Cameron Menzies beats Rob Cross 6-4
Baltic Sea Darts Open · Last 64 · Fri 29 May
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Cameron Menzies and Rob Cross are on the board at Baltic Sea Darts Open in Last 64, and this one quickly develops into a proper battle. Cameron Menzies eventually gets over the line 6-4, but there is plenty to follow before the final dart lands.
Leg 1 — break of throw: Cameron Menzies cannot take out 9 and leaves 4; Rob Cross punishes it immediately by taking out 16 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Rob Cross leads 1-0. Leg 2 — immediate break-back: Cameron Menzies fires in 2 maximums; Cameron Menzies closes 32 with Rob Cross waiting on 82 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total, a break of throw. We're level at 1-1.
Leg 3 — immediate break-back: Rob Cross cannot take out 100 and leaves 20; Rob Cross closes 20 with Cameron Menzies waiting on 40 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Rob Cross leads 2-1. Leg 4 — immediate break-back: Cameron Menzies fires in 2 maximums; Cameron Menzies cannot take out 98 and leaves 40, Cameron Menzies closes 40 with Rob Cross waiting on 32 in 2 darts, a break of throw. We're level at 2-2.
Leg 5 — lead change: Cameron Menzies fires in 2 maximums; Cameron Menzies takes out 32 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total. Cameron Menzies leads 3-2. Leg 6 — 3 in a row: Maximum from Rob Cross! Rob Cross cannot take out 25 and leaves 4, Cameron Menzies punishes it immediately by taking out 20 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Cameron Menzies leads 4-2.
Leg 7 — 4 in a row: Cameron Menzies takes out 170 in 1 dart; 10 darts in total. Cameron Menzies leads 5-2. Leg 8 — run stopped: Rob Cross cannot take out 82 and leaves 40; Rob Cross takes out 40 in 2 darts. Cameron Menzies leads 5-3.
Leg 9 — break of throw: Cameron Menzies cannot take out 50 and leaves 32; Rob Cross punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Cameron Menzies leads 5-4. Leg 10 — match-clinching leg: Cameron Menzies takes out 40 in 2 darts; 14 darts in total, a break of throw. That's the match - Cameron Menzies wins 6-4.
Cameron Menzies posts the higher three-dart average, 108.41 compared with 99.02. Cameron Menzies hits 6 maximums and Rob Cross hits 1. On the doubles, Cameron Menzies converts 40.0% and Rob Cross finishes at 29.0%. Cameron Menzies's longest burst is 4 legs in a row.
Cameron Menzies has the result, but the final score only tells part of it. The match contains 7 breaks of throw and 1 clear lead change. 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: Cameron Menzies cannot take out 9 and leaves 4; Rob Cross punishes it immediately by taking out 16 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Rob Cross leads 1-0.
Leg 2 — immediate break-back: Cameron Menzies fires in 2 maximums; Cameron Menzies closes 32 with Rob Cross waiting on 82 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total, a break of throw. We're level at 1-1.
Leg 3 — immediate break-back: Rob Cross cannot take out 100 and leaves 20; Rob Cross closes 20 with Cameron Menzies waiting on 40 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Rob Cross leads 2-1.
Leg 4 — immediate break-back: Cameron Menzies fires in 2 maximums; Cameron Menzies cannot take out 98 and leaves 40, Cameron Menzies closes 40 with Rob Cross waiting on 32 in 2 darts, a break of throw. We're level at 2-2.
Leg 5 — lead change: Cameron Menzies fires in 2 maximums; Cameron Menzies takes out 32 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total. Cameron Menzies leads 3-2.
Leg 6 — 3 in a row: Maximum from Rob Cross! Rob Cross cannot take out 25 and leaves 4, Cameron Menzies punishes it immediately by taking out 20 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Cameron Menzies leads 4-2.
Leg 7 — 4 in a row: Cameron Menzies takes out 170 in 1 dart; 10 darts in total. Cameron Menzies leads 5-2.
Leg 8 — run stopped: Rob Cross cannot take out 82 and leaves 40; Rob Cross takes out 40 in 2 darts. Cameron Menzies leads 5-3.
Leg 9 — break of throw: Cameron Menzies cannot take out 50 and leaves 32; Rob Cross punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Cameron Menzies leads 5-4.
Leg 10 — match-clinching leg: Cameron Menzies takes out 40 in 2 darts; 14 darts in total, a break of throw. That's the match - Cameron Menzies wins 6-4.