Andrew Gilding beats Max Hopp 6-5
Dutch Darts Championship · Last 64 · Fri 16 Oct
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Andrew Gilding faces Max Hopp at Dutch Darts Championship in Last 64 and the match quickly starts producing the kind of moments that make live darts so tense. By the finish it is Andrew Gilding who has the result at 6-5, but every leg has its own part to play on the way there.
Leg 1: Andrew Gilding closes 77 with Max Hopp waiting on 35. Andrew Gilding leads 1-0. Leg 2 — back level: Maximum from Max Hopp! Max Hopp cannot take out 12 and leaves 6, Max Hopp closes 6 with Andrew Gilding waiting on 77. We're level at 1-1. Leg 3 — into the lead: Max Hopp cannot take out 16 and leaves 4; Andrew Gilding punishes it immediately by taking out 11. Andrew Gilding leads 2-1.
Leg 4 — break of throw: Maximum from Max Hopp! Andrew Gilding closes 84 with Max Hopp waiting on 72 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total, a break of throw. Andrew Gilding leads 3-1. Leg 5 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Max Hopp! Max Hopp takes out 40, a break of throw. Andrew Gilding leads 3-2. Leg 6 — back level: Maximum from Max Hopp! Max Hopp cannot take out 81 and leaves 9, Max Hopp closes 9 with Andrew Gilding waiting on 25. We're level at 3-3.
Leg 7 — into the lead: Maximum from Max Hopp! Max Hopp cannot take out 61 and leaves 16, Andrew Gilding punishes it immediately by taking out 54. Andrew Gilding leads 4-3. Leg 8 — break of throw: Andrew Gilding closes 56 with Max Hopp waiting on 40; a break of throw. Andrew Gilding leads 5-3. Leg 9 — immediate break-back: Max Hopp closes 86 with Andrew Gilding waiting on 62; a break of throw. Andrew Gilding leads 5-4.
Leg 10 — back level: Max Hopp closes 20 with Andrew Gilding waiting on 60 in 1 dart. We're level at 5-5. Leg 11 — match-clinching leg: Andrew Gilding takes out 40 in 1 dart; 13 darts in total. That's the match - Andrew Gilding wins 6-5.
Max Hopp posts the higher three-dart average, 89.69 compared with 87.78. Andrew Gilding hits 1 maximum and Max Hopp hits 5. On the doubles, Andrew Gilding converts 60.0% and Max Hopp finishes at 22.0%. Andrew Gilding's longest burst is 2 legs in a row.
Andrew Gilding has the result, but the final score only tells part of it. 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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How every leg unfolded
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Leg 1: Andrew Gilding closes 77 with Max Hopp waiting on 35. Andrew Gilding leads 1-0.
Leg 2 — back level: Maximum from Max Hopp! Max Hopp cannot take out 12 and leaves 6, Max Hopp closes 6 with Andrew Gilding waiting on 77. We're level at 1-1.
Leg 3 — into the lead: Max Hopp cannot take out 16 and leaves 4; Andrew Gilding punishes it immediately by taking out 11. Andrew Gilding leads 2-1.
Leg 4 — break of throw: Maximum from Max Hopp! Andrew Gilding closes 84 with Max Hopp waiting on 72 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total, a break of throw. Andrew Gilding leads 3-1.
Leg 5 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Max Hopp! Max Hopp takes out 40, a break of throw. Andrew Gilding leads 3-2.
Leg 6 — back level: Maximum from Max Hopp! Max Hopp cannot take out 81 and leaves 9, Max Hopp closes 9 with Andrew Gilding waiting on 25. We're level at 3-3.
Leg 7 — into the lead: Maximum from Max Hopp! Max Hopp cannot take out 61 and leaves 16, Andrew Gilding punishes it immediately by taking out 54. Andrew Gilding leads 4-3.
Leg 8 — break of throw: Andrew Gilding closes 56 with Max Hopp waiting on 40; a break of throw. Andrew Gilding leads 5-3.
Leg 9 — immediate break-back: Max Hopp closes 86 with Andrew Gilding waiting on 62; a break of throw. Andrew Gilding leads 5-4.
Leg 10 — back level: Max Hopp closes 20 with Andrew Gilding waiting on 60 in 1 dart. We're level at 5-5.
Leg 11 — match-clinching leg: Andrew Gilding takes out 40 in 1 dart; 13 darts in total. That's the match - Andrew Gilding wins 6-5.