UK Darts Issue 6 - September 2013 | Page 18

Sydney Darts Masters much to do,” added Whitlock. “I’m proud to have got this far, though, and it’s been an amazing week for me and for darts in Australia. It’s a great moment for us to have such a big event here in Sydney and hopefully this is just the start of massive things for the sport in Australia.” In the second semi-final Michael van Gerwen and Adrian Lewis both produced fine displays, but it was the Dutchman who went on to seal a 10-7 victory and book his spot in the final. Van Gerwen took a narrow 3-2 lead at the first break, but by the time the pair left stage for a second time the match was level once more at 5-5. The next four legs were also shared, before the Premier League Champion raced away with the final three legs. The duo posted four 100+ checkouts between them, with Lewis landing a 100 finish and van Gerwen responding with checkouts of 121, 153 and 161. “It was a very special game and I’m so ?Y]H????H?????YX]?[H[?]?\?^YY]H?\??YY [?x?&[H?\?HX\?Y?]^H?[?\?[??\?X?X[HH?Y??X???]?Z?H M?H[? ML??]H?YY????]\??[YH???[??\\?H??H?[?[ 8?'H?ZY?[??\??[?????[?[?H?Y?H?\??][???H?[[???[?[?]?Y[?H??8?&\????^Y\??[?H[??Y?]??Y??H[?H?\?YY[?X[?H??[]?H?YX?Y ?]^[??X?[??]?^H?Z?HH L L??X??K??[????X?\?HHY[[?X?H?X??K[?[??HX]??]H?\??[Y[?Y? LK? ?]?\?Y?H[?H\?^H][??YY??\?X^[][\?[?H L??X???] ????'[^YY?[[?H?[?[[?\?\??Y??[??'B?ZX?Y[?[??\??[????'x?&[HX???][H8?'x?&[H[Y?Y 8?'H?ZYX???][H^[??8?'H?[?\?H8?&H??\??&H?HH[Y?Y H?[??^Y???]?H?X[YH?]?\??HHH?8?&H?\?H??Y??X?HH?Y?]?[? ??'H?[?[????\?8?'H[???^H?]]Y????][?ZX?Y[8?&\??[ZY???X\?H??\?H?Y??[?[???H??Y??HHZ[?[?]?[H?X?]\?H]?[?8?'H?]?]?[???H?[?]?\?H?Y?X]??\??[??]?[H???HH?\? L??[?H????]??YH[??[Y]?X?H?[?\?\?x?&\?H?[?\?X?^Y\?[?H?]?HY??]???[H??ZY?]?^H[?H?[?[ ?X?HY ??'H8?']8?&\??Y[??[?\?X????YH??^[?Y??]X??Y? [?\?]H[??\?Y??X??H???H?[??\??[???Y\HX]?[]?H[?H?[?Y?B????[??]??]??] ???