Niels Zonneveld beats Richard Veenstra 6-4
Baltic Sea Darts Open · Last 64 · Fri 29 May
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Niels Zonneveld and Richard Veenstra are on the board at Baltic Sea Darts Open in Last 64, and this one quickly develops into a proper battle. Niels Zonneveld eventually gets over the line 6-4, but there is plenty to follow before the final dart lands.
Leg 1 — break of throw: Niels Zonneveld cannot take out 68 and leaves 20; Niels Zonneveld takes out 20 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Niels Zonneveld leads 1-0. Leg 2: Richard Veenstra cannot take out 13 and leaves 4; Niels Zonneveld punishes it immediately by taking out 20 in 1 dart. Niels Zonneveld leads 2-0.
Leg 3 — run stopped: Maximum from Niels Zonneveld! Niels Zonneveld cannot take out 20 and leaves 20, Richard Veenstra punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 2 darts. Niels Zonneveld leads 2-1. Leg 4: Niels Zonneveld closes 40 with Richard Veenstra waiting on 66 in 1 dart. Niels Zonneveld leads 3-1.
Leg 5: Maximum from Niels Zonneveld! Niels Zonneveld cannot take out 98 and leaves 21, Richard Veenstra punishes it immediately by taking out 57 in 2 darts. Niels Zonneveld leads 3-2. Leg 6: Niels Zonneveld closes 96 with Richard Veenstra waiting on 40 in 1 dart. Niels Zonneveld leads 4-2.
Leg 7: Niels Zonneveld cannot take out 46 and leaves 40; Richard Veenstra punishes it immediately by taking out 10 in 2 darts. Niels Zonneveld leads 4-3. Leg 8: Niels Zonneveld cannot take out 16 and leaves 8; Niels Zonneveld closes 8 with Richard Veenstra waiting on 78 in 1 dart. Niels Zonneveld leads 5-3.
Leg 9: Richard Veenstra closes 58 with Niels Zonneveld waiting on 75 in 2 darts. Niels Zonneveld leads 5-4. Leg 10 — match-clinching leg: Niels Zonneveld cannot take out 97 and leaves 16; Niels Zonneveld takes out 16 in 1 dart, 16 darts in total. That's the match - Niels Zonneveld wins 6-4.
Niels Zonneveld posts the higher three-dart average, 89.34 compared with 82.56. Niels Zonneveld hits 2 maximums and Richard Veenstra hits 1. On the doubles, Niels Zonneveld converts 29.0% and Richard Veenstra finishes at 29.0%. Niels Zonneveld's longest burst is 2 legs in a row.
Niels Zonneveld has the result, but the final score only tells part of it. The match contains 1 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: Niels Zonneveld cannot take out 68 and leaves 20; Niels Zonneveld takes out 20 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Niels Zonneveld leads 1-0.
Leg 2: Richard Veenstra cannot take out 13 and leaves 4; Niels Zonneveld punishes it immediately by taking out 20 in 1 dart. Niels Zonneveld leads 2-0.
Leg 3 — run stopped: Maximum from Niels Zonneveld! Niels Zonneveld cannot take out 20 and leaves 20, Richard Veenstra punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 2 darts. Niels Zonneveld leads 2-1.
Leg 4: Niels Zonneveld closes 40 with Richard Veenstra waiting on 66 in 1 dart. Niels Zonneveld leads 3-1.
Leg 5: Maximum from Niels Zonneveld! Niels Zonneveld cannot take out 98 and leaves 21, Richard Veenstra punishes it immediately by taking out 57 in 2 darts. Niels Zonneveld leads 3-2.
Leg 6: Niels Zonneveld closes 96 with Richard Veenstra waiting on 40 in 1 dart. Niels Zonneveld leads 4-2.
Leg 7: Niels Zonneveld cannot take out 46 and leaves 40; Richard Veenstra punishes it immediately by taking out 10 in 2 darts. Niels Zonneveld leads 4-3.
Leg 8: Niels Zonneveld cannot take out 16 and leaves 8; Niels Zonneveld closes 8 with Richard Veenstra waiting on 78 in 1 dart. Niels Zonneveld leads 5-3.
Leg 9: Richard Veenstra closes 58 with Niels Zonneveld waiting on 75 in 2 darts. Niels Zonneveld leads 5-4.
Leg 10 — match-clinching leg: Niels Zonneveld cannot take out 97 and leaves 16; Niels Zonneveld takes out 16 in 1 dart, 16 darts in total. That's the match - Niels Zonneveld wins 6-4.