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Wessel Nijman vs Jeffrey de Graaf - live leg-by-leg commentary

Dutch Darts Championship · Last 32 · Sat 17 Oct

Wessel Nijman 6–3 Jeffrey de Graaf
LEG-BY-LEG COMMENTARY

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LEG 1
1–0

Wessel Nijman holds throw in Leg 1. Jeffrey de Graaf reaches 96 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 56 still on the board. Wessel Nijman is sitting on 24 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Wessel Nijman takes out 24 with Jeffrey de Graaf poised on 56. Wessel Nijman leads 1-0.

Wessel Nijman83.50leg average
Jeffrey de Graaf89.00leg average
24 CHECKOUT
LEG 2
1–1

Jeffrey de Graaf drags the match level in Leg 2. Wessel Nijman reaches 93 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 57 still on the board. Jeffrey de Graaf is sitting on 56 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Jeffrey de Graaf takes out 56 with Wessel Nijman poised on 57; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts. We're level at 1-1.

Wessel Nijman74.00leg average
Jeffrey de Graaf75.15leg average
56 CHECKOUT
LEG 3
1–2

Jeffrey de Graaf turns the scoreline around in Leg 3. Jeffrey de Graaf answers with a maximum; Jeffrey de Graaf takes out 32 with Wessel Nijman poised on 16; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; and that is a break of throw. Jeffrey de Graaf leads 2-1.

Wessel Nijman80.83leg average
Jeffrey de Graaf88.41leg average
BREAK OF THROW 32 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 4
1–3

Jeffrey de Graaf makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 4. Jeffrey de Graaf answers with a maximum; Jeffrey de Graaf gets the finish on 24; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Jeffrey de Graaf leads 3-1.

Wessel Nijman97.25leg average
Jeffrey de Graaf115.62leg average
24 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 5
2–3

Wessel Nijman stops a run of 3 legs by taking Leg 5. Wessel Nijman answers with a maximum; Wessel Nijman takes out 56 with Jeffrey de Graaf poised on 80; that makes it a 15-dart leg. Jeffrey de Graaf leads 3-2.

Wessel Nijman100.20leg average
Jeffrey de Graaf105.25leg average
56 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 6
3–3

Wessel Nijman drags the match level in Leg 6. Wessel Nijman takes out 74 with Jeffrey de Graaf poised on 40; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. We're level at 3-3.

Wessel Nijman107.36leg average
Jeffrey de Graaf92.20leg average
BREAK OF THROW 74 CHECKOUT
LEG 7
4–3

Wessel Nijman turns the scoreline around in Leg 7. Wessel Nijman gets the finish on 16; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts. Wessel Nijman leads 4-3.

Wessel Nijman88.41leg average
Jeffrey de Graaf75.00leg average
16 CHECKOUT
LEG 8
5–3

Wessel Nijman makes it 4 legs on the spin in Leg 8. Jeffrey de Graaf has 20 available but cannot take it out, leaving 10. Wessel Nijman is sitting on 58 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Wessel Nijman takes out 58 with Jeffrey de Graaf poised on 10; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; and that is a break of throw. Wessel Nijman leads 5-3.

Wessel Nijman75.15leg average
Jeffrey de Graaf70.14leg average
BREAK OF THROW 58 CHECKOUT
FULL SCORE RECORD

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MATCH REPORT

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Wessel Nijman and Jeffrey de Graaf 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 8 completed legs, Wessel Nijman leads 5-3. 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

88.243-dart avg87.21
1180s2
74Highest checkout56
46%Checkout %33%
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