6:53 A correction: there IS a "Big 4" slice, there's one for all numbers from 1 to 20. However, a rule you missed when describing the rules of Darts: you MUST complete the 501 points with a double score (outer rim or bullseye), otherwise it doesn't count. So he had to go double 2 (which, as another comment mentioned, was likely a result of a mistake; had he hit the single 18 instead of a second triple 18 he would've had 40 left, which he can check out by hitting a double 20, which is a target that pro darts players are more used to go for than double 2). The point remains, though; that small miss, that 10th of an inch too low, may have cost Luke Littler a historic win. It completely overturned the momentum of the game, and allowed Luke Humphries to achieve a come-from-behind first-ever World title.
@@mattfontes3602 There's a format played at the World Grand Prix tournament where you actually have to hit a double in each leg before you even start scoring.
@@quentinmilligan8582 nope. That's why a score of 1 left will be considered a bust and you revert to the score before the current visit and lose your turn. This is why players often try to get their score down to 32. This way they need D16 and if they hit single 16 they now need D8 etc. It's double even numbers all the way down to D1. Players try to avoid double odd numbers for this reason because if they hit single odd when going for a leg winning double on dart 2 of 3 they can't then win the leg on that visit.
The second T18 to set up D2 was almost certainly an accident by Littler by the way - he would have been intending to hit a single 18 to leave D20, which is a far more preferable double than D2 is. It's why he takes so long on the D2 throw as that 'miss' would have completely thrown him off
@@squirrelpatrick3670a missed single happens more often than you'd think, especially with this much on the line. i can't tell, even at 0.25x speed, but it may have also just been an unlucky deflection where it caught the flight and guided the dart into the treble.
@@squirrelpatrick3670 unusual but not impossible - something the TV angle doesn't show is Littler's darts sit off on a rightward angle in the board, so as mentioned it's likely it covered some of the S18 bed and deflected the 2nd dart in
@@Redmenace96 +100... watching that show as a kid is precisely why I enjoy this series on here so much. You get introduced to some of these sports/games that you rarely get to see (e.g. box lacrosse, netball, futsal). I'm not so much about the sumo, though. If I wanted to see some fat Asian guy lumbering around, I can just look in the mirror.
Yea, this is a heck of a lot better than that Weekly Dumb one Jomboy does. I really enjoy this part of his videos, I can almost understand Cricket now!
1. Gotta get a clip of the Scottish goalkeeper who came on as an outfield player and scored a screamer the other week 2. Big shout out to the referee/announcer of the darts too. That was his last match and he has basically been the voice of the sport since the PDC was founded
Luke Littler showed his youth on that 1-1-2, because as you put that, it was the entire inflection point of the match. He picked the absolute worst time to have a tactical game brain fart, but give credit to Luke Humphries for pouncing and rattling off the last five sets, including (as Bill Raftery would say) being ONIONS on the (D)ouble-14. Glad you were covering this. Love your content.
For additional info, the dunker is Rayjon Tucker, former NBA player (scored 117 points in his career.) over Michael Cobbins who played at Oklahoma State, but never in the NBA.
A is the correct choice for fan of the week. Flashing is always the right choice. Also I’m surprised with you guys showcasing all these odd sports that you haven’t done more with Snooker. But please more darts and cricket coverage for us plebs in Canada where we only get Hockey and occasionally curling.
Just a quick shot in the dark for the Jomboy team to check out the new PWHL "jailbreaker" rule. Scoring shorthanded releases the penalized player from the box like scoring on the PP would. Interesting idea, and its a women's hockey league which would love the exposure and as a rules guy it would be interesting to get the Jomboy take on it.
5:57 your maths was correct, 108 leaves 14 for the 'outshot', this has to be accomplished by a double (or 'double bull', the red portion of the bullseye, worth 50). So he aims for Double 7
You need to hit a double to win 501. For example, if all your points lower from 501 down to 40, you need to hit a double 20. The doubles ring is that outer thin one. If you have 36 left, double 18, etc...
Missed the darts Thanks for the coverage Played Trip 13 in the bars for years in the 70's and we aimed for the outer ring. Never knew about the inner ring being Trip in big tournament play.
I watched it! In fact, I watched almost every match in the tournament. The final was epic. Maybe I’m a little biased, because I play myself; but I think darts might catch on here in the US, if there was more exposure. I’m surprised ESPN doesn’t cover this, for example. I watched it on SKY. Anyway; thanks.
I was playing darts with Greg Marciniak, a childhood friend from back in the day. Greg was an idiot. He was goofing around and walked in front of the dart board while I was throwing. My dart stuck in his head and dangled there for quite a while before falling to the floor.
Because most people are here for the darts: 1. In pro 501, you HAVE two finish on the outer ring or the Bullseye. 2. That missed double-2 was 100% a turning point as the other Luke would go on to win every set afterwards. 3. Humphries had NOT yet won a World Championship before; just about every other title you can as a pro, however. 4. Luke Littler, who is barely old enough to drive, beat TWO former World Champs just to get here. 5. Humphries got 500,000 pounds for winning that, which.. holy $#!t
The winning dart has to land on a double, that’s why he was aiming for double two. You don’t win the leg unless it’s a double. If you go too low to make a double (like if you have one point left) it reverts to what you had at the beginning of that round of three darts.
Who else is waiting for the India vs South Africa mens test breakdowns? India losing six wickets without scoring a run and the fact that it was the fastest test match ever
Everyone is talking about the 16-year-old darts champ, but that Dude Looks 35 at least. That dude pays child support. Thay dude just got promoted to Foreman at the coal mine
In 501 darts you need to double out. There is a 4 slice. There’s a number for 1-20 then bullseye is 25. But since he had 4 left he had to hit double 2. If he hit a single 2 then he’d have double 1.
