MARK HYLTON 2-1 MARK WALSH(0-3, 3-2, 3-0)
MARK HYLTON came from a set down to win through to the second round of the PartyPoker.com World Grand Prix with a 2-1 defeat of Mark Walsh.
Walsh looked set to condemn the left-hander to a debut defeat in Dublin when he took the first set without reply and led in the second, only for Hylton to win six of the next seven legs to snatch victory.
Walsh began well, hitting a 180 and double top to win the opening leg in confident fashion and taking out 100 to win the second after Hylton missed tops for a 114 checkout.
Hylton missed a further dart at double top in the third, for a 101 finish, and Walsh capitalised to secure the set on double six.
He also landed double 12 to win the second set's opener, but Hylton levelled with a fine 106 finish and hit double ten to lead 2-1.
Walsh levelled with a superb 121 checkout, finishing on double 14, but double ten gave Hylton the set to send the match into a decider.
The left-hander took advantage of misses by Walsh to win the set's opening two legs, and when his opponent missed three more darts to hit back Hylton closed out the win on double ten.
"It's a format we don't play too often but I dug in," said Hylton. "I'm a fighter and never give in, and I came from behind with the pressure on.
"I used to play double-start in a local league and I was quite looking forward to playing in this format, and it didn't quite work out like that. I had a couple of chances early on and although I had a few good double tops later in the game I was pretty poor on it tonight.
"I feel sorry for Mark, he's a fantastic player, but I'm through and roll on Thursday now!
"I'll be getting a lot more practice in the next couple of days and I'm just getting over a bit of 'flu, so hopefully the fans will see the proper "Mile High" on Thursday."
Match Stats
| Mark Hylton | 2-1 | Mark Walsh |
| 21 | 100+ | 20 |
| 6 | 140+ | 5 |
| 1 | 180 | 1 |
| 27.45 | Ave1 | 26.34 |
| 82.34 | Ave3 | 79.03 |
| 3 | Breaks of Throw | 2 |
| 106 | High Finish | 121,100 |
| 11/27 - 41% | Starting Doubles | 11/36 - 31% |
| 6/15 - 40% | Finishing Doubles | 5/18 - 28% |
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: only a member of this blog may post a comment.