MATCH REPORT Final report · updated 20:56 UK

Luke Woodhouse beats Stephen Bunting 6-4

Czech Darts Open · Last 32 · Sat 5 Sep

Stephen Bunting 4–6 Luke Woodhouse
LEG-BY-LEG COMMENTARY

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LEG 1
1–0

Leg 1: Luke Woodhouse fires in 2 maximums; Luke Woodhouse cannot take out 21 and leaves 21, Stephen Bunting punishes it immediately by taking out 16 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total. Stephen Bunting leads 1-0.

Stephen Bunting150.30leg average
Luke Woodhouse107.60leg average
16 CHECKOUT 4 × 180
LEG 2
1–1

Leg 2 — back level: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Luke Woodhouse closes 32 with Stephen Bunting waiting on 81 in 2 darts. We're level at 1-1.

Stephen Bunting105.00leg average
Luke Woodhouse107.36leg average
32 CHECKOUT 2 × 180
LEG 3
1–2

Leg 3 — lead change: Maximum from Luke Woodhouse! Luke Woodhouse closes 96 with Stephen Bunting waiting on 82 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total, a break of throw. Luke Woodhouse leads 2-1.

Stephen Bunting104.75leg average
Luke Woodhouse150.30leg average
BREAK OF THROW 96 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 4
1–3

Leg 4 — 3 in a row: Luke Woodhouse closes 25 with Stephen Bunting waiting on 42 in 2 darts. Luke Woodhouse leads 3-1.

Stephen Bunting91.80leg average
Luke Woodhouse88.41leg average
25 CHECKOUT
LEG 5
2–3

Leg 5 — run stopped: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Stephen Bunting closes 24 with Luke Woodhouse waiting on 60 in 1 dart. Luke Woodhouse leads 3-2.

Stephen Bunting115.62leg average
Luke Woodhouse110.25leg average
24 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 6
3–3

Leg 6 — back level: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Stephen Bunting closes 40 with Luke Woodhouse waiting on 25 in 2 darts, a break of throw. We're level at 3-3.

Stephen Bunting107.36leg average
Luke Woodhouse95.20leg average
BREAK OF THROW 40 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 7
3–4

Leg 7 — immediate break-back: Luke Woodhouse closes 25 with Stephen Bunting waiting on 64 in 1 dart; a break of throw. Luke Woodhouse leads 4-3.

Stephen Bunting87.40leg average
Luke Woodhouse115.62leg average
BREAK OF THROW 25 CHECKOUT
LEG 8
3–5

Leg 8: Maximum from Luke Woodhouse! Luke Woodhouse takes out 160 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total. Luke Woodhouse leads 5-3.

Stephen Bunting100.00leg average
Luke Woodhouse136.64leg average
160 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 9
4–5

Leg 9 — run stopped: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Stephen Bunting takes out 40 in 1 dart. Luke Woodhouse leads 5-4.

Stephen Bunting115.62leg average
Luke Woodhouse94.25leg average
40 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 10
4–6

Leg 10 — match-clinching leg: Luke Woodhouse takes out 82 in 2 darts; 14 darts in total. That's the match - Luke Woodhouse wins 6-4.

Stephen Bunting100.00leg average
Luke Woodhouse107.36leg average
82 CHECKOUT
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MATCH REPORT

The final story

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We are underway at Czech Darts Open in Last 32 with Stephen Bunting against Luke Woodhouse. The scoring swings from leg to leg before Luke Woodhouse finally seals it 6-4, with the pressure rising whenever the players move into finishing range.

Leg 1: Luke Woodhouse fires in 2 maximums; Luke Woodhouse cannot take out 21 and leaves 21, Stephen Bunting punishes it immediately by taking out 16 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total. Stephen Bunting leads 1-0. Leg 2 — back level: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Luke Woodhouse closes 32 with Stephen Bunting waiting on 81 in 2 darts. We're level at 1-1.

Leg 3 — lead change: Maximum from Luke Woodhouse! Luke Woodhouse closes 96 with Stephen Bunting waiting on 82 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total, a break of throw. Luke Woodhouse leads 2-1. Leg 4 — 3 in a row: Luke Woodhouse closes 25 with Stephen Bunting waiting on 42 in 2 darts. Luke Woodhouse leads 3-1.

Leg 5 — run stopped: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Stephen Bunting closes 24 with Luke Woodhouse waiting on 60 in 1 dart. Luke Woodhouse leads 3-2. Leg 6 — back level: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Stephen Bunting closes 40 with Luke Woodhouse waiting on 25 in 2 darts, a break of throw. We're level at 3-3.

Leg 7 — immediate break-back: Luke Woodhouse closes 25 with Stephen Bunting waiting on 64 in 1 dart; a break of throw. Luke Woodhouse leads 4-3. Leg 8: Maximum from Luke Woodhouse! Luke Woodhouse takes out 160 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total. Luke Woodhouse leads 5-3.

Leg 9 — run stopped: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Stephen Bunting takes out 40 in 1 dart. Luke Woodhouse leads 5-4. Leg 10 — match-clinching leg: Luke Woodhouse takes out 82 in 2 darts; 14 darts in total. That's the match - Luke Woodhouse wins 6-4.

Luke Woodhouse posts the higher three-dart average, 105.30 compared with 103.23. Stephen Bunting hits 6 maximums and Luke Woodhouse hits 4. On the doubles, Stephen Bunting converts 44.0% and Luke Woodhouse finishes at 60.0%. Luke Woodhouse's longest burst is 3 legs in a row.

Luke Woodhouse has the result, but the final score only tells part of it. The match contains 3 breaks of throw and 1 clear lead change. 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

103.233-dart avg105.30
6180s4
40Highest checkout160
44%Checkout %60%
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