Audacious would not fairly do Connor Scutt justice.
The 27-year-old was in a assured temper through the newest spherical of Modus Super Series fixtures in Portsmouth. But after teeing himself up for a nine-dart end throughout his conflict with James Wilson, ‘The Sniper’ lacked the precision wanted to hit his goal with what would have been a historic checkout.
After plonking a most together with his opening salvo and following up with three treble 19s, an ideal leg was on the playing cards for the London native. But Scutt – who misplaced 3-0 to Gerwyn Price within the second spherical of the PDC World Darts Championship – did away with custom when he sought to clear 150 in a vogue that was something however orthodox.
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Instead, he went straight for the bullseye in an effort to knock down three 50s back-to-back – however fell effectively brief. When his first dart hit the outer bull, he suffered slight embarrassment when his follow-up pinged again off the board, then settled for a consolatory 20 as his desires rapidly got here tumbling.
“If he had done that, he’d have broken the internet,” exclaimed one of many commentators in amazement at Scutt even making the try. And the identical shot-caller was instantly amused by the shenanigans, remarking: “He went for history!”
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And he wasn’t the one one taken in by the trouble as one fan commented: “Some b******s even attempting it anyway. Fair play to Scutt.” Some spectators flocked with laughing emojis and amused responses, whereas one other wrote: “Connor Scutt you legend.”
Pinning three darts within the bullseye is a troublesome sufficient job at the most effective of instances, by no means thoughts when the chance of a nine-darter arises. Not that Scutt appeared daunted by the event within the slightest.
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After beating Alex Spellman and Lee Budgen earlier on Thursday, The Sniper went on to lose 4-1 to Wilson in his first defeat of the session. However, witnesses will not quickly neglect one of many extra spectacular shows of darts creativity seen in latest instances.