. My head couldn’t take it, I lost focus after the first sentence, “he later said into the microphone. Sky sports.
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What followed only annoyed the Scots further. Suljovic, always known as a slow player, took his time from the beginning. And not only when shooting the arrows, but also on the way to the eighth.
Suljovic took a long time
If Anderson was already drawing his arrows from the board, The Gentle was often still at the table, drinking water or busy with his arrows. A fact that irritated his opponent to the point of blood. Time and time again, the 2015 and 2016 champion rolled his eyes and shook his head.
“Absolutely horrible. A joke from a game. Everyone asks me why I’m moving further and further away from the darts. That’s one of the reasons. I just want to throw my darts. When your opponent is better than you and gives you a massage “Okay, but that’s a lot of rubbish. In the end I won, but if the darts come out like this, I’m going. Then I prefer to play golf or something like that. I will not go through that again,” the Scotsman enraged.
Above all, the fact that Suljovic showed in the middle that he can also play faster, the Flying Scotsman felt as a provocation. “Did you see the last sentence? Or the third? Was it slow? No! I just want to play darts. 90 per cent of the audience probably logged out and watched Corrie (British soap opera, editor’s note) of all. ways done. “
Double weakness with Anderson
Due to annoyance at his opponent’s appearance, Anderson himself also did not present his best darts. He was only allowed to enter the round of 16 after a difficult game and win the deciding set. In the end, the score was 4: 3.
His double weakness in particular upset the two-time world champion. He made just 14 of 47 start attempts on a double field, a rate of 29.79 percent. His opponent Suljovic had a better rate of 34.21 percent converted checkouts, but couldn’t put the accent on the crucial moment.
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Right at the start of the game a close match became apparent. Even the first sentence had to end in the decision leg, in favor of Gary Anderson. Then it came and went. First Suljovic won a set, then Anderson again.
However, the Flying Scotsman then fell into a hole. Sets four and five were clear with 3-0 each for Suljovic, everything seemed that “The Gentle” would advance. But then Anderson uploaded it. He turned the game in sovereign fashion and secured the next two sets to victory. (Darts – the most important terms)
Price celebrates victory over Dolan
Gerwyn Price was also able to celebrate a success. The Iceman beat Brendan Dolan 4: 3 and is now in the round of 16. Price had to fight more than he would have liked, however.
Also in this game it was clear from the beginning that it would be a close game. The first sentence had to end in the decision leg, in favor of the Favorite Price.
As a result, a swing developed: Dolan confidently won one set and the next, the Iceman shone again. Meanwhile, both players were able to confidently decide the sets 3-0 for themselves. In the end, some pending payments gave Price the victory. He got a finish of 170 and 138, and Price pitched the 180 nine times.
Values that Dolan couldn’t follow.
