Ross Smith beats Ryan Joyce 6-2
Dutch Darts Championship · Last 32 · Sat 17 Oct
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Ross Smith and Ryan Joyce are on the board at Dutch Darts Championship in Last 32, and this one quickly develops into a proper battle. Ross Smith eventually gets over the line 6-2, but there is plenty to follow before the final dart lands. Ross Smith comes through Leg 1 on throw. Ross Smith answers with a maximum; Ross Smith reaches 98 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 12 still on the board.; Ross Smith takes out 12 with Ryan Joyce poised on 81; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart.
Ross Smith leads 1-0. Ross Smith strikes with a break of throw in Leg 2. Ross Smith gets the finish on 48; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 11-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Ross Smith leads 2-0.
Ross Smith makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 3. Ross Smith answers with a maximum; Ross Smith gets the finish on 41; that makes it a 12-dart leg. Ross Smith leads 3-0. Ryan Joyce stops a run of 3 legs by taking Leg 4.
Ryan Joyce answers with a maximum; Ross Smith reaches 94 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 16 still on the board. Ryan Joyce is sitting on 18 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Ryan Joyce takes out 18 with Ross Smith poised on 16; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts. Ross Smith leads 3-1. Ryan Joyce strikes with a break of throw in Leg 5.
Ryan Joyce answers with a maximum; Ryan Joyce reaches 76 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 36 still on the board.; Ryan Joyce gets the finish on 36; that makes it a 15-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Ross Smith leads 3-2. Ross Smith answers immediately with a break-back in Leg 6. Ryan Joyce has 67 available but cannot take it out, leaving 48.
Ross Smith is sitting on 40 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Ross Smith takes out 40 with Ryan Joyce poised on 48; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Ross Smith leads 4-2. Ross Smith comes through Leg 7 on throw. Ross Smith gets the finish on 60; that makes it a 15-dart leg.
Ross Smith leads 5-2. Ross Smith closes out Leg 8. The match contains 4 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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Ross Smith comes through Leg 1 on throw. Ross Smith answers with a maximum; Ross Smith reaches 98 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 12 still on the board.; Ross Smith takes out 12 with Ryan Joyce poised on 81; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Ross Smith leads 1-0.
Ross Smith strikes with a break of throw in Leg 2. Ross Smith gets the finish on 48; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 11-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Ross Smith leads 2-0.
Ross Smith makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 3. Ross Smith answers with a maximum; Ross Smith gets the finish on 41; that makes it a 12-dart leg. Ross Smith leads 3-0.
Ryan Joyce stops a run of 3 legs by taking Leg 4. Ryan Joyce answers with a maximum; Ross Smith reaches 94 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 16 still on the board. Ryan Joyce is sitting on 18 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Ryan Joyce takes out 18 with Ross Smith poised on 16; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts. Ross Smith leads 3-1.
Ryan Joyce strikes with a break of throw in Leg 5. Ryan Joyce answers with a maximum; Ryan Joyce reaches 76 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 36 still on the board.; Ryan Joyce gets the finish on 36; that makes it a 15-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Ross Smith leads 3-2.
Ross Smith answers immediately with a break-back in Leg 6. Ryan Joyce has 67 available but cannot take it out, leaving 48. Ross Smith is sitting on 40 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Ross Smith takes out 40 with Ryan Joyce poised on 48; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Ross Smith leads 4-2.
Ross Smith comes through Leg 7 on throw. Ross Smith gets the finish on 60; that makes it a 15-dart leg. Ross Smith leads 5-2.
Ross Smith closes out Leg 8. Ross Smith responds with 2 maximums; Ross Smith gets the finish on 45; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 11-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. That's the match - Ross Smith wins 6-2.