Dean Winstanley throws nine-dart finish at PDC World Darts Championship
By Mark Kendall - Twitter: <a href='http://bit.ly/qksrCX' class='instorylink'>@SkySportsMK</a>
Monday 24 December 2012 11:41, UK
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This year's PDC World Championship saw its first nine-darter on Sunday as Dean Winstanley threw the perfect leg in his second round clash with Vincent van der Voort.
"I'm distraught to have lost, but I've made a great impact and I'm proud of what I've done," said Winstanley.
"I'm over the moon to have hit a nine-darter on TV, especially in the World Championship, and I've proved to everyone that I can mix it with the best."
Van der Voort will now play James Wade in the third round next Thursday as he bids to win through to the quarter-finals for the second time in three years.
"In the first two sets I was totally in control and I felt great but the match changed after the nine-darter and I felt I had to do something special to win," he said.
"I think things turned back in my favour when I took the fifth set and I'm impressed with the way I closed out the match under that kind of pressure."
