Ryan Joyce beats Dave Chisnall 6-1
Baltic Sea Darts Open · Quarter-finals · Sun 31 May
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Ryan Joyce and Dave Chisnall are on the board at Baltic Sea Darts Open in Quarter-finals, and this one quickly develops into a proper battle. Ryan Joyce eventually gets over the line 6-1, but there is plenty to follow before the final dart lands.
Leg 1 stays with Ryan Joyce on throw. Ryan Joyce gets the finish on 36; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Ryan Joyce leads 1-0. Ryan Joyce strikes with a break of throw in Leg 2. Ryan Joyce has 76 available but cannot take it out, leaving 18. Dave Chisnall is sitting on 143 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Ryan Joyce takes out 18 with Dave Chisnall poised on 97; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; and that is a break of throw. Ryan Joyce leads 2-0.
Ryan Joyce makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 3. Ryan Joyce shuts the door with a 106 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Ryan Joyce leads 3-0. Ryan Joyce makes it 4 legs on the spin in Leg 4. Ryan Joyce answers with a maximum; Ryan Joyce takes out 70 with Dave Chisnall poised on 46; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Ryan Joyce leads 4-0.
Dave Chisnall answers immediately with a break-back in Leg 5. A 180 from Ryan Joyce turns up the pressure; Dave Chisnall shuts the door with a 117 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Ryan Joyce leads 4-1. Ryan Joyce answers immediately with a break-back in Leg 6. Ryan Joyce gets the finish on 65; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Ryan Joyce leads 5-1.
Ryan Joyce closes out Leg 7. Dave Chisnall gets a look at 86 but the finish does not go, and 16 remains. Ryan Joyce is sitting on 40 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Ryan Joyce takes out 40 with Dave Chisnall poised on 16; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. That's the match - Ryan Joyce wins 6-1.
Ryan Joyce posts the higher three-dart average, 90.13 compared with 78.17. Ryan Joyce hits 2 maximums and Dave Chisnall hits 0. On the doubles, Ryan Joyce converts 60.0% and Dave Chisnall finishes at 33.0%. Ryan Joyce's longest burst is 4 legs in a row.
Ryan Joyce has the result, but the final score only tells part of it. The match contains 4 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 stays with Ryan Joyce on throw. Ryan Joyce gets the finish on 36; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Ryan Joyce leads 1-0.
Ryan Joyce strikes with a break of throw in Leg 2. Ryan Joyce has 76 available but cannot take it out, leaving 18. Dave Chisnall is sitting on 143 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Ryan Joyce takes out 18 with Dave Chisnall poised on 97; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; and that is a break of throw. Ryan Joyce leads 2-0.
Ryan Joyce makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 3. Ryan Joyce shuts the door with a 106 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Ryan Joyce leads 3-0.
Ryan Joyce makes it 4 legs on the spin in Leg 4. Ryan Joyce answers with a maximum; Ryan Joyce takes out 70 with Dave Chisnall poised on 46; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Ryan Joyce leads 4-0.
Dave Chisnall answers immediately with a break-back in Leg 5. A 180 from Ryan Joyce turns up the pressure; Dave Chisnall shuts the door with a 117 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Ryan Joyce leads 4-1.
Ryan Joyce answers immediately with a break-back in Leg 6. Ryan Joyce gets the finish on 65; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Ryan Joyce leads 5-1.
Ryan Joyce closes out Leg 7. Dave Chisnall gets a look at 86 but the finish does not go, and 16 remains. Ryan Joyce is sitting on 40 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Ryan Joyce takes out 40 with Dave Chisnall poised on 16; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. That's the match - Ryan Joyce wins 6-1.