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Dave Parletti emulates Adrian Lewis with ballsy no-look 180 at WDF Darts Championship
Lewis did against Peter Manley at the 2006 PDC World Championships by firing home the final dart of a 180 while looking away from the board.Having gone on to win the final leg 3-1 to book a second-round tie against Andy Baetens, Twitter users have hailed Parletti for his piece of brilliance on the famous Lakeside stage.One simply wrote while tagging Parletti: "Love it."With a second writing with three laughing faces: "Wow."HAVE YOUR SAY! Who pulled off a better no-look 180? Tell us in the comments sectionWith Parletti himself saying: "What a night, had some lovely messages, I’m chuffed to get through. Shaun will have his day no doubt about that!!! See you Wednesday."His effort has rightly been compared to that of 2011 and 2012 PDC World Darts Championship king Lewis, who divided opinion with the same move back in 2006.During his quarter-final against veteran Peter Manley, a young Lewis showed the darting world what he was all about with a stunning visit in the fourth set.Although going on to lose the match, the future two-time world champion found a moment to hit a sensational 180 - having looked into the crowd while throwing the third.Commentator John Gwynne said: "Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant.
