Ryan Joyce beats Owen Bates 6-0
Dutch Darts Championship · Last 64 · Fri 16 Oct
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We are underway at Dutch Darts Championship in Last 64 with Ryan Joyce against Owen Bates. The scoring swings from leg to leg before Ryan Joyce finally seals it 6-0, with the pressure rising whenever the players move into finishing range.
Leg 1 stays with Ryan Joyce on throw. Ryan Joyce gets the finish on 24; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg. Ryan Joyce leads 1-0. Ryan Joyce strikes with a break of throw in Leg 2. Ryan Joyce gets the finish on 86; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; and that is a break of throw. Ryan Joyce leads 2-0.
Ryan Joyce makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 3. Ryan Joyce gets a look at 17 but the finish does not go, and 16 remains.; Ryan Joyce gets the finish on 16. Ryan Joyce leads 3-0. Ryan Joyce makes it 4 legs on the spin in Leg 4. Owen Bates reaches 52 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 16 still on the board. Ryan Joyce is sitting on 47 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Ryan Joyce takes out 47 with Owen Bates poised on 16; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; and that is a break of throw. Ryan Joyce leads 4-0.
Ryan Joyce makes it 5 legs on the spin in Leg 5. Ryan Joyce reaches 92 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 32 still on the board.; Ryan Joyce gets the finish on 32; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Ryan Joyce leads 5-0. Ryan Joyce closes out Leg 6. A 180 from Owen Bates turns up the pressure; Ryan Joyce shuts the door with a 161 checkout; 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 - Ryan Joyce wins 6-0.
Ryan Joyce posts the higher three-dart average, 95.94 compared with 80.47. Ryan Joyce hits 0 maximums and Owen Bates hits 1. On the doubles, Ryan Joyce converts 50.0% and Owen Bates finishes at 0.0%. Ryan Joyce's longest burst is 6 legs in a row.
Ryan Joyce 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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Leg 1 stays with Ryan Joyce on throw. Ryan Joyce gets the finish on 24; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg. Ryan Joyce leads 1-0.
Ryan Joyce strikes with a break of throw in Leg 2. Ryan Joyce gets the finish on 86; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; and that is a break of throw. Ryan Joyce leads 2-0.
Ryan Joyce makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 3. Ryan Joyce gets a look at 17 but the finish does not go, and 16 remains.; Ryan Joyce gets the finish on 16. Ryan Joyce leads 3-0.
Ryan Joyce makes it 4 legs on the spin in Leg 4. Owen Bates reaches 52 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 16 still on the board. Ryan Joyce is sitting on 47 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Ryan Joyce takes out 47 with Owen Bates poised on 16; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; and that is a break of throw. Ryan Joyce leads 4-0.
Ryan Joyce makes it 5 legs on the spin in Leg 5. Ryan Joyce reaches 92 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 32 still on the board.; Ryan Joyce gets the finish on 32; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Ryan Joyce leads 5-0.
Ryan Joyce closes out Leg 6. A 180 from Owen Bates turns up the pressure; Ryan Joyce shuts the door with a 161 checkout; 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 - Ryan Joyce wins 6-0.