Rob Cross beats Andrew Gilding 6-1
Austrian Darts Open · Quarter-finals · Sun 10 May
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We are underway at Austrian Darts Open in Quarter-finals with Andrew Gilding against Rob Cross. The scoring swings from leg to leg before Rob Cross finally seals it 6-1, with the pressure rising whenever the players move into finishing range.
Rob Cross holds throw in Leg 1. Rob Cross answers with a maximum; Rob Cross reaches 97 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 24 still on the board. Andrew Gilding is sitting on 155 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Rob Cross takes out 24 with Andrew Gilding poised on 24; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts. Rob Cross leads 1-0. Rob Cross strikes with a break of throw in Leg 2. A 180 from Andrew Gilding turns up the pressure; Rob Cross takes out 40 with Andrew Gilding poised on 40; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Rob Cross leads 2-0.
Andrew Gilding answers immediately with a break-back in Leg 3. Rob Cross reaches 69 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 32 still on the board. Andrew Gilding is sitting on 8 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Andrew Gilding takes out 8 with Rob Cross poised on 32; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; and that is a break of throw. Rob Cross leads 2-1. Rob Cross answers immediately with a break-back in Leg 4. Rob Cross answers with a maximum; Rob Cross shuts the door with a 121 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 10-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Rob Cross leads 3-1.
Leg 5 stays with Rob Cross on throw. Rob Cross shuts the door with a 104 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts. Rob Cross leads 4-1. Rob Cross makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 6. Rob Cross takes out 44 with Andrew Gilding poised on 24; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Rob Cross leads 5-1.
Rob Cross closes out Leg 7. Rob Cross answers with a maximum; Rob Cross gets the finish on 40; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg. That's the match - Rob Cross wins 6-1.
Rob Cross posts the higher three-dart average, 93.92 compared with 88.57. Andrew Gilding hits 1 maximum and Rob Cross hits 3. On the doubles, Andrew Gilding converts 17.0% and Rob Cross finishes at 50.0%. Rob Cross's longest burst is 4 legs in a row.
Rob Cross has the result, but the final score only tells part of it. The match contains 4 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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Rob Cross holds throw in Leg 1. Rob Cross answers with a maximum; Rob Cross reaches 97 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 24 still on the board. Andrew Gilding is sitting on 155 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Rob Cross takes out 24 with Andrew Gilding poised on 24; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts. Rob Cross leads 1-0.
Rob Cross strikes with a break of throw in Leg 2. A 180 from Andrew Gilding turns up the pressure; Rob Cross takes out 40 with Andrew Gilding poised on 40; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Rob Cross leads 2-0.
Andrew Gilding answers immediately with a break-back in Leg 3. Rob Cross reaches 69 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 32 still on the board. Andrew Gilding is sitting on 8 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Andrew Gilding takes out 8 with Rob Cross poised on 32; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; and that is a break of throw. Rob Cross leads 2-1.
Rob Cross answers immediately with a break-back in Leg 4. Rob Cross answers with a maximum; Rob Cross shuts the door with a 121 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 10-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Rob Cross leads 3-1.
Leg 5 stays with Rob Cross on throw. Rob Cross shuts the door with a 104 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts. Rob Cross leads 4-1.
Rob Cross makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 6. Rob Cross takes out 44 with Andrew Gilding poised on 24; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Rob Cross leads 5-1.
Rob Cross closes out Leg 7. Rob Cross answers with a maximum; Rob Cross gets the finish on 40; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg. That's the match - Rob Cross wins 6-1.