Kevin Doets beats Ryan Joyce 6-2
Austrian Darts Open · Last 16 · Sun 10 May
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We are underway at Austrian Darts Open in Last 16 with Kevin Doets against Ryan Joyce. The scoring swings from leg to leg before Kevin Doets finally seals it 6-2, with the pressure rising whenever the players move into finishing range. Leg 1 stays with Ryan Joyce on throw. Kevin Doets reaches 40 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 10 still on the board.
Ryan Joyce is sitting on 44 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Ryan Joyce takes out 44 with Kevin Doets poised on 10; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts. Ryan Joyce leads 1-0. Kevin Doets drags the match level in Leg 2. Kevin Doets gets the finish on 32; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg.
We're level at 1-1. Ryan Joyce moves in front in Leg 3. Ryan Joyce gets the finish on 41; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg. Ryan Joyce leads 2-1.
Kevin Doets drags the match level in Leg 4. Kevin Doets takes out 80 with Ryan Joyce poised on 40; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. We're level at 2-2. Kevin Doets turns the scoreline around in Leg 5.
Kevin Doets answers with a maximum; Kevin Doets reaches 82 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 40 still on the board.; Kevin Doets gets the finish on 40; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Kevin Doets leads 3-2. Kevin Doets makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 6. Kevin Doets has 99 available but cannot take it out, leaving 48.; Kevin Doets gets the finish on 48; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg.
Kevin Doets leads 4-2. Kevin Doets makes it 4 legs on the spin in Leg 7. Kevin Doets answers with a maximum; Kevin Doets takes out 68 with Ryan Joyce poised on 36; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; and that is a break of throw. Kevin Doets leads 5-2.
Kevin Doets closes out Leg 8. Ryan Joyce reaches 36 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 36 still on the board. Kevin Doets is sitting on 25 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Kevin Doets takes out 25 with Ryan Joyce poised on 36; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. That's the match - Kevin Doets wins 6-2.
Kevin Doets posts the higher three-dart average, 94.66 compared with 81.67. The match contains 2 breaks of throw and 1 clear lead change. The decisive difference comes in the moments when one player reaches a finish, the other is close enough to punish a miss, and the next visit suddenly matters more than the average.
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How every leg unfolded
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Leg 1 stays with Ryan Joyce on throw. Kevin Doets reaches 40 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 10 still on the board. Ryan Joyce is sitting on 44 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Ryan Joyce takes out 44 with Kevin Doets poised on 10; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts. Ryan Joyce leads 1-0.
Kevin Doets drags the match level in Leg 2. Kevin Doets gets the finish on 32; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. We're level at 1-1.
Ryan Joyce moves in front in Leg 3. Ryan Joyce gets the finish on 41; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg. Ryan Joyce leads 2-1.
Kevin Doets drags the match level in Leg 4. Kevin Doets takes out 80 with Ryan Joyce poised on 40; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. We're level at 2-2.
Kevin Doets turns the scoreline around in Leg 5. Kevin Doets answers with a maximum; Kevin Doets reaches 82 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 40 still on the board.; Kevin Doets gets the finish on 40; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Kevin Doets leads 3-2.
Kevin Doets makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 6. Kevin Doets has 99 available but cannot take it out, leaving 48.; Kevin Doets gets the finish on 48; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Kevin Doets leads 4-2.
Kevin Doets makes it 4 legs on the spin in Leg 7. Kevin Doets answers with a maximum; Kevin Doets takes out 68 with Ryan Joyce poised on 36; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; and that is a break of throw. Kevin Doets leads 5-2.
Kevin Doets closes out Leg 8. Ryan Joyce reaches 36 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 36 still on the board. Kevin Doets is sitting on 25 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Kevin Doets takes out 25 with Ryan Joyce poised on 36; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. That's the match - Kevin Doets wins 6-2.