Martin Lukeman stuns Rob Cross to reach Grand Slam of Darts semi-finals
Martin Lukeman fights back from 5-1 down to beat former world champion Rob Cross in Wolverhampton Darts Grand Slam He won 16-11 and entered the Grand Slam semifinals for the first time.
Kroos, ranked fourth in the world Championship runner-up 12 months ago, early dominance.
However, Lookman won eight of the next nine rounds to lead 9-6.
Kroos responded with four of the next five games to level the score at 10-10, before his English compatriot took six of the remaining seven rounds to win on Sunday (GMT Time 13:00) semi-final with Mickey Mansell.
“To be fair, it’s a bit of a blur,” Lookman said on Sky Sports.
“I remember I got out at 144 and got a couple of runs off the bull, but other than that, I was so focused and I was like, ‘I’m doing this, I’m taking a picture with my wife and there’s a trophy stage on top of it. , it’s that simple’.”
Earlier on Friday, Northern Ireland’s Mansell fought back from 4-0 down to defeat Scotland’s Cameron Menzies 16-15 in a dramatic last-leg decider.
