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Nathan Aspinall smashes World Series record at US Darts Masters
Matt Heasley/PDC

Nathan Aspinall enjoyed an impressive weekend at the US Darts Masters in New York, reaching the final and setting a new record along the way.

The Stockport native was one of the PDC’s top stars competing in the latest World Series of Darts event, and he made a strong statement from the start. Aspinall opened his campaign with a commanding 6–2 victory over Canada’s Matt Campbell, averaging a blistering 104.68 — the highest first-round average of the entire tournament.

But it wasn’t just the average that turned heads. Aspinall also fired in eight 180s during that match — a new record for the first round of a World Series event, according to Darts Orakel. Remarkably, he achieved the feat in just eight legs out of a possible 11.

Building on that momentum, Aspinall went on to produce a major upset in the quarter-finals, defeating teenage sensation Luke Littler 6–4 despite Littler averaging an outstanding 108.89. In the semi-finals, Aspinall dispatched Damon Heta 7–3 to book his place in the final.

There, he narrowly missed out on the title, falling 8–6 to Luke Humphries in a high-quality contest.

Still, the run to the final marks a significant confidence boost for Aspinall ahead of the World Matchplay, where he will be defending the £200,000 in prize money he earned by lifting the trophy in 2023. With his recent form, “The Asp” looks more than ready for the challenge in Blackpool.

This article first appeared on Dartsnews.com and was syndicated with permission.

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