MATCH REPORT Final report · updated 20:01 UK

Nathan Aspinall vs Michael Smith-ENG - live leg-by-leg commentary

Dutch Darts Championship · Last 32 · Sat 17 Oct

Nathan Aspinall 6–1 Michael Smith-ENG
LEG-BY-LEG COMMENTARY

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LEG 1
1–0

Nathan Aspinall holds throw in Leg 1. A 180 from Michael Smith-ENG turns up the pressure; Michael Smith-ENG gets a look at 40 but the finish does not go, and 20 remains. Nathan Aspinall is sitting on 16 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Nathan Aspinall takes out 16 with Michael Smith-ENG poised on 20; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Nathan Aspinall leads 1-0.

Nathan Aspinall79.11leg average
Michael Smith-ENG80.17leg average
16 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 2
2–0

Nathan Aspinall strikes with a break of throw in Leg 2. Nathan Aspinall answers with a maximum; Nathan Aspinall takes out 84 with Michael Smith-ENG poised on 72; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 11-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Nathan Aspinall leads 2-0.

Nathan Aspinall136.64leg average
Michael Smith-ENG107.25leg average
BREAK OF THROW 84 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 3
2–1

Michael Smith-ENG answers immediately with a break-back in Leg 3. Michael Smith-ENG takes out 84 with Nathan Aspinall poised on 92; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Nathan Aspinall leads 2-1.

Nathan Aspinall81.80leg average
Michael Smith-ENG115.62leg average
BREAK OF THROW 84 CHECKOUT
LEG 4
3–1

Nathan Aspinall answers immediately with a break-back in Leg 4. A 180 from Michael Smith-ENG turns up the pressure; Michael Smith-ENG gets a look at 53 but the finish does not go, and 20 remains. Nathan Aspinall is sitting on 132 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Nathan Aspinall shuts the door with a 132 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 11-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Nathan Aspinall leads 3-1.

Nathan Aspinall136.64leg average
Michael Smith-ENG120.25leg average
BREAK OF THROW 132 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 5
4–1

Nathan Aspinall holds throw in Leg 5. Nathan Aspinall gets the finish on 76; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Nathan Aspinall leads 4-1.

Nathan Aspinall115.62leg average
Michael Smith-ENG65.75leg average
76 CHECKOUT
LEG 6
5–1

Nathan Aspinall makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 6. Nathan Aspinall shuts the door with a 130 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 11-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Nathan Aspinall leads 5-1.

Nathan Aspinall136.64leg average
Michael Smith-ENG96.75leg average
BREAK OF THROW 130 CHECKOUT
FULL SCORE RECORD

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MATCH REPORT

The final story

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Nathan Aspinall and Michael Smith-ENG are live at Dutch Darts Championship in Last 32. All Things Darts is building this Match Post leg by leg from the stored scoring record. After 6 completed legs, Nathan Aspinall leads 5-1. New completed legs and their leg averages appear here as the live scoring feed updates.

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

102.273-dart avg92.77
2180s2
132Highest checkout84
62%Checkout %11%
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