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“Tornado” Tony storms into second round
Tony “The
Tornado” West swept into the second round dumping out seeded Scot Mark Barilli
3-0 in 32 minutes.
He annexed six
of the opening seven legs to open up a commanding 2-0 match lead as the
shell-shocked 13th seed battled to get back into contention.
The Greenock
man’s second 180 of the match in the second leg of the third set paved the way
for him to pull back a set.
And then he
opened up taking the first leg of the fourth set, West levelling but Barilli
again moving ahead after clinching the third leg in 17 darts.
West, who lives
in Holland, bounced back with his second 180 of the match to level the set and
then held his nerve to clinch victory on double tops after the Scot missed
double two and double one to save his title hopes.
For the Scot
making his second appearance at Frimley Green it proved to be an unlucky 13th
seeding.
West admitted
afterwards: “I did not play well. I had trouble with dry hands and started to
think about it during the match. Normally I use a paste which tennis and bowls
players use to improve their grip. I have not used it for some time and thought
I would be okay today but I think because we have had cold weather my hands were
really dry. The lack of grip on the barrels meant my darts were slipping.
“I then started
to think about it and it affected my game. I’m just glad to get that one over
and will make sure I use the cream on my hands before my second round match,”
said West.
The 37-year-old confirmed:“I am delighted to be back at
Lakeside but I am still not back at my best.”
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