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May30May 30, 2018

Mensur Suljovic Wins First World Series Of Darts Title

Austria’s Mensur Suljovic won his first World Series of Darts title after beating the young Belgian Dimitri van den Bergh 8-2 in the German Darts Masters last Sunday. The Big Gentle overcame 16 others in front of 20,000 fans at the Veltins Arena.

Earlier on in the evening Suljovic defeated Robert Marijanovic 6-2 in the first round before seeing off world champion Rob Cross 8-7 in the quarter-final, which was prior to destroying defending champion Peter Wright 8-2 in the semis. Suljovic maintained his momentum through the final as he put together an average of 101.63 that comprised of five 180s. Suljovic also successfully landed eight of his 13 attempts at doubles in a comprehensive victory.

World youth champion, Van den Bergh had soundly beaten Martin Schindler 6-0 in round one, hitting an average of 109.98 on the way. That stat dropped to 94 come the quarter-final but was still more than enough to overcome world number one Michael van Gerwen 8-3. A Semi-Final average of 92 was also enough to put away Gary Anderson 8-7 in a match where the 23-year-old from Antwerp nailed a brilliant 124 checkout, proving he is certainly one to keep an eye on as we move into the latter part of the year.

The German Darts Masters was the first of six such events to be staged on the PDC’s World Series of Darts circuit in 2018. Next up, is the U.S. Darts Masters that will be held in the Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas in early July.

World Series of Darts Events

July 3 – 7: U.S. Darts Masters
July 13-14: Shanghai Darts Masters
August 3-5: Auckland Darts Masters
August 10-12: Melbourne Darts Masters
August 17-19: Brisbane Darts Masters
November 2-4: World Series of Darts Finals

World Cup of Darts Betting Tips

The World Cup of Darts is the next event on our radar and it starts this Thursday in Frankfurt. Scotland, whose team is comprised of Peter Wright and Gary Anderson, are 11/4 second favourites with event sponsors Betway. However, the all-too-familiar Dutch pair of Michael van Gerwen and Raymond van Barneveld — defending champions no less — stand in their way. They are strongly fancied at evens among the 32 nations taking part in the tournament that will be broadcast live on Sky Sports. The Dutch pair will begin the defense against Dyson Parody and Justin Broton of Gibraltar.

Snakebite and The Flying Scotsman will match up against Larry Butler and Darin Young of the United States of America in round one, while four-time winners England — represented by Rob Cross and Dave Chisnall — will play the Czech Republic’s Roman Benecky and Karel Sedlacek. England, should you fancy them, are listed at 5/1 chance Betway to win their fifth World Cup title.

20/1 number four seed Australia — led by Simon Whitlock & Kyle Anderson — take on Hong Kong, while last year’s finalists Wales, also 20/1 and featuring Gerwyn Price & Jonny Clayton, will play Thailand. Former finalists Belgium, this year represented by Kim Huybrechts & Dimitri Van den Bergh, are priced at a rather tasty 28/1. They will play their first game against the Republic of Ireland, while number six seeds, Daryl Gurney’s Northern Ireland are 25/1 and will meet Poland. Eighth seeds Austria, also 25/1, will come up against Japan.

World Cup of Darts Draw

Scotland v USA
Denmark v Brazil
Austria v Japan
Italy v Canada
Wales v Thailand
Switzerland v China
Australia v Hong Kong
Russia v Spain
England v Czech Republic
New Zealand v Singapore
Belgium v Republic of Ireland
Greece v Finland
Northern Ireland v Poland
Sweden v Germany
Netherlands v Gibraltar
Hungary v South Africa

September21September 21, 2017

40/1 Outsider Mensur Suljovic Wins Champions League Of Darts

By Peter FryersIn

Darts Betting Tips

Serbian-born Austrian Mensur Suljovic recorded a remarkable tournament win last weekend in Cardiff when the 40/1 outsider took down this year’s Champions League of Darts live on the BBC.

The Gentle’s win, his first major event victory, came at the expense of world number two Gary Anderson who he defeated 11-9 in the final on Sunday night.

Unlike his opponent, who is a veteran of such events as a two-time World Champion, it was only Suljovic’s second major televised final. Suljovic’s previous final appearance came last year at the 2016 European Championship where he was roundly beaten by MVG. Fortunately for Suljovic, the gulf in experience didn’t show this time around.

The road to victory

In an admittedly scrappy final, Anderson did at least post an improved average, up from their first meeting in the group stages, and beat Suljovic’s 87.85 with 98.03. Ultimately, Anderson didn’t have enough to beat the underdog, who took 11 of his 30 attempts at double and finished on his favourite double 14 to win the tournament, checking out at the second attempt. Surprisingly, Suljovic has now beaten Anderson in four of their last six meetings.

On his way to the final, the 45-year-old also took out Raymond van Barneveld with a 160 check out on his way to a 11-9 win in the semi-final stage.

In the other semi-final, Gary Anderson brought an end to the outgoing Phil Taylor’s Champions League of Darts career with a 11-6 victory. For his part, earlier in the tourney, The Power had knocked out Michael van Gerwen 10-5 in the group stages. Taylor also recorded wins against Raymond van Barneveld and Adrian Lewis to top the group and take his place against Group B runner up, Anderson in the semis.

Group B was topped by eventual winner Mensur Suljovic following wins against Dave Chisnall, Peter Wright and for the first time in two days, Gary Anderson. Peter Wright and Dave Chisnall had been beaten by Anderson before his meeting with Phil Taylor on Sunday.

Upcoming darts action

PDC Director Rod Harrington has now tipped Suljovic for Premier League Darts selection after hailing him as the most improved player on the circuit over the past two to three years. With his victory, he also now a 50/1 longshot at Betway to win the PDC World Championship at the end of the year.

The next big televised major is the World Grand Prix, which takes place at Dublin’s Citywest Hotel from October 1-7 and will be broadcast on Sky Sports. Before this event, players will travel back to Germany for this weekend’s International Darts Open at the Sachsenarena, Riesa.

Last year’s International Darts Open was won by, wait for it, Mensur Suljovic, his previous PDC title win. To repeat the feat this year, he is a 9/1 second favourite in the betting with Betway, a decent darts betting tip given his current form.

With no Michael van Gerwen or Gary Anderson, world number three Peter ‘Snakebite’ Wright is the favourite at 3/1 at the same sportsbook. Third seed Daryl Gurney is a best price 11/1 shot at Betway, while Bet365 lists Rob Cross next at 10/1, before the 12’s offered by Betway for Dave Chisnall, which could encourage some action.

With a major now under his belt, Suljovic is the form man going into the tourney so is as likely a winner as anyone. However, the major talent remains Peter Wright, but his early season form has long since deserted him, failing to even make it out of the groups last weekend. That said, no Phil Taylor, Adrian Lewis, Raymond van Barneveld or the world’s top two opens things up considerably. Such a long price favourite is always worth backing, especially if brings anything close to his A-game to Germany this weekend.

Further down the line, both Rob Cross and Dave Chisnall should be watched closely. Also, keep an eye out too for Kim Huybrechts who, at 25/1 with Bet365, is well worth an outside, each way punt.