London, Dec. 15 -- Nitin Kumar created history by becoming the first Indian player to win a match at the PDC Darts World Championship with a sensational victory over Dutchman Richard Veenstra here todayThe 40-year-old had lost in all four of his previous first-round encounters at the Alexandra Palace, but his 3-2 win puts him in the last 64 of the competition.
Kumar's scoring was inferior to that of Veenstra's, but it was his finishing that proved crucial, boasting a 75 percent checkout success and hitting all his last seven doubles, reports BBC.
"I don't know what to say right now. I'm overwhelmed, I'm happy," said Kumar, who is nicknamed 'The Royal Bengal'.
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