It wasn’t pretty but it didn’t matter!
Devon Petersen is through to the 2nd Round at the World Championship and an all Unicorn showdown with Ian White.
The South African, who has endured a tough year on the tour, found a a way to win three sets to two after a nail-biter against Wayne Jones.
The Unicorn ace looked to be coasting as he raced into a two set lead. But after missing two darts to hold throw at the start of set three, it gave his opponent the chance he’d been looking for.
Jones won that third set without reply and despite a 120 finish from Devon, he lost set four in a deciding leg.
So it all came down to one set of darts.
Petersen hit another 120 check-out as four legs all went with throw. Then the real drama kicked in.
“For many reasons this is one of the best wins of my career,” he admitted. “I have never given up but it has been very hard."
"After I missed the first three match darts I turned to my wife in the crowd and apologised. I thought I had blown it but I held it together.”
But a big big win for Devon. It should be some game against White on Friday night.
Elsewhere on a dramatic Monday night Raymond van Barneveld was stunned 3-2 in round two by Lithuanian Darius Labanauskas.
Monday 1st Round results:
Vincent van der Voort 3-1 Lourence Ilagan
Devon Petersen 3-2 Wayne Jones
Ryan Joyce 3-0 Anastasia Dobromyslova
2nd Round:
Raymond van Barneveld 2-3 Darius Labanauskas
By STUART PYKE at the World Championship
