Winstanley stuns Anderson
Scot dumped out despite taking 5-0 lead in first-round
contest
Dean Winstanley: Came back from 5-0 down to beat Gary
Anderson (from skysports)
Dean Winstanley fought back from a 5-0 deficit to
claim a 13-11 win over Gary Anderson in the first round of the World Matchplay.
World
number four Anderson, who has been battling an eye problem recently, looked to
be sailing into the second round as Winstanley struggled on double top in the
opening stages in Blackpool.
But
the PDC rookie fought back in dramatic style and finally closed things out
after an extra five legs were needed to determine a winner.
"I'll
never give in, at 5-0 down I stopped on that stage and said, 'there's no way
you're going out (like that). There's no way he's taking 10 off you like that,
no chance'. I just dug in," Winstanley told Sky Sports after his comeback.
"I
was mad with myself because my doubles let me down on two of the legs, but Gary was the better
player in the first five.
"I
don't know what feeling I've got, I just feel overwhelmed. I'm so happy it's
unbelievable."
After
his torrid start, Winstanley got off the mark with a 127 checkout that finished
on the bull and also took the next leg before Anderson hit back with seven
straight trebles to raise hopes of a nine-darter.
Lead
He
could not complete the perfect finish but still stretched his lead out to four
legs, but Winstanley then stunned the Scotsman by winning the next six legs.
An
erratic Anderson
eventually fought back by winning the next three, but was denied the win when
Winstanley amazingly took out 96 on the bull despite hardly being able to see
the bed.
The
two then traded legs until Winstanley claimed the crucial break with a
13-darter to make it 12-11, and held his nerve to complete victory in the next
leg.
Winstanley
will face 1998 runner-up Ronnie Baxter in the second round after he secured a
10-7 victory over Dave Chisnall.
Chisnall
hit a maximum 170 checkout in the fourth leg but was otherwise outscored by
Baxter, who comfortably wrapped up the win by hitting double 11.
Earlier
on Tuesday evening, Wes Newton spoiled the party for birthday boy James Hubbard
as he claimed a 10-5 victory at the Winter Gardens.
Justin Pipe also
progressed to the second round with a comfortable 10-4 victory over Joe Cullen.
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