TIE-BREAK THRILLER! | Day Five Highlights | 2023 Betfred World Matchplay

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[@deovision]

Luke v Dirk... simply wow! What a match!!

[@faithnomore55]

Dirk is just a fluke artist

[@anthonymatute6057]

i mean there were good moments in the game followed by a plethora of missed doubles, but ultimately Dvd was just producing another bottle job unfortunately

[@jrg6960]

Ugh gutted for Dirk but love both, amazing match!

[@Delanovdhoek]

Lucky Humphries you mean

[@tomr4045]

精彩的比赛，两个都是优秀的家伙…😊

[@juliantsenkov1585]

PDC top 5 players are out after the second round. This Matchplay is crazy. Very very interesting games.

[@anthonymatute6057]

It will be interesting to see who wins the tournament… it’s gonna be anyone’s guess at this point

[@Introgamer14]

I dont know why - but im rooting for Searle this tournament. Pretty unlikely in general, but many top players have been eliminated, time for an underdog to take it home!

[@fourcandles9413]

Me too...even though I'm a Clayton fan....I like Searle can't deny it..especially with those darts he throws

[@jandlugosz3846]

Jak najbardziej stać go na wygraną.

[@sarahwelty9223]

Me too! I like Searle and he shouldn't be underestimated. He'll have a fight against Jonny Clayton in the next round though

[@teejay6063]

Go Searle!

[@dangreene3895]

You could tell Humphries was in the Zone ,he wasn't looking around ,he did not celebrate, he just looked at the board and threw . if he plays like that the rest of this tourney he will win.

[@lordyeetus6317]

Most impressive to me was that he clearly wasn't in the zone earlier, but he got himself back into it.

[@waterboy8999]

He was in the huff to start with, he needs to stop that.

[@EemMiIiLlLl]

Yes.... if he doesnt suck dick on the doubles This shouldve honestly been an easy win Also way too little 180s compared to how many 140s he had

[@Delanovdhoek]

Freaking lucky man, it is like he paid for it

[@djp411]

Yeah, had he been playing aspinall, he'd have been pulled out of the 'zone' for fist bumps...LOL when you're building up in your mind that you wanna annihilate your opponent but have to stop to "be polite" it kinda takes the edge off your annihilation mind set LOL

[@yusufluhar5881]

The Matchplay is just brilliant isnt it? How can anyone not love this tournament. Darts has got to be one of the best sports out there, the competitiveness and unpredictability of each match makes it so entertaining. One thing we learn from darts is that u can score as high as u like and start the leg as well u can but it doesnt mean nothing if u cant hit that double to finish the leg. Brendan Dolan was unlucky today on the outer ring and Damon Heta was simply ruthless. He looks like a real contender but tbh everyone left in the tournament does. Jonny Clayton again, like Heta, was brilliant on the outer ring and the high finishes were just stunning, Dimi didnt do much wrong but it was the sheer brilliance of Jonny at the back end of legs that made the difference. It wasnt even a shock for me to see Searle beat Wright and even though he didnt perform like he did in round 1, it was still good enough to beat an out of sorts Snakebite. The last match was the pick of the bunch before a dart was thrown and it didnt disappoint. Felt like the Cullen v Price one yesterday where even though one player was ahead for the most part, u still felt like it could change at anytime and Dirk will really be kicking himself, he should have won on the European Tour a few weeks ago against Luke and should have won again today. He was 10-8 up and on 176 and Luke was on 401 and he still lost the leg from there without even having a shot at a double after 9 darts from 176. He cant keep doing this otherwise winning a major will just get harder and harder. I do believe he will win one day but he needs to get past that mental block and just hit freely like its just another leg. This tournament is wide open now and any of the 8 quarter finalists will fancy their chances to win the whole thing. Its so difficult to call a favourite in any match and now the real tests start in the longer format where its best of 31 legs in the quarters. Theres no hiding place now. Whoever wins the tournament from here thoroughly deserves it and i cant wait to see the drama unfold. May the best man win.

[@xtheamazingax]

Dimitri just cannot beat Jonny, can he? Feels like he falls to him every time.

[@emanuel7215]

@@xtheamazingax He beat him in the World Championship quarter final lol

[@yusufluhar5881]

​@@emanuel7215and the grand slam last year

[@sarahwelty9223]

Thanks for the dissertation!

[@75jonesy]

Love Johnny's respect when a good checkout has happened

[@SithMaster26]

Damon was very impressive

[@claphands-pr2vt]

I'm not a fan..buts that gotta be the best I've seen him play

[@fourcandles9413]

He'll need that form again v Humphries

[@anthonymatute6057]

Dolan was not…

[@rv.v638]

Dirk…..mentally not strong enough. And old snakebite is over. Not that long ago, nobody was even in his league. According to himself :)

[@robinrenner8665]

Fun fact: Peter Wright wanted to win atleast 5 nights in the Premier League this year but only won 5 Matches so he is not a top 16 player anymore

[@anthonymatute6057]

@@robinrenner8665Snakebite is finished. All he is capable of now really is losing first round matches at this point.

[@simongreaves7681]

Apparently Wright could be outta top 10 come the world's hes just gone hasn't he been tinkering with his darts 4 a while sure sign the confidence has gone

[@anthonymatute6057]

That last game from Dvd and Cool Hand was the biggest match of the tournament by far! There was sudden death written all over it! I honestly think Dvd is the bottle job of all bottle jobs to be fair.

[@SuperChalkster]

they are both generally bottle jobs when they see the finish line... but yeah i give top spot to dvd at the moment, i think he puts too much pressure on himself and over thinks shit.

[@matruiz1918]

great game, but gotta give it to the cullen v price match. both great games tho

[@lordyeetus6317]

What impressed me about that match was Luke was clearly in a sulky, crappy space - but he took the time to calm down, get his mindset right and just stuck to the task. His calmness put Dirk under pressure and he folded. Luke earned that win.

[@MackDaddy233]

Yeah Dirk bottled it big time he was getting scores of 20 and 30 at the end just useless

[@anthonymatute6057]

@@MackDaddy233 The damage was already done for Dirk unfortunately

[@ZupDrake]

The intensity of this year's matchplay 🤯 absolute banger

[@johnhammarstrom1790]

Never seen this many darts in the 3 segment in a professional darts match than i did today in the humphries - dvd match 🤯

[@fourcandles9413]

I remember Bristow hitting back to back 3s in a WC..

[@anthonymatute6057]

@@fourcandles9413that was when dartitis beat the crap outta Bristow

[@willhull1735]

The matchplay is the home of darts. I know the world's has the glitter and special occasion but the matchplay is always the greatest as the atmosphere is electric.

[@samiam4544]

The quality of the matches in this tourney have been amazing.

[@kayneapiata6156]

how dirk plays at the start of his game, he should keep it going till he sings the fat ladys song as near the end he tends to lose his focus

[@mste456]

despise the idiots who whistle when they're about to release the dart

[@silverreverence6176]

They need to be thrown out, surprised their own mates don’t chin them tbf

[@anthonymatute6057]

@@silverreverence6176The crowd was horrendous, why don’t the PDC just play tournaments behind closed doors or something, this is absurd

[@jaysmith2858]

@@anthonymatute6057 💷💷💷💷💷

[@AlanBrown-j5i]

@@anthonymatute6057are you for real 😂

[@sarahwelty9223]

I'd spray them with a water pistol that would keep them quiet!

[@spagheddy338]

Heta got his tour card 2020. Today he nearly reached the top 10 in the live ranking!

[@bruceezez6287]

oh, really impressive

[@fourcandles9413]

Big whoop. .

[@Silk1970]

He's continuing to improve. His floor form has been wonderful from his first year but his overall Tv form hasn't been spectacular. This year he's developed a persona and that seems to be resulting in better play. He's also providing good entertainment which is important.

[@stuffwithsoph8264]

Damon Heta has been a fucking beast these last couple tournaments, I hope he wins, so refreshing to see somebody that isn't in the top 5 win imo

[@fourcandles9413]

Well we know as soon as you pick anyone they're done

[@markberry866]

Wow wow wow the heat is on !

[@fourcandles9413]

Let's see him do it v Humphries ??

[@MackDaddy233]

Dennis Ovens approves

[@adeh503]

Hardly a shock anymore when Wright gets knocked out of a tournament

[@omertaha_24]

Humpries has been dirk's nightmare this year.

[@anthonymatute6057]

Bottle Jobs have been Dirks problem this whole year

[@Delanovdhoek]

I think its matchfixing, i hate humpfries btw.

[@cactuarnoob100]

This has been an absolute joy to watch!!

[@chibifirestorm]

Dirk is so frustrating, when he's on he's unplayable but he's not it's so ugly to watch.

[@emanuel7215]

There is no bigger pain than being DvD Fan. I'm so frustrated.

[@fourcandles9413]

Don't say unplayable especially with his record that's a total contradiction in terms

[@chibifirestorm]

@@fourcandles9413 he goes through periods in matches where he's finishing legs in like 10 to 12 darts then for the next 3-4 legs he cannot buy a treble

[@fourcandles9413]

​@@chibifirestormHe's got no killer instinct he should've had three titles in the last year.

[@samroelke8097]

12:16 Love the way the referee calls that score, it was so painfully close to the double.

[@triptin24]

Dirk needs sports psychology to get to the next level. Humphreys was incredible

[@MackDaddy233]

Humphreys actually played poorly by his standards tbf but he lived up to his nickname in sudden death especially before the sudden death when he hit bullseye to stay in the tournament

[@mariolowelsilva2899]

Wow

[@triptin24]

@MackDaddy233 yeah he was incredible in the clutch. Dirk has a bad habit of getting emotional.

[@jesperdevries936]

Been saying this for a year now he needs to become a little bit meaner

[@triptin24]

@jesperdevries936 can see it coming a mile away. He starts getting over animated and you can see his Rollercoaster of emotions and his game changes completely. Price has been doing this more lately as well as bully boy. Dirk just suffers from it more then anyone. If he can control it he will be a force.

[@spookybizzle]

Crikey... Luke vs DvD! The Heat melting Dolan! Clayton and Dirk reeling in the big fish.. and ALL TOP 5 SEEDS OUT!

[@nikisan1971]

Humphries should really reconsider his nickname. Change it to Escape Artist Luke

[@iaingking]

What a match at the end there, Luke & Dirk full on attack mode, great Darts!

[@maltipoo5221]

Poor Dirk. Second match in a short time against Humphries in which he is in lead but somehow manages to lose 😐Applauses to Humphries for a great come back 👏 However, don't like his attitude. Always looks so tense, dissatisfied with himself. Of the remaining ones I would be happy to see an underdog winning the whole tournament, like Searl or Gurney.

[@wilson5377]

👍 Jonny Clayton! 🙂 Would've been nice to see him & Michael Smith.✌ Great job to Ryan Searle for kickin' Wright's ass off the stage!👍👌😂

[@jeramy576]

Name a better duo than Dirk and bottles

[@fourcandles9413]

England and PKs

[@J10Wilshere]

Gezzy price and ear defenders

[@linkvagar2336]

England and whinging

[@CastrolHondaSP2]

​@@fourcandles9413😂👌

[@CastrolHondaSP2]

Schofield and teenage boys.

[@adamcalder294]

I can't believe it Dirk's done it again.

[@fourcandles9413]

I can....🧴🧴🧴

[@J10Wilshere]

@@fourcandles9413 How many times was this said about bully boy till he won his first tv major. Dirk will go and win the World champs this year i'm telling you

[@fourcandles9413]

​@J10Wilshere No he won't no balls no killer instinct

[@gerritdeheij]

@@fourcandles9413 you knows everthing when I read your comments ...the best helmsmen are ashore

[@xmikex902x]

Great stuff from Clayton. I’m newer to watching darts but I feel like I’ve seen Dirk choke a bunch of matches. Brutal for him

[@raym4n39]

Wright changes his darts more than he changes his pants 😂

[@fourcandles9413]

Too much information 😂 Thanks...😂

[@raym4n39]

😂

[@wilson5377]

Clearly most of the head & hair paints already seeped through thus making it difficult to stick to a set of darts more so with the clown outfit.🤮

[@sarahwelty9223]

I was thinking the same thing lol!

[@eugenelafebre921]

I am happy with that. I do not want to see him doing that on the stage...

[@jude_210]

why am I just now finding out how hype this sport is

[@lucasguedes7683]

Passou muito tempo só com futebol? Eu entenderia se sim.. Dardos é incrível, a sensação de ver um 9 dardos é como se fosse um título do seu time.

[@dan003]

Man what a bottle job again from him in the last few legs at the end! Not the first time we've seen that. He completely lost his head.

[@greatpoochini1]

Pathetic booing from the crowd.

[@Fourside__]

Dirk's emotions got the better of him once again

[@GamingWhitRyan]

Gutted for Dirk, all my favourites are now out (Gerwyn and Dirk)

[@gerritdeheij]

yes I pity for dirk ,he is sometime magical

[@determiner1312]

Searle and Heta on 🔥🔥

[@teejay6063]

Rootin' for Searle to win the whole thing. 🧐 He just changed his darts again to 84 gram darts. Already cracked three boards this tourney.

[@AlanBrown-j5i]

😂

[@Robkinggozer]

@@YorkshirezNo1 Yeah he loves that heavy metal!

[@eugenelafebre921]

What a cold handshake from Dirk v D......38:00.....and what a performance from Luke in the last part of the match. An outshot at the bull to save his skin when Dirk is on double top! Great darts!!

[@fourcandles9413]

Biggest baby on tour...

[@Timesend]

Huge well done Luke. You showed some class and bottle there.

[@gerritdeheij]

awful public to make such noise when Dimitri is on a double

[@jameseustace6688]

Luke sure did put those commentators in their place, they was putting him down there for pretty much the full game, well done against Divingboard. Well done to Heavy Metal too, got to love a fellow Rocker🎸🎵🎶🎵

[@connorsconey]

At no point in that last match did I think that Humphries wouldn’t come back and edge Dirk out 🤦🏻‍♂️ it must be a mental block for Dirk in high pressure moments

[@LOLMAN9538]

So all of the top 5 PDC players are out before the quarters. This tourney is now truly anyone's to win.

[@anthonymatute6057]

Clayton is the only person who I believe can win this, but if he get beaten, then I have to with Humphries…

[@emanuel7215]

I'm out. I'm so f*cking broken. Why am I always a fan of Bottlers? It's the first time ever, that i quit a tournament cause of pur frustration.

[@thx5428]

Same here

[@emanuel7215]

@@thx5428 No joke: Mentally Dirk is weaker than ANYONE on the tour. He would even bottle a Major Final against Nick Fullwell. I don't have any believe for the next month. I'm just disappointed.

[@xtheamazingax]

No-one more frustrated than Dirk himself, I'm sure.

[@emanuel7215]

@@xtheamazingax It's his own fault. But what can I do as a Fan? Yeah...nothing!!!

[@fourcandles9413]

Yeah..I'm not even bothering commenting on DVD anymore. It seems like rubbing salt into your open wound...

[@stuffwithsoph8264]

Dimi didn't play poorly but Clayton was just a beast, especially on the doubles. Sad Dirk bottled but happy for the other players, honestly I have almost no preference for who wins which is very rare.

[@fourcandles9413]

The match stats say otherwise

[@stuffwithsoph8264]

​@@fourcandles9413He averaged like 93? That isn't poor at all lol what?? Poor is when you are in the 80's (for this level) or 70's. Darts has just gotten to such a high level atm that 93 average looks worse than it really is. Also you're literally obsessed with me, you always reply to my comments and they are always only negative, dude move on 💀💀

[@fourcandles9413]

​@stuffwithsoph8264 check the complete match stats then comment

[@joshmarlowe46]

​@@stuffwithsoph8264at least he's not like Jacob picko or bluehopi bridge they're bleeding annoying but four candles is alright he has good knowledge of darts whereas most haven't a breeze what happened before 2020

[@fourcandles9413]

​@joshmarlowe46 Thank you sir I appreciate that..

[@pogbajohn]

that 65 from Luke to stay in the match😮

[@herschelsquirts2338]

Man, Dirk just shit the bed at the end there.

[@fourcandles9413]

AGAIN

[@DDskyline]

Poor Dirk, once again so many chances missed. He will surely have gone off stage boiling inside and then exploded in the cabin for sure :D

[@olubukola107]

Clayton v Humphries would be a war, blood and all. I can't even choose who'll win that battle

[@MrButcherkiller]

Dirk vs Luke was absolutely crazy.

[@reggiebishop5398]

A match that nobody should lose but there has to be a winner. Luke Humphreys is something special and that has to send a message. Great Great match WOW

[@fourcandles9413]

* Humphries

[@Simon_pls]

Luke is becoming a real trauma for Dirk…

[@MackDaddy233]

Don't sleep on the Ferret lads thats all I'm saying

[@toddchristiansen4609]

Dirk game has came around really fast. He was on the struggle bus

[@fourcandles9413]

He's a bottler

[@melvyns1975]

Luke is one cool cat

[@Brandon-qd2lb]

Damn I wanted to see a sudden death. Very rare after the first two rounds.

[@nialljsb6712]

Did Dmitri not acknowledge the 170 finish? Seemed to have his back turned

[@kayneapiata6156]

if he didnt acknoledge, the crowd wouldve been his biggest clue as they werent quiet about it

[@british.scorpion]

I don't know why, but I love seeing DvD lose 🤔

[@Almuneitor]

...What is achieved with a calm mind vs. a rapturous mind.... very good COOL HAND !!! ¡¡¡ PARTIDAZO de "COOL HAND" !!!!! , min. 23:23

[@johnmallette3143]

tkzz for sharing.,.,.,peace

[@andydavidson6841]

Go Damon. Go Aussie. Big chance

[@iancolly3203]

Thats the best game ive ever seen😂

[@Venividivici55555]

DVD...a great player. But when it's time to close the deal he doesn't focus and loses concentration easily.

[@fourcandles9413]

Great player really name his tournament wins...dipshit

[@xtheamazingax]

Can't lie Glad Wright's out... and that Searle's through in all fairness. I'm tired of his mind games. Nice that we'll have a new winner of the Matchplay whatever happens now. And I hope it's Nathan. Wishful thinking I know but a lad can dream.

[@lordyeetus6317]

Agreed. I'm not a huge Aspinall fan but I would not be disappointed if he won, he's a very likeable bloke. In fact I would be happy with any of the remaining 8 winning. The one I want to win the least is probably Cullen and that's only because I don't like his throw hahaha

[@xtheamazingax]

@@lordyeetus6317 fair enough. Each to their own. Bring on the quarter finals.

[@anthonymatute6057]

Whoever wins this tournament at this point literally deserves this because at this point the only person I can see right now winning the Matchplay is Clayton. I have almost no idea who can win this now since the top 5 in the world are already out so that just goes to show you that you will never know what’s gonna happen in a darts tournament and that the top 4 players in the world might get eliminated in the early rounds of tournaments and this year’s Matchplay clearly showed us an example of that.

[@fourcandles9413]

And pretty much everyone's ignored Clayton the whole tournament

[@MackDaddy233]

Clayton the only one left with big tournament pedigree, yeah I know Cullen and The Asp have won tournaments too but Claytons A game beats anyone else's left bar maybe Humphries

[@MackDaddy233]

​@@fourcandles9413One thing you should never do is sleep on the Ferret

[@anthonymatute6057]

@@fourcandles9413 Until Now…

[@ChrisJones-bp7ij]

Couple of times now recently dvd has crumbled against luke at the business end of a match. But really pleased luke won. English lads doing very well. Aspinall Humphries Searle dobey all through. Well done.

[@peacfulearth]

WOOOOOOW!!! ❤❤❤

[@normfredriksen1381]

Heta was on fire.

[@samunus3067]

Sad cause of DvD, but now is your time aspinall 👊🏻

[@add1cted2l3arning]

37:14 proper thumbnail 🙌

[@erichbachinger943]

Ryan turned Wright to wrong 😂

[@Dermot501]

Tonights averages🎯 Peter Wright 91.90 Ryan Searle 95.22 Jonny Clayton 101.90 DvdB 93.49 Brendan Dolan 89.08 Damon Heta 95.68 Luke Humphries 95.17 DvD 93.04

[@xtheamazingax]

Cheers for that. 🙂

[@fourcandles9413]

Everyone's ignored Clayton the whole tournament...risky tactic there folks

[@raym4n39]

We can see that it's clearly on the video 🤦‍♂️😂

[@anthonym3351]

Interesting. Taylor was averaging over 100 in late 90s

[@Fortnitegamer-tn4uk]

@@fourcandles9413they don’t think he’ll win he seems good and a huge threat but they don’t think he is a threat

[@aeoliaptolemaios588]

Yep. We will have a new name as a champion!

[@cryptowill9025]

Luke is a boss mane

[@minisla]

Great last game.. Intense

[@brianwallbohm9495]

Notice how Snakebite changed darts after the 5th leg...

[@berniemcdevitt8093]

Dirks a bully

[@anthonymatute6057]

he’s a bottle job

[@Mork007]

Humphries will be the man to beat in this tournament. Well done.

[@fourcandles9413]

How'd this age

[@danday121]

Come on Searle 💪🏽💪🏽

[@christophernorman4353]

Spooky Lukey well done 👍

[@TheKanuto23]

Dirk always choke on the end. That he must consider, to relax and when he is nervous, thats the time he will miss..

[@MrMallum]

Searle's name should be "The Neck"

[@TheCreepingSnake89]

I think Heta and Aspinall are the Final.

[@fourcandles9413]

Put money on it then

[@fourcandles9413]

This aged like shit...

[@frozyre7854]

Wow, Dolan spent all of that energy to defeat MVG, just to go out in typical fashion. Good job, Ferret!! Searle is probably gonna be gone next round, as typical of him. DvD vs Humphries, match of the tourney.

[@markbellew4194]

As long as luke humphries doesn't win I don't care who wins it, been a brilliant week so far

[@dibster_1976]

I dont understand how Snakebite can keep changing darts and expect consistency

[@connorbettley2832]

This is Luke or heta tournament

[@fourcandles9413]

Heta ain't winning this

[@rickymothersdale4642]

Claytons to lose I think

[@ElevenoftheDark]

Dirk is the biggest bottle job in darts

[@sparkyflame9761]

DVD blew it again....

[@Robbevandeputte]

Where is the top 5 in this tournament?

[@jimmelton5846]

Knocked out.

[@christrickett3291]

That van den Bergh is Mr Chubby, didn't he used to be slim just a few years ago?

[@kayneapiata6156]

alot of weight can happen in a few years

[@pdjhh]

Just a jump to the left, 10:31

[@andrewshore276]

Heta makes the final

[@fourcandles9413]

Put a years wages on it then I dare you

[@andrewshore276]

@@fourcandles9413 I don't work

[@fourcandles9413]

​@@andrewshore276sums up the country

[@fourcandles9413]

This aged like sour milk

[@og786.]

I watched all full matches yet still watch highlights 😂

[@sarahwelty9223]

Ditto!

[@njoknjokers8934]

Luke 5 -dirk 8..Luke average 90.82😩😩...

[@fourcandles9413]

And your point is what

[@ShirleyLand-i6q]

Pity we can't have the darts without commentators

[@claphands-pr2vt]

You can...it's called turning the sound off

[@Benson20704]

peter hurts 💔