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By Paul Prenderville at the Ricoh Arena
Last Updated: 11/10/20 10:54 pm
Dirk van Duijvenbode beat Simon Whitlock to continue a remarkable week to reach the World Grand Prix final on his debut.
Dirk van Duijvenbode beat Simon Whitlock to continue his fairy tale career at the World Grand Prix, where he will face Gerwyn Price in the final on Monday night.
The 28-year-old Dutchman, still working as an eggplant producer after struggling to secure his Tour card for the second time in January, put on a remarkable display on the biggest stage of his dizzying career to send Whitlock to several major finalists.
Just a couple of months after rookie Dimitri van den Bergh won the World Matchplay, Van Duijvenbode is on track to do the same after starting the tournament as a 250/1 outsider and the lowest ranked player in the world. countryside.
Standing in front of him is Price, the fittest player in world darts and the only seed left in a tournament who has had one impact after another since it began last Tuesday. The iceman won three of the last four tournaments played and beat two-time runner-up Dave Chisnall in a thrilling clash to seal his spot in Monday night’s masterpiece.
2020 World Grand Prix
| Semifinals | Simon Whitlock 1-4 Dirk van Duijvenbode |
|---|---|
| Gerwyn Price 3-4 by Dave Chisnall | |
| Final | Dirk van Duijvenbode vs. Gerwyn Price |
| best of nine sets |
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Nerveless Van Duijvenbode too good for Wizard
Dirk van duijvenbode He is still on his way to one of the most unlikely titles in darts after a convincing 4-1 win over former World Championship finalist Simon Whitlock, which made him the first rookie to reach the final of the double-start event.
2:40 Despite reaching the final of the World Grand Prix, Dirk van Duijvenbode is convinced that he will not stop working on the eggplant farm.
The Dutchman racked up 10 highs of 180 in a jittery-free display against an out-of-place Whitlock whose career ended after being added to the field as a late replacement after Adrian Lewis tested positive for coronavirus.
Van Gerwen had been remarkable in beating world number one Michael van Gerwen on Saturday night, but from the start, Van Duijvenbode was the most successful player, a combination of two darts gave him the first leg as he advanced.
Dirk van Duijvenbode is the first Dutchman outside of Michael van Gerwen or Raymond van Barneveld to reach an important PDC ranking final since Vincent van der Voort at the 2007 UK Open
0:33 John Part weighed in on Simon Whitlock’s slow play after losing to Dirk van Duijvenbode in the semifinals of the World Grand Prix.
Having missed only two darts in the double in the first match, the Titan missed three in the first leg to allow Whitlock to enter the game and perhaps showing his experience, in addition to trying to find his own game, slowing down to level. the match.
But the magician couldn’t get going and Van Duijvenbode swept the third set that started with a brilliant 10-dart leg before oozing confidence down the stretch. He lost just one more leg as he raised his average in the fourth and fifth sets to the 100 mark and continued to pepper the high-20s.
0:29 Unknown Dirk van Duijvenbode overtook Simon Whitlock to reach the World Grand Prix final
He timely wrapped up a stellar display with a graceful 12-dart leg to add Whitlock to a roster that had already included Mensur Suljovic, Van den Bergh and Gary Anderson and ensures that the biggest payday of his career continues to grow.
£ 10,000 for a race to the last 64 in the World Championship was the highest check in the Dutchman’s history, but he will claim at least £ 50,000 and still have a chance at the £ 100,000 first prize.
Iceman beats Chisnall in late-stage thriller
Before this week Gerwyn Price He had never made it past the quarterfinals at the World Grand Prix, but a thrilling 4-3 win over last year’s runner-up Dave Chisnall underscored his status as the fittest player in the game.
0:16 Gerwyn Price’s 130 checkout in the deciding set proved pivotal as he beat Dave Chisnall to reach the World Grand Prix final.
The Welshman, who can rise to second in the world rankings if he claims the title on Monday, had to delve into a gripping contest that featured seven 100+ finals, 17 180s, with both men averaging over 92 and three failing. Match darts for Chizzy, who had come back two sets down for the third game in a row.
Price won an upper-class first set that went the distance and set the tone for the match. Four of the five stages were won in 15 stages or less with the Iceman beating things off thanks to a 13-dart dart.
Having taken 22 darts to win the opening leg of the second set, Chisnall needed just 28 more to claim the next two and restore parity in the contest before moving to the lead for the first time with a finish of 130.
Price came back to lead 2-1 before a third three-figure finish of the match from Chizzy took away the third of four sets to be played in the distance, but it was the Iceman who stood his ground with a 13-dart leg for leading 3 -1 and being within a set of a place in the final.
1:19 Dave Chisnall achieved four tons in his World Grand Prix semi-final loss to Gerwyn Price
But Chisnall, who was behind by two sets against Ryan Joyce and Joe Cullen, did not finish. He averaged 101 to claim three of the next four games and a fifth set that cut the deficit in half. Chizzy scored a brilliant 104 finish to take the lead in the sixth set and when Price’s double started to miss, Chisnall tied the game.
An exciting competition still had time for its remarkable conclusion, the seventh set went the distance, but Chisnall ultimately ran out of luck. He missed three darts for the match and Price stepped in to seal the victory with a pair of doubles to finish with 56.
Darts is back Sky sports Thursday night with the exciting conclusion of the Premier League Play-Offs, while the big tournaments continue in November with the Darts World Cup and the Darts Grand Slam.
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