Woodhouse hits nine-dart finish at European Championship

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 22 Oct, 23:20 · Archive

Luke Woodhouse threw a nine-dart finish in the fourth leg of his first-round match against Dirk van Duijvenbode at the European Championship in Dortmund.

Luke Woodhouse threw a nine-dart finish during his first-round match at the European Championship in Dortmund, beating Dirk van Duijvenbode 6-3. The perfect nine came in the fourth leg, with two 180s followed by a treble 20, treble 19 and then a finish on double 12.

Woodhouse said the achievement felt comfortable. "I tried to keep myself nice and calm," he told ITV Sport. "It's my first one on a big stage. I had a chance at the Worlds and that didn't go very well, but the important thing is the win."

Elsewhere in the first round, Stephen Bunting won 6-5 against Danny Noppert with a clutch 160 checkout in the final leg. Defending champion Gian van Veen beat Andrew Gilding 6-4. Woodhouse will face Van Veen in the second round. Luke Humphries, seeded number two, withdrew from the tournament due to gastroenteritis and was replaced by Belgian Kim Huybrechts.

How it is being reported

• Woodhouse hits nine and sets up clash with Van Veen at European ChampionshipLuke Woodhouse sent the Dortmund crowd wild as he hit a nine-darter on the way to a 6-3 victory over Dirk van Duijvenbode in round one of the European Championship.Sky Sports · 22 Oct, 20:32
• Luke Woodhouse throws nine-dart finish to start European Championship in styleWoodhouse threw perfectly in the fourth leg of his first-round clash with Dirk van Duijvenbode.Independent Sport · 22 Oct, 19:33

In this story: Luke Woodhouse · Dirk van Duijvenbode · Gian van Veen · Stephen Bunting · Dortmund · European Championship

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