ENGLAND END WALES DREAM AND AUSSIES BEAT REIGNING CHAMPIONS AS BIG GUNS REACH THE CASH CONVERTERS PDC WORLD CUP OF DARTS FINAL
Results Semi-Finals:
England 5-1 Wales / Netherlands 1-5 Australia
ENGLISH pair Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis scraped past Wales Richie Burnett & Mark Webster to reach the Cash Converters World Cup of Darts Finals, and are joined in the that Final by Australia’s Simon Whitlock & Paul Nicholson who took out the defending World Cup Champions the Netherlands.
Semi-Final Match Information
Australia v Netherlands
Simon Whitlock v Vincent van der Voort
0-1 – Whitlock misses six darts to take the opening leg and van der Voort steps in on double six.
1-1 – Whitlock levels by hitting double top.
2-1 – Whitlock posts double eight to break throw and lead.
3-1 – The Australian opens with scores of 140 and 180 before hitting double eight again to move a leg away from the win.
3-2 - van der Voort posts a 180 and is handed a reprieve for three misses at tops when Whitlock fails to finish 110 to allow the Dutchman back in
to win the fifth leg.
3-3 – van der Voort hits a 174 score, and when Whitlock misses the bull for victory he posts double eight to take the match to a decider.
4-3 – Whitlock is first to a double and takes out tops to give Australia the first point.
Australia 1-0 Netherlands
Paul Nicholson v Raymond van Barneveld
0-1 - Nicholson misses a dart to lead and van Barneveld steps in on double top.
0-2 - A two-dart 62 finish sees van Barneveld double his advantage.
0-3 – van Barneveld maintains his 100 average by taking out 45 on double 16.
0-4 – van Barneveld secures victory in style with a 148 checkout, finishing with a 100.20 average.
Australia 1-1 Netherlands
Simon Whitlock v Raymond van Barneveld
1-0 – van Barneveld opens with a 180 and adds a 140, but misses five darts to lead and Whitlock posts double nine to lead.
2-0 – Double ten puts Whitlock two legs up.
3-0 – Whitlock hits a 180 to leave 44, and moves a leg away from victory on double eight.
3-1 – van Barneveld keeps the game alive with double 13.
3-2 – van Barneveld finishes 87 on the bull to pull back to within a leg.
4-2 - Whitlock completes victory with double eight to put Australia ahead in the tie.
Australia 2-1 Netherlands
Paul Nicholson v Vincent van der Voort
0-1 - van der Voort punishes a missed double from Nicholson by hitting double eight to lead.
1-1 – Nicholson wins his first leg of the day on double top.
2-1 – Nicholson edges in front on double eight.
2-2 - van der Voort levels the game on double 16.
3-2 – Nicholson finishes double 16 to move back ahead.
4-2 - Nicholson opens with a 180 and scores 134 and 168 before landing double eight for a superb 11-darter to take victory.
Australia 3-1 Netherlands
Doubles: Australia v Netherlands
1-0 – Nicholson misses two darts at tops for a 100 finish, but Whitlock posts double ten to give the Australians the advantage.
2-0 – Nicholson hits the same bed to double Australia’s advantage.
3-0 – Whitlock takes out 105 to put Australia a leg away from the final.
4-0 – Whitlock now finishes 110 to put Australia into the Cash Converters World Cup of Darts final.
Final Score: Australia 5-1 Netherlands
England v Wales
Phil Taylor v Richie Burnett
0-1 – Taylor misses tops for a 109 finish, and Burnett punishes him by taking out double ten.
0-2 – Burnett hits a 180 and lands double ten again to move two legs up.
1-2 – Burnett lands another maximum but Taylor finishes 111 clinically on tops.
1-3 – Double top moves Burnett a leg away from the win.
1-4 -Taylor misses double 16 for a 106 finish, and Burnett takes out 76 to give Wales the first point with a sensational 108.93 average.
England 0-1 Wales
Adrian Lewis v Mark Webster
1-0 – Webster hits the game’s first 180 but Lewis punishes two misses from the Welshman by hitting tops.
2-0 – Lewis opens with a 180 and hits tops to double his lead.
3-0 - Lewis brilliantly scores 174, 121 and 174 before finishing double eight for an 11-darter.
4-0 – Lewis hits two 180s and seals a 13-darter with double two to complete a whitewash with with a 105.47 average.
England 1-1 Wales
Phil Taylor v Mark Webster
1-0 – Taylor opens with a 174 and finishes double 16 to take the leg.
2-0 – Taylor doubles his lead by finishing 66 with bullseye and double eight.
2-1 – Webster hits double ten to halve the deficit.
3-1 – Webster misses a dart at tops and Taylor steps in to hit double three after being handed a reprieve.
4-1 -Taylor opens with a 177 and hits two more treble 20s in a 127, before finishing 64 to secure his first Singles win of the tournament with an
11-darter.
England 2-1 Wales
Adrian Lewis v Richie Burnett
1-0 – Brilliant start as Burnett hits a 180 but misses two darts at a double and Lewis powers home a 155 checkout.
1-1 – Lewis misses five darts at a double, and Burnett hits double ten to level.
1-2 -Burnett opens with scores of 180 and 140, and when Lewis misses two darts at tops the Welshman takes out 93 on the bull to lead.
2-2 – Lewis levels the game courtesy of double 16.
3-2 – Burnett misses darts at double 16 and double 12, and Lewis makes him pay with a 111 checkout.
3-3 – Lewis fails to take his chance to seal victory, and Burnett hits double nine to send the game into a deciding leg.
4-3 - Lewis opens with a 180 and lands tops to put England in a commanding position in the tie – meaning Wales have to win the Doubles game to force a sudden-death leg.
England 3-1 Wales
Doubles: England v Wales
1-0 – Lewis gives England the opening leg on double top.
1-1 – Burnett posts a 180 and then wins the leg on double ten.
2-1 – Taylor puts England in front by finishing 111.
3-1 - Taylor htis a 180 to open the leg, and Lewis lands another maximum to set up a potential nine-darter. Taylor hits the seventh treble 20, but
misses the treble 19, although he sets up Lewis to finish double eight
for a 12-darter.
3-2 - Burnet hits a 180 but Webster misses two darts at double eight – only for Taylor to miss two match darts and allow Burnett in on double two to keep the Welsh hopes alive.
4-2 – Lewis hits tops to put England into the final.
Final Score: England 5-1 Wales
FINAL
England v Australia