Scott Williams has blamed nerves after nearly making a criminal error during his World Darts Championship victory over Rob Cross. The 34-year-old earned a surprise 3-1 win over the former world champion, who became the latest big name to crash out. Williams came from a set down to win but nearly threw it all away in spectacular fashion with a mistake in the final leg.
He needed to check out 80 to claim the fourth set, with one dart at T20 able to give him two match darts at D10. In an unconventional approach, he appeared to go for two darts at D20 but missed the board twice, leaving himself red-faced and sparking criticism from the Sky Sports commentators. ANOTHER SEED CRASHES OUT AS WILLIAMS BEATS CROSS! ❌ Revenge for two years ago for Scott Williams as he beats Rob Cross 3-1.
He nearly blew it with some INSANE decision making, but gets over the line! ?????? https://t.co/ItCofNEHJs #WCDarts pic.twitter.
com/hnsQ9d5osE John Part said: "He's totally undone himself. It was completely foolish, he should've got one dart at least, he should've went for the treble." Main commentator Dan Dawson added: "He went tops-tops, he threw two out of the board with the match there to be won! Ridiculous behaviour.
" Quizzed on what happened in his press conference afterwards, Williams explained that he was actually going for T20 but got his bearings wrong due to nerves. "I'll absolutely say it right now, I was nervous and my hand slipped," he said. "I was going for T20 and I threw it far too h.