Dave Chisnall beats Joe Cullen 6-4
Baltic Sea Darts Open · Last 32 · Sat 30 May
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We are underway at Baltic Sea Darts Open in Last 32 with Dave Chisnall against Joe Cullen. The scoring swings from leg to leg before Dave Chisnall finally seals it 6-4, with the pressure rising whenever the players move into finishing range.
Leg 1: Joe Cullen closes 112 with Dave Chisnall waiting on 80 in 2 darts. Joe Cullen leads 1-0. Leg 2 — back level: Dave Chisnall takes out 43 in 1 dart. We're level at 1-1.
Leg 3 — lead change: Dave Chisnall closes 94 with Joe Cullen waiting on 64 in 2 darts; a break of throw. Dave Chisnall leads 2-1. Leg 4 — immediate break-back: Joe Cullen takes out 87 in 1 dart; 10 darts in total, a break of throw. We're level at 2-2.
Leg 5 — lead change: Maximum from Dave Chisnall! Joe Cullen closes 160 with Dave Chisnall waiting on 40 in 2 darts. Joe Cullen leads 3-2. Leg 6 — back level: Dave Chisnall closes 40 with Joe Cullen waiting on 58 in 1 dart. We're level at 3-3.
Leg 7 — into the lead: Maximum from Joe Cullen! Joe Cullen takes out 107 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total. Joe Cullen leads 4-3. Leg 8 — back level: Joe Cullen cannot take out 66 and leaves 12; Dave Chisnall punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 1 dart. We're level at 4-4.
Leg 9 — lead change: Maximum from Dave Chisnall! Dave Chisnall takes out 47 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total, a break of throw. Dave Chisnall leads 5-4. Leg 10 — match-clinching leg: Dave Chisnall closes 40 with Joe Cullen waiting on 60 in 1 dart; 16 darts in total. That's the match - Dave Chisnall wins 6-4.
Joe Cullen posts the higher three-dart average, 93.04 compared with 92.44. Dave Chisnall hits 2 maximums and Joe Cullen hits 1. On the doubles, Dave Chisnall converts 55.0% and Joe Cullen finishes at 57.0%. Dave Chisnall's longest burst is 3 legs in a row.
Dave Chisnall has the result, but the final score only tells part of it. The match contains 3 breaks of throw and 3 clear lead changes. 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: Joe Cullen closes 112 with Dave Chisnall waiting on 80 in 2 darts. Joe Cullen leads 1-0.
Leg 2 — back level: Dave Chisnall takes out 43 in 1 dart. We're level at 1-1.
Leg 3 — lead change: Dave Chisnall closes 94 with Joe Cullen waiting on 64 in 2 darts; a break of throw. Dave Chisnall leads 2-1.
Leg 4 — immediate break-back: Joe Cullen takes out 87 in 1 dart; 10 darts in total, a break of throw. We're level at 2-2.
Leg 5 — lead change: Maximum from Dave Chisnall! Joe Cullen closes 160 with Dave Chisnall waiting on 40 in 2 darts. Joe Cullen leads 3-2.
Leg 6 — back level: Dave Chisnall closes 40 with Joe Cullen waiting on 58 in 1 dart. We're level at 3-3.
Leg 7 — into the lead: Maximum from Joe Cullen! Joe Cullen takes out 107 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total. Joe Cullen leads 4-3.
Leg 8 — back level: Joe Cullen cannot take out 66 and leaves 12; Dave Chisnall punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 1 dart. We're level at 4-4.
Leg 9 — lead change: Maximum from Dave Chisnall! Dave Chisnall takes out 47 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total, a break of throw. Dave Chisnall leads 5-4.
Leg 10 — match-clinching leg: Dave Chisnall closes 40 with Joe Cullen waiting on 60 in 1 dart; 16 darts in total. That's the match - Dave Chisnall wins 6-4.