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Scottish Sun
12-07-2025
- Sport
- Scottish Sun
Darts duo Ross Smith & Chris Dobey suffer nightmare start to Baltic Sea Darts Open amid British Airways luggage blunder
It is not the first time Smith has encountered flight problems this year Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) DARTS stars Ross Smith and Chris Dobey have been left fuming after British Airways lost their luggage. The pair were left without their darts as their luggage was sent on a different flight out of Heathrow. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 2 Chris Dobey fumed after his luggage was lost on a British Airways flight Credit: PA 2 Ross Smith was also irritated after encountering the same problem Credit: Getty Smith and Dobey both travelled to Kiel, Germany, for the latest leg of the European Tour - the Baltic Sea Darts Open. But they were left frustrated after BA redirected their luggage and failed to communicate the change. Dobey fumed on X, writing: "No luggage once again, this time with British Airways. "No communication either about it being on another flight out of Heathrow either. READ MORE ON DARTS 'That's a bit harsh' Ex-world champ slams legend Priestley over Littler and Humphries jibe "Great start to the weekend 🙈🙈" His colleague Smith was just as irritated, having encountered travel problems for the second time this season after having trouble checking in for a flight back from Munich. He tweeted: "No luggage, no representative for British Airways at Hamburg airport. No equipment or darts! "Great start to the European Tour this weekend. Hopefully British Airways can send my bag to the hotel asap." CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS Smith faces Kim Huybrechts in today's opener at 12pm, while Dobey will be the last man on the oche at 9:30pm as he faces Dirk van Duijvenbode. SunSport has contacted British Airways for comment.
The Irish Sun
12-07-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Darts duo Ross Smith & Chris Dobey suffer nightmare start to Baltic Sea Darts Open amid British Airways luggage blunder
DARTS stars Ross Smith and Chris Dobey have been left fuming after British Airways lost their luggage. The pair were left without their darts as their luggage was sent on a different flight out of Heathrow. Advertisement 2 Chris Dobey fumed after his luggage was lost on a British Airways flight Credit: PA 2 Ross Smith was also irritated after encountering the same problem Credit: Getty Smith and Dobey both travelled to Kiel, Germany, for the latest leg of the European Tour - the Baltic Sea Darts Open. But they were left frustrated after BA redirected their luggage and failed to communicate the change. Dobey fumed on X, writing: "No luggage once again, this time with British Airways. "No communication either about it being on another flight out of Heathrow either. Advertisement READ MORE ON DARTS "Great start to the weekend 🙈🙈" His colleague Smith was just as irritated, having encountered travel problems for the second time this season after having trouble checking in for a flight back from Munich. He tweeted: "No luggage, no representative for British Airways at Hamburg airport. No equipment or darts! "Great start to the European Tour this weekend. Hopefully British Airways can send my bag to the hotel asap." Advertisement Most read in Darts Exclusive CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS Smith faces Kim Huybrechts in today's opener at 12pm, while Dobey will be the last man on the oche at 9:30pm as he faces Dirk van Duijvenbode. SunSport has contacted British Airways for comment. Darts shock as 500-1 no-hoper incredibly wins life changing prize money after Players Championship 21 Final triumph
Yahoo
17-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Dobey clinches dramatic 17th Players Championship
World number seven Chris Dobey came out on top in a last-leg decider to beat Dirk van Duijvenbode and win the 17th Players Championship of the year. The 35-year-old Englishman hit a 70 checkout in the shootout to clinch a dramatic 8-7 victory in the final in Leicester. Advertisement It is Dobey's second Players Championship title of 2025 and his seventh career victory on the Pro Tour. Dutchman Van Duijvenbode had the superior average - 102.4 to 98.69 - but Dobey was far more clinical on the outer ring, making 38.1% of his darts at double to his opponent's 29.2%, and that proved the difference. Dobey arguably produced his best performance of the tournament in the last 16 as he averaged 103.21 in beating recent World Cup winner Josh Rock 6-3. He then saw off James Wade and Gian van Veen to book his place in the final. Van Duijvenbode thumped former world champion 6-1 Michael Smith in the quarter-finals, and triumphed 7-6 in a one-leg shootout against Australia's Damon Heta in the semis, before being unable to repeat the trick against Dobey.
The Herald Scotland
16-05-2025
- Sport
- The Herald Scotland
Nathan Aspinall wins in Aberdeen as Luke Littler secures top seed
After Dobey, who knocked Littler out to reach the final, lost his throw again in the sixth leg, he then missed two more darts at a double in the next as Aspinall came back to land double 10. IT'S ASP'S NIGHT IN ABERDEEN! 🏆 What a moment for Nathan Aspinall! It's yet another spirited performance from the former World Matchplay champion, who digs deep in Scotland to keep his bid for London alive! 📺 #PLDarts25 — PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) May 15, 2025 Aspinall's victory leaves him four points clear in fourth spot, eliminating Dobey, while Michael van Gerwen would need to win the final night in Sheffield to overhaul him. 'I felt very confident coming into tonight, I bottled it last week but tonight is a new night,' Aspinall said on Sky Sports. 'I've not played amazing tonight, but I have been composed. I've not celebrated, I've stayed in the moment and my finishing has been bang on.' World champion Luke Littler was edged out in the semi-finals (Andrew Milligan/PA) Littler had earlier fought back to beat world number one Luke Humphries in their quarter-final to make sure of top seeding in London. Dobey, though, then produced another impressive display to lead the world champion 3-1 and 4-2 in their semi-final. While Littler again produced a late rally to force a last-leg decider, he missed double six for the match, leaving Dobey to take out 32. Littler's 6-3 quarter-final comeback win over Humphries was a high-quality affair. Luke Humphries (left) lost despite hitting nine maximums (Andrew Milligan/PA) World number one Humphries had ended his 10-week wait for a Premier League nightly victory by edging out Littler in a last-leg decider in Leeds, and opened up in fine style with an early break to lead 2-0 then 3-1. Littler, though, came roaring back to win five legs on the bounce, finishing with a match average of almost 116 while Humphries hit nine maximums in defeat, averaging 110. Price had produced a nine-dart finish in his quarter-final defeat to Bunting. PRICE HITS A NINE-DARTER! 🤯9️⃣ Just when it looked like the game was slipping away from him, Gerwyn Price finds the perfect leg to stay alive against Stephen Bunting! Electric stuff in Aberdeen! 📺 #PLDarts25 — PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) May 15, 2025 Welshman Price, already secure of a play-off spot, landed the perfect leg to reduce the deficit to 5-4. It was a second nine-dart finish for Price in this year's tournament, which has one more nightly event in Sheffield ahead of the play-offs at London's O2 on May 29. Having lost his opening eight games, former Masters champion Bunting was already out of contention to progress, but closed out a 6-4 victory over Price to make it through to the semi-finals. In the opening match at the P&J Live, Aspinall built on a fast start to see off Van Gerwen 6-3 and boost his own play-off hopes. Dobey landed five 180s and averaged 107 in a 6-2 victory over former world champion Rob Cross, who can now no longer reach the top four.
Irish Examiner
16-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Nathan Aspinall wins in Aberdeen as Luke Littler secures spot as top seed
Nathan Aspinall beat Chris Dobey 6-1 to take victory on Night 15 of the Premier League in Aberdeen and close in on the play-offs, while Gerwyn Price earlier hit a nine-dart finish and Luke Littler made sure of top spot at the O2. Aspinall – who coasted past Stephen Bunting 6-1 in the semi-finals – built on a couple of early breaks over Dobey to establish a solid lead. After Dobey, who knocked Littler out to reach the final, lost his throw again in the sixth leg, he then missed two more darts at a double in the next as Aspinall came back to land double 10. IT'S ASP'S NIGHT IN ABERDEEN! 🏆 What a moment for Nathan Aspinall! It's yet another spirited performance from the former World Matchplay champion, who digs deep in Scotland to keep his bid for London alive! 📺 #PLDarts25 — PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) May 15, 2025 Aspinall's victory leaves him four points clear in fourth spot, eliminating Dobey, while Michael van Gerwen would need to win the final night in Sheffield to overhaul him. 'I felt very confident coming into tonight, I bottled it last week but tonight is a new night,' Aspinall said on Sky Sports. 'I've not played amazing tonight, but I have been composed. I've not celebrated, I've stayed in the moment and my finishing has been bang on.' World champion Luke Littler was edged out in the semi-finals (Andrew Milligan/PA) Littler had earlier fought back to beat world number one Luke Humphries in their quarter-final to make sure of top seeding in London. Dobey, though, then produced another impressive display to lead the world champion 3-1 and 4-2 in their semi-final. While Littler again produced a late rally to force a last-leg decider, he missed double six for the match, leaving Dobey to take out 32. Littler's 6-3 quarter-final comeback win over Humphries was a high-quality affair. Luke Humphries (left) lost despite hitting nine maximums (Andrew Milligan/PA) World number one Humphries had ended his 10-week wait for a Premier League nightly victory by edging out Littler in a last-leg decider in Leeds, and opened up in fine style with an early break to lead 2-0 then 3-1. Littler, though, came roaring back to win five legs on the bounce, finishing with a match average of almost 116 while Humphries hit nine maximums in defeat, averaging 110. Price had produced a nine-dart finish in his quarter-final defeat to Bunting. PRICE HITS A NINE-DARTER! 🤯9️⃣ Just when it looked like the game was slipping away from him, Gerwyn Price finds the perfect leg to stay alive against Stephen Bunting! Electric stuff in Aberdeen! 📺 #PLDarts25 — PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) May 15, 2025 Welshman Price, already secure of a play-off spot, landed the perfect leg to reduce the deficit to 5-4. It was a second nine-dart finish for Price in this year's tournament, which has one more nightly event in Sheffield ahead of the play-offs at London's O2 on May 29. Having lost his opening eight games, former Masters champion Bunting was already out of contention to progress, but closed out a 6-4 victory over Price to make it through to the semi-finals. In the opening match at the P&J Live, Aspinall built on a fast start to see off Van Gerwen 6-3 and boost his own play-off hopes. Dobey landed five 180s and averaged 107 in a 6-2 victory over former world champion Rob Cross, who can now no longer reach the top four.
