Adrian Lewis has managed to win European Darts Championship after making it to his third final. After seeing off Michael van Gerwen, Lewis set up a final date with the reigning champion Simon Whitlock who managed to beat Ronny Huybrechts in the first semi-final.
The final was a little bit one sided overall. It began with Lewis smashing a 106-checkout before storming in to a 6-1 lead after Whitlock had missed two darts to take a 2-1 lead. Lewis was definitely back to his best even when he missed six darts to win leg to win leg nine, allowing Whitlock to make it 6-3. Legs either side of a fantastic 125-checkout made it 9-3 and put Lewis in the most commanding position.
It wasn't completely over as Whitlock had already come back from this scoreline earlier the day to win his quarter final against Jamie Caven. After Lewis missed two darts to make it 10-3, Whitlock hit double top then double ten to win the tenth leg and then made it 9-5. Lewis would miss two darts to win the match two legs later, but then managed to take out ten to win the game 11-6 and win his first major tournament since his two World Championships.
Lewis' semi-final victory over van Gerwen was something of a spectacular nature. It was a match where the Dutchman looked tired and was a bit like in his first round, much below par. Lewis took a 3-0 lead after taking a ton checkout in the second leg. That lead became 4-1 before van Gerwen missed five darts to level the match. Those missed darts helped Lewis take four legs on the spin to make it 8-3 before a fantastic 141-checkout put him 9-4 ahead. van Gerwen threatened a comeback by taking the next legs to make it 9-7. That became 10-8 when the Dutchman managed to hit a superb 150-checkout. But Lewis nipped any comeback in the bud by surpassing that and hitting a 160-checkout to win the match 11-8.
It was slightly easier for Whitlock against Huybrechts, but only by a leg. Whitlock took the first two legs before going 5-1 in front after the Belgian missed three darts to level the match at 2-2. Whitlock did miss four darts to make it 6-1 but by the second break, the Australian was 7-3 ahead. Huybrechts continued to hold his throw before he finally managed to break with a great 150-checkout to make it 9-7. But Huybrechts would miss a dart to go within a leg and Whitlock took it along with the following leg to win the match 10-7.
Quarter Final results:
Ronny Huybrechts 10-9 Robert Thornton
Simon Whitlock 10-9 Jamie Caven
Michael van Gerwen 10-7 Jelle Klaasen
Andy Hamilton 3-10 Adrian Lewis
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