The Darts World Championship enters its hot phase. On Thursday, the semi-final tickets will be contested. Can the underdogs continue to surprise?
The new darts year starts with a bang. At the Darts World Championship, the four semi-finalists are being sought on New Year’s Day.
So far, it has been a World Championship of surprises. Few would have expected quarter-final appearances from Ryan Searle, Justin Hood, and Krzysztof Ratajski. Now the outsiders also want to reach the semi-finals (Darts World Championship from December 11 to January 3 LIVE on SPORT1 ).
Darts World Championship: Who will reach the semi-finals?
With Ryan Searle and Justin Hood, two surprises are challenged in the afternoon session. Searle meets world number five, Jonny Clayton.
In the second match of the afternoon, Gary Anderson wants to take the mega-sensation Hood out of the tournament. However, he will have something against it and try to win further prize money for his dream of a restaurant.
Darts World Championship: Will Littler and Humphries march on?
In the evening session, the two top favorites, Luke Littler and Luke Humphries, want to secure their spot in the semi-finals.
The most clear-cut match of the day on paper is likely to be the duel between defending champion Littler and Poland’s Krzysztof Ratajski.
To conclude the evening, there will be an exciting match between Luke Humphries and the dark horse Gian van Veen.