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Keita Ono VS Scott Kirchner (4 - 2)
“My bulls were very good in all the 01 games today. It made me win,” as Keita Ono looked back on FINAL MATCH.
Ono achieved 142.53 as his 01 STATS per match, the best in this tournament. In the 1st and 2nd legs, he excited the audience with his 2 consecutive BULL PERFECTs hitting BULL, 1, BULL. His excellent performance was outstanding for the FINAL MATCH in SUPER DARTS.
Meanwhile, Scott Kirchner obtained the best CRICKET STATS per match on the day posting 6.29.
“Kirchner played amazing CRICKET games in the FINAL,” said Ono.
Kirchner, the winner of SUPER DARTS 2013 defeated 3 Japanese players in this tournament: Kenichi Ajiki, Takehiro Suzuki and Shunpei Noge. With his stable performance and excellent CRICKET games, the 2013 champion gave a hard time to Ono. In their last leg (CRICKET), Ono hit 9 mark first and shined as the champion this year, his first SUPER DARTS.
“I am so glad! People say that I am very strong in one-day tournaments only (laugh). I would earn a better reputation if I can play this well all the time. I will keep doing my best.” After a hiatus in 2012, SUPER DARTS expanded internationally, and extended its invitations to players all over the world from 2013. Since then, many non-Japanese players became champions. Ono’s win in SUPER DARTS 2017 is the first time since 2011 that a Japanese player has won the event.Result
-Keita Ono 150.00 150.00 4.17 3.67 127.60 6.71 ● ● ● ● - 701 701 CR CR 701 CR CH ● ● - 150.00 134.00 6.50 6.25 128.00 6.13 -Scott Kirchner ↑Pagetop
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MATCH 2
Shunpei Noge VS Scott Kirchner (1 - 4)
Scott Kirchner, the winner of SUPER DARTS 2013 and Shunpei Noge, a young ace player faced each other in SEMI FINAL MATCH 2.
They were tied in the first 2 legs. In the 3rd leg (CRICKET), Kirchner hit 9 Mark in the 7th round, and the leg went to him as well as the following 4th leg (CRICKET). Noge was striving to emerge victorious from this predicament, but Kirchner hit 3-in-the-BLACK to win the match.
After winning SEMI FINAL, Kirchner commented, “I am so honored to be able to play in SUPER DARTS and advance to the final. I hope to play in the FINAL MATCH as I do in everyday matches.”Result
-Shunpei Noge 120.50 116.00 5.71 5.00 139.00 ● - - 701 701 CR CR 701 CR CH ● ● ● ● - - 123.80 133.25 5.75 6.14 141.75 -Scott Kirchner ↑Pagetop
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MATCH 1
Keita Ono VS Adrian Gray (4 - 2)
This initial match was between Keita Ono and Adrian Gray. Both players smoothly made it this far in the tournament.
Ono took the 1st leg (701), although he threw second in the leg. The Japanese player brought momentum to the 2nd leg (701), and got it by hitting BULL, 1, BULL to make his 101 points to 0. Gray tried to get the following 3 legs to turn his 2-0 down around, but failed to take the 4th leg (CRICKET) after taking the 3rd leg (CRICKET). Finding himself cornered, Gray fought back by taking the 5th leg (701) where he threw first. Ono was aiming to get his victory before playing all the 7 legs, while Gray was throwing hard to extend the match to the last 7 leg to win. In the decisive 6th leg, Ono hit WHITE HORSE, and grabbed the ticket to the FINAL. “I have reached the FINAL. I only need to win,” Ono commented immediately after the match.Result
-Keita Ono 120.00 150.00 5.00 5.75 108.25 6.20 ● ● ● ● - 701 701 CR CR 701 CR CH ● ● - 126.60 81.00 6.75 5.86 134.20 5.00 -Adrian Gray ↑Pagetop
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MATCH 4
Scott Kirchner VS Takehiro Suzuki (4 - 3)
This match is between Takehiro Suzuki and Scott Kirchner. Suzuki’s smashing victory in the first match attracted an audience’s attention. Kirchner demonstrated his stable performance as a veteran player.
Both tied in the first 2 legs. In the 3rd leg (CRICKET), Kirchner hit White Horse in the 2nd round, and Suzuki fought back immediately with another White Horse. Their high performance excited the audience tremendously. In the 4th round, Suzuki hit his 2nd White Horse and got the 3rd leg. However, Kirchner took the 4th leg (CRICKET), and tied. Both engaged in a seesaw game as the 5th leg went Suzuki and the 6th did to Kirchner. Kirchner carried his winning streak from the 6th leg into the 7th leg hitting 9-mark twice from the start of the leg to his victory, grabbing the ticket to the SEMI FINAL.Result
-Scott Kirchner 126.80 126.33 4.50 5.86 118.40 7.50 6.40 ● ● ● ● 701 701 CR CR 701 CR CH(CR) ● ● ● 134.00 141.50 7.00 5.29 121.25 3.50 3.75 -Takehiro Suzuki ↑Pagetop
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MATCH 3
Shunpei Noge VS Masumi Chino (4 - 2)
This is the only match between Japanese players in QUARTER FINAL. They are Japan’s hopeful players who are expected to lead the future of darts in the country.
Shunpei Noge went first and took the 1st leg (701) clearing 149 points with BULL, triple 13 and triple 60. He got the 2nd leg (701) as well. Chino attempted to catch-up taking the 3rd and 4th legs, but Noge threw second and stopped Chino’s further advancement taking the 5th leg (701). In the 6th leg (CRICKET), the first thrower, Noge took advantage of the match closing 20, but Chino fought back making the number unavailable. Noge defended tenaciously with 15, and defeated Chino with 2 BULLS when Chino missed target numbers.Result
-Shunpei Noge 134.00 140.20 4.33 5.22 138.33 5.57 ● ● ● ● - 701 701 CR CR 701 CR CH ● ● - 141.50 133.50 6.00 5.50 150.00 5.67 -Masumi Chino ↑Pagetop
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MATCH 2
Lourence Ilagan VS Adrian Gray (3 - 4)
Adrian Gray was steady on his BULL in the match, although his first match didn’t show his strength fully. On the other hand, Laurence Illagan lost his momentum, but continued his steady performance which he developed in his excellent darts career.
Both engaged in a seesaw game till the last leg. Gray won the cork and threw first, but he couldn’t keep his advantage. Gray missed single 15, which was thought to be the game setter. However, Illagan couldn’t take advantage of this opportunity, either. The victory went to Gray.Result
-Lourence Ilagan 130.25 123.00 4.75 7.00 122.00 5.38 5.00 ● ● ● 701 701 CR CR 701 CR CH(CR) ● ● ● ● 124.60 123.00 4.56 5.75 150.00 4.86 4.80 -Adrian Gray ↑Pagetop
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MATCH 1
Paul Lim VS Keita Ono (2 - 4)
Paul Lim, SUPER DARTS 2015 winner and Keita Ono who enjoyed a landslide victory in his first day faced each other in the opening match on the 2nd day.
After repeating cork for the 1st leg, Lim threw first, but he had difficult time adjusting to the match. Ono took the leg as well as the following 2nd leg (701). Ono gained an edge in the first 2 legs, but Lim took the 3rd and 5th legs trying to catch up to his opponent. The players started the 6th leg (CRICKET) with Ono’s 3-2 dominance. Ono defeated the former champion Lim with White Horse and won this match.Result
-Paul Lim 126.20 141.75 5.17 5.67 150.00 4.50 ● ● - 701 701 CR CR 701 CR CH ● ● ● ● - 118.75 131.50 4.80 7.25 150.00 5.40 -Keita Ono ↑Pagetop
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MATCH 8
Takehiro Suzuki VS Boris Krcmar (4 - 1)
All would agree that Takehiro Suzuki excited the audience the most at the competition. He defeated Boris Krcmar, one of the top contenders in the first round.
“I lost to him at a different tournament one month ago. So I am so happy,” Suzuki said immediately after the match.
Suzuki threw first in the 701 in the 1st leg, but had a difficult time adjusting to the match. However, Krcmar missed BULL when he had 51 points left, although he had kept shooting BULLs. So Suzuki reduced his 70 points steadily to win the leg. It put Krcmar off his stride, and the first 3 legs went to Suzuki. Krcmar took the 4th leg (CRICKET) and tried to keep momentum going, but the 5th leg (CRICKET) went to its first thrower, Suzuki. The audience enjoyed the unpredictable match with such an unexpected result that kept the audience on edge until the final throw.Result
-Takehiro Suzuki 120.25 142.25 4.71 5.00 117.60 ● ● ● ● - - 701 701 CR CR 701 CR CH ● - - 150.00 131.25 4.83 5.60 127.75 -Boris Krcmar ↑Pagetop
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MATCH 7
Scott Kirchner VS Kenichi Ajiki (4 - 2)
“I felt enormous stress although it was a very good match. Jonny is one of my favorite players and a good friend of mine. I knew how hard to play against him,” commented Scott Kirchner of the US. His opponent was Kenichi Ajiki of Japan aka Jonny. These 2 veteran players played in Match 7.
Ajiki took the 1st leg (701) while the following 2 and 3 legs went to Kirchner. They were even after Ajiki took the 4th leg. In the 701 in the 5th leg, Ajiki threw first in the round, and he had 65 points left, he reduced the points to 50, but he missed BULL. Kirchner made the most use of this opportunity, and took the 5th and 6th legs (CRICKET) to complete victory.Result
-Scott Kirchner 131.75 130.20 5.00 4.63 123.75 6.00 ● ● ● ● - 701 701 CR CR 701 CR CH ● ● - 120.00 106.00 4.17 5.38 127.20 5.86 -Kenichi Ajiki ↑Pagetop
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MATCH 6
Masumi Chino VS Haruki Muramatsu (4 - 0)
Match 6 is the only match with 2 Japanese ace players: Masumi Chino and Haruki Muramatsu. The 701 in the 1st leg went to Chino as well as the following 3 legs: the 2nd leg (701), the 3rd leg (CRICKET) and the 4th leg (CRICKET). Despite the prediction of a close match between these 2 globally recognized players and tenacious counter by Muramatsu, Chino achieved his 4-0 landslide victory. Especially impressive was, Chino’s 2 consecutive 9 marks in the 4th leg.
“As I was defeated in the first round in the last SUPER DARTS, I really wanted to win this time. So my performance was a little tense. But I could play well in the end,” Chino shared at the end of the match.Result
-Masumi Chino 128.20 129.00 6.00 6.60 ● ● ● ● - - - 701 701 CR CR 701 CR CH - - - 122.25 96.40 5.50 6.20 -Haruki Muramatsu ↑Pagetop
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MATCH 5
Shunpei Noge VS Howei Tsai (4 - 2)
In Match 5, Howei Tsai, an outstanding young Taiwanese player and Shunpei Noge, a leading Japanese player faced each other.
Like the other players, “I got more nervous than I expected,” said Noge who lost the 1st leg to Tsai. These players were tied at the end of the 4th leg, but Noge calmly cornered Tsai and took the 701 in the 5th leg. In the CRICKET in the 6th leg, Noge got a disastrous 2 mark in the first round, but the 2 players exchanged 7 marks from the 3rd round. The game didn’t turn around to Tsai. Noge has displayed his strength as the 4th ranking player of the last SUPER DARTS.Result
-Shunpei Noge 116.25 125.40 6.30 7.75 137.75 5.67 ● ● ● ● - 701 701 CR CR 701 CR CH ● ● - 127.20 109.50 5.50 7.00 126.20 4.60 -Howei Tsai ↑Pagetop
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MATCH 4
Mitsumasa Hoshino VS Adrian Gray (2 - 4)
Mitsumasa Hoshino of Japan and Adrian Gray of the UK competed in Match 4. Hoshino won SUPER DARTS twice while Gray landed 4th position in the last SUPER DARTS.
“I knew it was going to be a tough match. It is hard to compete against the Japanese player in his home country,” Gray commented describing the pressure. Hoshino hadn’t played in SUPER DARTS after 2011. Both players couldn’t get into full swing until the 4th leg. The UK player gained his momentum after taking the CRICKET in the 4th leg. The 701 game in the 5th leg went to him as well. Gray won the match by hitting 3 BULLs when he was scoring 6 marks and Hoshino was around 5 marks.Result
-Mitsumasa Hoshino 117.75 125.20 4.57 5.25 103.00 4.67 ● ● - 701 701 CR CR 701 CR CH ● ● ● ● - 126.20 124.00 4.14 5.50 135.00 5.83 -Adrian Gray ↑Pagetop
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MATCH 3
Seigo Asada VS Lourence Ilagan (1 - 4)
Match 3 was played by Shogo Asada and Lourence Ilagan, considered leading players in Japan and South Eastern Asia, respectively.
“It was my first time to play against Asada and his strength is very well known. So I felt enormous pressure,” shared Ilagan. He took the 701 game in the first leg and the following 2 legs from the Japanese ace player.
Asada managed to get the CRICKET in the 4th leg but was unable to counter Ilagan’s momentum. Ilagan got the game with the second “BULL perfect” of this event finishing his 101 points hitting Bull, 1 and BULL.
This close match vividly illustrated the difficulty of darts as the loser Asada had higher stats in both 701 and CRICKET than the winner Ilagan who achieved the higher score.Result
-Seigo Asada 132.75 126.60 6.23 7.00 150.00 ● - - 701 701 CR CR 701 CR CH ● ● ● ● - - 128.40 118.25 6.57 3.00 150.00 -Lourence Ilagan ↑Pagetop
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MATCH 2
Keita Ono VS Hyunchul Park (4 - 1)
In Match 2, two of the world’s leading players competed: Keita Ono, PREMIUM STAGE winner of THE WORLD 2016 and Park Hyunchul, runner-up of THE WORLD 2016 GRAND FINAL.
After Ono took first 2 legs, Park took the CRICKET game in the 3rd leg. However, Ono kept Park from advancing further. The CRICKET in the 4th leg went to the Japanese player who also took the 701 game in the 5th leg for his win.
“As I played well in the 01 games, I could win this match,” Ono commented on his performance in this match.Result
-Keita Ono 150.00 142.25 4.71 7.17 117.40 ● ● ● ● - - 701 701 CR CR 701 CR CH ● - - 121.00 121.00 5.86 6.00 129.25 -Hyunchul Park ↑Pagetop
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MATCH 1
Paul Lim VS Yuji Eguchi (4 - 3)
The opening match was between 2015 Champion, Paul Lim of Singapore and 2007 Champion, Yuji Eguchi of Japan. “The first match is always tough in any tournament as everyone is so nervous,” Lim said. It is more so in SUPER DARTS. Both players had a tough time adjusting to the match till the last leg.
In the 7th leg, Eguchi went first while Lim chose CRICKET. The Singaporean player got a 9 mark first with his heightened focus and carried this momentum to his victory by tricking Eguchi with unpredictable BULL.Result
-Paul Lim 121.20 139.67 3.75 5.57 129.60 5.50 6.88 ● ● ● ● 701 701 CR CR 701 CR CH(CR) ● ● ● 117.25 140.75 5.25 4.43 97.00 3.33 4.00 -Yuji Eguchi ↑Pagetop
