Ian White beats Michael Smith-ENG 6-4
Austrian Darts Open · Last 64 · Fri 8 May
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Michael Smith-ENG faces Ian White at Austrian Darts Open in Last 64 and the match quickly starts producing the kind of moments that make live darts so tense. By the finish it is Ian White who has the result at 6-4, but every leg has its own part to play on the way there.
Leg 1 — break of throw: Ian White cannot take out 91 and leaves 54; Michael Smith-ENG punishes it immediately by taking out 66 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Michael Smith-ENG leads 1-0. Leg 2 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Ian White! Ian White closes 71 with Michael Smith-ENG waiting on 36 in 1 dart, a break of throw. We're level at 1-1.
Leg 3 — lead change: Ian White takes out 64 in 2 darts. Ian White leads 2-1. Leg 4 — 3 in a row: Michael Smith-ENG cannot take out 86 and leaves 10; Ian White punishes it immediately by taking out 32 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Ian White leads 3-1.
Leg 5 — 4 in a row: Ian White cannot take out 40 and leaves 20; Ian White closes 20 with Michael Smith-ENG waiting on 89 in 2 darts. Ian White leads 4-1. Leg 6 — run stopped: Michael Smith-ENG cannot take out 98 and leaves 24; Michael Smith-ENG closes 24 with Ian White waiting on 56 in 1 dart. Ian White leads 4-2.
Leg 7 — break of throw: Ian White cannot take out 84 and leaves 47; Michael Smith-ENG punishes it immediately by taking out 104 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Ian White leads 4-3. Leg 8 — back level: Michael Smith-ENG takes out 64 in 1 dart. We're level at 4-4.
Leg 9 — into the lead: Ian White closes 73 with Michael Smith-ENG waiting on 70 in 2 darts. Ian White leads 5-4. Leg 10 — match-clinching leg: Ian White closes 40 with Michael Smith-ENG waiting on 32 in 1 dart; 16 darts in total, a break of throw. That's the match - Ian White wins 6-4.
Ian White posts the higher three-dart average, 89.88 compared with 88.67. Michael Smith-ENG hits 0 maximums and Ian White hits 1. On the doubles, Michael Smith-ENG converts 50.0% and Ian White finishes at 55.0%. Ian White's longest burst is 4 legs in a row.
Ian White has the result, but the final score only tells part of it. The match contains 5 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.
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How every leg unfolded
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Leg 1 — break of throw: Ian White cannot take out 91 and leaves 54; Michael Smith-ENG punishes it immediately by taking out 66 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Michael Smith-ENG leads 1-0.
Leg 2 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Ian White! Ian White closes 71 with Michael Smith-ENG waiting on 36 in 1 dart, a break of throw. We're level at 1-1.
Leg 3 — lead change: Ian White takes out 64 in 2 darts. Ian White leads 2-1.
Leg 4 — 3 in a row: Michael Smith-ENG cannot take out 86 and leaves 10; Ian White punishes it immediately by taking out 32 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Ian White leads 3-1.
Leg 5 — 4 in a row: Ian White cannot take out 40 and leaves 20; Ian White closes 20 with Michael Smith-ENG waiting on 89 in 2 darts. Ian White leads 4-1.
Leg 6 — run stopped: Michael Smith-ENG cannot take out 98 and leaves 24; Michael Smith-ENG closes 24 with Ian White waiting on 56 in 1 dart. Ian White leads 4-2.
Leg 7 — break of throw: Ian White cannot take out 84 and leaves 47; Michael Smith-ENG punishes it immediately by taking out 104 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Ian White leads 4-3.
Leg 8 — back level: Michael Smith-ENG takes out 64 in 1 dart. We're level at 4-4.
Leg 9 — into the lead: Ian White closes 73 with Michael Smith-ENG waiting on 70 in 2 darts. Ian White leads 5-4.
Leg 10 — match-clinching leg: Ian White closes 40 with Michael Smith-ENG waiting on 32 in 1 dart; 16 darts in total, a break of throw. That's the match - Ian White wins 6-4.