THE SPECIAL RON
Portuguese darts star who dreams of being bigger than Ronaldo and Mourinho leaves fans stunned with outrageous check out
The title was won by an outsider without a PDC Tour card
A DARTS star with ambitions of being bigger than Cristiano Ronaldo left viewers stunned after an outrageous double bullseye checkout.
The 50-year-old veteran Jose de Sousa was up against Luke Humphries in the Player Championship 28 on Wednesday.
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De Sousa secured a shock 6-5 win against the world champion to send him home in the second round, with his incredible opening leg checkout proving a sign of things to come.
The Portuguese player, known for his maverick style, required 115 as he approached the oche.
De Sousa opted to go for the bold route of bullseye, 15 and another bullseye.
And he pulled it off in stunning fashion - even getting acknowledgement from Humphries as the pair fist bumped.
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Fans were also left shocked, with one saying: "They don't make them like Jose anymore."
Another added: "Well, that is one way to take it out."
De Sousa went on to make the quarter-final before losing to eventual winner Wesley Plaisier.
The Dutchman won the title despite him not having a PDC Tour card.
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De Sousa, who is nicknamed The Special One, has dreams of being well-known than his compatriots Jose Mourinho and Cristiano Ronaldo.
He said: "I’d like to think I can be the biggest sportsman in Portugal. Maybe I can have a better body than Ronaldo, too.
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“I like football from the time of Luis Figo, Ronaldo and other great players.
“I watch games a lot on TV. It’s amazing to be mentioned in social media messages saying I’m the Ronaldo of darts.
“Maybe I can even be a real Special One like Jose Mourinho.
“It’s possible one day Ronaldo will come to see me at Alexandra Palace.
“When he quits in a few years then maybe Portugal's sport will all be about Jose De Sousa. I hope so."
The biggest moments of his career so far came in 2020 when he won the Grand Slam of Darts and a year later when made the came runner-up in the Premier League.
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