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dave chisnall Was eliminated from the PDC World Championship by Riccardo Pietrzco despite scoring 11 180 Alexandra Palace Thriller.
Chisnall, seeded 21st, had to pay the price of double trouble and missed a match dart in the final set, just when it looked as if the Englishman would complete a remarkable recovery.
Pietrczko took advantage of Chisnall’s poor finishing to win the first two sets, but the 2021 World Championships semi-finalist bounced back with some extraordinary scoring.
Chisnall took a 2–1 lead in the final set with a 113 finish and then missed double 16 for a match-sealing 143 checkout.
Pietrczko did not score a single 180 in the match, but the consistent German averaged 88.58 to Chisnall’s 88.15 – and raced three straight legs to cross the line.
Crowd favorite Motomu Sakai bowed out of the tournament along with its winner Andreas Harrison, admitting he was worried by the Japanese’s vigorous walk-ons.
Sakai has become a cult hero this week, with fans cheering on his energetic dancing and signing autographs on his way to the stage.
The 28-year-old qualifier won his first match against Thibault Tricole 3-0, but lost to Sweden’s Harrison by the same score as the second round action began.
“I was a little worried seeing his walk-ons,” Harrison said after his first-round win over 12th-seeded Ross Smith.
“How he performs on stage, but I think I managed it quite well. I think he was not the same as he was in the first game on stage.
“It’s a great feeling. I didn’t do my best, but neither did he. It was a great win.”
Ryan Searle averaged over 98 in an impressive straight sets win over Brendan Dolan.
“I was just thinking about finishing well and putting him under pressure before the match started,” said Searle, who has fallen at the third-round stage in the past three years.
“He missed a couple of doubles here and there and I was very ruthless. I’m going home now and looking forward to Christmas.”
James Hurrell claimed one of the biggest wins of his career by defeating No. 29 seed Dirk Van Duijvenbode 3–2.
Hurrell missed two match darts to be whitewashed in the final set, but he held on to win the next leg and now faces fourth seed Stephen Bunting.