Andy Baetens beats Stephen Bunting 6-4
Belgian Darts Open · Last 32 · Sat 21 Mar
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We are underway at Belgian Darts Open in Last 32 with Stephen Bunting against Andy Baetens. The scoring swings from leg to leg before Andy Baetens finally seals it 6-4, with the pressure rising whenever the players move into finishing range.
Leg 1 — break of throw: Maximum from Andy Baetens! Stephen Bunting cannot take out 41 and leaves 16, Andy Baetens punishes it immediately by taking out 36 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Andy Baetens leads 1-0. Leg 2: Andy Baetens takes out 50 in 2 darts. Andy Baetens leads 2-0.
Leg 3 — run stopped: Stephen Bunting cannot take out 88 and leaves 8; Stephen Bunting closes 8 with Andy Baetens waiting on 82 in 1 dart. Andy Baetens leads 2-1. Leg 4: Andy Baetens takes out 20 in 2 darts. Andy Baetens leads 3-1.
Leg 5: Andy Baetens cannot take out 44 and leaves 16; Stephen Bunting punishes it immediately by taking out 32 in 1 dart. Andy Baetens leads 3-2. Leg 6: Andy Baetens closes 76 with Stephen Bunting waiting on 90 in 2 darts. Andy Baetens leads 4-2.
Leg 7: Stephen Bunting closes 89 with Andy Baetens waiting on 52 in 1 dart. Andy Baetens leads 4-3. Leg 8 — back level: Stephen Bunting closes 81 with Andy Baetens waiting on 36 in 2 darts; 11 darts in total, a break of throw. We're level at 4-4.
Leg 9 — immediate break-back: Stephen Bunting cannot take out 40 and leaves 40; Andy Baetens punishes it immediately by taking out 9 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Andy Baetens leads 5-4. Leg 10 — match-clinching leg: Stephen Bunting cannot take out 78 and leaves 24; Andy Baetens punishes it immediately by taking out 25 in 2 darts, 17 darts in total. That's the match - Andy Baetens wins 6-4.
Andy Baetens posts the higher three-dart average, 89.89 compared with 85.28. Stephen Bunting hits 0 maximums and Andy Baetens hits 1. On the doubles, Stephen Bunting converts 22.0% and Andy Baetens finishes at 29.0%. Andy Baetens's longest burst is 2 legs in a row.
Andy Baetens has the result, but the final score only tells part of it. The match contains 3 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: Maximum from Andy Baetens! Stephen Bunting cannot take out 41 and leaves 16, Andy Baetens punishes it immediately by taking out 36 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Andy Baetens leads 1-0.
Leg 2: Andy Baetens takes out 50 in 2 darts. Andy Baetens leads 2-0.
Leg 3 — run stopped: Stephen Bunting cannot take out 88 and leaves 8; Stephen Bunting closes 8 with Andy Baetens waiting on 82 in 1 dart. Andy Baetens leads 2-1.
Leg 4: Andy Baetens takes out 20 in 2 darts. Andy Baetens leads 3-1.
Leg 5: Andy Baetens cannot take out 44 and leaves 16; Stephen Bunting punishes it immediately by taking out 32 in 1 dart. Andy Baetens leads 3-2.
Leg 6: Andy Baetens closes 76 with Stephen Bunting waiting on 90 in 2 darts. Andy Baetens leads 4-2.
Leg 7: Stephen Bunting closes 89 with Andy Baetens waiting on 52 in 1 dart. Andy Baetens leads 4-3.
Leg 8 — back level: Stephen Bunting closes 81 with Andy Baetens waiting on 36 in 2 darts; 11 darts in total, a break of throw. We're level at 4-4.
Leg 9 — immediate break-back: Stephen Bunting cannot take out 40 and leaves 40; Andy Baetens punishes it immediately by taking out 9 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Andy Baetens leads 5-4.
Leg 10 — match-clinching leg: Stephen Bunting cannot take out 78 and leaves 24; Andy Baetens punishes it immediately by taking out 25 in 2 darts, 17 darts in total. That's the match - Andy Baetens wins 6-4.