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Dirk van Duijvenbode beats James Hurrell 6-1

Dutch Darts Championship · Last 64 · Fri 16 Oct

Dirk van Duijvenbode 6–1 James Hurrell
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LEG 1
1–0

Dirk van Duijvenbode strikes with a break of throw in Leg 1. Dirk van Duijvenbode has 90 available but cannot take it out, leaving 32. James Hurrell is sitting on 160 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Dirk van Duijvenbode gets the finish on 32; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; and that is a break of throw. Dirk van Duijvenbode leads 1-0.

Dirk van Duijvenbode88.41leg average
James Hurrell63.50leg average
BREAK OF THROW 32 CHECKOUT
LEG 2
2–0

Dirk van Duijvenbode holds throw in Leg 2. Dirk van Duijvenbode reaches 76 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 36 still on the board. James Hurrell is sitting on 110 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Dirk van Duijvenbode takes out 36 with James Hurrell poised on 68; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Dirk van Duijvenbode leads 2-0.

Dirk van Duijvenbode79.11leg average
James Hurrell72.17leg average
36 CHECKOUT
LEG 3
3–0

Dirk van Duijvenbode makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 3. Dirk van Duijvenbode answers with a maximum; Dirk van Duijvenbode has 99 available but cannot take it out, leaving 40.; Dirk van Duijvenbode takes out 40 with James Hurrell poised on 72; that makes it a 15-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Dirk van Duijvenbode leads 3-0.

Dirk van Duijvenbode100.20leg average
James Hurrell85.80leg average
BREAK OF THROW 40 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 4
4–0

Dirk van Duijvenbode makes it 4 legs on the spin in Leg 4. Dirk van Duijvenbode takes out 65 with James Hurrell poised on 74; that makes it a 15-dart leg. Dirk van Duijvenbode leads 4-0.

Dirk van Duijvenbode100.20leg average
James Hurrell106.75leg average
65 CHECKOUT
LEG 5
5–0

Dirk van Duijvenbode makes it 5 legs on the spin in Leg 5. James Hurrell reaches 91 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 40 still on the board. Dirk van Duijvenbode is sitting on 92 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Dirk van Duijvenbode takes out 92 with James Hurrell poised on 40; that makes it a 15-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Dirk van Duijvenbode leads 5-0.

Dirk van Duijvenbode100.20leg average
James Hurrell92.20leg average
BREAK OF THROW 92 CHECKOUT
LEG 6
5–1

James Hurrell answers immediately with a break-back in Leg 6. Dirk van Duijvenbode gets a look at 40 but the finish does not go, and 20 remains. James Hurrell is sitting on 20 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; James Hurrell takes out 20 with Dirk van Duijvenbode poised on 20; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; and that is a break of throw. Dirk van Duijvenbode leads 5-1.

Dirk van Duijvenbode80.17leg average
James Hurrell93.94leg average
BREAK OF THROW 20 CHECKOUT
LEG 7
6–1

Dirk van Duijvenbode closes out Leg 7. Dirk van Duijvenbode answers with a maximum; Dirk van Duijvenbode takes out 90 with James Hurrell poised on 96; 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 - Dirk van Duijvenbode wins 6-1.

Dirk van Duijvenbode136.64leg average
James Hurrell101.25leg average
BREAK OF THROW 90 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
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Dirk van Duijvenbode and James Hurrell are on the board at Dutch Darts Championship in Last 64, and this one quickly develops into a proper battle. Dirk van Duijvenbode eventually gets over the line 6-1, but there is plenty to follow before the final dart lands. Dirk van Duijvenbode strikes with a break of throw in Leg 1. Dirk van Duijvenbode has 90 available but cannot take it out, leaving 32.

James Hurrell is sitting on 160 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Dirk van Duijvenbode gets the finish on 32; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; and that is a break of throw. Dirk van Duijvenbode leads 1-0. Dirk van Duijvenbode holds throw in Leg 2. Dirk van Duijvenbode reaches 76 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 36 still on the board.

James Hurrell is sitting on 110 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Dirk van Duijvenbode takes out 36 with James Hurrell poised on 68; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Dirk van Duijvenbode leads 2-0. Dirk van Duijvenbode makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 3. Dirk van Duijvenbode answers with a maximum; Dirk van Duijvenbode has 99 available but cannot take it out, leaving 40.; Dirk van Duijvenbode takes out 40 with James Hurrell poised on 72; that makes it a 15-dart leg; and that is a break of throw.

Dirk van Duijvenbode leads 3-0. Dirk van Duijvenbode makes it 4 legs on the spin in Leg 4. Dirk van Duijvenbode takes out 65 with James Hurrell poised on 74; that makes it a 15-dart leg. Dirk van Duijvenbode leads 4-0.

Dirk van Duijvenbode makes it 5 legs on the spin in Leg 5. James Hurrell reaches 91 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 40 still on the board. Dirk van Duijvenbode is sitting on 92 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Dirk van Duijvenbode takes out 92 with James Hurrell poised on 40; that makes it a 15-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Dirk van Duijvenbode leads 5-0.

James Hurrell answers immediately with a break-back in Leg 6. Dirk van Duijvenbode gets a look at 40 but the finish does not go, and 20 remains. James Hurrell is sitting on 20 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; James Hurrell takes out 20 with Dirk van Duijvenbode poised on 20; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; and that is a break of throw. Dirk van Duijvenbode leads 5-1.

Dirk van Duijvenbode closes out Leg 7. The match contains 5 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.

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

94.243-dart avg85.95
2180s0
92Highest checkout20
37%Checkout %33%
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