The Darts World Cup in London continues to provide exciting matches. While the first quarter-finals were one-sided in the afternoon, there was a real thriller right at the start in the evening.
Peter Wright was relieved. The otherwise calm Scot threw his darts on the floor, clenched his fist and shouted the frustration over the boos from his soul. A few seconds earlier, “Snakebite” had won their quarter-final match at the World Cup against Callan Rydz 5: 4. The high-class match at Alexandra Palace almost went in favor of the English underdog, but Rydz lacked the nerve in the end. The 23-year-old was the last unseeded player in the tournament.
European champion Wright now meets compatriot Gary Anderson in the semifinals and has the chance to defend the prize money from his world championship title from two years ago for the world rankings. The extravagant Scot can no longer become number one in the world. That remains the former rugby professional Gerwyn Price from Wales.
In the afternoon, the Englishman James Wade (5: 0 against compatriot Mervyn King) and ex-world champion Anderson (5: 2 against Luke Humphries from England) secured the first two semi-final tickets. The two semi-finals will be played on Sunday evening (8 p.m.). The final will then take place on Monday (9 p.m.).
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