Peter Wright surpasses Gary Anderson with an average of 104 and a record of 24 180! Michael Smith also reached the flagship on Monday with an average of 100.98 and 16 highs in his win over James Wade
By Raz Mirza at the Alexandra Palace
Last updated: 03/01/22 12:04
Here’s the best of the action from the World Darts Championship semi-finals
Here’s the best of the action from the World Darts Championship semi-finals
Peter Wright produced a record of 24 max to reach the World Darts Championship final on Monday, where he will play with Michael Smith.
Wright had to give his best in a fascinating semifinal match against Gary Anderson in a game that saw a record of 39 maximums in total, but it was ‘Snakebite’ who came out in the top 6-4 to reach his third. the final.
Previously, Michael Smith made it to his second final in four years with a 6-3 win over James Wade.
Darts World Championship – Sunday results
James Wade | 3-6 | Michael Smith |
Peter Wright | 6-4 | Gary Anderson |
Wonderful Wright puts an end to Anderson’s hopes in the cracker semifinal

Peter Wright reflected on his incredible encounter with Gary Anderson and his knee injury before the final
Anderson, who struggled with a back injury for much of the year, challenged compatriot and good friend Wright for a second consecutive appearance in the final, but a 13-darts break and a nice 62 finish gave ‘Snakebite ‘the opening set against the launch.

Wright held the shot with this 138 “Deller” during his fight with fellow Scotsman Anderson
Wright, winner in 2020, showed all his big match experience by extending his lead in a decisive stage with an average of 106.09 before winning a third straight set with a clinical break of 76 before pinning the double 18.
Anderson, champion in both 2015 and 2016, was playing in the last four for the seventh time, and despite Wright’s “Deller” 138 in the third leg of the fourth set, “The Flying Scotsman” hit the scoreboard with a whopping 92 checkout. on two double 18.

Anderson won the third set with this showy 92 out of two double 18s
41 scores between 171 and 180 in 42 stages!
Peter Wright
24x 180s
1x 171sGary Anderson
15x 180s
1x 177s#WHdarts I #DARTZN I #DartsWM– TheRedBit ๐ด (@ TheRedBit180) January 2, 2022
It started when Anderson struck the next 3-1 with a maximum followed by a checkout of 105 to send Ally Pally into a frenzy.
Wright went close to the fourth nine-darter of the tournament in the second leg of the sixth set. After hitting eight perfect darts, the Scotsman dropped below double 12 for even more history. He still managed 10, 12 and 15-legged darts on his way to a 4-2 lead.

“The Flying Scotman” nailed this 105 checkout as he was starting to get more and more frustrated
๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น
6๏ธโฃ Peter WRIGHT (104.38) ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
4๏ธโฃ Gary ANDERSON (102.72) ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ113.57 average score
๐Twenty four of mine 180 seconds
๐ฏPayment rate of 42%
โ๏ธNine launch pauses
๐ฏTwo more than 100 crates
โช๏ธ138-116#WHHDarts #PremDartData pic.twitter.com/Buh5MDbPtz– Premium Dart Data (@PremiumDartData) January 2, 2022
Anderson didn’t give up that easily and got Wright back in his sights thanks to an average of 116.80. However, the world number 2 secured the eighth set 3-1 to go inside one of the finals.
Sixth-placed Anderson was enjoying the fight as he got him back on 5-4 against his Scottish countryman before hitting a wonderful 104 in the third leg of the 10th set, it was Wright who reacted before completing a phenomenal win with a 116 look .
๐๐ฐ๐ด๐ต 180๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ข ๐จ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐บ ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐บ๐ฆ๐ณ
Old record: 22 (Anderson๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Final 2017)
New record: 24 (Wright๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ SF 2022)๐๐ฐ๐ด๐ต 180๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ข ๐๐
Old record: 31 (2018)
Cross 15
MvG 16
New record: 39 (2022)
Wright 24
Anderson 15#WHHDarts– Premium Dart Data (@PremiumDartData) January 2, 2022
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World Darts Championship – The final on Monday at the World Cup
Michael Smith | vs | Peter Wright |
‘Bully Boy’ until the second Ally Pally final

Michael Smith admitted it was a tough match against James Wade but was happy to make it to his second Ally Pally final
Smith, runner-up behind Michael van Gerwen in 2019, scored a throw-in lead with the double 4 before quickly doubling his lead with a brilliant 114 checkout, averaging 119.14 for the set.

Smith took the second set with this elegant 114
Wade, who was playing in the semi-finals for the first time since 2013, was unable to cope with the scoring power of the St Helens blacksmith, but despite receiving an absolute punch, he somehow tore the third set with an extraordinary 121 checkout in the decisive leg after Smith wasted two darts to take the lead by 3-0.

Wade’s 121 allowed him to land a dramatic third set
Players who will appear in multiple PDC World Championship Finals
Phil Taylor
Dennis Priestley
Peter Manley
John leaves
Raymond van Barneveld
Adrian Lewis
Michael van Gerwen
Gary Anderson
Peter Wright
Michael Smith– Weekly Dartscast (@WeeklyDartscast) January 2, 2022
The 38-year-old is an outsider after seeing his rankings plummet in recent weeks, but “The Machine” insists he’s having fun proving people wrong, especially Sky Sports expert Wayne Mardle.
However, in the fourth set he let slip a two-legged advantage, as ‘Bully Boy’ affirmed it in a decisive decision to go 3-1.

Wade got his second 121 – this time on target!
Michael Smith has launched three averages of over 100 now. This is 27% of all ton + (11) averages hit in the tournament.
R2 ๐ธ 106.32
R3 97.42
R3 ๐ธ 99.84
QF ๐ธ 101.94
SF ๐ธ 100.98#WHdarts I #DARTZN I #DartsWM– TheRedBit ๐ด (@ TheRedBit180) January 2, 2022
Although Wade pinned a vintage target for his second 121 of the match in the next set, it was Smith who recovered with three legs spinning to catch it.
An 11th top followed by a sublime checkout of 130 on target gave Smith an early break in the sixth set, which propelled him to a white set and a comfortable 5-1 lead.

‘Bully Boy’ beat in this final 130 on target at the start of the sixth set
But despite Smith’s 112 opening to start the seventh set, it was Wade who buried a brilliant 160 for 5-2 and Aldershot’s ace made two consecutive sets after triplets dropped his opponent.

Wade won the seventh set with this awesome 160th checkout
The 31-year-old has finally booked his ticket for the fourth leg of the ninth set after a lavish 150 set-up shot followed by a double 10 with his second dart of the match.
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