Ryan Joyce beats Niko Springer 6-4
Baltic Sea Darts Open · Last 16 · Sun 31 May
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Niko Springer faces Ryan Joyce at Baltic Sea Darts Open in Last 16 and the match quickly starts producing the kind of moments that make live darts so tense. By the finish it is Ryan Joyce who has the result at 6-4, but every leg has its own part to play on the way there.
Leg 1: Maximum from Niko Springer! Ryan Joyce closes 98 with Niko Springer waiting on 40 in 2 darts. Ryan Joyce leads 1-0. Leg 2 — break of throw: Ryan Joyce closes 74 with Niko Springer waiting on 47 in 1 dart; a break of throw. Ryan Joyce leads 2-0.
Leg 3 — 3 in a row: Maximum from Ryan Joyce! Ryan Joyce cannot take out 61 and leaves 32, Ryan Joyce closes 32 with Niko Springer waiting on 60 in 2 darts. Ryan Joyce leads 3-0. Leg 4 — run stopped: Niko Springer takes out 76 in 1 dart. Ryan Joyce leads 3-1.
Leg 5: Maximum from Niko Springer! Niko Springer cannot take out 38 and leaves 28, Ryan Joyce punishes it immediately by taking out 110 in 2 darts. Ryan Joyce leads 4-1. Leg 6 — break of throw: Niko Springer cannot take out 78 and leaves 24; Ryan Joyce punishes it immediately by taking out 16 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Ryan Joyce leads 5-1.
Leg 7 — immediate break-back: Ryan Joyce cannot take out 8 and leaves 8; Niko Springer punishes it immediately by taking out 4 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Ryan Joyce leads 5-2. Leg 8: Niko Springer takes out 130 in 1 dart. Ryan Joyce leads 5-3.
Leg 9 — 3 in a row: Ryan Joyce cannot take out 74 and leaves 40; Niko Springer punishes it immediately by taking out 41 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Ryan Joyce leads 5-4. Leg 10 — match-clinching leg: Niko Springer cannot take out 52 and leaves 32; Ryan Joyce punishes it immediately by taking out 16 in 1 dart, 16 darts in total, a break of throw. That's the match - Ryan Joyce wins 6-4.
Niko Springer posts the higher three-dart average, 91.32 compared with 88.44. Niko Springer hits 2 maximums and Ryan Joyce hits 1. On the doubles, Niko Springer converts 24.0% and Ryan Joyce finishes at 35.0%. Ryan Joyce's longest burst is 3 legs in a row.
Ryan Joyce 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: Maximum from Niko Springer! Ryan Joyce closes 98 with Niko Springer waiting on 40 in 2 darts. Ryan Joyce leads 1-0.
Leg 2 — break of throw: Ryan Joyce closes 74 with Niko Springer waiting on 47 in 1 dart; a break of throw. Ryan Joyce leads 2-0.
Leg 3 — 3 in a row: Maximum from Ryan Joyce! Ryan Joyce cannot take out 61 and leaves 32, Ryan Joyce closes 32 with Niko Springer waiting on 60 in 2 darts. Ryan Joyce leads 3-0.
Leg 4 — run stopped: Niko Springer takes out 76 in 1 dart. Ryan Joyce leads 3-1.
Leg 5: Maximum from Niko Springer! Niko Springer cannot take out 38 and leaves 28, Ryan Joyce punishes it immediately by taking out 110 in 2 darts. Ryan Joyce leads 4-1.
Leg 6 — break of throw: Niko Springer cannot take out 78 and leaves 24; Ryan Joyce punishes it immediately by taking out 16 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Ryan Joyce leads 5-1.
Leg 7 — immediate break-back: Ryan Joyce cannot take out 8 and leaves 8; Niko Springer punishes it immediately by taking out 4 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Ryan Joyce leads 5-2.
Leg 8: Niko Springer takes out 130 in 1 dart. Ryan Joyce leads 5-3.
Leg 9 — 3 in a row: Ryan Joyce cannot take out 74 and leaves 40; Niko Springer punishes it immediately by taking out 41 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Ryan Joyce leads 5-4.
Leg 10 — match-clinching leg: Niko Springer cannot take out 52 and leaves 32; Ryan Joyce punishes it immediately by taking out 16 in 1 dart, 16 darts in total, a break of throw. That's the match - Ryan Joyce wins 6-4.