The Bahrain Dart Masters it started and there was a shock, and one less, just like Paolo Nebrida AND Gerwyn’s price they are in the opening quarterfinals World Darts Series tournament of the year.
Nebrida has fallen Rob Krzyża start the evening and made history by becoming the first-ever Asian representative to win a match in the Bahrain Darts Masters. He punished the double disaster of “Tension”.
He may have had one of the toughest draws given Nebrida’s World Championship excellence, but it will be a match that likely would have gone Cross’s way had he not been so far back in the outer ring.
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Cross initially missed out on 94 and Nebrida recovered from the loss after conceding 116 himself in the first match. It was a break and Cross moved into position from 140 to leave 88, but he missed the opportunity again and Nebrida eventually nailed a double eight to make it 2-0.
It was a missed doubles fest in the next match as Nebrida finally crossed the double-eight line at 3-1 for an astonishing 29-darter. After that, Cross trailed 4-3, but after missing a 121 on the bull, he was punished when Nebrida hit a 116 to be out by one.
It was a hammer blow as after missing more darts on the double and ultimately going 3/22, Nebrida hit 62 darts to finish with 15 darts.
While Gerwyn Price let it go Lock Yin Lee. Another of the tougher draws, he managed to beat it simply 6-3, averaging 92 and hitting five 180s.
Lee made a name for himself at the recent PDC World Darts Championship, while Price, for whom the World Series is a happy hunting ground, has a bit more to prove after a poor 2024 and earning a Premier League spot that was criticized by some.
Price started the hand for 180, only to be left with double 20 after 12. However, he chased down to give Lee a chance for the first game. He didn’t take one, though, because Price eventually came back for a double.
Price doubled his lead with a checkout of 52. He missed one shot in a double of 20 and led 3-1, but Lee couldn’t make it to 151, so he went back for the buffer. Lee held the shot and lost 4-2. With a 63 in the paint, Price found himself on the edge at 5-2. Price missed multiple match darts and Lee held the shot to keep the score 5-3.
But he finally crossed the 20-mark to seal the deal and move on to Saturday’s final session.
