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Luke Humphries beats Andrew Gilding 6-3

Czech Darts Open · Last 16 · Sun 6 Sep

Luke Humphries 6–3 Andrew Gilding
LEG-BY-LEG COMMENTARY

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LEG 1
1–0

Leg 1: Andrew Gilding cannot take out 84 and leaves 12; Luke Humphries punishes it immediately by taking out 66 in 1 dart. Luke Humphries leads 1-0.

Luke Humphries93.94leg average
Andrew Gilding97.80leg average
66 CHECKOUT
LEG 2
1–1

Leg 2 — back level: Andrew Gilding takes out 40 in 2 darts. We're level at 1-1.

Luke Humphries92.25leg average
Andrew Gilding107.36leg average
40 CHECKOUT
LEG 3
2–1

Leg 3 — into the lead: Luke Humphries closes 76 with Andrew Gilding waiting on 92 in 1 dart. Luke Humphries leads 2-1.

Luke Humphries93.94leg average
Andrew Gilding81.80leg average
76 CHECKOUT
LEG 4
3–1

Leg 4 — break of throw: Maximum from Luke Humphries! Andrew Gilding cannot take out 76 and leaves 20, Luke Humphries punishes it immediately by taking out 16 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Luke Humphries leads 3-1.

Luke Humphries88.41leg average
Andrew Gilding80.17leg average
BREAK OF THROW 16 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 5
4–1

Leg 5 — 3 in a row: Maximum from Luke Humphries! Luke Humphries cannot take out 91 and leaves 40, Luke Humphries takes out 40 in 1 dart. Luke Humphries leads 4-1.

Luke Humphries115.62leg average
Andrew Gilding100.00leg average
40 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 6
4–2

Leg 6 — run stopped: Maximum from Luke Humphries! Luke Humphries cannot take out 84 and leaves 40, Andrew Gilding punishes it immediately by taking out 36 in 2 darts. Luke Humphries leads 4-2.

Luke Humphries115.25leg average
Andrew Gilding107.36leg average
36 CHECKOUT 2 × 180
LEG 7
5–2

Leg 7: Luke Humphries cannot take out 96 and leaves 8; Luke Humphries closes 8 with Andrew Gilding waiting on 80 in 1 dart. Luke Humphries leads 5-2.

Luke Humphries115.62leg average
Andrew Gilding105.25leg average
8 CHECKOUT
LEG 8
5–3

Leg 8: Andrew Gilding cannot take out 48 and leaves 20; Andrew Gilding closes 20 with Luke Humphries waiting on 16 in 2 darts. Luke Humphries leads 5-3.

Luke Humphries80.83leg average
Andrew Gilding75.15leg average
20 CHECKOUT
LEG 9
6–3

Leg 9 — match-clinching leg: Luke Humphries closes 32 with Andrew Gilding waiting on 84 in 1 dart; 13 darts in total. That's the match - Luke Humphries wins 6-3.

Luke Humphries115.62leg average
Andrew Gilding104.25leg average
32 CHECKOUT
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MATCH REPORT

The final story

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We are underway at Czech Darts Open in Last 16 with Luke Humphries against Andrew Gilding. The scoring swings from leg to leg before Luke Humphries finally seals it 6-3, with the pressure rising whenever the players move into finishing range.

Leg 1: Andrew Gilding cannot take out 84 and leaves 12; Luke Humphries punishes it immediately by taking out 66 in 1 dart. Luke Humphries leads 1-0. Leg 2 — back level: Andrew Gilding takes out 40 in 2 darts. We're level at 1-1.

Leg 3 — into the lead: Luke Humphries closes 76 with Andrew Gilding waiting on 92 in 1 dart. Luke Humphries leads 2-1. Leg 4 — break of throw: Maximum from Luke Humphries! Andrew Gilding cannot take out 76 and leaves 20, Luke Humphries punishes it immediately by taking out 16 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Luke Humphries leads 3-1.

Leg 5 — 3 in a row: Maximum from Luke Humphries! Luke Humphries cannot take out 91 and leaves 40, Luke Humphries takes out 40 in 1 dart. Luke Humphries leads 4-1. Leg 6 — run stopped: Maximum from Luke Humphries! Luke Humphries cannot take out 84 and leaves 40, Andrew Gilding punishes it immediately by taking out 36 in 2 darts. Luke Humphries leads 4-2.

Leg 7: Luke Humphries cannot take out 96 and leaves 8; Luke Humphries closes 8 with Andrew Gilding waiting on 80 in 1 dart. Luke Humphries leads 5-2. Leg 8: Andrew Gilding cannot take out 48 and leaves 20; Andrew Gilding closes 20 with Luke Humphries waiting on 16 in 2 darts. Luke Humphries leads 5-3.

Leg 9 — match-clinching leg: Luke Humphries closes 32 with Andrew Gilding waiting on 84 in 1 dart; 13 darts in total. That's the match - Luke Humphries wins 6-3.

Luke Humphries posts the higher three-dart average, 93.93 compared with 93.64. Luke Humphries hits 3 maximums and Andrew Gilding hits 1. On the doubles, Luke Humphries converts 40.0% and Andrew Gilding finishes at 27.0%. Luke Humphries's longest burst is 3 legs in a row.

Luke Humphries 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.

About this commentary: All Things Darts Match Centre compiles it from the stored match result, statistics and ordered visit-by-visit scoring. It does not invent exact doubles, missed darts or dart segments that are not present in the source data. Per-leg averages are only labelled as exact when darts used are available for every recorded visit in that leg.

MATCH DATA

Match statistics

93.933-dart avg93.64
3180s1
76Highest checkout40
40%Checkout %27%
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