Josh Rock

Josh Rock's World Darts Championship debut is set to continue after he booked his place in the last 16 at the Alexandra Palace.

Rock claimed the winning leg after failing to hit the 180 but Aspinall missed a chance to check out at 149 leaving the Irish youngster to take the match with a game-winning 70. Rock won the opening two legs after Aspinall missed out on a maximum, but dropped the next leg after a break from his English opponent. Rock took the third but lost out on the set as Aspinall just about managed to seal the winning leg even after missing several chances.

Nathan Aspinall vs Josh Rock match preview: TV & streaming details, ticket information, free betting tips & prediction…

Where can I stream Nathan Aspinall vs Josh Rock in the UK? Nathan Aspinall put in one of the more impressive performances before Christmas when he averaged over 97 in his victory over Boris Krcmar, and he would dearly love to put a stop in the Josh Rock hype train. Josh Rock has so far dealt admirably with the incredible hype surrounding him with the up-and-coming star having dispatched fellow youngster Callan Rydz with relative ease in the first round.

Josh Rock will face Nathan Aspinall in the top tie of the afternoon session to start the second half of the PDC World Darts Championship.

"I'd say it's going to be a very tight game. "There will be a lot of good darts. I need to play my own game and forget about what I'm there for.

Rock, 21, has been sensational throughout the tournament and continued that trend by beating the competition's tenth seed in a thrilling encounter at ...

'I got there, I was under a lot of pressure. I was just trying my best, it was a very tight game. I was under a lot of pressure and I dealt with it well.

Young darts sensation Josh Rock kept his hopes of a sensational run to the World Championship final with an epic 4-3 victory over world No10 Nathan ...

One fan asked: “How is he so good already?” Nothing but respect & sheer talent.” Looking into the future, one fan commented: “Here's hoping these two are right at the sharp end for the foreseeable future. The 21-year-old sensation from Northern Ireland eventually prevailed following a high-quality match at Alexandra Palace which went all the way to a final set. Crazy potential,” said one. “Scary to think Rock can play a lot better than that.

Josh Rock continued to cement his place as a genuine contender to win the World Darts Championship on debut and warns the rest of the field that there is ...

‘I’m trying my best to win it,’ he said. But I will bust my bum off to be a world champion. ‘It [the crowd] was fantastic, they were chanting my name a lot. 95 average is alright, but it needs to click.’ He said he knew, but it was up to him to deal with it and sadly he didn’t deal with it as I know he can, because he’s dealt with a crowd a lot of times.’ To be fair the first set they were against Nathan and I said, “the crowd’s against you” that was my only words I spoke after the break.

Josh Rock was the firm fans' favourite during his thrilling World Darts Championship clash with Nathan Aspinall, and even reminded his rival of that during ...

“That’s up to them what the numbers are. I’m 21, that’s nine years off, I’m proud of what I’m doing now.” I don’t care, I’m just trying my best to win it,” he said. Rock eventually prevailed 4-3 in the match of the tournament so far at Alexandra Palace. Now in the last 16, his odds are tumbling further, although Michael van Gerwen remains the overwhelming favourite. But I was so proud they were chanting my name, it felt fantastic.”

Josh Rock moved through to the last 16 on his World Championship debut, edging out two-time semi-finalist Nathan Aspinall in a seven-set thriller to set up ...

I wanted to be clinical. It’s never been as big as this moment, so I’m very happy and very thankful.” Williams then missed one match dart at double six for a 126 show-stopper, and he was suitably punished late on, as Clemens followed up an 11-dart hold with an 85 finish on the bull to triumph in a seven-set classic. Van Barneveld responded with 125 and 147 finishes in his bid to launch a fightback, but he paid the price for spurning one set dart in the third, as Price sealed the deal with a superb 128 finish on double ten. “It wasn’t my best performance. “To beat one of the best players in the world, the reigning champion, it means the world,” said an emotional Huybrechts, through to the fourth round for just the second time in a decade.

Josh Rock has vowed to become world champions after defeating Nathan Aspinall 4-3 in a thrilling game in the PDC World Darts Championship.

The drama didn't stop there, as Aspinall recovered with a 3-0 win to bring it 3-3 and set up a grand stand finish. However, Aspinall was far more clinical in their third set to take a 2-1 lead in the game as he threatened to stop the hype surrounding Rock. I got there, I was under a lot of pressure. I was under a lot of pressure and I dealt with it well. Speaking after his victory, Rock vowed the become world champion as he passed his toughest test yet. [December 27, 2022]

The 21-year-old has made waves on debut at the World Darts Championship and now lies just three games from glory.

The decider did not disappoint as Rock showed nerves of steal to close out the contest. Rock held his throw in the fifth to take a 3-2 lead but Aspinall dominated in the sixth as he held his throw and set up a deciding set with a 3-0 win. He said: “I was under a lot of pressure and I dealt with it well. Aspinall broke Rock's throw twice in the second set to level the contest and it looked ominous in the third as he again broke him twice to win against the throw and take a 2-1 lead. Rock came storming back in the fourth, however, and an early break got his tail up before he narrowly missed out on a nine-darter in the fourth leg before reasserting and nailing double-20 to clinch the set. Rock's 141 checkout was the highlight of the opening set as he got the crowd on their feet and took a 1-0 lead on sets.

Antrim's Josh Rock is through to the round of 16 at the World Darts Championship after knocking out tenth seed Nathan Aspinall 4-3 at the Alexandra Palace.

Welshman Williams had a match dart to win 4-2. An out-of-sorts Aspinall, who ended up with just a 29% conversion rate on his doubles, steadied the ship somewhat as he took the next two sets. Rock burst out of the blocks with a 180 in the first leg on his way to taking the opening set 3-2.

After two straight maximums, Rock came back in the fourth set, breaking Aspinall in the first leg and thrashing in the 180s to leave himself on a ...

The views expressed here are that of the respective authors/ entities and do not represent the views of Economic Times (ET). Bookmakers consider Rock, who easily defeated [Jose Justicia](/topic/jose-justicia)and [Callan Rydz](/topic/callan-rydz)in the first two rounds, to be one of the tournament favourites. [Jonny Clayton](/topic/jonny-clayton)in the fourth round. Rock averaged 110 in that incredible set, which the Northern Irishman lost out on, but he still won the leg in 11 darts to tie the match. After winning the seventh set 3-1 in legs, the Irish player said that there is a lot more to come. Rock claims he anticipated a very close game with Nathan Aspinall, and he most definitely got one as he prevailed 4-3.

ANTRIM YOUNGSTER JOSH Rock is one win away from a place in the PDC World Championship quarter-finals — and a potential showdown with defending champion ...

Aspinall — twice a World Championship semi-finallist — responded and sent the match to a seventh and deciding set, where Rock held his nerve to prevail. Rock, who has quickly established himself as one to watch in his first season on the PDC Tour, rallied from 2-1 down to lead 3-2. ANTRIM YOUNGSTER JOSH Rock is one win away from a place in the PDC World Championship quarter-finals — and a potential showdown with defending champion Peter Wright.

Josh Rock has moved a step closer to realising his dream of being crowned World darts champion after defeating No10 seed Nathan Aspinall to move into the ...

“It was fantastic because they were chanting my name a lot and, to be fair, in the first set they were against Nathan,” said Rock. “That was a hard game to play, I knew Nathan would be up for it and, if you go by the averages, Nathan played better than me,” said Rock. "The bookies are only going on what I have done in the last four or five months near the end of the year.