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Talk sport had the darts on since before 5pm tonight , interviewing the finalists , supporters , it was really interesting.
I wondered if this level of cover was planned before Luke Littler made the final?
I think Luke Humphries showed last night he is formidable . Keep going to have a bet on him ,then thinking maybe, just maybe......
Humphries to win by 2 sets or more
Cross missed a lot of doubles last night to go 2-0 up which could have easily changed the course of the game and he missed darts at crucial times in the next couple of sets. I don’t think Humphries will be so wasteful.
That's my feeling as well. I think if anyone gets an early lead of a few sets will win. Both good front runnersQuote:
Originally Posted by J R Hartley
Breath taking darts.
The scoring is just ridiculously high these days.
The first final I can remember was in 1979 when John Lowe beat Leighton Ress 5-0. Just looked it up on wiki and Lowe's average was 86. Rees averaged under 80. Admittedly the treble beds were a bit smaller due to the board's design, but the increase is amazing.
That 1dart to put Littler 5 2 up has cost him.
It did. Humphries was the better at taking his chances, not by much. Great match.Quote:
Originally Posted by ninian opinian
As has been said, the missed D2 by Littler was key.
If Littler goes 5-2 up, i believe he would have closed the game out but that, coupled with two or three big finishes from Cool Hand, seemed to knock the stuffing out of Littler.
Such a high class game and although I did feel for Littler, I think he is a cert to be world champ in future, perhaps many times.
Or it wouldn't. We will never know.Quote:
Originally Posted by MacAdder
Wayne Cockface Mardle predicted he'd be a multiple world champ as a teen. Littler suggested, after defeat, that it might be 10 years before he got the same chance.
I'm likely to believe Littler.
If you are talking about the pre-match build up then it wasn't a prediction more a statement that Littler could be world champion multiple times.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eric the Half a Bee
It was John Part who said it (pretty tongue in cheek I thought) and Mardle mentioned it just afterwards.
Of course there are no guarantees in the game but their comments are based on what they have seen of him, which is a lot more than you or I.
Littler's post-match comment (sensibly) played down the suggestion of him being back on the stage again soon.
Add modest to his admirable qualities as well as talented and confident.