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D.Labanauskas, who is ranked 46th in the 44-year-old PDC ranking, started the match solidly and won the first leg. In the second, our team scored a maximum of 180 points for the first time. Kina won the third leg and tried to restore the intrigue, but in the fourth the Lithuanian left no chance for his opponent again and “closed” on the first arrow and went ahead – 1: 0.
With the same result, the Lithuanian won the second set 3-1.
Chengan started the third set with a series of 180 points, but Lucky D responded with the same powerful combination and eventually won the stage 3-0 and the same victory with a “dry” score of 3: 0.
In a three-arrow approach, the Lithuanian market av. 96.07 points, his opponent – only 79.57. D.Labanauskas scored a maximum of 180 points three times, the cinema – two.
Lithuania’s closing rate is 50% (18/9), L. Chengano’s is also 50% (2/4).
Australian Simon Whitlock (PDC-18) awaits D. Labanauskas in the second stage. The Lithuanian has played with him three times and won two.
Lucky D will play the second round match on Tuesday.
“It just came to our attention then. The head seems to work very well, but before I took things in, I found myself shaking my hands a bit. Drinking water, too. Still, it was good that I was psychologically prepared and calm. When I managed to win the first set started by the opponent when I started the game, I calmed down completely. I started to play my game, I had full control over the situation, when I had a chance to lose, I lost when I had to hit, I hit. It feels great and I’m very happy with the fight. ” 15 minutes after the first fight, D. Labanauskas spoke.
– Your average in the first game is 96.07 points. Are you satisfied? – we asked Lucky D.
– Much. If it weren’t for a few double years, it would be high at all. As in the first fight, this average is very good. The percentage of closures (50) is also very high. I myself calculate that more than 33 percent. “Close” is already good.
Photo by Scanpix / Darius Labanauskas and Liu Chengan
– Did the opponent wonder if it was much more important to focus on his game?
– I didn’t know anything about Liu Chengan before the duel. For one thing, this makes it easier. Asian players, on the other hand, are always very dangerous because we don’t see them often. During the warm-up, I took a look at his shot – I can tell he shot very well, all arrows landed on or very close to the triple box.
I was a little disappointed in myself before the match started when we shot as close to the center as possible. I fired the arrow a bit late and didn’t get much hit, the opponent scored 25. That meant the cinema had six more arrows in the first set, so it forced me to focus. Still I managed to beat the opponent, and then I was already playing according to the situation.
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