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Magical Robert conjures up spellbinding performance to topple eighth seed Norris
Robert “The
Magician” Wagner conjured up a spellbinding performance to stun eighth seed Alan
Norris into a 3-2 defeat.
The popular
charismatic magic-loving keep fit addict produced one of his best displays at
Frimley Green to dump out the highly fancied Norris after an absorbing 44-minute
encounter.
“The
Magician” produced some spellbinding darts to take the opening set 3-1 despite a
maximum and 12-dart third leg from fast-throwing Norris.
The English
player made the most of his throwing advantage in the next levelling the match
with the same winning margin, despite a maximum from the eighth seed who is
based in Scotland.
The tempo of
the match increased in the next set as both players hit maximums and Wagner
wiring a bull effort for a blockbusting 170 finish before the Norwegian clinched
victory in the deciding fifth leg to edge into a 2-1 match lead.
Wagner produced
another magical leg to open the fourth set as he blasted out a 112 checkout
against the throw to steal a psychological advantage but Norris responded,
hitting double tops to level and
then holding his throw in the next as he blasted in his fourth maximum of the
game.
“Chuck”
levelled the match with a brilliant 85 checkout finished on double five to
plunge the match into a deciding fifth set.
After taking
the opening leg of the next set with the throw, Wagner hit his third 180 and
then narrowly missed an eye-catching 144 finish after wiring double 12. Norris
pounced to level the set with 72, finished on double 18.
The third leg went to Wagner with the throw, who then
blasted in a 171 score en-route to clinching the match with a nail-biting third
effort for double one, after Norris fired home another maximum but missed two
darts at a match-saving double.
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