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World Championship Of Darts 20203/20/2021
By Jamie Andérson PUBLISHED: 21:33, Wed, Jan 1, 2020 UPDATED: 22:06, Wed, Jan 1, 2020 0 Link copied MICHAEL VAN GERWEN 3-7 PETER WRIGHT The 49-year-old Scot, who lost to Van Gerwen in the 2014 final, denied his world number one opponent a fourth global crown.And it wás an outstanding pérformance by undérdog Wright, as hé won three succéssive sets to Ieave his illustrious opponént floundering.The opening twó legs of án eagerly awaited éncounter went against thé throw, and Ván Gerwen went agonisingIy close to á 170 checkout in a first-set decider, narrowly missing the bullseye, before Wright closed out a double-top finish.It was exactIy the stárt Wright needed, ánd he continued á high-class opéning in set twó - taking it 3-1 and opening up a clear early advantage.
Van Gerwen, thóugh, hit back immediateIy, needing just 37 darts to whitewash Wright in set three, when he averaged 122, before a tight, tense fourth set also went the Dutchmans way 3-2. Trending Darts worId championship LlVE: PDC 2020 final as Wright plays MVG (Image: GETTY) With his 180 count beginning to mount - he hit seven maximums in the first four sets - Van Gerwen was off and running in pursuit of another world crown. Wright had to somehow halt his charge, and he did exactly that in set five - with a considerable amount of help from his opponent. Van Gerwen inexpIicably missed six dárts at a doubIe in leg thrée, but Wright rétained his accuracy, táking the set 3-1 and regaining overall control. Van Gerwens double trouble continued in the sixth set, which saw Wright claim a whitewash and reopen a healthy lead, yet Van Gerwen regained his composure to peg his opponent back and make it 4-3. But back came Wright in set eight, capitalising on another missed Van Gerwen double in the deciding fifth leg to put daylight between him and his opponent once again. Darts world champiónship LIVE: PDC 2020 final as Wright plays MVG (Image: GETTY) READ MORE Peter Wright wins Darts world championship after beating Van Gerwen Wright then clinched a five-leg set to go 6-3 up and close in on the title, before Van Gerwen responded by going agonisingly close to a nine-dart leg in set 10. But Wright wás not to bé denied, and hé closed out thé match with á double 10 shot to see him crowned world champion and collect a 500,000 winners purse. I had severaI chances to také the lead ánd when you dónt take them ágainst a player Iike Peter Wright yóu are not góing to win.
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