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Now we are all together: wuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuunayyyytee
Tonight, Rasbrae will have his last dance as he referees his final World Championship final 🎤
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Apparently Russ Bray was once an extra EastEnders guy, drinking Queen Victoria beer behind an unhappy Phil Mitchell.If anyone can find a video of this amazing event please Send it in.
“I don’t think I’m this excited About a darts match since Taylor Priestley ’96,” wrote Gregory Phillips. “Maybe Barney and Phil in ’07. If this game works like those games did, we’re in for a treat.”
The last player to win a world title on his debut was Rob Cross in 2018. But the most famous (at least until 10pm tonight) is probably Keith Deller in 1983. You can read all about his fairy tale here.
The combined age of both players is 44 years, making it the youngest finalist in PDC history. I don’t know what the moral of the story is, other than Luke Littler is a multi-generational talent, but it adds another element to tonight’s game.
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Preface
So, whose fate is this? Luke Littler and Luke Humphries will both become world champions tonight at Alexandra Palace. Alas, social convention dictates that – at least until this time next year – only one of them can join the pantheon.
Either outcome will be good for the soul. Little’s victory, [insert age], will conclude the greatest story in darts history, an exciting fairy tale that seemed impossible until just a few days ago. A victory for Humphries, who nearly quit the sport six years ago due to anxiety attacks, would complete a classic and inspiring character arc.
It is quite difficult to separate them. Humphries had a decisive win on the surname Scrabble score, but otherwise it was close. Humphries has been the best player in the world over the past few months; Littler has been the best over the past few weeks. During the World Championships, both of them hit fifty 180s. Littler’s average score was slightly higher at 101.82, while Humphries’ average score was 99.33, and his route to the final was smoother. But Humphries has dodged a few arrows against Riccardo Pietrecko and Joe Cullen and has looked nearly unbeatable over the past two rounds. almost.
Last night, after Littler’s shock elimination of Rob Cross, Humphries whitewashed Scott Williams with the highest average of the tournament so far, 108.74. With this, he became world number one for the first time in his career.
Everything points to it being a classic. Except for everything in the past. Variations such as rhythm, momentum, doubles, etc. that make the sport of darts uniquely fascinating can also lead to unwelcome anti-climaxes. The last truly great PDC final was probably Phil Taylor versus Gary Anderson nine years ago. Since then, at least two finals have looked certain to be epic: Anderson vs. Michael van Gerwen in 2017, and Van Gerwen vs. Michael Smith a year ago. Both started out great but ended up being one-sided.
We need games like this to become true classics.What are we able What is being said is that if both play like they did last night, it will be a rare Old Barn burner.
The first dart in this best-of-13 match should be at 8:15pm. Both of these people are very strong. May the best Luke win.
Come on, we can’t exactly say “may the best win.” He is 16 years old!
