Josh Rock showed the world why he is so highly rated with a 3-1 victory over Jose Justicia in the World Darts Championship.
There was huge anticiapation ahead of his debut tonight, and Josh Rock has showed why he is one of the favourites for the tournament.
In a first set that the 21-year-old didn't look overjoyed with, he took it 3-1 to win the first set. Justicia brought himself back into the game as he became more clinical to draw level in the second set just after Rock missed a 137.
This ignited a fire in Rock as he hit an incredible 150 checkout in the third set to go 2-1 up. He hit an average of 99 as he played more impressive by the second.
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The fourth set is where Rock really showed his class, as the Antrim player was on another level with a 3-0 win to set up a second round clash with Callan Rydz.
What a turnaround for Josh Rock 😲#LoveTheDarts pic.twitter.com/6ZC5l2OUqx
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Josh Rock Has Arrived
While he might not have showed it towards the end of the game, the 21-year-old admitted he felt nervous through the game.
However, just like his performance showed he motivated himself going into the third set to bring his game to another level.
I was making sure I wasn't going home tonight. I played alright in the first set but in that second set I played absolutely dreadful. I walked off the stage, I looked at my fiancé and said wake up Josh, I knew what I had to do. As soon as I came back on stage, I felt better.
As soon as I came back off that third break, I felt a lot better. I knew I was going to win it after that, just felt too good.
This is my first time in this fantastic stage, and I won 3-1, and I think I won very comfortably to be honest."
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