UK Open: The Championships, Wimbledon, commonly known simply as Wimbledon or The Championships, is the oldest tennis tournament in the world and is widely regarded as the most prestigious.
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Darts results:
The Cazoo UK Open is a ranking major darts tournament held annually at the Butlins Minehead Resort by the Professional Darts Corporation in England. Often referred to as the “FA Cup of darts”, the UK Open replicates the abolition of seedings, elimination play, and fixtures determined via open draw.
Smith had looked set to claim the biggest title of his career when – having earlier overcome former world number one Gerwyn Price and youngster Keane Barry – he went 10-9 up in the final, only for Noppert to battle back in a captivating climax to the tournament.
Results:
The Dutchman, who became a father for the first time in February, climbs to 12th on the PDC Order of Merit courtesy of the £100,000 winner’s prize.
Meanwhile, Smith was left dejected after suffering an eighth successive defeat in a televised final over a four-year period. The two-time World Championship runner-up came close to a perfect weekend in Somerset, having hit a nine-darter on Saturday.
Who won Darts:
Despite the defeat, Smith moves up to fourth on the PDC Order of Merit. Meanwhile, with his quarter-final win over Price, Smith ended the Welshman’s reign as world number one, with Scotland’s two-time World Championship winner Peter Wright moving into top spot.
The penultimate leg saw Smith miss a match dart at the bullseye for a 124 checkout, before Noppert pinned a crucial double four to hold throw. He then fired in a 180 on his way to a 13-dart break to claim the title.
Then it is the turn of Danny Noppert who only returned to action last weekend in Riesa due to becoming a father but he has returned to form and hit the ground running.
Darts Schedule:
The 2022 UK Open Quarter-Finals are set for Sunday afternoon in Minehead with eight players left in the running for the latest major title.
Only two left involved have won major titles with James Wade, the defending champion facing off against Keane Barry who will look to continue his stellar run by seeing off the nine-dart hero of Saturday night. While ‘The Machine’ will have desires of his own to go back-to-back.
