Michael van Gerwen robbed of ‘greatest limbs ever’ by graphics error for home nine-darter
- 8 months ago
Darts fans have claimed Michael van Gerwen has been robbed of the ‘greatest limbs ever’ after he nailed a nine-darter in Amsterdam - but the crowd didn't realize.
Darts fans have been left fuming on social media after Michael van Gerwen was robbed of some of the 'greatest limbs ever' due to a graphics error.
Van Gerwen was strutting his stuff at the oche in front of a home crowd at the World Series of Darts Finals in Amsterdam against Luke Humphries.
The pair played out a classic, with Van Gerwen winning 11-10 and nailing a nine-darter en route. However, the crowd didn't know their hero had won the leg, or even hit a nine-darter, due to a graphics error.
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"A graphics error ruined what would have been the greatest limbs ever seen at darts, some of the crowd didn’t have a clue," one fan fumed. While a second shared: "Wouldn't be a darts tournament without the scoreboard disappearing!"
"How do I explain to my grandchildren that MVG hit a 9 dart leg from this position," a third joked. And another added: "This 9 darter here determines the proportion of the crowd that are true darts fans and those that are just casual darts fans…"
It was anything but a comfortable victory for Van Gerwen, who capitalized on Humphries' mistake to level the game at 10-10.
Humphries fluffed his lines with three match darts, allowing Van Gerwen to check out on double eight.
The Dutchman made no mistakes in the final leg, showing the bottle of a champion, as he booked his spot in the final of the World Series of Darts.
Darts fans have been left fuming on social media after Michael van Gerwen was robbed of some of the 'greatest limbs ever' due to a graphics error.
Van Gerwen was strutting his stuff at the oche in front of a home crowd at the World Series of Darts Finals in Amsterdam against Luke Humphries.
The pair played out a classic, with Van Gerwen winning 11-10 and nailing a nine-darter en route. However, the crowd didn't know their hero had won the leg, or even hit a nine-darter, due to a graphics error.
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"A graphics error ruined what would have been the greatest limbs ever seen at darts, some of the crowd didn’t have a clue," one fan fumed. While a second shared: "Wouldn't be a darts tournament without the scoreboard disappearing!"
"How do I explain to my grandchildren that MVG hit a 9 dart leg from this position," a third joked. And another added: "This 9 darter here determines the proportion of the crowd that are true darts fans and those that are just casual darts fans…"
It was anything but a comfortable victory for Van Gerwen, who capitalized on Humphries' mistake to level the game at 10-10.
Humphries fluffed his lines with three match darts, allowing Van Gerwen to check out on double eight.
The Dutchman made no mistakes in the final leg, showing the bottle of a champion, as he booked his spot in the final of the World Series of Darts.