England cricketer Alex Hales hit an eight-dart finish but boxer Dave Allen won the PDC Darts at Home Sportsman Special in aid of the NHS.
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Before any reader is fooled into thinking the Nottinghamshire opener achieved the impossible on a dart board, each match was best-of-three legs from 301 rather than 501, but nevertheless, his route of 100-140-61 would still be considered impressive for a professional.
He went on to win the second leg with a 14-darter to complete a 2-0 win, boasting a match average of 82 in the process.
🎯🙌 Alex Hales hits the first ever EIGHT DART FINISH...
— Sporting Life (@SportingLife) May 16, 2020
...from 301 in a PDC online charity event!
🏏 Even so, highly impressive from the England cricket star!pic.twitter.com/cZiF3c8RuK
Hales, who has played 141 times for his country over all three formats, managed the feat against three-time world snooker champion Mark Selby in the final game of a tournament which had earlier been sealed by Allen.
The heavyweight boxer brushed aside Selby 2-0 in his opening match with a solid average of around 50 and by the time he'd dealt out the same treatment to Hales, he was now playing without a shirt on.
"I'm on my P-Game, nowhere near my A-Game!"
— PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) May 16, 2020
More fighting talk from Dave Allen who again completes a 2-0 victory to top the table! This man can certainly play!
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Andrew 'Beef' Johnston was his next victim although the popular golfer and big darts fan, who had earlier lost 2-0 to Hales and 2-1 to Selby, did at least manage to take a leg off the White Rhino in a 2-1 defeat.
DAVE ALLEN WIS THE GROUP! 🏆
— PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) May 16, 2020
It's a brilliant afternoon of darts from The White Rhino who wins the Darts at Home: Sportsman Special with three wins out of three, sealing it with a 2-1 victory over Beef! pic.twitter.com/38rzppvXIS
The 'Darts At Home: Sportsman Special' was broadcast live on the PDC's YouTube channel and fans can still donate vital funds to NHS Charities Together throughout the event by clicking here.
Darts At Home: Sportsman Special Results
- Andrew Johnston 0-2 Alex Hales
- Mark Selby 0-2 David Allen
- Alex Hales 0-2 David Allen
- Andrew Johnston 1-2 Mark Selby
- David Allen 2-1 Andrew Johnston
- Mark Selby 0-2 Alex Hales
Well... who knew that @MatchroomBoxing's Dave Allen could play!
— PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) May 16, 2020
He takes top spot ahead of @AlexHales1, with @markjesterselby in third and @BeefGolf in fourth!
A brilliant afternoon of darts 👏
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