Luke Humphries beats Dirk van Duijvenbode 6-4
Belgian Darts Open · Last 32 · Sat 21 Mar
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Luke Humphries faces Dirk van Duijvenbode at Belgian Darts Open in Last 32 and the match quickly starts producing the kind of moments that make live darts so tense. By the finish it is Luke Humphries who has the result at 6-4, but every leg has its own part to play on the way there.
Leg 1: Luke Humphries takes out 32 in 1 dart. Luke Humphries leads 1-0. Leg 2 — break of throw: Maximum from Dirk van Duijvenbode! Dirk van Duijvenbode cannot take out 20 and leaves 5, Luke Humphries punishes it immediately by taking out 16 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Luke Humphries leads 2-0.
Leg 3 — 3 in a row: Luke Humphries cannot take out 92 and leaves 32; Luke Humphries takes out 32 in 1 dart. Luke Humphries leads 3-0. Leg 4 — 4 in a row: Maximum from Luke Humphries! Luke Humphries takes out 36 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Luke Humphries leads 4-0.
Leg 5 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Dirk van Duijvenbode! Dirk van Duijvenbode takes out 63 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total, a break of throw. Luke Humphries leads 4-1. Leg 6 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Dirk van Duijvenbode! Dirk van Duijvenbode cannot take out 40 and leaves 20, Luke Humphries punishes it immediately by taking out 28 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Luke Humphries leads 5-1.
Leg 7 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Dirk van Duijvenbode! Luke Humphries cannot take out 80 and leaves 40, Dirk van Duijvenbode punishes it immediately by taking out 32 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Luke Humphries leads 5-2. Leg 8: Dirk van Duijvenbode closes 60 with Luke Humphries waiting on 35 in 2 darts. Luke Humphries leads 5-3.
Leg 9 — 3 in a row: Dirk van Duijvenbode closes 35 with Luke Humphries waiting on 20 in 1 dart; a break of throw. Luke Humphries leads 5-4. Leg 10 — match-clinching leg: Maximum from Luke Humphries! Luke Humphries closes 40 with Dirk van Duijvenbode waiting on 32 in 2 darts, 14 darts in total, a break of throw. That's the match - Luke Humphries wins 6-4.
Luke Humphries posts the higher three-dart average, 100.25 compared with 94.32. Luke Humphries hits 2 maximums and Dirk van Duijvenbode hits 4. On the doubles, Luke Humphries converts 50.0% and Dirk van Duijvenbode finishes at 31.0%. Luke Humphries's longest burst is 4 legs in a row.
Luke Humphries has the result, but the final score only tells part of it. The match contains 7 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: Luke Humphries takes out 32 in 1 dart. Luke Humphries leads 1-0.
Leg 2 — break of throw: Maximum from Dirk van Duijvenbode! Dirk van Duijvenbode cannot take out 20 and leaves 5, Luke Humphries punishes it immediately by taking out 16 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Luke Humphries leads 2-0.
Leg 3 — 3 in a row: Luke Humphries cannot take out 92 and leaves 32; Luke Humphries takes out 32 in 1 dart. Luke Humphries leads 3-0.
Leg 4 — 4 in a row: Maximum from Luke Humphries! Luke Humphries takes out 36 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Luke Humphries leads 4-0.
Leg 5 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Dirk van Duijvenbode! Dirk van Duijvenbode takes out 63 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total, a break of throw. Luke Humphries leads 4-1.
Leg 6 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Dirk van Duijvenbode! Dirk van Duijvenbode cannot take out 40 and leaves 20, Luke Humphries punishes it immediately by taking out 28 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Luke Humphries leads 5-1.
Leg 7 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Dirk van Duijvenbode! Luke Humphries cannot take out 80 and leaves 40, Dirk van Duijvenbode punishes it immediately by taking out 32 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Luke Humphries leads 5-2.
Leg 8: Dirk van Duijvenbode closes 60 with Luke Humphries waiting on 35 in 2 darts. Luke Humphries leads 5-3.
Leg 9 — 3 in a row: Dirk van Duijvenbode closes 35 with Luke Humphries waiting on 20 in 1 dart; a break of throw. Luke Humphries leads 5-4.
Leg 10 — match-clinching leg: Maximum from Luke Humphries! Luke Humphries closes 40 with Dirk van Duijvenbode waiting on 32 in 2 darts, 14 darts in total, a break of throw. That's the match - Luke Humphries wins 6-4.