Ryan Joyce beats Christian Kist 6-3
Baltic Sea Darts Open · Last 64 · Fri 29 May
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Ryan Joyce and Christian Kist are on the board at Baltic Sea Darts Open in Last 64, and this one quickly develops into a proper battle. Ryan Joyce eventually gets over the line 6-3, but there is plenty to follow before the final dart lands.
Leg 1: Ryan Joyce takes out 24 in 1 dart. Ryan Joyce leads 1-0. Leg 2 — back level: Ryan Joyce cannot take out 8 and leaves 2; Christian Kist punishes it immediately by taking out 10 in 2 darts. We're level at 1-1.
Leg 3 — lead change: Christian Kist closes 116 with Ryan Joyce waiting on 74 in 1 dart; a break of throw. Christian Kist leads 2-1. Leg 4 — 3 in a row: Maximum from Ryan Joyce! Ryan Joyce cannot take out 86 and leaves 45, Christian Kist punishes it immediately by taking out 10 in 2 darts. Christian Kist leads 3-1.
Leg 5 — run stopped: Ryan Joyce closes 72 with Christian Kist waiting on 96 in 1 dart. Christian Kist leads 3-2. Leg 6 — back level: Ryan Joyce closes 49 with Christian Kist waiting on 44 in 2 darts; a break of throw. We're level at 3-3.
Leg 7 — lead change: Maximum from Ryan Joyce! Ryan Joyce closes 150 with Christian Kist waiting on 44 in 1 dart. Ryan Joyce leads 4-3. Leg 8 — 4 in a row: Ryan Joyce cannot take out 62 and leaves 16; Ryan Joyce takes out 16 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Ryan Joyce leads 5-3.
Leg 9 — match-clinching leg: Ryan Joyce takes out 8 in 1 dart; 13 darts in total. That's the match - Ryan Joyce wins 6-3.
Ryan Joyce posts the higher three-dart average, 90.16 compared with 81.53. Ryan Joyce hits 2 maximums and Christian Kist hits 0. On the doubles, Ryan Joyce converts 38.0% and Christian Kist finishes at 33.0%. Ryan Joyce's longest burst is 5 legs in a row.
Ryan Joyce has the result, but the final score only tells part of it. The match contains 3 breaks of throw and 2 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: Ryan Joyce takes out 24 in 1 dart. Ryan Joyce leads 1-0.
Leg 2 — back level: Ryan Joyce cannot take out 8 and leaves 2; Christian Kist punishes it immediately by taking out 10 in 2 darts. We're level at 1-1.
Leg 3 — lead change: Christian Kist closes 116 with Ryan Joyce waiting on 74 in 1 dart; a break of throw. Christian Kist leads 2-1.
Leg 4 — 3 in a row: Maximum from Ryan Joyce! Ryan Joyce cannot take out 86 and leaves 45, Christian Kist punishes it immediately by taking out 10 in 2 darts. Christian Kist leads 3-1.
Leg 5 — run stopped: Ryan Joyce closes 72 with Christian Kist waiting on 96 in 1 dart. Christian Kist leads 3-2.
Leg 6 — back level: Ryan Joyce closes 49 with Christian Kist waiting on 44 in 2 darts; a break of throw. We're level at 3-3.
Leg 7 — lead change: Maximum from Ryan Joyce! Ryan Joyce closes 150 with Christian Kist waiting on 44 in 1 dart. Ryan Joyce leads 4-3.
Leg 8 — 4 in a row: Ryan Joyce cannot take out 62 and leaves 16; Ryan Joyce takes out 16 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Ryan Joyce leads 5-3.
Leg 9 — match-clinching leg: Ryan Joyce takes out 8 in 1 dart; 13 darts in total. That's the match - Ryan Joyce wins 6-3.