MATCH REPORT Final report · updated 05:02 UK

Kim Huybrechts beats Chris Dobey 6-5

Austrian Darts Open · Last 32 · Sat 9 May

Chris Dobey 5–6 Kim Huybrechts
LEG-BY-LEG COMMENTARY

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LEG 1
1–0

Leg 1 — break of throw: Kim Huybrechts cannot take out 32 and leaves 8; Chris Dobey punishes it immediately by taking out 28 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Chris Dobey leads 1-0.

Chris Dobey88.41leg average
Kim Huybrechts82.17leg average
BREAK OF THROW 28 CHECKOUT
LEG 2
1–1

Leg 2 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Kim Huybrechts! Chris Dobey cannot take out 98 and leaves 47, Kim Huybrechts punishes it immediately by taking out 32 in 1 dart, a break of throw. We're level at 1-1.

Chris Dobey90.80leg average
Kim Huybrechts115.62leg average
BREAK OF THROW 32 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 3
2–1

Leg 3 — immediate break-back: Chris Dobey closes 28 with Kim Huybrechts waiting on 63 in 2 darts; a break of throw. Chris Dobey leads 2-1.

Chris Dobey107.36leg average
Kim Huybrechts87.60leg average
BREAK OF THROW 28 CHECKOUT
LEG 4
3–1

Leg 4: Maximum from Chris Dobey! Chris Dobey cannot take out 8 and leaves 4, Chris Dobey closes 4 with Kim Huybrechts waiting on 40 in 1 dart. Chris Dobey leads 3-1.

Chris Dobey79.11leg average
Kim Huybrechts76.83leg average
4 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 5
3–2

Leg 5 — run stopped: Maximum from Chris Dobey! Kim Huybrechts closes 58 with Chris Dobey waiting on 80 in 2 darts. Chris Dobey leads 3-2.

Chris Dobey105.25leg average
Kim Huybrechts107.36leg average
58 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 6
3–3

Leg 6 — back level: Kim Huybrechts closes 16 with Chris Dobey waiting on 56 in 1 dart; a break of throw. We're level at 3-3.

Chris Dobey74.17leg average
Kim Huybrechts93.94leg average
BREAK OF THROW 16 CHECKOUT
LEG 7
3–4

Leg 7 — lead change: Kim Huybrechts closes 40 with Chris Dobey waiting on 24 in 2 darts. Kim Huybrechts leads 4-3.

Chris Dobey119.25leg average
Kim Huybrechts107.36leg average
40 CHECKOUT
LEG 8
4–4

Leg 8 — back level: Maximum from Kim Huybrechts! Chris Dobey cannot take out 44 and leaves 32, Chris Dobey closes 32 with Kim Huybrechts waiting on 25 in 1 dart. We're level at 4-4.

Chris Dobey115.62leg average
Kim Huybrechts119.00leg average
32 CHECKOUT 3 × 180
LEG 9
5–4

Leg 9 — lead change: Maximum from Chris Dobey! Chris Dobey takes out 82 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total, a break of throw. Chris Dobey leads 5-4.

Chris Dobey136.64leg average
Kim Huybrechts59.50leg average
BREAK OF THROW 82 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 10
5–5

Leg 10 — immediate break-back: Kim Huybrechts fires in 2 maximums; Kim Huybrechts closes 32 with Chris Dobey waiting on 48 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total, a break of throw. We're level at 5-5.

Chris Dobey113.25leg average
Kim Huybrechts150.30leg average
BREAK OF THROW 32 CHECKOUT 2 × 180
LEG 11
5–6

Leg 11 — match-clinching leg: Kim Huybrechts takes out 132 in 2 darts; 11 darts in total. That's the match - Kim Huybrechts wins 6-5.

Chris Dobey125.67leg average
Kim Huybrechts136.64leg average
132 CHECKOUT
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MATCH REPORT

The final story

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We are underway at Austrian Darts Open in Last 32 with Chris Dobey against Kim Huybrechts. The scoring swings from leg to leg before Kim Huybrechts finally seals it 6-5, with the pressure rising whenever the players move into finishing range.

Leg 1 — break of throw: Kim Huybrechts cannot take out 32 and leaves 8; Chris Dobey punishes it immediately by taking out 28 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Chris Dobey leads 1-0. Leg 2 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Kim Huybrechts! Chris Dobey cannot take out 98 and leaves 47, Kim Huybrechts punishes it immediately by taking out 32 in 1 dart, a break of throw. We're level at 1-1. Leg 3 — immediate break-back: Chris Dobey closes 28 with Kim Huybrechts waiting on 63 in 2 darts; a break of throw. Chris Dobey leads 2-1.

Leg 4: Maximum from Chris Dobey! Chris Dobey cannot take out 8 and leaves 4, Chris Dobey closes 4 with Kim Huybrechts waiting on 40 in 1 dart. Chris Dobey leads 3-1. Leg 5 — run stopped: Maximum from Chris Dobey! Kim Huybrechts closes 58 with Chris Dobey waiting on 80 in 2 darts. Chris Dobey leads 3-2. Leg 6 — back level: Kim Huybrechts closes 16 with Chris Dobey waiting on 56 in 1 dart; a break of throw. We're level at 3-3.

Leg 7 — lead change: Kim Huybrechts closes 40 with Chris Dobey waiting on 24 in 2 darts. Kim Huybrechts leads 4-3. Leg 8 — back level: Maximum from Kim Huybrechts! Chris Dobey cannot take out 44 and leaves 32, Chris Dobey closes 32 with Kim Huybrechts waiting on 25 in 1 dart. We're level at 4-4. Leg 9 — lead change: Maximum from Chris Dobey! Chris Dobey takes out 82 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total, a break of throw. Chris Dobey leads 5-4.

Leg 10 — immediate break-back: Kim Huybrechts fires in 2 maximums; Kim Huybrechts closes 32 with Chris Dobey waiting on 48 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total, a break of throw. We're level at 5-5. Leg 11 — match-clinching leg: Kim Huybrechts takes out 132 in 2 darts; 11 darts in total. That's the match - Kim Huybrechts wins 6-5.

Chris Dobey posts the higher three-dart average, 99.97 compared with 98.94. Chris Dobey hits 5 maximums and Kim Huybrechts hits 4. On the doubles, Chris Dobey converts 33.0% and Kim Huybrechts finishes at 50.0%. Kim Huybrechts's longest burst is 3 legs in a row.

Kim Huybrechts has the result, but the final score only tells part of it. The match contains 6 breaks of throw and 3 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.

About this commentary: All Things Darts Match Centre compiles it from the stored match result, statistics and ordered visit-by-visit scoring. It does not invent exact doubles, missed darts or dart segments that are not present in the source data. Per-leg averages are only labelled as exact when darts used are available for every recorded visit in that leg.

MATCH DATA

Match statistics

99.973-dart avg98.94
5180s4
82Highest checkout132
33%Checkout %50%
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