Nathan Aspinall hits ‘ghost nine darter’ as fans laud him for ‘outrageous’ performance
Fans couldn’t get enough of Nathan Aspinall’s “outrageous” performance against Peter Wright after he hit a phantom nine darter to win the match.
The 31-year-old booked his place in the final with a stunning 6-3 victory over Snakebite that could have very easily been more emphatic had The Asp had a little more luck.
Case in point; his fabulous check out in the final leg, which saw him come to within millimetres of a perfect finish after a treble 20-bound throw bounced-out after rattling against his first two darts.
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“Fantastic nine darter. Well sort of. Thoroughly deserved to be one,” one fan tweeted.
“Outrageous performance from the Asp. Ghost nine darter summed it up,” commented another. A third said: “I’m counting that as a nine darter, I hope Aspinall does too.”
Another added: “It was 100% a nine in my book.”
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In the final against Gerwyn Price, Aspinall got some grief from the crowd after altering his standing position having hit two treble 20s, but laughed it off and even shared a joke with opponent about it.
Price eventually triumphed, winning the final 6-3, but take nothing away from Aspinall’s emphatic performances throughout the night.
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