Dave Chisnall beats Jonas Masalin 6-4
Dutch Darts Championship · Last 64 · Fri 16 Oct
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Dave Chisnall faces Jonas Masalin 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 Dave Chisnall who has the result at 6-4, but every leg has its own part to play on the way there.
Leg 1: Maximum from Dave Chisnall! Dave Chisnall cannot take out 99 and leaves 40, Dave Chisnall takes out 40. Dave Chisnall leads 1-0. Leg 2 — back level: Jonas Masalin closes 142 with Dave Chisnall waiting on 25. We're level at 1-1.
Leg 3 — into the lead: Maximum from Jonas Masalin! Jonas Masalin cannot take out 10 and leaves 4, Dave Chisnall punishes it immediately by taking out 6. Dave Chisnall leads 2-1. Leg 4 — break of throw: Dave Chisnall takes out 100 in 2 darts; a break of throw. Dave Chisnall leads 3-1.
Leg 5 — immediate break-back: Dave Chisnall cannot take out 52 and leaves 10; Jonas Masalin punishes it immediately by taking out 32, a break of throw. Dave Chisnall leads 3-2. Leg 6 — back level: Dave Chisnall cannot take out 16 and leaves 4; Jonas Masalin punishes it immediately by taking out 60. We're level at 3-3.
Leg 7 — into the lead: Maximum from Dave Chisnall! Jonas Masalin cannot take out 76 and leaves 40, Dave Chisnall punishes it immediately by taking out 4 in 1 dart. Dave Chisnall leads 4-3. Leg 8 — back level: Dave Chisnall cannot take out 85 and leaves 36; Jonas Masalin punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 1 dart. We're level at 4-4.
Leg 9 — into the lead: Dave Chisnall takes out 52 in 1 dart. Dave Chisnall leads 5-4. Leg 10 — match-clinching leg: Maximum from Dave Chisnall! Dave Chisnall cannot take out 12 and leaves 12, Dave Chisnall closes 12 with Jonas Masalin waiting on 56 in 2 darts, 17 darts in total, a break of throw. That's the match - Dave Chisnall wins 6-4.
Dave Chisnall posts the higher three-dart average, 90.83 compared with 81.63. Dave Chisnall hits 3 maximums and Jonas Masalin hits 1. On the doubles, Dave Chisnall converts 20.0% and Jonas Masalin finishes at 28.0%. Dave Chisnall's longest burst is 2 legs in a row.
Dave Chisnall 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.
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How every leg unfolded
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Leg 1: Maximum from Dave Chisnall! Dave Chisnall cannot take out 99 and leaves 40, Dave Chisnall takes out 40. Dave Chisnall leads 1-0.
Leg 2 — back level: Jonas Masalin closes 142 with Dave Chisnall waiting on 25. We're level at 1-1.
Leg 3 — into the lead: Maximum from Jonas Masalin! Jonas Masalin cannot take out 10 and leaves 4, Dave Chisnall punishes it immediately by taking out 6. Dave Chisnall leads 2-1.
Leg 4 — break of throw: Dave Chisnall takes out 100 in 2 darts; a break of throw. Dave Chisnall leads 3-1.
Leg 5 — immediate break-back: Dave Chisnall cannot take out 52 and leaves 10; Jonas Masalin punishes it immediately by taking out 32, a break of throw. Dave Chisnall leads 3-2.
Leg 6 — back level: Dave Chisnall cannot take out 16 and leaves 4; Jonas Masalin punishes it immediately by taking out 60. We're level at 3-3.
Leg 7 — into the lead: Maximum from Dave Chisnall! Jonas Masalin cannot take out 76 and leaves 40, Dave Chisnall punishes it immediately by taking out 4 in 1 dart. Dave Chisnall leads 4-3.
Leg 8 — back level: Dave Chisnall cannot take out 85 and leaves 36; Jonas Masalin punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 1 dart. We're level at 4-4.
Leg 9 — into the lead: Dave Chisnall takes out 52 in 1 dart. Dave Chisnall leads 5-4.
Leg 10 — match-clinching leg: Maximum from Dave Chisnall! Dave Chisnall cannot take out 12 and leaves 12, Dave Chisnall closes 12 with Jonas Masalin waiting on 56 in 2 darts, 17 darts in total, a break of throw. That's the match - Dave Chisnall wins 6-4.