This really wasn’t to be expected!
The Premier League Darts is back in Berlin. On the second evening of the prestigious tournament, Michael van Gerwen beat darts prodigy Luke Littler (17) 6:5 in a final thriller.
Once again, even on Germany’s largest darts stage, the vote on the controversial investor entry into the German Football League was a big topic of discussion.
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The protests of football fans have now reached the darts stage!
During the break between the quarter-final games between Michael Smith and Gerwyn Price as well as darts prodigy Luke Littler and Rob Cross, large parts of the approximately 10,000 fans in the Mercedes-Benz Arena loudly shouted “Shit DFL”.
From then on, anti-DFL/DFB chants briefly echoed through the arena, which can also be heard on TV.
Since the vote on November 14th, protests by the active fan scene in football stadiums have been increasing week by week. Most recently, fans smuggled Tennis balls and slingshots into the stadiums. They repeatedly threw balls onto the field, forcing long interruptions in the game.
Luke Littler’s Germany debut
Darts prodigy Littler is playing in Germany for the first time – and how! In his quarterfinal match against Rob Cross (6:5) he plays a 104 average. In the semifinals he beat the reigning world champion and world number one, Luke Humphries (6:5), also in the deciding leg. He will be supported throughout the evening by his girlfriend Eloise (22) and his mom Lisa, who are sitting in the front row.
In the final he quickly leads 2-0 against van Gerwen. But the Dutchman fights back with a strong performance, leads 4:3 after seven legs and plays an average of 112!
After being eliminated in the first round in Cardiff, Michael van Gerwen won the day a week later
The open exchange of blows goes into the decisive leg with the score at 5:5. Littler has two match darts and lets them out on his favorite double (double 10). Van Gerwen thanks him and takes victory on double four.
The Dutchman on the microphone at “DAZN” after the game: “My will was there. I was focused and felt good. That’s what you need to win this evening. I played well in all three games.”
An incredibly competitive evening: 75 of a possible 77 legs were played! The German darts fans got their money’s worth…