ITV forced to apologise after Australian Darts Masters hit by major technical difficulties live on TV
The likes of Luke Littler, Luke Humphries and Gerwyn Price are competing in the tournament Down Under.
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But disaster struck during the live broadcast of Stephen Bunting 's opener against Aussie player Brody Klinge this morning.
ITV suffered a major technical fault as they completely lost the sound.
Things went mute for a brief period and the commentators could not be heard.
The sound problem was soon fixed but during the difficulty, ITV flashed up an apology on screen.
Bunting was 5-1 up at the time and he went on to clinch a 6-1 victory.
The Bullet will face either Josh Rock or Simon Whitlock in tomorrow's quarter-final.
Despite being the world No.4, Bunting is seeded top in Australia as it is done on points accumulated at other World Series events.
Meanwhile, Rock is making his competition debut and he arrives in Wollongong in stunning form after winning the World Cup and reaching the semi-final of the World Matchplay.
Before his opener against Whitlock, Rock said: "I'm very excited to be here.
'Me and my wife went into Sydney yesterday and the city is absolutely beautiful.
"Now I'm just really looking forward to getting up on that stage.
'I'm probably playing the best darts I've played on a consistent basis, but I believe I haven't hit my peak yet. I'm still only 24.
'It should be a fantastic event this weekend. We're all here to win, and I'm going to try as hard as I can to walk away with the title.'
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