Michael van Gerwen meets Chris Dobey in the World Cup semi-finals. The Dutchman is the favorite. But Dobey should not be underestimated. The live ticker.
The fan favorite meets the big star: Chris Dobey, the previous number 15 in the world, challenges Michael van Gerwen, the three-time world champion. Both players will meet in the semi-finals of the Darts World Cup. Who can prevail?
4th set, 2nd leg – Six perfect darts from van Gerwen! The seventh, however, is only in the 20, but the arrows 8 and 9 are top again. And so “Mighty Mike” manages to break with the tenth arrow. 2:0
4th set, 1st leg – Van Gerwen now knows that Dobey has reached the semi-finals. And the Dutchman goes one step further. 1:0
3rd set, 3rd leg – Dobey has the throw, but van Gerwen is first in the finishing area. But the Dutchman unexpectedly falters at checkout. Dobey, on the other hand, checks the 108 points remaining. This is the first sentence for “Hollywood”. 0:3
3rd set, 2nd leg – Both are at 170 remaining, Dobey is first – and hits the “big fish”! Triple 20, Triple 20, Bull’s Eye! Very much from “Hollywood”, which gets the break like this. The crowd goes wild! 0:2
3rd set, 1st leg – Dobey’s throw again leads to a break chance for van Gerwen. But “MvG” surprisingly doesn’t manage 48 remaining. Dobey has the chance to prevent the break, but cannot check the 80. Van Gerwen gets another chance at double 8, but hits the wrong field – no score! Dobey does better this time and gets the leg. 0:1
2nd set, 5th leg – Dobey’s average is significantly higher in the second set. Only van Gerwen’s double quota keeps him in the game. Dobey has 40 remaining and misses three set darts. Van Gerwen has 74 remaining and checks it too. Is that annoying for “Hollywood”, who should have gotten this set. 3:2
2nd set, 4th leg – The Englishman does it better this time, gets to the finish area earlier and is also accurate there. We have the decider! 2:2
2nd set, 3rd leg – Dobey has the next break chance, but misses it. Van Gerwen checks the double 20 and has an outstanding rate here with five out of seven attempts on the double fields. 2:1
2nd set, 2nd leg – Dobey initially stays on course with a few triple fields when he throws himself, but van Gerwen stays on – and Dobey weakens! Van Gerwen gets the re-break. Very bitter for “Hollywood”. 1:1
2nd set, 1st leg – Van Gerwen has the throw-off, but is poor in scoring and hits the triple 3, among other things. Dobey, on the other hand, does it really well, plays the leg from the front and gets the break on double 16. 0:1
1st set, 4th leg – With his own throw, van Gerwen closes the bag and takes the set. With an average of 103.8, the Dutchman hardly gives his counterpart (99.6) a chance. 3:1
1st set, 3rd leg – Now Dobey is doing better, leaving van Gerwen behind with good scoring and presenting himself unerringly in the finishing area. 2:1
1st set, 2nd leg – Even with his own throw, “Mighty Mike” is immediately on fire, shows strong scoring and gives Dobey no chance. 2:0
1st set, 1st leg – What a start from Michael van Gerwen, who starts with a 180 and follows with a 140. The Dutchman remains unerring in the finishing area and gets the break. 1:0