MATCH REPORT Final report · updated 18:50 UK

Luke Littler beats Danny Noppert 6-0

Czech Darts Open · Quarter-finals · Sun 6 Sep

Danny Noppert 0–6 Luke Littler
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LEG 1
0–1

Luke Littler comes through Leg 1 on throw. Luke Littler takes out 80 with Danny Noppert poised on 76; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg. Luke Littler leads 1-0.

Danny Noppert106.25leg average
Luke Littler107.36leg average
80 CHECKOUT
LEG 2
0–2

Luke Littler strikes with a break of throw in Leg 2. Luke Littler answers with a maximum; Danny Noppert gets a look at 40 but the finish does not go, and 10 remains. Luke Littler is sitting on 86 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Luke Littler takes out 86 with Danny Noppert poised on 10; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Luke Littler leads 2-0.

Danny Noppert98.20leg average
Luke Littler115.62leg average
BREAK OF THROW 86 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 3
0–3

Luke Littler makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 3. Luke Littler shuts the door with a 152 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg. Luke Littler leads 3-0.

Danny Noppert75.00leg average
Luke Littler107.36leg average
152 CHECKOUT
LEG 4
0–4

Luke Littler makes it 4 legs on the spin in Leg 4. Luke Littler answers with a maximum; Luke Littler takes out 72 with Danny Noppert poised on 62; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Luke Littler leads 4-0.

Danny Noppert87.80leg average
Luke Littler115.62leg average
BREAK OF THROW 72 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 5
0–5

Luke Littler makes it 5 legs on the spin in Leg 5. Luke Littler answers with a maximum; Luke Littler gets the finish on 41; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg. Luke Littler leads 5-0.

Danny Noppert65.25leg average
Luke Littler107.36leg average
41 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 6
0–6

Luke Littler closes out Leg 6. Luke Littler answers with a maximum; Danny Noppert gets a look at 66 but the finish does not go, and 20 remains. Luke Littler is sitting on 30 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Luke Littler takes out 30 with Danny Noppert poised on 20; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. That's the match - Luke Littler wins 6-0.

Danny Noppert96.20leg average
Luke Littler115.62leg average
BREAK OF THROW 30 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
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MATCH REPORT

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We are underway at Czech Darts Open in Quarter-finals with Danny Noppert against Luke Littler. The scoring swings from leg to leg before Luke Littler finally seals it 6-0, with the pressure rising whenever the players move into finishing range.

Luke Littler comes through Leg 1 on throw. Luke Littler takes out 80 with Danny Noppert poised on 76; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg. Luke Littler leads 1-0. Luke Littler strikes with a break of throw in Leg 2. Luke Littler answers with a maximum; Danny Noppert gets a look at 40 but the finish does not go, and 10 remains. Luke Littler is sitting on 86 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Luke Littler takes out 86 with Danny Noppert poised on 10; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Luke Littler leads 2-0.

Luke Littler makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 3. Luke Littler shuts the door with a 152 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg. Luke Littler leads 3-0. Luke Littler makes it 4 legs on the spin in Leg 4. Luke Littler answers with a maximum; Luke Littler takes out 72 with Danny Noppert poised on 62; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Luke Littler leads 4-0.

Luke Littler makes it 5 legs on the spin in Leg 5. Luke Littler answers with a maximum; Luke Littler gets the finish on 41; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg. Luke Littler leads 5-0. Luke Littler closes out Leg 6. Luke Littler answers with a maximum; Danny Noppert gets a look at 66 but the finish does not go, and 20 remains. Luke Littler is sitting on 30 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Luke Littler takes out 30 with Danny Noppert poised on 20; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. That's the match - Luke Littler wins 6-0.

Luke Littler posts the higher three-dart average, 102.48 compared with 88.78. Danny Noppert hits 0 maximums and Luke Littler hits 4. On the doubles, Danny Noppert converts 0.0% and Luke Littler finishes at 86.0%. Luke Littler's longest burst is 6 legs in a row.

Luke Littler 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.

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

88.783-dart avg102.48
0180s4
0Highest checkout152
0%Checkout %86%
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