Stephen Bunting reaches last 16 at the World Darts Championship after he beat Madars Razma; Damon Heta produced the second nine-darter at this year’s tournament but lost to Luke Woodhouse
Stephen Bunting cruised into the fourth round of the World Darts Championship on a dramatic afternoon which saw a nine-darter from Damon Heta.Bunting is one of the dark horses for the tournament, particularly as half of the original 32 seeds are already out, and he saw off Latvia’s Madars Razma 4-1 despite being far from his best.The former Lakeside champion, whose best run at Alexandra Palace came in 2021 when he reached the semi-finals, will play Luke Woodhouse, who roared back to beat Heta 4-3.World Darts Championship: Full ScheduleLuke Littler targets nine-dart history: ‘It’s becoming a frustration’Follow live updates and video from World Darts ChampionshipStream the World Darts Championship with no contract
“I felt like I played quite well there but Razma never went away and you guys… Wow. Let’s go Bunting mental!”World Darts Championship: Day 10 Afternoon ResultsDamon Heta 3-4 Luke WoodhouseJonny Clayton 4-3 Daryl GurneyStephen Bunting 4-1 Madars RazmaHeta nine-darter sparks wild celebrations before defeatThe first match after the short Christmas break saw Heta produce the second perfect leg at this year’s tournament before he went on to lose 4-3 to Luke Woodhouse.
Heta was close to a nine-darter in his first match but sent the Ally Pally crowd into raptures during the second set and Woodhouse also celebrated wildly in a special moment. Dutchman Christian Kist made the first perfect leg in the opening round last week and also lost his match.The record for the most nine-darters at the World Championship is three in 2022, so one more would equal that feat.PDC World Darts Championship nine-darters2009: Raymond van Barneveld2010: Raymond van Barneveld2011: Adrian Lewis2013: Dean Winstanley2013: Michael van Gerwen2014: Terry Jenkins2014: Kyle Anderson2015: Adrian Lewis2016: Gary Anderson2021: James Wade2022: William Borland2022: Darius Labanauskas2022: Gerwyn Price2023: Michael Smith2025: Christian Kist2025: Damon Heta
