The Winmau World Masters kicked off with a bang, featuring impressive victories, upsets, and a new look for Michael van Gerwen.
Luke Littler needed just 10 minutes to advance to the second round of the Winmau World Masters on a night featuring impressive performances, upsets, and a new look for Michael van Gerwen. Littler, the reigning PDC world champion, dropped only one leg in his 3-0 victory against 2023 WDF world champion Andy Baetens, setting up a last-16 clash with James Wade on Saturday. Wade secured his spot after a hard-fought 3-2 win against Mike De Decker in the opening game of the evening.
Littler's dominance was evident on the doubles, hitting his first four attempts and finishing with a success rate of six from nine.Another standout performance came from Jonny Clayton, who averaged an astounding 112.77 en route to a 3-1 victory against Martin Schindler. Clayton's impressive display came after the Welsh rugby union team suffered a crushing defeat against France in the Six Nations. He will now face Ryan Searle in the next round after Searle defeated Chris Dobey 3-1 in a match that saw both players struggle to break the initial momentum. Michael van Gerwen, meanwhile, displayed a new look, opting for a black and gold shirt instead of his usual green. Despite missing several darts, Van Gerwen recovered from losing the second set against qualifier Bradley Brooks to win the next two and secure a 3-1 victory. Van Gerwen will now face Dimitri Van den Bergh in the next round after Van den Bergh rebounded from losing the first set against Gary Anderson to win six legs in a row and prevail 3-1. The first round of the Winmau World Masters saw several other notable results, including Nathan Aspinall's 3-0 victory against Andrew Gilding and Cameron Menzies' 3-1 win against Dave Chisnall. The tournament continues on Saturday with the last-16 fixtures, featuring exciting matchups such as William O'Connor against Danny Noppert and Stephen Bunting against Peter Wright.
Darts Winmau World Masters Luke Littler Jonny Clayton Michael Van Gerwen Chris Dobey Gary Anderson Ryan Searle Dimitri Van Den Bergh
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