Gary Anderson sparks a row at World Darts Championship with an ‘off-stage remark’ that left rival Chris Dobey ‘irritated’… earlier than he knocked out the two-time world champion at Ally Pally
Chris Dobey has shocked former World No 1 Gary Anderson at the World Darts Championship, claiming a ‘remark’ from his opponent impressed him to victory.
The Scot fell to a 4-1 defeat within the third spherical of the competitors regardless of having blitzed Dobey to take an early 1-0 lead, averaging 115 within the opening set.
Anderson is just not the one huge title at the championships to undergo a shock defeat at Ally Pally, with holder Peter Wright falling to a defeat at the fingers of Kim Huybrechts to cap off what he referred to as a ‘garbage 12 months’, whereas Josh Rock pulled off 13 180s to dump out tenth seed Nathan Aspinall.
Chris Dobey revealed that a ‘remark’ from Gary Anderson impressed him to victory at Ally Pally
The Newcastle-born winner revealed after the encounter that Anderson the truth is made a remark through the ultimate break of the match that he ‘did not like’, including that it supplied the right impetus to drive to victory.
Speaking to Sky Sports after the match, Dobey admitted: ‘I used to be a bit nervy there, however Gary mentioned one thing within the final break and I did not prefer it, so there was no method he was profitable after that.
‘It form of irritated us, however I got here out, the person I’m I attempted to neglect about it. He’s a class lad, however I did not agree with what he mentioned and there was no method he was profitable this sport.’
Dobey claimed Gary Anderson made a remark that he ‘did not like’ within the break
And when pressed for additional particulars on the incident, Dobey insisted: ‘I’m not going to speak about it but it surely was simply one thing that I did not like. He’s a class bloke and everyone is aware of that, however I simply did not agree with what he mentioned.
‘I got here up right here to do a job and I made positive I used to be profitable this sport.’
Anderson has now failed to achieve the fourth spherical of the WDC for the primary time in 9 years, having triumphed within the competitors again in 2015 and 2016.
Dobey fought again from a 1-0 deficit to take the subsequent 4 units and knock out the previous champion
The Scot had walked by way of Dobey within the opening set, which he took 3-0 and had left many viewers satisfied that it will be yet one more final 16 look for the Flying Scotsman, however the extra inexperienced Dobey clearly had different concepts.
A 3-2 second set win, adopted by a assured efficiency within the third, left Dobey 2-1 up heading into the third, which he sealed with a 180 and double 16 end to make it 3-1.
Hollywood then sealed the fifth 3-1 to finish a thrilling comeback to progress to the final 16, and Anderson will now slip outdoors of the world’s high 20 with the shock exit.
The Scot missed the chance to seal his fiftieth win within the competitors, and Dobey’s win – which very a lot appeared towards the run of play at the house of darts – put him into the fourth spherical for the second successive 12 months and fourth total.
Dobey was knocked out within the final 16 of the 2022 version of the competitors by Luke Humphries
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