Gerwyn Value demolished Luke Littler 8-1 to win the Australian Darts Masters as he claimed a second World Collection title of the 12 months and denied his teenage opponent a 3rd.
Welshman Value averaged simply shy of 100 in Wollongong and reeled off 5 legs in a row in the beginning of the ultimate earlier than Littler secured his first and solely leg of the match.
Value’s victory follows his success on the Nordic Masters in June, with Littler foiled in his bid so as to add the Australian trophy to the silverware he picked up in Bahrain in January and Poland earlier this summer time.
Each gamers had come via final-leg shootouts within the semi-finals, with Value pipping Peter Wright 7-6 after his opponent squandered darts for a 4-0 lead.
Littler defeated Dimitri Van den Bergh by the identical scoreline in a high-quality encounter, one through which the Nuke drew degree at 5-5 with a checkout of 146.
Value, Littler, Wright and Van den Bergh shall be in motion on the New Zealand Darts Masters subsequent week (August 16 and 17), as will Damon Heta, Luke Humphries, Rob Cross and Michael Smith.
Littler missed out on a 3rd World Collection title of 2024
Eight Oceanic representatives will full the 16-strong subject together with New Zealand’s Haupai Puha – who pushed Cross all the best way within the opening spherical of the Australian Darts Masters – and 2010 PDC World Championship runner-up Simon Whitlock, of Australia.
Day two of the Australian Darts Masters started with the quarter-finals as Littler noticed off Smith 6-4, Van den Bergh dumped out world No 1 and reigning world champion Humphries 6-2, Wright defeated Cross 6-4 and Value conquered residence favorite Heta 6-4.
Australian Darts Masters – Saturday’s outcomes
Last
Gerwyn Value 8-1 Luke Littler
Semi-finals
Luke Littler 7-6 Dimitri Van den Bergh
Gerwyn Value 7-6 Peter Wright
Quarter-finals
Luke Littler 6-4 Michael Smith
Dimitri Van den Bergh 6-2 Luke Humphries
Peter Wright 6-4 Rob Cross
Gerwyn Value 6-4 Damon Heta
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