2009 Lakeside World Championship Day 3
Posted on January 6th, 2009
Hot shot ten Berge gunned down by The Assassin
Yorkshire’s Martin “The Assassin” gunned down Dutch hot shot Joey ten Berge 3-2 in a 36-minute thriller to ease into the second round
The 43-year-old 11th seed was forced to dig deep into his reserves and defy countless missed doubles to book a place in the last 16.
The Assassin blazed into the match hitting a maximum in the second leg and following up with a 116 checkout in the third, narrowly missing a repeat finish in the next, clinching the opening set on double 18 after Ten Berge, who had hit a brace of 180s missed double 18 twice for a 96 checkout to save the set.
Ten Berge defied four missed doubles to take the opening leg of the second set and punished Atkins in the next after he wired double tops for an eye-catching 120 finish. Two further missed doubles proved costly for the man from Leeds as the Dutch clinched the set unchallenged with a 90 checkout finished on bull.
Atkins then overcame missed doubles to fire in winning doubles to open up a 2-0 lead in the third set, hitting the outer bull for a show-stopping 167 finish. Ten Berge missed double 18 for a 116, Atkins pouncing to take double one and open up a 2-1 match lead.
Pinpoint accuracy on the double saw the young Dutch hot shot who won the 2001 Europe Youth Cup race into a 2-0 lead in the fourth set but then faltered as he missed eight doubles before scrambling home on double one to take the match into a deciding fifth set.
Atkins, throwing first, missed four doubles before hitting double 10 to open up the fifth set after Ten Berge missed a blockbusting 118 checkout.
The Dutch painter missed further doubles in the second as Atkins stroked home double 16 after hitting his second 180 of the match to take command of the set.
The Yorkshireman led the race to the double and this time hit the match-winning double 16 with his first dart.
Atkins said: “That was great match. We have never played each other before but he Joey is a fantastic darts player and we know each other well.
“The final set should have gone one apiece, he let me in and then I took my biggest breath ever before throwing the winning double.
“It was all about holding my nerve but I have learned a lot from that game,” said Atkins.
Wolfie defies double howlers to topple Chisnall
England skipper and third seed Martin Adams survived a 63-minute tiebreak showdown to topple Dave Chisnall 3-2.
Adams, world champion in 2007, who has figured in some of the tournament’s best games in recent years had to overcome countless missed doubles and a brave debut performance from Cheza to ease into the second round.
Chisnall stole a psychological advantage right from the off after Adams who was coasting missed four doubles, gifting the St Helens man double tops. But Wolfie swept back to take the set 3-1, hitting double 16 on each occasion with his first dart.
Adams hit a brace of 140s but a superb 177 from Chisnall pressurised the double shot from Adams who missed double 16 and double eight, the Lancashireman hitting double four with a single dart to take the opening leg of the second set.
Cheza miscounted in the second and Adams pounced to coolly hit double one and level the set. Both players missed doubles in the next before Chisnall hit double four to lead the set for a second time. He motored down to the double in the next after hitting his second 180 but had to overcome double trouble before levelling the match on double four – his sixth dart for a double.
Adams’ third 180 steered him to the third set – with the throwing advantage – unchallenged as he was again forced to overcome missed doubles. Defiant Chisnall raced through the fourth set 3-0, hitting a maximum in each leg as he overwhelmed desperate Adams.
Adams missed double 16 again in the first leg of the deciding set, Chisnall wiring bull for a mammoth 83 checkout before nervous Adams hit double eight after missing double 16. In the next further misses let in Chisnall on double five to level.
Defying further missed doubles, Adams sneaked the third leg on double 10 but a further 180 steered Chisnall to the next to take the match into a tiebreak, Wolfie defending his throw to move 3-2 in front in the set only to see Cheza level.
Chisnall missed an agonising five darts to steal the lead, Adams hitting double tops with third attempt at double 20 to edge 4-3 ahead.
The St Helens man hit his eighth 180 in the next leg but Adams countered with a maximum which steered him to the double and this time after missing countless doubles Adams clinched victory on double 12 – with his first dart.
Afterwards a profusely sweating Adams admitted: “Tops was awful to me – it was quite wicked. I could not have bought the double tonight. That was a hard game but will give me confidence for the next round.
“Dave is a good player who took the Isle of Man Open in the spring and has had a good inter counties season. I got what I expected a hard game,” said Adams.
Ross “The Boss” bullies Phillips into submission
Super Scot Ross Montgomery fought off a strong challenge from veteran Welsh ace Martin Phillips to win through to the last 16 3-1.
The 46-year-old from Glasgow nicknamed “The Boss” bullied his way to victory against the experienced left-hander from Dolgellau.
“I expected a tough game from Martin because he is that kind of player, steady and deliberate and he never gives up, he is relentless.
“And the first round is always difficult, there is a lot of tension, so I will look forward to my next game, when hopefully there will not be as much pressure,” said the Scot who has reached the second round for the first time.
Tenth seed Ross stormed into the match taking the opening set 3-0, including 116 and 120 checkouts.
The next went the full distance, Ross taking the third leg in 14 darts, power-scoring from Phillips steering him to the set on double one.
Phillips the most capped international from the home nations with more than 90 appearances from the Principality hit three tons in the opening leg of the third set but 180 and 140 scores from “The Boss” proved a telling factor as he took the first of three straight legs including the tournament’s highest finish of 156 in the second leg.
Montgomery annexed the opening leg of the fourth set and then he punished the Welsh left-hander for missing double tops and double 10 to move 2-0 ahead on double five.
Phillips’ first maximum steered him to the leg after the Scot missed double 12 for a spectacular 101 match-winning checkout.
But the comeback was short-lived and Ross’ third 180 of the match and two tons gave him the advantage as Phillips big scoring deserted him, The Boss hitting double 16 with his 13th dart of the leg to book his place in the last 16.
New kid on the block Gurney tames “The Cougar”
Garry Thompson became the latest seed to crash, swept aside 3-1 by “new kid on the block” 22-year-old Daryl Gurney from Northern Ireland.
The man from the emerald isle displayed maturity above his years to topple the 43-year-old West Yorkshire 14th seed in 34 minutes.
Gurney’s prize is a showpiece second round clash with third seed and former world champion Martin Adams.
The Irish player who was encouraged to take up the sport by his father produced a clinical performance to tame the man nicknamed “The Cougar.”
Thompson made a confident start to the game, taking the opening leg against the throw but the talented 22-year-old player from Derry swept back finishing on double 18 after firing out a maximum. He then added the following two legs to take a surprise 1-0 match lead.
The opening leg of the second set went against the throw as the player from the Emerald Isle hit double 18, the advantage negated by the 14th seed, who held his throw in the third, blasting in a maximum and take the set on double 20.
The legs went with the throw in the third set of the fast-flowing match, motor racing fan Gurney driving his dart into double four for 2-1 set lead.
Spurred on by his younger sister in the audience, Gurney turned the screw to take a 2-0 lead in the fourth set – against the advantage.
Gurney missed two attempts for double 16 for victory but Thompson fluffed a match-saving double tops, as the exciting newcomer to world darts nailed his place in the last 16 with double eight.
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