Rob Owen beats Joe Cullen 6-5
Austrian Darts Open · Last 64 · Fri 8 May
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We are underway at Austrian Darts Open in Last 64 with Joe Cullen against Rob Owen. The scoring swings from leg to leg before Rob Owen finally seals it 6-5, with the pressure rising whenever the players move into finishing range.
Leg 1: Joe Cullen cannot take out 95 and leaves 54; Rob Owen punishes it immediately by taking out 50 in 2 darts. Rob Owen leads 1-0. Leg 2 — back level: Joe Cullen takes out 76 in 1 dart. We're level at 1-1. Leg 3 — into the lead: Rob Owen takes out 87 in 2 darts. Rob Owen leads 2-1.
Leg 4 — break of throw: Rob Owen takes out 40 in 1 dart; a break of throw. Rob Owen leads 3-1. Leg 5 — 3 in a row: Rob Owen takes out 32 in 2 darts. Rob Owen leads 4-1. Leg 6 — run stopped: Maximum from Joe Cullen! Joe Cullen takes out 28 in 1 dart. Rob Owen leads 4-2.
Leg 7 — break of throw: Maximum from Joe Cullen! Rob Owen cannot take out 99 and leaves 24, Joe Cullen punishes it immediately by taking out 16 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Rob Owen leads 4-3. Leg 8 — back level: Maximum from Joe Cullen! Joe Cullen takes out 146 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total. We're level at 4-4. Leg 9 — into the lead: Maximum from Rob Owen! Rob Owen cannot take out 81 and leaves 6, Rob Owen takes out 6 in 2 darts. Rob Owen leads 5-4.
Leg 10 — back level: Maximum from Rob Owen! Rob Owen cannot take out 30 and leaves 30, Joe Cullen punishes it immediately by taking out 16 in 1 dart. We're level at 5-5. Leg 11 — match-clinching leg: Maximum from Joe Cullen! Rob Owen closes 49 with Joe Cullen waiting on 100 in 2 darts, 14 darts in total. That's the match - Rob Owen wins 6-5.
Rob Owen posts the higher three-dart average, 93.57 compared with 91.25. Joe Cullen hits 4 maximums and Rob Owen hits 3. On the doubles, Joe Cullen converts 45.0% and Rob Owen finishes at 38.0%. Rob Owen's longest burst is 3 legs in a row.
Rob Owen has the result, but the final score only tells part of it. The match contains 2 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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Leg 1: Joe Cullen cannot take out 95 and leaves 54; Rob Owen punishes it immediately by taking out 50 in 2 darts. Rob Owen leads 1-0.
Leg 2 — back level: Joe Cullen takes out 76 in 1 dart. We're level at 1-1.
Leg 3 — into the lead: Rob Owen takes out 87 in 2 darts. Rob Owen leads 2-1.
Leg 4 — break of throw: Rob Owen takes out 40 in 1 dart; a break of throw. Rob Owen leads 3-1.
Leg 5 — 3 in a row: Rob Owen takes out 32 in 2 darts. Rob Owen leads 4-1.
Leg 6 — run stopped: Maximum from Joe Cullen! Joe Cullen takes out 28 in 1 dart. Rob Owen leads 4-2.
Leg 7 — break of throw: Maximum from Joe Cullen! Rob Owen cannot take out 99 and leaves 24, Joe Cullen punishes it immediately by taking out 16 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Rob Owen leads 4-3.
Leg 8 — back level: Maximum from Joe Cullen! Joe Cullen takes out 146 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total. We're level at 4-4.
Leg 9 — into the lead: Maximum from Rob Owen! Rob Owen cannot take out 81 and leaves 6, Rob Owen takes out 6 in 2 darts. Rob Owen leads 5-4.
Leg 10 — back level: Maximum from Rob Owen! Rob Owen cannot take out 30 and leaves 30, Joe Cullen punishes it immediately by taking out 16 in 1 dart. We're level at 5-5.
Leg 11 — match-clinching leg: Maximum from Joe Cullen! Rob Owen closes 49 with Joe Cullen waiting on 100 in 2 darts, 14 darts in total. That's the match - Rob Owen wins 6-5.