Fallon Sherrock, James Wade and Jonny Clayton all bow out on opening night of the Queensland Darts Masters
Fallon Sherrock was eliminated in the first round on day one of the Queensland Darts Masters while James Wade and Jonny Clayton were also eliminated.
The queen of the palace failed to take the World Series Tour by storm this year with just one win from her last three games, and her latest attempt Down Under ended in a 6-3 loss to Australian Gordon Mathers.
Despite landing an impressive 160 checkout, she was only able to average a 73 compared to her opponent’s 79.64, and was generally well below her best.
Gerwyn Price came tantalizingly close to a match-winning nine-darter in his encounter with Damon Heta, but ultimately had to settle for 11 in a 6-5 win, averaging 98.
😩 Gerwyn Price is agonizingly close to a match-winning nine-darter against Damon Heta!pic.twitter.com/4kCf9UFzg5
— Sporting Life 🎯🔴🎾⛳️🥊🏏🏉 🏈 (@SportingLifeFC) August 12, 2022
Michael van Gerwen came back from 4-2 to defeat 20-year-old Bailey Marsh 6-5 and he needs to improve his 85 average significantly if he wants to challenge for the title.
Jonny Clayton suffered a major upset when he lost 6-2 to unheralded New Zealander Haupai Puha.
The Ferret averaged just 86 and missed 13 of his 15 darts in doubles. Puha made him pay with a much more clinical performance, with a 95.59 average and Pin almost half of his doubles.
Puha stuns CLAYTON! 🇳🇿
What a moment for Haupai Puha as he clinched the biggest win of his career with a brilliant 6-2 win over Jonny Clayton!#QueenslandDarts | First round
Next up 👉 Fallon Sherrock vs. Gordon Mathers pic.twitter.com/7EwCWBd04p— PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) August 12, 2022
Simon Whitlock wowed the home crowd with a convincing 6-2 win over James Wade, averaging a very solid 96.
WONDERFUL WHITLOCK! 🇦🇺
Another seed leaves Queensland, where Australia’s World Cup hero Simon Whitlock produces some magic darts to finish off James Wade!#QueenslandDarts | First round
Next 👉 Michael van Gerwen vs. Bailey Marsh pic.twitter.com/WH7GyVShac— PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) August 12, 2022
Top seed Dimitri Van den Bergh began his bid for a third straight World Series title with a 6-2 win over Perth-based New Zealander Koha Kokiri.
The Belgian, who triumphed in Copenhagen and Zwolle, started the tournament with an impressive 164 checkout and rolled to victory with a 93 average.
Joe Cullen defeated Dave Marland 6-0, his highlight being a bullseye finish that completed a stunning 10-dart leg.
👌 If you haven’t already done enough to make a finish after eight darts – how about leaving Bullseye for a 10-darter!
👏 Joe Cullenpic.twitter.com/Xg8rp8gCgo
— Sporting Life 🎯🔴🎾⛳️🥊🏏🏉 🏈 (@SportingLifeFC) August 12, 2022
Michael Smith delivered the performance of the day, averaging 104 points in a stunning 6-0 win over Joe Comito.
Queensland Darts Masters: schedule and results
Friday 08/12
First round (Best of 11 Legs)
Evening session (1900 local time, 1000 BST)
- Dimitri Van den Bergh 6-2 Koha Kokiri
- Joe Cullen 6-0 Dave Marland
- Jonny Clayton 2-6 Haupai Puha
- Fallon Sherrock 3-6 Gordon Mathers
- James Wade 2-6 Simon Whitlock
- Michael van Gerwen 6-5 Bailey Marsh
- Gerwyn Price 6-5 Damon Heta
- Michael Smith 6-0 Joe Comito
Saturday 08/13
Evening session (1900 local time, 1000 BST)
quarter finals
- (1) Dimitri Van den Bergh vs. Joe Cullen
- (4) Michael van Gerwen against Haupai Puha
- (2) Michael Smith vs. Gordon Mathers
- Simon Whitlock vs Gerwyn Price
semifinals
final