Luke Littler edges through in New Zealand Darts Masters as Luke Humphries and Gerwyn Price also win in Auckland | Darts News

Luke Littler started the Masters New Zeland Master campaign with a 6-4 unconvincing victory over Mark Clever, as he fired at 13-Darters to repel the veteran kiwi.

He was the world champion, who has just won the game Matchplay and Australian Master, respectively, away from his best in his victory over Cleaver, where he won the first three legs of his match but was linked to 4-4 after some dirty arrows before recovering to win.

Gerawin Price won an exciting honesty against Johnny Tata on the opening night of the competition, as Luke Humphrez opened his defense of the title with a victory in Auckland.

Price 2022 began his offer for the New Zeland Darts Master title in Spark Arena, with an average of 103.6 and seven 180s to celebrate 6-4 successful.

Wilcheman also missed Double 12 for nine circles in the fifth leg of the competition, before challenging an exciting battle of the home of the home to come to come in a high -quality competition.

“The atmosphere was bothering tonight,” said Price, who will face the World Cup champion in the Northern Cup. ))

Rock’s admiration for the Oakland Arch, with an average of 99.87 to defeat the DPNZ John Hayering qualifiers 6-2 and secure its place in the World quarter-finals of arrows.

The first round witnessed on Friday that the eight PDC stars complement a clean survey against their peripheral counterparts, as Humphrez began the beginning of a victory in his return to New Zealand.

The number 1 was not anywhere near his best, although the 6-3 winner ran out against New Zealand No. 1 Habay Boha.

Humphrez started from four consecutive legs to control the competition, before challenging 11 PUHA countries to confirm his progress.

“We hope tomorrow, I will be Humphrez Locke Humphrez, whom everyone knows,” he said. “It is not a secret that I am facing a difficult patch at the present time. It is a hard work because I am suffering from it, and I may try strongly, but a good day tomorrow and everything can change.”

Stephen Poning is close to confirming the first place in the world rankings of arrows, with the permission of his 6-3 victory against the World championship qualifiers five times Ben Rob.

Bunting Bonus is a meeting with World No 7 Christ Dobey, who won four of the last five legs to achieve a return return on an Australian icon Simon White Lieute.

Elsewhere, Mike De Decker and Dameon Hita completed the final squad by winning 6-1 against Gordon Maaz and Dean Railland, respectively.

De Decker – second place in the Australian arrows last weekend – continued its great shape in his first appearance in Auckland, before Heta sweeping the beginner in the first stage of Sielland to start challenging the title.

After Friday, the quarter -finals and the final and final round will be held in the final session, the bumper in Arena Spark Arena on Saturday evening.

Humphries and Heta will renew their competition for the New Zealand lineage for last year, while Littler and De Decker are facing face after their clash in the Master’s final last week.

Price & Rock will fight a battle in the third quarter -finals in the evening, with the pods of Al -Rayat and Dubai at the opening on Saturday, the last eight.

Nigerian arrows arrows and timeline

Bracket
(1) Stephen Punting against Ben Rob
Chris Dobobi against Simon and Whitch
(4) Luke Humphries vs Haupai Puha
Damon Hita against Dean Riland
(2) GERWYN PRICE VS Jonny Tata
Josh Rock v. John Hring
(3) Luke Littler Vs Mark Cleaver
Mike De Decker vs Gordon Macherz

Friday Aug 15 (from 8 am UK local time)
The first round (better than 11 legs)
Mike de Decker 6-1 Gordon Macherz
Josh Rock 6-2 John Hring
GERWYN PRICE 6-4 Jonny Tata
Damon Hita 6-1 Dean Railland
Stephen Poning 6-3 Ben Rob
Luke Humphries 6-3 Haupai Puha
Luke Littler 6-4 Mark Cleaver
Chris Dobob

Saturday, August 16 (from 8 am UK local time)
The quarter -finals (better than 11 legs)
Stephen Puntngi against Chris Dobobi
Locke Humphrez against Damon Hita
Jeroin Price against Josh Rock
Luke Litler v. Mike de Decker

The semi -finals
Bunting/Dobey V Humphries/Heeta
Price/rocks against Littler/De Decker
Better than 13 legs

The semi -finals
Better than 13 legs

last
Better than 15 legs

All matches on Saturday to be played in arranging arches.

Live Darts returned to Sky Sports from October 6 to 12, where the Boylesports World Grand race is held in Leicester.