Kevin Doets beats Rob Cross 7-3
Austrian Darts Open · Semi-finals · Sun 10 May
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Kevin Doets faces Rob Cross at Austrian Darts Open in Semi-finals and the match quickly starts producing the kind of moments that make live darts so tense. By the finish it is Kevin Doets who has the result at 7-3, but every leg has its own part to play on the way there.
Leg 1 — break of throw: Maximum from Rob Cross! Rob Cross cannot take out 18 and leaves 4, Kevin Doets punishes it immediately by taking out 92 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Kevin Doets leads 1-0. Leg 2: Maximum from Kevin Doets! Kevin Doets cannot take out 84 and leaves 56, Kevin Doets closes 56 with Rob Cross waiting on 52 in 1 dart. Kevin Doets leads 2-0.
Leg 3 — run stopped: Rob Cross takes out 36 in 2 darts. Kevin Doets leads 2-1. Leg 4 — back level: Maximum from Kevin Doets! Kevin Doets cannot take out 72 and leaves 6, Rob Cross punishes it immediately by taking out 10 in 1 dart, a break of throw. We're level at 2-2.
Leg 5 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Kevin Doets! Rob Cross cannot take out 57 and leaves 10, Kevin Doets punishes it immediately by taking out 25 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Kevin Doets leads 3-2. Leg 6: Kevin Doets cannot take out 68 and leaves 32; Kevin Doets closes 32 with Rob Cross waiting on 56 in 1 dart. Kevin Doets leads 4-2.
Leg 7 — 3 in a row: Kevin Doets takes out 40 in 2 darts; a break of throw. Kevin Doets leads 5-2. Leg 8 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Rob Cross! Rob Cross cannot take out 86 and leaves 8, Rob Cross closes 8 with Kevin Doets waiting on 82 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Kevin Doets leads 5-3.
Leg 9 — immediate break-back: Rob Cross cannot take out 85 and leaves 14; Kevin Doets punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Kevin Doets leads 6-3. Leg 10 — match-clinching leg: Maximum from Kevin Doets! Kevin Doets closes 124 with Rob Cross waiting on 40 in 1 dart, 13 darts in total. That's the match - Kevin Doets wins 7-3.
Rob Cross posts the higher three-dart average, 96.90 compared with 96.20. Kevin Doets hits 4 maximums and Rob Cross hits 2. On the doubles, Kevin Doets converts 54.0% and Rob Cross finishes at 23.0%. Kevin Doets's longest burst is 3 legs in a row.
Kevin Doets has the result, but the final score only tells part of it. The match contains 6 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 — break of throw: Maximum from Rob Cross! Rob Cross cannot take out 18 and leaves 4, Kevin Doets punishes it immediately by taking out 92 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Kevin Doets leads 1-0.
Leg 2: Maximum from Kevin Doets! Kevin Doets cannot take out 84 and leaves 56, Kevin Doets closes 56 with Rob Cross waiting on 52 in 1 dart. Kevin Doets leads 2-0.
Leg 3 — run stopped: Rob Cross takes out 36 in 2 darts. Kevin Doets leads 2-1.
Leg 4 — back level: Maximum from Kevin Doets! Kevin Doets cannot take out 72 and leaves 6, Rob Cross punishes it immediately by taking out 10 in 1 dart, a break of throw. We're level at 2-2.
Leg 5 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Kevin Doets! Rob Cross cannot take out 57 and leaves 10, Kevin Doets punishes it immediately by taking out 25 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Kevin Doets leads 3-2.
Leg 6: Kevin Doets cannot take out 68 and leaves 32; Kevin Doets closes 32 with Rob Cross waiting on 56 in 1 dart. Kevin Doets leads 4-2.
Leg 7 — 3 in a row: Kevin Doets takes out 40 in 2 darts; a break of throw. Kevin Doets leads 5-2.
Leg 8 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Rob Cross! Rob Cross cannot take out 86 and leaves 8, Rob Cross closes 8 with Kevin Doets waiting on 82 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Kevin Doets leads 5-3.
Leg 9 — immediate break-back: Rob Cross cannot take out 85 and leaves 14; Kevin Doets punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Kevin Doets leads 6-3.
Leg 10 — match-clinching leg: Maximum from Kevin Doets! Kevin Doets closes 124 with Rob Cross waiting on 40 in 1 dart, 13 darts in total. That's the match - Kevin Doets wins 7-3.