REVENGE OR REPEAT? | Finals Day Highlights | 2024 TOTO Dutch Darts Masters

Summary

The transcript captures an intense darts competition, with players displaying remarkable skill and strategic plays. Highlighting moments of high tension and precision, the narrative follows a series of gripping matches where players, including Luke ller and Michael vanwin, strive for victory. With a mix of missed opportunities and triumphant finishes, the script emphasizes the unpredictable nature of the game, showcasing the emotional highs and lows experienced by the players. The detailed commentary adds depth to the action, illustrating the strategic thinking and physical prowess needed to excel in this high-stakes darts tournament.

Takeaways

• 😲 Luke Littler and Luke Humphries battle in a seesaw match, trading legs before Littler wins 4-2
• 🎯 Littler hits 4 maximum 180 scores and averages over 106, but still loses the final to Michael Van Gerwen
• 🏆 Van Gerwen lifts the title on home soil in the Netherlands, beating Littler 8-6 in the final
• 🔥 Littler misses a dart at bullseye to take the final to a decider 9th leg
• 🎱 Raymond van Barneveld beats Rob Cross in a close match, surviving 3 match darts
• 📈 Van Barneveld averages 93+ against Cross and Van Gerwen in event
• ⛔ Danny Noppert fights back from 5-0 down before losing 6-3 to Dirk van Duijvenbode
• 🏹 Mighty Michael van Gerwen deals with everything Littler throws at him to claim title
• 😅 Gerwyn Price misses chances early on before losing semi-final to Littler
• 🎯 Van Gerwen hits 11-dart leg to break Littler's throw at a crucial time

Q & A

What sport is being commentated on in the transcript?

The transcript is of a darts commentary.

Who are the two main competitors featured in the commentary?

The main competitors are Luke Humphries and Luke Lennon.

What event is being competed in?

The competitors are playing in the World Series Finals.

Where is the event taking place?

The event is taking place in Den Bosch, Netherlands.

What is notable about Luke Lennon's darts?

Luke Lennon uses very long darts, which can often lead to deflections.

How does the format of the match work?

The match is played in legs, first to 8 legs wins the match. There is a break after 7 legs.

Who ended up winning the match?

Luke Lennon won the match 8-4 to capture back-to-back World Series Finals.

What was Luke Humphries' strategy during the match?

Luke Humphries tried to use the bullseye a lot in the early legs of the match.

How did Luke Lennon perform overall in the match?

Luke Lennon started strong, faded in the middle, but regained form to close out the match.

What made this a challenging match for both competitors?

It was a close match throughout, with both players exchanging leads and momentum shifts.

Outlines

00:00

😊 Luke Humphries takes the opening leg against Luke Lennon

05:01

😲 Back and forth tussle between the two Lukes

10:03

🔥 Red hot finishing from Raymond van Barneveld

15:06

😮 Incredible comeback from Raymond van Barneveld

20:07

👏 Danny Noppert fights back against Dirk van Duijvenbode

25:07

🎯 Gerwyn Price misses darts as Luke Lennon wins back to back finals

Keywords

💡Double

In darts, 'double' refers to hitting a segment on the dartboard that doubles the score of that section. In the context of this video, players often aim for doubles to finish a game, as the final dart in a leg must land in a double segment. For example, phrases like 'double 16' and 'double 10' indicate attempts to hit these specific segments to secure a win.

💡180

'180' is the highest score possible with three darts in the game of darts, achieved by landing all three darts in the triple 20 segment. The script mentions '180' several times, highlighting moments of high skill and accuracy, as players achieve the maximum score during their turns.

💡Bullseye

The 'bullseye' is the center of a dartboard, scoring 50 points. It's a critical and high-value target in darts. In the video, players are noted to 'incorporate the bullseye', 'hit the bullseye', or miss it, indicating its strategic importance in scoring and finishing legs.

💡Checkout

'Checkout' in darts refers to the final throw or combination of throws that reduces a player's score to exactly zero, thus winning the leg. The script mentions various checkout scenarios, like '167', '170', or '141', indicating the remaining points a player needs to check out.

💡Treble

In darts, 'treble' refers to the thin outer ring on the dartboard that triples the score of the hit segment. It's crucial for achieving high scores. The script frequently mentions 'treble 20' or 'treble 18', showing players' attempts to maximize their scores with these high-value targets.

💡Break of throw

'Break of throw' in darts occurs when a player wins a leg that their opponent started. It's a significant event as it can shift the momentum of the match. In the script, phrases like 'breaker throw' indicate key moments where players gain an advantage by winning the leg their opponent started.

💡Match darts

'Match darts' refers to darts that, if successful, would win the match. In the video script, phrases like 'missed three match darts' indicate crucial moments where a player had the opportunity to win the match but failed to score the necessary points.

💡World champion

The term 'world champion' in the script signifies the highest achiever in the world of professional darts, having won a world championship. The reference to a player as the 'world champion' highlights their skill level and prestige in the sport.

💡Deflections

In darts, 'deflections' occur when a thrown dart bounces off another dart already in the board, potentially altering its intended course. The script mentions that certain players are 'prone to quite a few deflections', indicating a challenge they face in their throwing style or dart equipment.

💡Premier League

The 'Premier League' in darts is a significant professional tour, featuring top-ranked players. The script's reference to 'the 2024 Premier League' indicates the high level of the competition being described, with players competing in a prestigious event.

Highlights

Luke Humphries takes an early lead but Luke Littler fights back to tie it up

Littler struggles with deflections from his long darts

Humphries misses double 12 to go up 3-0, allowing Littler to get back into the match

Littler levels the match at 4-4 after trailing early on

Littler misses multiple match darts, allowing Humphries to stay alive

Humphries wins back-to-back World Series Finals

Van Gerwen and Van Barneveld face off in repeat of last week's final

Van Barneveld storms back from 5-0 down to threaten upset

Van Gerwen holds off Van Barneveld's comeback to win 6-4

Van Gerwen takes early lead but Littler's scoring keeps him in it

Van Gerwen hits an 11-darter to break throw and lead 6-4

Littler misses the bullseye to take the match to a decider

Van Gerwen resists Littler's power scoring to claim the title

Littler loses despite a 106+ average as Van Gerwen stands up to him

Van Gerwen lifts the title in front of the home crowd

Transcripts

ller leaves the

170 43 and humph is nowhere L surely

will go for it if he has the chance oh

what a what a d how has he not followed

it

65 well after the first start that

was that was a shocker for ller but he's

left 105 once more 98 luk you acquire

105

chops tops

again G on the second leg first you

don't succeed try try again 2 N Luke

ller bit more of the shoulder in the

last throw I think the other thing is

just just worth mentioning with with the

the Luke ller

darts the barrels and the points

especially are so long he is he is prone

to to quite a few deflections

which we've

seen a chance here for Luke humph after

going two

down

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123 good adjustment from Cool

Hand does he incorporate the bullseye do

loves using the bullseye lot little has

used it very early on in legs all about

the approach play but this is

perfect it was is that a hindrance

no it isn't it's expertly used by Luke H

the world champion makes it three legs

on the spin Two Against The Dot ller

needs two travels now it's not going to

happen 59 and to be honest require 167

ller after a brightish start has faded a

little here lost his way hasn't

he

59 well needs the lot

here did he get the lot

oh look at the SN as well he's annoyed

ller double 16 G on the beautifully

done on the spin for the world

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champion that's have one each

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lovely to

watch he keeps on going he keeps on

going luk L goes back to back 180s humph

cannot keep the pattern up and he cannot

stop Luke ller from having a look at the

perfect leg he did it in Bahrain can he

do it in

denos

a a great reaction from The Young B but

I 17 the the the points the long

points well now you see them no you

don't oh that just puts this leg in

doubt doesn't it Luke you require 12 two

dos coming out the board a score of only

17 this is

tricky trible 18 does not get it humph

has a chance 56

121 trouble

17 does not get the dart at the bullseye

for a 52 lead but even now Luke little

may only get one dart at Double yeah

still some work to do that's a good

one theeven back in business three still

Advantage conf with that that break of

throw

93 you can see how important that last

one is because it leaves a finish but

little clench Fist from ller showing

quite a bit more emotion isn't he in

this game L require 170 bit of a

reaction but he's he's in the box seat

here go on

then he'll get booed he won't care he

agrees with him he wanted to go for it

but the situation of the game he felt he

had to lay up experienced head on young

shoulders he did the right thing crucial

moment G and he takes it out levels the

game breaks the throw and Luke ller who

faded in the middle part of the

match real seesaw battle

this 140

all be repeated on Thursday night in

Cardiff on the opening

night the 2024 Premier

League for all 27 points each it could

not be

closer and a big visit here from Luke

the nuke

71 leaves him on 18 a 171 to go with his

four maximums 57 just made it look

easier

easy

effortless wow 16 for double 10 fair

enough so confident is he on that

particular double he sacrifices a dart

at the outer ring potentially the 170

here well ller W his first round match

with the 150 out against van D Bower as

he got another big check out Luke the

nuke misses the Bullseye L requ match D

missed by Luke ller Humphrey's to save

himself he'll only get one Dart the

target is tops and the target is missed

and ller might just get his revenge

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here double

10 15 two on the wire L require 20 he

wired the ball he's missed three match

DS and we do go to a

count 11th and luk L to throw it was

destined to go the distance the door a

jar for the world

champion

100 it's a nightmare visit after the

first start his eyes would have lit up

he was thinking 180 it had to be 140

it's only a

ton 93 that last start in the trouble

for Luke ller could be inv

valuable as

precious as precious can

be 99 luk so he's already missed three

for the

match ball again no problem this time

L the story

continues you can pretty much say that

about both right

now right on

Q 100 140 go and you require

170 know what he

needs 14 k the

wire gave it a

nudge well this would hurt price cuz

he's have darts to win every

leg from dir Nails a 106 G price will

feel he possibly should be three nil in

front

140 spot B again

here so Kevin dir

63 Kevin you replied to Price's 18 180

with a 180

140 he's going to get a dart here you

would think it tops for

3-1 it's not straightforward has to go

the other side this time to get a clean

line in 60 you require 65 pricey has to

get

this oh typical when he wanted that for

the 170

absolutely

well recovered well go price but we

talking about his Mis darts at Double

dirt with the dart at top to go 3-1

up so far

81 had backto back breaks of throw both

completed in 15

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darts 180 Kevin you acquire again much

needed but D is going to get a shot at

tops

again 100 exactly the same

sp6 yeah that second art was just a

little bit too

high double

seven

game that's a great leg that's a great

recovery 180 followed by 86 finish on

double seven It's s very unpriced like

isn't it four out of 16 on the

doubles to the that's a superb

match well it is on the back of the

disappointment of not leading

52 shows that mentally he's in a good

place he may have double trouble but no

problems on the

scoring 180 180 100 go you require 141 I

wonder there's

one oh we need double

127 I thought it was going in I think we

all thought it pride thought it the

crowd thought it that was a

fantastic treble 19 with the first when

you

24 once the trouble 20 landed I

was almost

convinced but more importantly he wins

the leg

and

100

he was going to do well to to find a

trouble 20 that was an absolute blocker

bang in the

middle now the leg the last one was 12

it could have been a nine

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136 this one could be a 13 D to win

itun in

20 go when you require

14 toss for the win game with PR may not

have been a fluent best when it came to

the scoring but

618s he missed Double 12 for at

after what Rob cross did in that game

was let Barney into it and once you do

that if you can get on top of any play

you can make them feel the pressure then

even the best can crumble but Barney

just hung around enough in that game

when he was second best for so much of

it and then right at the end still had

surviv match darts but he was playing

well enough to craft an opportunity to

win it yeah and and and when Barney went

behind and the Way Cross was playing we

were aware that Raymond he lets us know

how he's feeling and he did just that

and then he got into the mode of well

it's not my night tonight and that's

when he starts to really motor this

might be his night tonight

misses double 16 for a brilliant

131 this shot is even

prettier oh misses the trouble 19 yeah

you could see the reaction 92 left handy

just in

case in

front Michael

to he was still cting the Press last

night a good two hours after

match was complete pretty much average

for Ammond isn't it probably only asked

a couple of

questions

125 coming under some pressure on his

own throw here would love a maximum to

leave

18 oh it's elegant it's

brilliant upright style that he's made

his

own and he's created

crafted the opportunity with that Max to

go back in front

3-2 little sequence of four perfect

darts from Raymond van barel and he

holds throwing in 13 again now if he can

keep on doing that in this game all of a

sudden it's nbg who is offering up a

chance against his own darts is it

another brilliant setup it could

be Raymond van

barel might be getting the upper hand

here yeah he's just starting to turn the

screw but that was a super recovery on

the cover shot he went close to

this he's going to go close

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again

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wow and not even in the '90s in the

first n it shows that all his good stuff

has been coming at the end of

legs well he managed to be beat the 98

average of cross last night with a 93

something it very similar what he's

doing here and his finishing has been

Sublime he was 105 Michael superb

against Rob cross is similarly good here

well in the tournament he's had 14 darts

at a

double 10 of them tournament number of

71.43% can he continue it vanan misses

the double 13 Barney double

18 and he's finishing he Sublime they

Michael to well the last three legs down

maybe twelves that are

needed however it's a sluggish start to

this leg from

RvB picks off one treble but

vanwin we've seen him do it so many

times bunting in mine head towards the

back end of last year when he looked to

beaten man and then found four

consecutive legs at the end of the game

playing darts from the gods yeah he's

done it so so often he looks in a world

of trouble and then like you say reels

off a a three of four leg Spirit of

absolute

Brilliance oh can he double

12 Michael vano and isn't done yet

michaelo that's one of the legs he

needs

Michael but can Michael vano stop him

getting another

shot he might just be doing it what an

effort this is

a 177 to add to the 171 and three Maxes

140 14 Bary grafting hard to get down to

one 121 and he's going to get a poke at

it he's going to get ultimately two

darts to leave a dart at the ball either

a trouble 20 or a trouble

17 trouble 17 it'll have to be he's got

it match out Raymond van baral

he could not get much

closer well it was audible how close it

was cuz it

clicked

eight

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M 15 three on the

spin in all their meetings over the

years I lovely fish sign out there but

it's not going to

be hooked on this occasion and only 58

which almost offers this leg back up to

Michael 56 wow handed back he has

powered back into this game but is he

just about to fall short is Barney going

to beat him on the World Series for the

first time

ever 7 it's a second match start

missed and there's very real doubt about

whether he gets

anymore trouble 20 trouble 18 and ball

ball what a comeback what an effort

Michael vano in his own backyard refused

to be beaten barley had the chance he

had two of them he couldn't take

him took gamble going for the NES there

it's paid off leaves him three at a

double could have gone to the ball's ey

to guarantee a single to double

shot well the Gambit pays off and Van

van is looking very good for a 2-n

lead that's unlucky back was 60 and out

for

D no finish now it's all academic a

superb 13 D breaker throw from

B it takes some doing doesn't it and

when you talk about yam van but in

particular is compatriot Barry

van8 who has overcome Dar Titans in

spectacular fashion

but it's a

blight

116 and he requires BR

pressure got to go Dan he got to get on

the board double 10 for

nth 40

J only his second and third of Dos at

Double in this match van double 16 again

pins it first start it is 4 N Tan van

not offered a great

deal oh my word it's another one on the

floor for Danny NOA

120 four bounce out two have come out

the treble 20 b two have cracked against

the wire and Fallen to the

floor 98

43

jire sometimes there's the cards you

dealt

with no F finish for kna there is for

Van spectacular

effort he wants to finish it here

doesn't he

a third 18 180 and he's on his way to a

whitewash and let's be honest no one no

one would have predicted a 6

n not finally finally find something but

is it too

late 55 then

136 poor setup play from Van

vain means at kner will feel he's got

two visits from here more than likely he

may only need the

one and all of a sudden Danny kner at

the world number seven

again oh look at this from Van

B Just the wrong side of the wire with

that final Dart would have made his next

shot a lot

easier and he will get a visit at least

one more in this

leg 96 so to win the match

9898 no D to a double from 98 the kner

here looking at 74 for three on the

spin dou

16 it is another excellent leg from

Danny kna the last three legs have been

super from KN to leave a finish van will

be hoping six starts from

203 to win the

match 100 and that was an important last

one needs to be

perfect and it's not and Van vain once

again will come to the board with a

check

out3 to win the match he has not been

able to get a match Dart as yet

to the 16s and gets it Canan van vain

for a spot in the

semi-finals he stops the fight back it

is a superb display from the 21y old

Kanan vanay holding off a comeback from

Danny kner to their

standings price again auring the thought

of of other Pros as L

finds the perfect visit at the perfect

time to leave 104 yeah but price was

saying that unlucky the old Robin H from

Price well he he changed his mind didn't

he initially looked downstairs and then

the last seconds decided to go for the

trouble bit of

Motown what a a quiet start from Luke

ller enjoyable to watch price as

well well I think we we've got so used

to seeing the players under you know

they play Under so much pressure because

that's the nature of our sport I think

it's been so refreshing certainly for us

to to watch someone burst onto the scene

and play with such freedom and

passion

59 yeah

brilliant you can never write him

off at your

peril the moment the first one went in

there was no doubt how often does he do

does he do it where you you sort of look

at the leg and you think oh this is 100

this is going one way and he8

that's a canny ability of

timing to

Perfection

86 go you acquire 18 D at Double 12 then

for

4-2 is it three

all was a great

guide got to go g on the six

leg can't even begin to tell you how

good that D was in

the

yeah there is a different dynamic as you

as you mentioned because there's a break

after seven

legs in both the semi-finals and the

final 98

Luke first to

eight 91 going youire

70 Clips the top wire

134 leaves it handy require 76 let

letting ller know that he can't afford

not to take this

out have one Dart gam on the seven

almost bang in the middle superb from

Luke ller under real

pressure 73 the score in the semi-final

in Bahrain in L's favor he was

dominant it's my doctor's handwriting

I read

121 to

hold

ball 96 well he's been around it has 13

ller may end up at the same

Target but it's double five

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125 25 that for

53 one of the best Double 12 HS in the

world of DS pro get again there four all

and on we

go missing the double

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129 superb 718 already just never out

leg is he that's how he certainly

appears luk require looking from the

outside

double 14 107 he missed double five for

130 in the last

leg he just missed double 14 for another

big finish on The

Wire L require

14 straightforward I think game the nin

flag luk L aggressive he's had a shot at

this before in this

game he didn't mask the bullseye at all

you got to go yeah he hits a

brilliant finish earlier

on oh missed it so l l here to steal the

March no oh no would you believe it just

didn't look likely there for some

reason that was for six4 and he would

have been throwing for it this for five

all same double five same results

astonishing

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five double

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two would you believe it five Miss

Starts Now by

pressure well he went he was thinking

about three number one there wasn't he

he changed his

mind

six l requireed

two real

tension doesn't matter whether it's a a

n da or a leg one took the

title looking to win this one 74 and

reach backto back World Series

Finals price will Ru Miss

opportunities and he's had he's had them

85 as early as l two when he missed Tops

on the back of

64

eight off in style there but look where

get in price

is absolutely nowhere 41

sarcastic nod from the

Welshman luk ller makes it backto back

World Series

final needed to fill it up to leave a

finish does keep him interested in this

leg I'm amazed that

he's starting here

I'm amazed 39 that he started there

because I didn't think he was going to

go for the

ball well it means he's going to have to

burn a dart to get to a double who what

a setup shot that isan van van three big

troubles all around the board to leave

double eight that's nearly in the

double and Michael vanwin has gone for

the bullseye for the 164 it's made his

next shot harder a brilliant setup from

pan van and this could be two all with

with a breaker throw when van was

walking that leg Yeah was an amazing

three trouble visit of 162 that just put

enough pressure to force an error could

have been a lot worse had he not found

the trouble 18 recovery diet could do

with another trouble and gets one5

Michael

90 going very

aggressive and that's a problem yeah

that's a terrible play not quite sure

the the thinking of Michael this evening

that is just such the wrong

play double 12 for a 4-2 lead for ham

van double

six 69 he's been let off there

mvg

massively it's nearly in the

ultimately gets the double 10 to level

things

up you go for the ball yes it's the

smallest Target on the board but if

you're successful you get two preferred

double tops but when you hit the

25 the chances of getting a deflection

or a bounce out are massive plus J 121

you could well hit the ball because

that's what you're aiming at how about

this for van

to the 11 segment here to lead at the

break oh he's missed a big number and

again 81 wrong 100 do not chase the

treble give yourself a dart at the ball

double

top that is an 11 daa no mistake this

time for Mighty Michael vanin he leads

this

semifinal yeah is 100 is yet to hit a

Max yeah hit four of them against Danny

knut played very well scoring hasn't

been there yeah but he he he he kept

Danny just on the back foot

from the get go didn't let him get into

the game and until 5

down

wow he's on a first start double for

Michael vanan a collect his item in this

game maximum to leave a two

Darter 14 in a half as we say down the

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P if he was going to hear Max it was

after that first

start and he couldn't get it van can't

get the

140

but he does leave himself on tops for

the match can van to save himself to

prolong this semifinal and His World

Series debut that is

award too awkward for him 0 annoyingly

pins the

ball so for a spot in the final Michael

vano on home soil is in the final and we

will have a repeat of last week's barain

final it is a fabulous sized venue isn't

it absolutely perfect for this it

there's not a bad seat in the house the

way it's designed and the Dutch crowds

turning out in forcement a sellout over

both

days darts mad country of course and

these two competing for the tone gra

trophy the late tone

Graber VG back in his younger days of

course he was a fabulous

player played against tone many

times

40

vanwin first leg good since then not so

good 129 vulnerable is a word I use a

lot

nowadays still spectacular when he's

absolutely on it l saw a week

ago to the 20s big safe 20 to leave the

ball ey because he loved the LIE of that

first D didn't make use of it in the end

van Goen could end up looking at the

ball himself here trouble

20 no doesn't get a chance yeah his

board management and Counting is imp

impecable this is without question his

favorite on the third lane and that's

why luk L been mind bogglingly good

no

play as well as he did play in the world

championships and Bahrain of course he

still has more gears to go I've seen

them 4 couldn't find the bullseye there

to open up a 3-1 lead vanin for

potential 11 d double

16 no double trouble brilliantly from

Michael going to hit

back 100 I was confused there that this

is system is a little bit more advanced

it changes per Dart and got me all

confused that's the ball park in3 Luke

littler is playing very good darts and

yet vanan is standing up to him

here 140 Luke you acquire 104 he's

making life difficult for him

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that leaves

Topps that is tops for a 12 Dart ton

plus finish 11 Darter in leg seven to to

go in front at the break 58 Luke ller

not able to CRA up anything like that

and Michael vanin sitting quite pretty

in this

leg

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93 one

frustrating 180 there of course would

have left him a very handy

finish Trel

19 93 again a last D in the treble 18

rescues the visit he will get multiple

darts a lead at the

break 100 Michael require

24 and go and Trail 21 in this one and

was looking very much second best but he

does lead at the mid game break in the

averages yeah and that's not always a

decisive margin but it does give you a

very good

chance

133 sensible

play could do with filling it and

does threatened it earlier gets it now

to leave a two daughter

oh he'll get a chance it's double five

it's brilliant from Michael vano

Michael first t plus finish for mvg in

this final and he needed

it two Elite

darters taking lumps out of each

other the break of throw is very much on

ac7 what a time to get

it oh he might not get a chance

it's just short of the treble 20 this is

the opportunity for Luke

little6 yes dble

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eight 60 two darts to lead 7 six and

throw for it he'd been pushing and

pushing and pushing for that chance and

when it came he couldn't take it and

Michael vanan shuts the door and he's a

leg away from the title 14

FL in an average of more than 106 that's

in the top 10 in World Series finals

ever and he's

losing because Michael vanen is standing

up to

him he has taken everything the nuke has

got and managed to deal with it

92 the 170 Dan has to

go

96 is the most likely to take out 170 in

the world of darts right now but can he

do it right now surely he can't

no oh my word Luke ller misses the ball

to take it to a last leg deci an mvg the

title is there to be won he's out a D in

the last two legs Double 14 and

mvg

somehow resists the power from ller to

lift the title on home soil that could

have been so different that Michael Van

going he is the bossing de boss