Damon Heta beats William O'Connor 6-5
Baltic Sea Darts Open · Last 16 · Sun 31 May
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William O'Connor and Damon Heta are on the board at Baltic Sea Darts Open in Last 16, and this one quickly develops into a proper battle. Damon Heta eventually gets over the line 6-5, but there is plenty to follow before the final dart lands.
Leg 1: Maximum from Damon Heta! Damon Heta takes out 28 in 2 darts. Damon Heta leads 1-0. Leg 2 — break of throw: William O'Connor cannot take out 97 and leaves 10; Damon Heta punishes it immediately by taking out 64 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Damon Heta leads 2-0. Leg 3 — 3 in a row: Damon Heta closes 83 with William O'Connor waiting on 83 in 2 darts. Damon Heta leads 3-0.
Leg 4 — run stopped: Damon Heta cannot take out 88 and leaves 16; William O'Connor punishes it immediately by taking out 14 in 1 dart. Damon Heta leads 3-1. Leg 5: Damon Heta cannot take out 87 and leaves 40; Damon Heta closes 40 with William O'Connor waiting on 28 in 2 darts. Damon Heta leads 4-1. Leg 6: William O'Connor takes out 67 in 1 dart. Damon Heta leads 4-2.
Leg 7 — break of throw: William O'Connor takes out 116 in 2 darts; a break of throw. Damon Heta leads 4-3. Leg 8 — back level: Maximum from William O'Connor! William O'Connor takes out 41 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total. We're level at 4-4. Leg 9 — into the lead: Damon Heta takes out 52 in 2 darts. Damon Heta leads 5-4.
Leg 10 — back level: Maximum from William O'Connor! William O'Connor closes 52 with Damon Heta waiting on 70 in 1 dart. We're level at 5-5. Leg 11 — match-clinching leg: William O'Connor cannot take out 100 and leaves 60; Damon Heta punishes it immediately by taking out 50 in 2 darts, 17 darts in total. That's the match - Damon Heta wins 6-5.
William O'Connor posts the higher three-dart average, 93.81 compared with 91.31. William O'Connor hits 2 maximums and Damon Heta hits 1. On the doubles, William O'Connor converts 45.0% and Damon Heta finishes at 86.0%. Damon Heta's longest burst is 3 legs in a row.
Damon Heta has the result, but the final score only tells part of it. The match contains 2 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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Leg 1: Maximum from Damon Heta! Damon Heta takes out 28 in 2 darts. Damon Heta leads 1-0.
Leg 2 — break of throw: William O'Connor cannot take out 97 and leaves 10; Damon Heta punishes it immediately by taking out 64 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Damon Heta leads 2-0.
Leg 3 — 3 in a row: Damon Heta closes 83 with William O'Connor waiting on 83 in 2 darts. Damon Heta leads 3-0.
Leg 4 — run stopped: Damon Heta cannot take out 88 and leaves 16; William O'Connor punishes it immediately by taking out 14 in 1 dart. Damon Heta leads 3-1.
Leg 5: Damon Heta cannot take out 87 and leaves 40; Damon Heta closes 40 with William O'Connor waiting on 28 in 2 darts. Damon Heta leads 4-1.
Leg 6: William O'Connor takes out 67 in 1 dart. Damon Heta leads 4-2.
Leg 7 — break of throw: William O'Connor takes out 116 in 2 darts; a break of throw. Damon Heta leads 4-3.
Leg 8 — back level: Maximum from William O'Connor! William O'Connor takes out 41 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total. We're level at 4-4.
Leg 9 — into the lead: Damon Heta takes out 52 in 2 darts. Damon Heta leads 5-4.
Leg 10 — back level: Maximum from William O'Connor! William O'Connor closes 52 with Damon Heta waiting on 70 in 1 dart. We're level at 5-5.
Leg 11 — match-clinching leg: William O'Connor cannot take out 100 and leaves 60; Damon Heta punishes it immediately by taking out 50 in 2 darts, 17 darts in total. That's the match - Damon Heta wins 6-5.