Andrew Gilding beats Kim Huybrechts 6-5
Austrian Darts Open · Last 16 · Sun 10 May
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Kim Huybrechts and Andrew Gilding are on the board at Austrian Darts Open in Last 16, and this one quickly develops into a proper battle. Andrew Gilding eventually gets over the line 6-5, but there is plenty to follow before the final dart lands.
Leg 1: Kim Huybrechts cannot take out 48 and leaves 48; Andrew Gilding punishes it immediately by taking out 6 in 2 darts. Andrew Gilding leads 1-0. Leg 2 — back level: Maximum from Kim Huybrechts! Andrew Gilding cannot take out 72 and leaves 40, Kim Huybrechts punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 1 dart. We're level at 1-1. Leg 3 — lead change: Kim Huybrechts closes 68 with Andrew Gilding waiting on 72 in 2 darts; a break of throw. Kim Huybrechts leads 2-1.
Leg 4 — 3 in a row: Maximum from Kim Huybrechts! Kim Huybrechts takes out 79 in 1 dart. Kim Huybrechts leads 3-1. Leg 5 — run stopped: Andrew Gilding takes out 127 in 2 darts; 11 darts in total. Kim Huybrechts leads 3-2. Leg 6: Kim Huybrechts cannot take out 12 and leaves 12; Kim Huybrechts closes 12 with Andrew Gilding waiting on 46 in 1 dart. Kim Huybrechts leads 4-2.
Leg 7: Andrew Gilding cannot take out 62 and leaves 20; Andrew Gilding closes 20 with Kim Huybrechts waiting on 32 in 2 darts. Kim Huybrechts leads 4-3. Leg 8 — back level: Andrew Gilding takes out 82 in 1 dart; a break of throw. We're level at 4-4. Leg 9 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Kim Huybrechts! Andrew Gilding cannot take out 60 and leaves 40, Kim Huybrechts punishes it immediately by taking out 16 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Kim Huybrechts leads 5-4.
Leg 10 — immediate break-back: Kim Huybrechts cannot take out 92 and leaves 36; Andrew Gilding punishes it immediately by taking out 20 in 1 dart, a break of throw. We're level at 5-5. Leg 11 — match-clinching leg: Andrew Gilding takes out 100 in 2 darts; 14 darts in total. That's the match - Andrew Gilding wins 6-5.
Andrew Gilding posts the higher three-dart average, 86.76 compared with 83.53. Kim Huybrechts hits 3 maximums and Andrew Gilding hits 0. On the doubles, Kim Huybrechts converts 31.0% and Andrew Gilding finishes at 35.0%. Kim Huybrechts's longest burst is 3 legs in a row.
Andrew Gilding has the result, but the final score only tells part of it. The match contains 4 breaks of throw and 2 clear lead changes. 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: Kim Huybrechts cannot take out 48 and leaves 48; Andrew Gilding punishes it immediately by taking out 6 in 2 darts. Andrew Gilding leads 1-0.
Leg 2 — back level: Maximum from Kim Huybrechts! Andrew Gilding cannot take out 72 and leaves 40, Kim Huybrechts punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 1 dart. We're level at 1-1.
Leg 3 — lead change: Kim Huybrechts closes 68 with Andrew Gilding waiting on 72 in 2 darts; a break of throw. Kim Huybrechts leads 2-1.
Leg 4 — 3 in a row: Maximum from Kim Huybrechts! Kim Huybrechts takes out 79 in 1 dart. Kim Huybrechts leads 3-1.
Leg 5 — run stopped: Andrew Gilding takes out 127 in 2 darts; 11 darts in total. Kim Huybrechts leads 3-2.
Leg 6: Kim Huybrechts cannot take out 12 and leaves 12; Kim Huybrechts closes 12 with Andrew Gilding waiting on 46 in 1 dart. Kim Huybrechts leads 4-2.
Leg 7: Andrew Gilding cannot take out 62 and leaves 20; Andrew Gilding closes 20 with Kim Huybrechts waiting on 32 in 2 darts. Kim Huybrechts leads 4-3.
Leg 8 — back level: Andrew Gilding takes out 82 in 1 dart; a break of throw. We're level at 4-4.
Leg 9 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Kim Huybrechts! Andrew Gilding cannot take out 60 and leaves 40, Kim Huybrechts punishes it immediately by taking out 16 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Kim Huybrechts leads 5-4.
Leg 10 — immediate break-back: Kim Huybrechts cannot take out 92 and leaves 36; Andrew Gilding punishes it immediately by taking out 20 in 1 dart, a break of throw. We're level at 5-5.
Leg 11 — match-clinching leg: Andrew Gilding takes out 100 in 2 darts; 14 darts in total. That's the match - Andrew Gilding wins 6-5.