MATCH REPORT Final report · updated 08:06 UK

Kevin Doets beats Ryan Searle 6-2

Austrian Darts Open · Last 32 · Sat 9 May

Ryan Searle 2–6 Kevin Doets
LEG-BY-LEG COMMENTARY

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LEG 1
1–0

Ryan Searle holds throw in Leg 1. Ryan Searle gets the finish on 40; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Ryan Searle leads 1-0.

Ryan Searle79.11leg average
Kevin Doets58.83leg average
40 CHECKOUT
LEG 2
1–1

Kevin Doets drags the match level in Leg 2. Kevin Doets gets the finish on 72; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg. We're level at 1-1.

Ryan Searle98.75leg average
Kevin Doets107.36leg average
72 CHECKOUT
LEG 3
1–2

Kevin Doets turns the scoreline around in Leg 3. A 180 from Ryan Searle turns up the pressure; Ryan Searle has 80 available but cannot take it out, leaving 20. Kevin Doets is sitting on 52 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Kevin Doets takes out 52 with Ryan Searle poised on 20; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; and that is a break of throw. Kevin Doets leads 2-1.

Ryan Searle80.17leg average
Kevin Doets93.94leg average
BREAK OF THROW 52 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 4
1–3

Kevin Doets makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 4. Kevin Doets answers with a maximum; Kevin Doets takes out 40 with Ryan Searle poised on 80; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg. Kevin Doets leads 3-1.

Ryan Searle105.25leg average
Kevin Doets107.36leg average
40 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 5
1–4

Kevin Doets makes it 4 legs on the spin in Leg 5. Kevin Doets takes out 86 with Ryan Searle poised on 70; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Kevin Doets leads 4-1.

Ryan Searle86.20leg average
Kevin Doets115.62leg average
BREAK OF THROW 86 CHECKOUT
LEG 6
1–5

Kevin Doets makes it 5 legs on the spin in Leg 6. Kevin Doets shuts the door with a 148 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg. Kevin Doets leads 5-1.

Ryan Searle105.75leg average
Kevin Doets107.36leg average
148 CHECKOUT
LEG 7
2–5

Ryan Searle stops a run of 5 legs by taking Leg 7. Ryan Searle reaches 70 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 57 still on the board. Kevin Doets is sitting on 136 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Ryan Searle takes out 57 with Kevin Doets poised on 76; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Kevin Doets leads 5-2.

Ryan Searle93.94leg average
Kevin Doets85.00leg average
57 CHECKOUT
LEG 8
2–6

Kevin Doets closes out Leg 8. Kevin Doets reaches 24 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 12 still on the board. Ryan Searle is sitting on 153 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Kevin Doets takes out 12 with Ryan Searle poised on 96; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts. That's the match - Kevin Doets wins 6-2.

Ryan Searle81.00leg average
Kevin Doets88.41leg average
12 CHECKOUT
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MATCH REPORT

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We are underway at Austrian Darts Open in Last 32 with Ryan Searle against Kevin Doets. 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. Ryan Searle holds throw in Leg 1. Ryan Searle gets the finish on 40; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart.

Ryan Searle leads 1-0. Kevin Doets drags the match level in Leg 2. Kevin Doets gets the finish on 72; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg. We're level at 1-1.

Kevin Doets turns the scoreline around in Leg 3. A 180 from Ryan Searle turns up the pressure; Ryan Searle has 80 available but cannot take it out, leaving 20. Kevin Doets is sitting on 52 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Kevin Doets takes out 52 with Ryan Searle poised on 20; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; and that is a break of throw. Kevin Doets leads 2-1.

Kevin Doets makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 4. Kevin Doets answers with a maximum; Kevin Doets takes out 40 with Ryan Searle poised on 80; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg. Kevin Doets leads 3-1. Kevin Doets makes it 4 legs on the spin in Leg 5.

Kevin Doets takes out 86 with Ryan Searle poised on 70; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Kevin Doets leads 4-1. Kevin Doets makes it 5 legs on the spin in Leg 6. Kevin Doets shuts the door with a 148 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg.

Kevin Doets leads 5-1. Ryan Searle stops a run of 5 legs by taking Leg 7. Ryan Searle reaches 70 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 57 still on the board. Kevin Doets is sitting on 136 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Ryan Searle takes out 57 with Kevin Doets poised on 76; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart.

Kevin Doets leads 5-2. Kevin Doets closes out Leg 8. Kevin Doets reaches 24 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 12 still on the board. Ryan Searle is sitting on 153 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Kevin Doets takes out 12 with Ryan Searle poised on 96; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts.

That's the match - Kevin Doets wins 6-2. 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.

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

88.953-dart avg91.55
1180s1
57Highest checkout148
67%Checkout %60%
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