Wessel Nijman beats Stephen Bunting 6-3
European Darts Grand Prix · Last 16 · Sun 19 Apr
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Stephen Bunting faces Wessel Nijman at European Darts Grand Prix in Last 16 and the match quickly starts producing the kind of moments that make live darts so tense. By the finish it is Wessel Nijman who has the result at 6-3, but every leg has its own part to play on the way there.
Leg 1: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Wessel Nijman closes 30 with Stephen Bunting waiting on 8 in 2 darts. Wessel Nijman leads 1-0. Leg 2 — back level: Stephen Bunting closes 87 with Wessel Nijman waiting on 100 in 1 dart. We're level at 1-1.
Leg 3 — into the lead: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Stephen Bunting cannot take out 25 and leaves 16, Wessel Nijman punishes it immediately by taking out 10 in 2 darts. Wessel Nijman leads 2-1. Leg 4 — break of throw: Stephen Bunting cannot take out 52 and leaves 8; Wessel Nijman punishes it immediately by taking out 36 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Wessel Nijman leads 3-1.
Leg 5 — 3 in a row: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Stephen Bunting cannot take out 75 and leaves 20, Wessel Nijman punishes it immediately by taking out 24 in 2 darts. Wessel Nijman leads 4-1. Leg 6 — run stopped: Wessel Nijman cannot take out 72 and leaves 12; Stephen Bunting punishes it immediately by taking out 2 in 1 dart. Wessel Nijman leads 4-2.
Leg 7 — break of throw: Wessel Nijman cannot take out 32 and leaves 16; Stephen Bunting punishes it immediately by taking out 8 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Wessel Nijman leads 4-3. Leg 8 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Wessel Nijman! Wessel Nijman closes 56 with Stephen Bunting waiting on 74 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Wessel Nijman leads 5-3.
Leg 9 — match-clinching leg: Wessel Nijman closes 89 with Stephen Bunting waiting on 32 in 2 darts; 17 darts in total. That's the match - Wessel Nijman wins 6-3.
Stephen Bunting posts the higher three-dart average, 90.02 compared with 87.62. Stephen Bunting hits 3 maximums and Wessel Nijman hits 2. On the doubles, Stephen Bunting converts 19.0% and Wessel Nijman finishes at 30.0%. Wessel Nijman's longest burst is 3 legs in a row.
Wessel Nijman 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 Stephen Bunting! Wessel Nijman closes 30 with Stephen Bunting waiting on 8 in 2 darts. Wessel Nijman leads 1-0.
Leg 2 — back level: Stephen Bunting closes 87 with Wessel Nijman waiting on 100 in 1 dart. We're level at 1-1.
Leg 3 — into the lead: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Stephen Bunting cannot take out 25 and leaves 16, Wessel Nijman punishes it immediately by taking out 10 in 2 darts. Wessel Nijman leads 2-1.
Leg 4 — break of throw: Stephen Bunting cannot take out 52 and leaves 8; Wessel Nijman punishes it immediately by taking out 36 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Wessel Nijman leads 3-1.
Leg 5 — 3 in a row: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Stephen Bunting cannot take out 75 and leaves 20, Wessel Nijman punishes it immediately by taking out 24 in 2 darts. Wessel Nijman leads 4-1.
Leg 6 — run stopped: Wessel Nijman cannot take out 72 and leaves 12; Stephen Bunting punishes it immediately by taking out 2 in 1 dart. Wessel Nijman leads 4-2.
Leg 7 — break of throw: Wessel Nijman cannot take out 32 and leaves 16; Stephen Bunting punishes it immediately by taking out 8 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Wessel Nijman leads 4-3.
Leg 8 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Wessel Nijman! Wessel Nijman closes 56 with Stephen Bunting waiting on 74 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Wessel Nijman leads 5-3.
Leg 9 — match-clinching leg: Wessel Nijman closes 89 with Stephen Bunting waiting on 32 in 2 darts; 17 darts in total. That's the match - Wessel Nijman wins 6-3.