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Underdog Justin Hood reeled disconnected a grounds 11 consecutive doubles en way to a stunning 4-0 triumph complete Josh Rock successful nan past 16 of nan PDC World Darts Championship astatine Alexandra Palace.
The 32-year-old debutant continued his stunning tally successful nan tourney and only missed his first double erstwhile he threw for nan lucifer astatine 2-0 up successful nan 4th set. He stepped backmost to return retired nan lucifer connected a 119 decorativeness successful nan pursuing leg, guaranteeing a career-best payday of astatine slightest £100,000 and taking him person to his dream of opening a Chinese restaurant.
Hood, playing his first play connected nan PDC tour, said successful his on-stage interview: “It’s not a fairytale - I cognize what I tin do and it’s bully to beryllium it up there. The only clip I had a spot of nerves was erstwhile I was throwing nan limb earlier [the past one]. I’m not utilized to this. I usually get dislike messages. This is mad.”
Hood group nan reside for nan necktie erstwhile he won nan first group pinch an 11-dart break of throw, leaving 11th seed Rock to watch connected pinch wonderment arsenic he stormed to victory, finishing pinch a 101 mean and 10 180s.
Jonny Clayton confirmed his emergence to 4th successful nan world aft hitting backmost from a group down to conclusion Sweden’s Andreas Harrysson successful their last-16 clash. Harrysson paid nan value for failing to return his chances aft starring 2-1 and besides missing 4 darts to re-establish his one-set lead astatine 3-2.
Clayton said: “There’s a batch of things connected my mind and moving to world number 4 was 1 of them. Every clip I looked up, Andreas was hitting doubles. It was tough, I didn’t play my champion and had a batch of loose darts, but that’s what unit does to you.”
Krzysztof Ratajski is besides done to nan quarter-finals aft pulling distant to conclusion Luke Woodhouse 4-2.
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This study will update later connected Tuesday
