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The Irish Sun
a day ago
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
ITV forced to apologise after Australian Darts Masters hit by major technical difficulties live on TV
World No.1 Humphries is not seeded first due to a little-known rule DOUBLE FLOPS ITV forced to apologise after Australian Darts Masters hit by major technical difficulties live on TV ITV were forced to apologise during their coverage of the Australian Darts Masters. The likes of Luke Littler, Luke Humphries and Gerwyn Price are competing in the tournament Down Under. 1 ITV lost sound during Stephen Bunting's Australian Darts Masters opener Credit: Getty 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. READ MORE ON DARTS AUSSIE RULES Darts star with incredibly risque nickname could face Littler in Australia 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. BEST ONLINE CASINOS - TOP SITES IN THE UK 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. Luke Littler, 18, plants kiss on girlfriend Faith, 19, during walk-on for World Matchplay Darts quarter-final "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.'
Scottish Sun
a day ago
- Sport
- Scottish Sun
ITV forced to apologise after Australian Darts Masters hit by major technical difficulties live on TV
World No.1 Humphries is not seeded first due to a little-known rule DOUBLE FLOPS ITV forced to apologise after Australian Darts Masters hit by major technical difficulties live on TV ITV were forced to apologise during their coverage of the Australian Darts Masters. The likes of Luke Littler, Luke Humphries and Gerwyn Price are competing in the tournament Down Under. Advertisement 1 ITV lost sound during Stephen Bunting's Australian Darts Masters opener Credit: Getty 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. Advertisement READ MORE ON DARTS AUSSIE RULES Darts star with incredibly risque nickname could face Littler in Australia 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. Advertisement BEST ONLINE CASINOS - TOP SITES IN THE UK 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. Luke Littler, 18, plants kiss on girlfriend Faith, 19, during walk-on for World Matchplay Darts quarter-final "Now I'm just really looking forward to getting up on that stage. Advertisement '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.'
