Thornton 7-4 Rowlands
Rowlands has responded with a 13-darter – by far probably the most spectacular leg of this match.
Thornton 7-3 Rowlands
Bullseey checkout! Thornton stole the tenth leg as his confidence grows whereas Rowlands’ sags.
Thornton 6-3 Rowlands
Thornton is easing up via the gears now.
He’s nonetheless not at his finest however appears to be like in command after shifting three legs away from Rowlands.
Move over Luke – watch my gr-eight son!
Darts wonderkid Kai Tiffen is on the best way to emulating his hero Luke Littler after successful his first grownup match — on the age of eight.
Kai began throwing the arrows at 18 months and obtained his first 180 when he was solely three.
He is simply 4ft tall so wants a step to gather his darts from the board.
And dad and mom Neil and Rachel must ask permission for Kai to play in grownup matches as a result of they’re held in pubs.
But the teen is celebrating after beating the grown-ups to pocket winnings of £120.
He has already met teen ace Luke, who in January turned the youngest participant to achieve the PDC World Darts Championship ultimate, days earlier than his seventeenth birthday.
The snap of them collectively is Kai’s most prized possession and he stated: “My best ever day was when I met Luke Littler. He’s my hero and I want to be exactly like him — or even better.”
Kai practises his “Ally Pally entrance” in his front room and has even invented his personal nickname — Kai “On Fire” Tiffen.
Mum Rachel, 29, stated: “We are so happy with him. He’s our little hero.
