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Kinglink t1_j2w1fpl wrote

Reply to comment by dont_worry_im_here in The man who was born to be World Champion fulfils his destiny, as Michael Smith defeats Michael van Gerwen 7-4 to claim the biggest prize in darts and become world number one! by carnifex2005

small thing. "He used" not "Had".

if you don't hit 501 in 9 darts (or go over), you keep playing.

9-darts is the minimum possible. Plus you get sets of three darts, so going to 10 darts, gives your opponent a turn.

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IWearACharizardHat t1_j2w1e6j wrote

Reply to comment by irze in The man who was born to be World Champion fulfils his destiny, as Michael Smith defeats Michael van Gerwen 7-4 to claim the biggest prize in darts and become world number one! by carnifex2005

Right so basically the bullseye requires more skill than the other spots that are targeted. Disappointing. A variation with darts closer to classic archery arrows where you could physically split the opponent's to steal a bullseye would be much more entertaining to watch even if actually designing them that way for home usage isn't rational.

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irze t1_j2w0q9w wrote

Reply to comment by IWearACharizardHat in The man who was born to be World Champion fulfils his destiny, as Michael Smith defeats Michael van Gerwen 7-4 to claim the biggest prize in darts and become world number one! by carnifex2005

Just to add to what others have said, the bullseye can be a bit risky to go for at times. Because it’s in the centre of the board, you can effectively accidentally hit any single number, which can fuck up your out-shot and make it more awkward to check out. You’ll often see them give up a chance to finish with a bullseye if the other player is far enough behind for this exact reason

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Benzaah t1_j2vy2u8 wrote

Reply to comment by Nek0maniac in The man who was born to be World Champion fulfils his destiny, as Michael Smith defeats Michael van Gerwen 7-4 to claim the biggest prize in darts and become world number one! by carnifex2005

He’s had so much heartbreak over the last 5 years. The game started well but when he got broken in the 1st set I thought the games over and MVG was gonna walk away with it. After he hit the 9 darter I thought there no way he can lose. What a final.

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CondorPerplex t1_j2vtv8g wrote

Reply to The man who was born to be World Champion fulfils his destiny, as Michael Smith defeats Michael van Gerwen 7-4 to claim the biggest prize in darts and become world number one! by carnifex2005

From a Dutch perspective we were quite confident Van Gerwen would take the title, with an average of 104 (compared to 97 for Smith), winning his half final 6 to 0, the quarter 5 to 0 and Round 4 at 4 to 1.

I was surprised to reas this morning Van Gerwen lost.

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