The crowd erupts and a commentator loses his voice as two of the biggest stars in darts put on a stunning performance at the world championship final.
Darts has become a fascinating TV sport — target practice with tiny projectiles shown on a big screen in arenas for excitable crowds, fuelled by beer and fun.
Darts tournaments look a little like boxing title fights, with players entering to rock music while surrounded by security guards. Nine-dart finishes are reasonably rare in televised tournaments, so they still receive a huge reception in the hall from the thousands of fans in attendance.Overnight, however, in the biggest game on the darting calendar, the crowd, the commentators were stunned as not one but both players were "on" for a nine-darter.
Commentator Wayne Mardle — who had played in three world title finals himself in his playing days — was losing it along with the crowd. Finally Smith's third throw landed in the middle of the bed for double 12 — and all hell broke loose. Mardle was so overcome that he lost his voice and had to be subbed out for Canadian three-time world champion John Part in the commentary box for the rest of the match.From there the rest of the match was still a stirring contest, as Smith levelled the match at 1-1, then took the third before van Gerwen charged back to lead 3-2.Smith would not go away, and he won four sets on the spin to lead 6-3, one set away from victory.
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