Luke Humphies (Image: Sky Sports )
hit a sensational nine-dart finish during his clash with Rob Cross moments before the Sky Sports feed cut off. He became the 11th player to hit a nine-darter on a Premier League stage and the first since Luke Littler achieved it against Humphries in last year’s final at the O2 Arena.
The show-stopping finish came in the second leg of his match against Cross, with Humphries hitting back-to-back 180s before finishing up with a stunning T20-T19-D12 checkout. It counted for very little in the end though, as Cross kept his cool to comeback and win the contest 6-4.
It came during a night of chaos for Sky Sports, whose .
Presenter Emma Paton issued an on-air apology in between the first and second match of the evening, saying: “Apologies if you have been losing picture on Sky Sports Main Event or Sky Sports +. We’ve been experiencing technical difficulties.” She later attempted to apologise again, but it was inaudible as the feed cut off and switched to an advert mid-sentence.
The issue persisted, though, with commentator Wayne Mardle forced to apologise once more. He said: “We apologise if you’re experiencing any malfunction or picture breakup. It will be fixed momentarily, I assure you,” just before the broadcast cut off once again.”
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