Studd: Devon’s World Cup woe

With the World Cup of Darts just days away, Sky Sports expert Rod Studd recalls how Devon Petersen was left red-faced at the 2012 tournament.

England’s pairing of Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis will attempt to retain the trophy at the 2016 World Cup of Darts in Frankfurt, live on Sky Sports.

Studd casts his mind back four years to a quarter-final clash between South Africa and Wales…

World Cup 2012 quarter-finals, Devon Petersen & Shawn Hogan (SA) v Mark Webster & Richie Burnett (Wal)

The singles were split, Webster had beaten Hogan and Petersen had beaten Burnett 4-3 so it all came down to the doubles for a place in the semi-final.

It went to 3-3 and a deciding leg – Webster missed the bullseye to win, leaving 25, and Petersen needed to take out 61 for South Africa to win. He went for 25 to leave double 18 but it started to go wrong when he hit 12 accidentally with his first dart.

That left him 49 and for some reason, Devon had got it into his head that he wanted 39, so instead of 17 for double 16 he …

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