WATCH: Sky Sports Nine Dart challenge
Written by News on 15/12/2017
Eight Sky Sports contenders have been whittled down to two and Natalie ‘Pink Panther’ Pinkham faces Paul ‘Wild Thing’ Merson in our Nine Dart Challenge final.
With the World Darts Championship underway tonight, we put some of Sky Sports experts to the test, in our very own Champion of Champions Nine Dart Challenge.
After a bye in the first round, Merson found his way to the final after Jeff Reinebold blew a great chance in the semis, while Pinkham added the scalp of Johnny Nelson to Andrew ‘Beef’ Johnston to book her spot.
So it was Football v F1, a heavyweight Sky Sports contest of the highest order – hit play on the video at the top of the page to see who emerged victorious.
Semi Final 2 – Pinkham v Nelson
F1 Reporter Pinkham looks to continue her run against Boxing expert Nelson.
Semi-Final 1 – Merson v Reinebold
After his quarter-final bye, Paul Merson plays for the first time against Coach Reinebold who is looking to continue a spectacular run as he throws darts for the very first time.
Quarter Final 3 – Pinkham v Johnston
Guesting for the golf team, Beef faces Natalie Pinkham for a place in the last four.
Quarter-Final 2 – Seaton v Nelson
Our netball expert and former England international takes on Sky Sports Boxing’s Johnny Nelson.
Quarter-Final 1 – Hussain v Reinebold
Former England cricket captain Hussain went in as ‘favourite’ against Reinebold who needed a guiding hand having never thrown a dart.
Nine Dart Challenge – AJ makes the draw
After a rigorous selection process, each of our sports teams produced their contender and the WBA ‘super’ and IBF heavyweight champion of the world Anthony Joshua made the draw, which you can watch below along with the rest of the matches so far.
The 2018 World Championship from Alexandra Palace starts on Thursday December 14 and ends New Year’s Day – coverage available on Sky Sports Darts
Keep up to date with the news as the PDC celebrates 25 years on Sky Sports. So get all the latest at www.skysports.com/darts and join in the conversation @SkySportsDarts – don’t forget to use #LoveTheDarts
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