The story of Ricky Evans (32) is a special one. The Englishman made his darts breakthrough in 2013 when he reached the final of the World Youth Championship. There was a great future ahead of us, but expectations were not really met. What he did: Throw really fast.
Time and time again he amazed Evans with his unprecedentedly fast throws and made them his trademark. There were no outliers on the major stages – with the exception of the quarter-finals at the European Championships in 2019 – but as ‘Rapid Ricky’ he caused a stir for his fast 180.
This also led to a world record. During the World Cup in 2017, he threw the fastest 180 darts ever in his first innings against Michael Smith: he planted three darts in the triple 20 in just 2.16 seconds. crazy.
In the current World Cup Finals, Evans, ranked 42nd in the world, sent home Fallon Sherrock on Tuesday as the last female World Cup finalist. On Friday evening, “Rockstar” faced world number 13 Joe Cullen in the second round. difficult for Evans.
But Evans, no matter the outcome, didn’t let his pass go unnoticed. The cult figure entered the room in a Christmas hat and a fake beard, just like Cherokee. And in between throws, he also entertained the audience with some funny faces.
Evans eventually lost 3-1, but gave the crowd a crazy 7 with a lightning fast 180. According to observers on Twitter, no throw could come close to the world record of 2.16 seconds, although official time records are still pending.
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