Fans Speechless After Witnessing 'Worst Leg of Darts in Ally Pally History'

Darts fans think they witnessed the worst leg of darts in Alexandra Palace history during round one of the PDC World Darts Championship.

On Friday, (December 19), Alexandra Palace was full to the brim with excited fans who watched another entertaining afternoon of action.

Yesterday (December 18), supporters were treated to a huge upset when Kenyan debutant David Munyua shocked world number 18 Mike De Decker, coming from two sets behind to secure an unlikely 3-2 win.

Later in the day, Fallon Sherrock lost 3-0 to Dave Chisnall, and three-time world champion Michael van Gerwen defeated Japanese debutant Mitsuhiko Tatsunami 3-1.

World number one Luke Littler and world number two Luke Humphries secured their spots in the second round earlier this week.

But on Friday, social media users took to X, not to praise the darts on show but instead claiming that one leg of darts was ‘one of the worst’ in the history of the World Championship, if not all time.

Northern Ireland’s Mickey Mansell won set 4 by a score of 3-1 in legs to send his game to the last set against America’s Leonard Gates, but he took 33 shots to do so which by professional standards is a lot.

Combined the pair threw a total of 66 darts during the leg, while most top players take between 12 and 15 darts to complete a leg.

And fans were quick to offer their thoughts on social media.

One said: “I think most of us reading this could've beaten either one of them in that leg. Bizarre stuff.”

Another added: “Surely this is the worst leg of darts that’s ever been? Mansell and Gates should both have their tour cards revoked for that imo #WCDarts.”

A third claimed: “Luke Littler has won a set in fewer darts.”

While a fourth commented: “That is the worst game of darts I have ever watched in my life.”

As a fifth explained: “I've seen better darts thrown in my local, that's without doubt the worst game of darts I've ever seen. An absolute embarrassment to the game.”

Eventually, Gates won 3-2, and he will now face either Nathan Aspinall or Lourence Ilagan, with the pair taking part in Friday’s evening session. Aspinall is a two-time semi-finalist and will, no doubt, reach the latter stages of the competition this time around.