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Magical performance from Wagner topples Woods in 100 minute tie-breaker thriller
The Magician
Robert Wagner produced a spellbinding 4-3 victory, climaxing a 100 minute
tie-breaker encounter to reach the
last eight for the first time.
As driving snow
fell outside the venue, 44-year-old Wagner produced the game of his life in
sky-high temperatures to battle back from 2-0 down to force the match into a
thrilling tiebreaker.
The 43-year-old
Woods, bidding to emulate his semi final placing two years ago sailed into a 2-0
lead but then the remarkable Wagner began conjuring up his comeback.
The Norwegian
twice led the third set and when Woods missed double tops for a
set-saving 77 checkout, showman Wagner produced a double 18 finish at the first
attempt.
Twice Woods
edged ahead in the fourth, Wagner unleashing two 180s as he levelled the set in
11 darts, smashing home a 96 checkout, completed on double 18. And then in the
next narrowly missed double 12 for a thrilling 138 finish, clinching double six
with his next dart.
Wagner won the
battle of the nerves to take the opening leg of the fifth set to lead the match
for the first time but Woods levelled and added the third after recovering from
missing bull for a 161 finish. Wagner then missed his favourite double 18 for a
set-saving 116, Woods nipping in to exit on double 10.
Wagner took the
sixth set 3-1 on double 16 taking the match into a nail-biting tiebreaker which
saw Woods blast in a 132 finish and Wagner 81 on bull as the match hurtled into
a deciding 11th sudden death decider.
Woods remarkably hit 11, following up with 121, Wagner
countering with a maximum and then clinching victory on double four with his
second attempt.
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