Although there were no more whitewashes, the fantastic darts continued on Saturday at the WIN Entertainment Centre. After accounting for Stephen Bunting in his quarter-final clash, he crashed in eight maximums as he beat Gerwyn Price 7-4 in the semi-final to set up the showdown with the home favourite.<\/p>\n
As for Klinge, he may have come up short in the final but can be proud of his run, which started with a massive shock on Friday as he registered an 11-dart break to eliminate Ross Smith in a deciding leg after ‘Smudger’ squandered two match darts.<\/p>\n
Fresh from the biggest win of his career, Klinge then beat Gian van Veen 6-4 in the quarter-final and Jonny Clayton, who was aiming to claim back-to-back titles after his win in New Zealand, 7-5.<\/p>\n
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\n Ross Smith (right) was beaten by Brody Klinge in a final-leg decider <\/p>\n
In the final though, he came up against a rejuvenated Wade and was two legs down heading into the interval despite both players averaging 107.<\/p>\n
A fine 140 finish kept him in it at 6-4, but ‘The Machine’ kept his composure and overcame the boos of the partisan home crowd finishing double tops, and double 10 after Klinge failed to check out on 60.<\/p>\n
Although the fairytale came to an end, the tournament performance is one that the Australian will reflect on very positively.<\/p>\n
For Wade, the long wait is finally over.<\/p>\n
KenoGO Australian Darts MastersSaturday’s results<\/p>\n
Final (Best of 15 legs)
James Wade 8-5 Brody Klinge<\/p>\n
Semi-Finals (Best of 13 legs)
James Wade 7-4 Gerwyn Price
Brody Klinge 7-5 Jonny Clayton<\/p>\n
Quarter-Finals – (Best of 11 legs)
Gerwyn Price 6-2 Josh Rock
James Wade 6-5 Stephen Bunting
Brody Klinge 6-4 Gian van Veen
Jonny Clayton 6-3 Damon Heta<\/p>\n
Friday’s results <\/p>\n
First round (best of 11 legs)
Brody Klinge 6-5 Ross Smith
Stephen Bunting 6-3 Mal Cuming
Josh Rock 6-3 Adam Leek
James Wade 6-0 Tim Pusey
Gian van Veen 6-3 Raymond Smith
Jonny Clayton 6-3 Ben Robb
Gerwyn Price 6-2 Simon Whitlock
Damon Heta 6-2 Joe Comito<\/p>\n