Chris Dobey beats Andrew Gilding 6-2
European Darts Grand Prix · Last 32 · Sat 18 Apr
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Chris Dobey faces Andrew Gilding at European Darts Grand Prix in Last 32 and the match quickly starts producing the kind of moments that make live darts so tense. By the finish it is Chris Dobey who has the result at 6-2, but every leg has its own part to play on the way there. Chris Dobey holds throw in Leg 1. Chris Dobey takes out 62 with Andrew Gilding poised on 100; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart.
Chris Dobey leads 1-0. Chris Dobey strikes with a break of throw in Leg 2. Andrew Gilding reaches 24 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 12 still on the board. Chris Dobey is sitting on 68 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Chris Dobey takes out 68 with Andrew Gilding poised on 12; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw.
Chris Dobey leads 2-0. Chris Dobey makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 3. Chris Dobey answers with a maximum; Andrew Gilding gets a look at 96 but the finish does not go, and 32 remains. Chris Dobey is sitting on 4 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Chris Dobey takes out 4 with Andrew Gilding poised on 32; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart.
Chris Dobey leads 3-0. Andrew Gilding stops a run of 3 legs by taking Leg 4. Andrew Gilding gets the finish on 96; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts. Chris Dobey leads 3-1.
Leg 5 stays with Chris Dobey on throw. Chris Dobey responds with 2 maximums; Chris Dobey gets the finish on 52; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 10-dart leg. Chris Dobey leads 4-1. Leg 6 stays with Andrew Gilding on throw.
Andrew Gilding shuts the door with a 164 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 11-dart leg. Chris Dobey leads 4-2. Chris Dobey holds throw in Leg 7. A 180 from Andrew Gilding turns up the pressure; Chris Dobey answers with a maximum; Andrew Gilding reaches 8 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 4 still on the board.
Chris Dobey is sitting on 16 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Chris Dobey takes out 16 with Andrew Gilding poised on 4; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Chris Dobey leads 5-2. Chris Dobey closes out Leg 8. 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.
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How every leg unfolded
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Chris Dobey holds throw in Leg 1. Chris Dobey takes out 62 with Andrew Gilding poised on 100; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Chris Dobey leads 1-0.
Chris Dobey strikes with a break of throw in Leg 2. Andrew Gilding reaches 24 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 12 still on the board. Chris Dobey is sitting on 68 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Chris Dobey takes out 68 with Andrew Gilding poised on 12; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Chris Dobey leads 2-0.
Chris Dobey makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 3. Chris Dobey answers with a maximum; Andrew Gilding gets a look at 96 but the finish does not go, and 32 remains. Chris Dobey is sitting on 4 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Chris Dobey takes out 4 with Andrew Gilding poised on 32; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Chris Dobey leads 3-0.
Andrew Gilding stops a run of 3 legs by taking Leg 4. Andrew Gilding gets the finish on 96; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts. Chris Dobey leads 3-1.
Leg 5 stays with Chris Dobey on throw. Chris Dobey responds with 2 maximums; Chris Dobey gets the finish on 52; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 10-dart leg. Chris Dobey leads 4-1.
Leg 6 stays with Andrew Gilding on throw. Andrew Gilding shuts the door with a 164 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 11-dart leg. Chris Dobey leads 4-2.
Chris Dobey holds throw in Leg 7. A 180 from Andrew Gilding turns up the pressure; Chris Dobey answers with a maximum; Andrew Gilding reaches 8 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 4 still on the board. Chris Dobey is sitting on 16 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Chris Dobey takes out 16 with Andrew Gilding poised on 4; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Chris Dobey leads 5-2.
Chris Dobey closes out Leg 8. Chris Dobey gets the finish on 87; 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 - Chris Dobey wins 6-2.