Ross Smith beats Niels Zonneveld 6-3
Austrian Darts Open · Last 32 · Sat 9 May
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We are underway at Austrian Darts Open in Last 32 with Ross Smith against Niels Zonneveld. The scoring swings from leg to leg before Ross Smith finally seals it 6-3, with the pressure rising whenever the players move into finishing range.
Leg 1: Ross Smith takes out 76 in 1 dart. Ross Smith leads 1-0. Leg 2 — break of throw: Maximum from Ross Smith! Niels Zonneveld cannot take out 40 and leaves 5, Ross Smith punishes it immediately by taking out 16 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Ross Smith leads 2-0.
Leg 3 — 3 in a row: Ross Smith takes out 32 in 1 dart. Ross Smith leads 3-0. Leg 4 — run stopped: Maximum from Niels Zonneveld! Niels Zonneveld cannot take out 41 and leaves 40, Niels Zonneveld closes 40 with Ross Smith waiting on 36 in 2 darts. Ross Smith leads 3-1.
Leg 5: Maximum from Niels Zonneveld! Niels Zonneveld cannot take out 77 and leaves 20, Ross Smith punishes it immediately by taking out 8 in 1 dart. Ross Smith leads 4-1. Leg 6 — break of throw: Maximum from Niels Zonneveld! Niels Zonneveld cannot take out 60 and leaves 20, Ross Smith punishes it immediately by taking out 24 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Ross Smith leads 5-1.
Leg 7 — immediate break-back: Niels Zonneveld closes 38 with Ross Smith waiting on 56 in 1 dart; a break of throw. Ross Smith leads 5-2. Leg 8: Maximum from Ross Smith! Ross Smith cannot take out 30 and leaves 30, Niels Zonneveld punishes it immediately by taking out 48 in 2 darts. Ross Smith leads 5-3.
Leg 9 — match-clinching leg: Maximum from Niels Zonneveld! Ross Smith cannot take out 87 and leaves 8, Ross Smith closes 8 with Niels Zonneveld waiting on 84 in 1 dart, 13 darts in total. That's the match - Ross Smith wins 6-3.
Ross Smith posts the higher three-dart average, 102.02 compared with 96.57. Ross Smith hits 3 maximums and Niels Zonneveld hits 4. On the doubles, Ross Smith converts 35.0% and Niels Zonneveld finishes at 23.0%. Ross Smith's longest burst is 3 legs in a row.
Ross Smith has the result, but the final score only tells part of it. The match contains 3 breaks of throw. 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: Ross Smith takes out 76 in 1 dart. Ross Smith leads 1-0.
Leg 2 — break of throw: Maximum from Ross Smith! Niels Zonneveld cannot take out 40 and leaves 5, Ross Smith punishes it immediately by taking out 16 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Ross Smith leads 2-0.
Leg 3 — 3 in a row: Ross Smith takes out 32 in 1 dart. Ross Smith leads 3-0.
Leg 4 — run stopped: Maximum from Niels Zonneveld! Niels Zonneveld cannot take out 41 and leaves 40, Niels Zonneveld closes 40 with Ross Smith waiting on 36 in 2 darts. Ross Smith leads 3-1.
Leg 5: Maximum from Niels Zonneveld! Niels Zonneveld cannot take out 77 and leaves 20, Ross Smith punishes it immediately by taking out 8 in 1 dart. Ross Smith leads 4-1.
Leg 6 — break of throw: Maximum from Niels Zonneveld! Niels Zonneveld cannot take out 60 and leaves 20, Ross Smith punishes it immediately by taking out 24 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Ross Smith leads 5-1.
Leg 7 — immediate break-back: Niels Zonneveld closes 38 with Ross Smith waiting on 56 in 1 dart; a break of throw. Ross Smith leads 5-2.
Leg 8: Maximum from Ross Smith! Ross Smith cannot take out 30 and leaves 30, Niels Zonneveld punishes it immediately by taking out 48 in 2 darts. Ross Smith leads 5-3.
Leg 9 — match-clinching leg: Maximum from Niels Zonneveld! Ross Smith cannot take out 87 and leaves 8, Ross Smith closes 8 with Niels Zonneveld waiting on 84 in 1 dart, 13 darts in total. That's the match - Ross Smith wins 6-3.