England's James Wade beat qualifier Brody Klinge to win the Australian Masters final and clinch his first World Series of Darts ****** le.
The 43-year-old composed himself to earn an 8-5 victory, holding off a thrilling comeback from Klinge in a dramatic best-of-15 final in Wollongong, New South Wales.
It was the 10-time PDC major winner's first World Series ****** le in what was his third final, coming 13 years after he made his debut in the competition in Dubai.
Australian Klinge, 34, threatened to provide one of the stories of the World Series after becoming only the second qualifier ever to reach a final, but after coming back from 6-2 down to 6-5, he was unable to complete a fairytale win.
"Perhaps I thought I would get a nice easy win, but I didn't," Wade told the packed Entertainment Centre.
#final #qualifier
The 43-year-old composed himself to earn an 8-5 victory, holding off a thrilling comeback from Klinge in a dramatic best-of-15 final in Wollongong, New South Wales.
It was the 10-time PDC major winner's first World Series ****** le in what was his third final, coming 13 years after he made his debut in the competition in Dubai.
Australian Klinge, 34, threatened to provide one of the stories of the World Series after becoming only the second qualifier ever to reach a final, but after coming back from 6-2 down to 6-5, he was unable to complete a fairytale win.
"Perhaps I thought I would get a nice easy win, but I didn't," Wade told the packed Entertainment Centre.
#final #qualifier
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