Michael Smith-ENG vs Stephen Burton - live leg-by-leg commentary
Dutch Darts Championship · Last 64 · Fri 16 Oct
Visit-by-visit scoring
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The final story
A concise final report built from the same chronological scoring record above.
Michael Smith-ENG and Stephen Burton are live at Dutch Darts Championship in Last 64. All Things Darts is building this Match Post leg by leg from the stored scoring record. After 9 completed legs, Stephen Burton leads 4-5. 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.
How every leg unfolded
The permanent match record keeps the commentary, score after each leg and each player’s exact three-dart leg average where the darts-used data is available.
Leg 1: Stephen Burton cannot take out 25 and leaves 12; Michael Smith-ENG punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 1 dart.
Leg 2 — break of throw: Stephen Burton cannot take out 75 and leaves 20; Michael Smith-ENG punishes it immediately by taking out 20 in 2 darts, a break of throw.
Leg 3 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Stephen Burton! Stephen Burton closes 40 with Michael Smith-ENG waiting on 90 in 1 dart, a break of throw.
Leg 4 — back level: Maximum from Michael Smith-ENG! Stephen Burton takes out 65 in 2 darts.
Leg 5 — lead change: Maximum from Michael Smith-ENG! Stephen Burton closes 110 with Michael Smith-ENG waiting on 52 in 1 dart, a break of throw.
Leg 6 — back level: Michael Smith-ENG takes out 65 in 1 dart.
Leg 7 — into the lead: Stephen Burton closes 20 with Michael Smith-ENG waiting on 38 in 2 darts.
Leg 8 — back level: Stephen Burton cannot take out 78 and leaves 20; Michael Smith-ENG punishes it immediately by taking out 10 in 1 dart.
Leg 9 — into the lead: Maximum from Michael Smith-ENG! Stephen Burton takes out 121 in 2 darts.