THE PDC have released the following statement to clarify the situation in the tie-break at the end of the William Hill World Darts Championship between Wes Newton and Cristo Reyes on Thursday.
Under the rules of the tournament, at five legs all in the deciding set the two players should have thrown again for the bullseye to determine which player threw first in the sudden-death 11th leg.
Referee Paul Hinks initially called for play to continue without the requisite bull-off, before correcting this error.
PDC Tournament Director Tommy Cox has spoken to both Wes Newton and PDPA Chairman Peter Manley today (Friday) and both have accepted that this was an unfortunate situation of human error, which can occur in any sport.
However, the situation was the same for both players and the outcome of the game was not materially affected by this error.
PDC Tournament Director Tommy Cox said: "Paul Hinks is a top class referee who makes very few errors in what is a very demanding role, especially on the biggest stage of all."
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