Kenyan darts professional David Munyua made a memorable debut at the World Cup in London and created a sporting sensation. Munyua became the first Kenyan professional to compete at a World Cup, turning around a 2-0 deficit against Belgian world-class professional Mike De Decker and winning spectacularly 3-2.
Charged twice
“This is incredible. I’m happy with what happened here today. This is a really big moment for Kenya and Africa. We can do it,” said Munyua after an incredible game in which he miscalculated twice, among other things. He fought back tears after his success.
“This is the best moment of my life,” said the surprise winner at Sport1.
The outsider initially finished with 135 points and then celebrated, even though he still had ten points left. Later, the vet from Kenya had to hit double 20, but threw to double 16 and hit that too. “I’m happy that it wasn’t crucial that I miscalculated,” said the 35-year-old Munyua on stage at Sky Sports.
Munyua becomes a favorite
At Alexandra Palace, the debutant increasingly became a crowd favorite. Munyua, nicknamed “Why not”, fought back impressively from behind and also defied a wasp that sat on his face during the game. “World class. What an afternoon session, awesome,” said German professional Florian Hempel on the DAZN microphone about the game.
The fans in London sang “David Munyua Wonderland” in the style of England’s record world champion Phil Taylor. The fans had celebrated the 16-time world champion with this song for years. On Thursday Munyua was sung. His opponent De Decker received boos during the game. Every miss he made was applauded. Before walking off stage, Munyua concluded: “Why not?”
