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Darts goes ‘Bunting Mental’ at The 2024 Masters: Delight for Stephen Bunting who finally gets across the line on the big stage
National World - LocalTV
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07/02/2024
The Cazoo Darts Masters was nothing short of incredible drama. As fan favourite Stephen Bunting emerged with a chance for a first PDC televised title in the final, here’s a breakdown of the action and how it all unfolded in Milton Keynes.
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I feel a lot more consistent, I feel a lot more composed and I think you can see that
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on the hockey, on my averages, on the way I've performed the whole season, probably
00:10
the last six to nine months.
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Yeah, so listen, it's good enough talking about the great averages and 'oh he's had
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another 110', but I'm not winning tournaments so it's about time to turn them big averages
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into wins and listen, I'm trying the best I possibly can to make that happen.
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Rewind to November and that there, a disappointed Stephen Bunting at the Grand Slam of darts.
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He has been there, or thereabouts, in a multitude of big events on the circuit, but couldn't
00:42
quite get across the line.
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That'll change at the Kazoo Masters when he put in a brilliant performance to defeat Michael
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van Gerwen in the final and win his first televised PDC title.
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The Englishman beat five-time champion van Gerwen 11-7 in Milton Keynes in his first
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televised PDC final since 2014.
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Having thrashed Peter Wright 10-2 and Nathan Aspinall 11-1, Bunting kept up that form to
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average 102 in the title match.
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The action at the Masters was slightly marred by Peter Wright defending his place at the
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Premier League.
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It follows ITV pundit Chris Mason calling for Chris Doby to be in the selected eight
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following his Masters win last year.
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Wright was quick to call him out saying it's a Mickey Mouse tournament and wins at the
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European Championships carry far more significance.
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"Whatever a dart player dreams of, it's being a world champion and the prize money and what
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comes with it afterwards is what everyone wants to do.
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So I'm lucky enough to be double world champion and I know what it takes to win it so I'll
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be doing the right things.
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The other players who haven't won it before, they'll still be searching for things to make
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them a world champion."
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One thing gathered from the tournament so far this year is you have to topple Michael
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van Gerwen to endure some big stage success.
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MVG has appeared in both the World Series finals so far and of course now the Masters.
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The green machine has ensured his game is in a good place but he understands falling
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at the final hurdle is part of the sport.
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"Not good when I had to do well and I put myself too much under pressure.
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I don't know why but that's the way how darts go sometimes.
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Sometimes that's not the explanation for certain things.
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Of course I was a little bit distracted by a few people in the crowd.
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Usually when I'm in a good mood the crowd doesn't distract me and I only can blame myself
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for that.
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Even a couple of the crowd was a little bit out of order but that's the way how darts
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go sometimes."
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Another fantastic year on tour is brewing and we're definitely dealing with a more open
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field when it comes to the champions.
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