MATCH REPORT Final report · updated 19:19 UK

Danny Noppert beats Luke Woodhouse 6-2

Dutch Darts Championship · Quarter-finals · Sun 18 Oct

Luke Woodhouse 2–6 Danny Noppert
LEG-BY-LEG COMMENTARY

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LEG 1
0–1

Danny Noppert strikes with a break of throw in Leg 1. Danny Noppert answers with a maximum; Danny Noppert takes out 32 with Luke Woodhouse poised on 40; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Danny Noppert leads 1-0.

Luke Woodhouse92.20leg average
Danny Noppert115.62leg average
BREAK OF THROW 32 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 2
0–2

Danny Noppert comes through Leg 2 on throw. Luke Woodhouse gets a look at 73 but the finish does not go, and 20 remains. Danny Noppert is sitting on 32 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Danny Noppert takes out 32 with Luke Woodhouse poised on 20; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts. Danny Noppert leads 2-0.

Luke Woodhouse96.20leg average
Danny Noppert88.41leg average
32 CHECKOUT
LEG 3
1–2

Luke Woodhouse stops a run of 2 legs by taking Leg 3. Luke Woodhouse takes out 58 with Danny Noppert poised on 40; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Danny Noppert leads 2-1.

Luke Woodhouse115.62leg average
Danny Noppert115.25leg average
58 CHECKOUT
LEG 4
1–3

Danny Noppert holds throw in Leg 4. Danny Noppert takes out 36 with Luke Woodhouse poised on 46; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg. Danny Noppert leads 3-1.

Luke Woodhouse113.75leg average
Danny Noppert107.36leg average
36 CHECKOUT
LEG 5
1–4

Danny Noppert strikes with a break of throw in Leg 5. Danny Noppert answers with a maximum; Danny Noppert gets the finish on 40; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 10-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Danny Noppert leads 4-1.

Luke Woodhouse90.75leg average
Danny Noppert150.30leg average
BREAK OF THROW 40 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 6
1–5

Danny Noppert makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 6. A 180 from Luke Woodhouse turns up the pressure; Danny Noppert takes out 40 with Luke Woodhouse poised on 91; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg. Danny Noppert leads 5-1.

Luke Woodhouse102.50leg average
Danny Noppert107.36leg average
40 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 7
2–5

Luke Woodhouse stops a run of 3 legs by taking Leg 7. Luke Woodhouse reaches 84 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 25 still on the board. Danny Noppert is sitting on 170 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Luke Woodhouse takes out 25 with Danny Noppert poised on 36; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Danny Noppert leads 5-2.

Luke Woodhouse115.62leg average
Danny Noppert116.25leg average
25 CHECKOUT
LEG 8
2–6

Danny Noppert closes out Leg 8. Danny Noppert answers with a maximum; Danny Noppert gets the finish on 16; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg. That's the match - Danny Noppert wins 6-2.

Luke Woodhouse97.25leg average
Danny Noppert107.36leg average
16 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
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MATCH REPORT

The final story

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We are underway at Dutch Darts Championship in Quarter-finals with Luke Woodhouse against Danny Noppert. The scoring swings from leg to leg before Danny Noppert finally seals it 6-2, with the pressure rising whenever the players move into finishing range. Danny Noppert strikes with a break of throw in Leg 1. Danny Noppert answers with a maximum; Danny Noppert takes out 32 with Luke Woodhouse poised on 40; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg; and that is a break of throw.

Danny Noppert leads 1-0. Danny Noppert comes through Leg 2 on throw. Luke Woodhouse gets a look at 73 but the finish does not go, and 20 remains. Danny Noppert is sitting on 32 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Danny Noppert takes out 32 with Luke Woodhouse poised on 20; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts.

Danny Noppert leads 2-0. Luke Woodhouse stops a run of 2 legs by taking Leg 3. Luke Woodhouse takes out 58 with Danny Noppert poised on 40; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Danny Noppert leads 2-1.

Danny Noppert holds throw in Leg 4. Danny Noppert takes out 36 with Luke Woodhouse poised on 46; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg. Danny Noppert leads 3-1. Danny Noppert strikes with a break of throw in Leg 5.

Danny Noppert answers with a maximum; Danny Noppert gets the finish on 40; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 10-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Danny Noppert leads 4-1. Danny Noppert makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 6. A 180 from Luke Woodhouse turns up the pressure; Danny Noppert takes out 40 with Luke Woodhouse poised on 91; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg.

Danny Noppert leads 5-1. Luke Woodhouse stops a run of 3 legs by taking Leg 7. Luke Woodhouse reaches 84 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 25 still on the board. Danny Noppert is sitting on 170 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Luke Woodhouse takes out 25 with Danny Noppert poised on 36; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg.

Danny Noppert leads 5-2. Danny Noppert closes out Leg 8. Danny Noppert answers with a maximum; Danny Noppert gets the finish on 16; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg. That's the match - Danny Noppert wins 6-2.

The match contains 2 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

99.843-dart avg113.42
1180s3
58Highest checkout40
40%Checkout %54%
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