Dave Chisnall beats Gian van Veen 6-5
Baltic Sea Darts Open · Last 16 · Sun 31 May
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Gian van Veen and Dave Chisnall are on the board at Baltic Sea Darts Open in Last 16, and this one quickly develops into a proper battle. Dave Chisnall eventually gets over the line 6-5, but there is plenty to follow before the final dart lands.
Leg 1 — break of throw: Dave Chisnall takes out 40 in 1 dart; a break of throw. Dave Chisnall leads 1-0. Leg 2: Dave Chisnall cannot take out 98 and leaves 40; Dave Chisnall closes 40 with Gian van Veen waiting on 40 in 2 darts. Dave Chisnall leads 2-0. Leg 3 — run stopped: Gian van Veen cannot take out 36 and leaves 16; Gian van Veen closes 16 with Dave Chisnall waiting on 70 in 1 dart. Dave Chisnall leads 2-1.
Leg 4: Maximum from Dave Chisnall! Dave Chisnall takes out 48 in 2 darts. Dave Chisnall leads 3-1. Leg 5 — break of throw: Dave Chisnall closes 100 with Gian van Veen waiting on 52 in 1 dart; a break of throw. Dave Chisnall leads 4-1. Leg 6 — 3 in a row: Dave Chisnall closes 85 with Gian van Veen waiting on 89 in 2 darts. Dave Chisnall leads 5-1.
Leg 7 — run stopped: Gian van Veen closes 120 with Dave Chisnall waiting on 38 in 1 dart. Dave Chisnall leads 5-2. Leg 8 — break of throw: Maximum from Gian van Veen! Dave Chisnall cannot take out 40 and leaves 5, Gian van Veen punishes it immediately by taking out 32 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Dave Chisnall leads 5-3. Leg 9 — 3 in a row: Maximum from Dave Chisnall! Gian van Veen takes out 81 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total. Dave Chisnall leads 5-4.
Leg 10 — back level: Maximum from Gian van Veen! Gian van Veen closes 68 with Dave Chisnall waiting on 60 in 2 darts, a break of throw. We're level at 5-5. Leg 11 — match-clinching leg: Gian van Veen cannot take out 80 and leaves 20; Dave Chisnall punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 1 dart, 16 darts in total, a break of throw. That's the match - Dave Chisnall wins 6-5.
Dave Chisnall posts the higher three-dart average, 95.34 compared with 91.43. Gian van Veen hits 3 maximums and Dave Chisnall hits 2. On the doubles, Gian van Veen converts 38.0% and Dave Chisnall finishes at 50.0%. Gian van Veen's longest burst is 4 legs in a row.
Dave Chisnall has the result, but the final score only tells part of it. The match contains 5 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: Dave Chisnall takes out 40 in 1 dart; a break of throw. Dave Chisnall leads 1-0.
Leg 2: Dave Chisnall cannot take out 98 and leaves 40; Dave Chisnall closes 40 with Gian van Veen waiting on 40 in 2 darts. Dave Chisnall leads 2-0.
Leg 3 — run stopped: Gian van Veen cannot take out 36 and leaves 16; Gian van Veen closes 16 with Dave Chisnall waiting on 70 in 1 dart. Dave Chisnall leads 2-1.
Leg 4: Maximum from Dave Chisnall! Dave Chisnall takes out 48 in 2 darts. Dave Chisnall leads 3-1.
Leg 5 — break of throw: Dave Chisnall closes 100 with Gian van Veen waiting on 52 in 1 dart; a break of throw. Dave Chisnall leads 4-1.
Leg 6 — 3 in a row: Dave Chisnall closes 85 with Gian van Veen waiting on 89 in 2 darts. Dave Chisnall leads 5-1.
Leg 7 — run stopped: Gian van Veen closes 120 with Dave Chisnall waiting on 38 in 1 dart. Dave Chisnall leads 5-2.
Leg 8 — break of throw: Maximum from Gian van Veen! Dave Chisnall cannot take out 40 and leaves 5, Gian van Veen punishes it immediately by taking out 32 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Dave Chisnall leads 5-3.
Leg 9 — 3 in a row: Maximum from Dave Chisnall! Gian van Veen takes out 81 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total. Dave Chisnall leads 5-4.
Leg 10 — back level: Maximum from Gian van Veen! Gian van Veen closes 68 with Dave Chisnall waiting on 60 in 2 darts, a break of throw. We're level at 5-5.
Leg 11 — match-clinching leg: Gian van Veen cannot take out 80 and leaves 20; Dave Chisnall punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 1 dart, 16 darts in total, a break of throw. That's the match - Dave Chisnall wins 6-5.