Joe Cullen beats Gian van Veen 6-3
European Darts Grand Prix · Last 32 · Sat 18 Apr
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Gian van Veen faces Joe Cullen 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 Joe Cullen who has the result at 6-3, but every leg has its own part to play on the way there.
Leg 1 — break of throw: Maximum from Joe Cullen! Gian van Veen cannot take out 40 and leaves 10, Joe Cullen punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Joe Cullen leads 1-0. Leg 2: Gian van Veen cannot take out 74 and leaves 20; Joe Cullen punishes it immediately by taking out 90 in 2 darts. Joe Cullen leads 2-0.
Leg 3 — run stopped: Gian van Veen cannot take out 81 and leaves 32; Gian van Veen takes out 32 in 1 dart. Joe Cullen leads 2-1. Leg 4 — back level: Maximum from Gian van Veen! Gian van Veen takes out 41 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total, a break of throw. We're level at 2-2.
Leg 5 — immediate break-back: Joe Cullen takes out 124 in 1 dart; 10 darts in total, a break of throw. Joe Cullen leads 3-2. Leg 6: Joe Cullen takes out 18 in 2 darts. Joe Cullen leads 4-2.
Leg 7 — run stopped: Gian van Veen closes 112 with Joe Cullen waiting on 56 in 1 dart. Joe Cullen leads 4-3. Leg 8: Joe Cullen takes out 40 in 2 darts. Joe Cullen leads 5-3.
Leg 9 — match-clinching leg: Gian van Veen cannot take out 40 and leaves 10; Joe Cullen punishes it immediately by taking out 16 in 1 dart, 16 darts in total, a break of throw. That's the match - Joe Cullen wins 6-3.
Gian van Veen posts the higher three-dart average, 92.70 compared with 91.73. Gian van Veen hits 1 maximum and Joe Cullen hits 1. On the doubles, Gian van Veen converts 27.0% and Joe Cullen finishes at 40.0%. Joe Cullen's longest burst is 2 legs in a row.
Joe Cullen has the result, but the final score only tells part of it. The match contains 4 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 — break of throw: Maximum from Joe Cullen! Gian van Veen cannot take out 40 and leaves 10, Joe Cullen punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Joe Cullen leads 1-0.
Leg 2: Gian van Veen cannot take out 74 and leaves 20; Joe Cullen punishes it immediately by taking out 90 in 2 darts. Joe Cullen leads 2-0.
Leg 3 — run stopped: Gian van Veen cannot take out 81 and leaves 32; Gian van Veen takes out 32 in 1 dart. Joe Cullen leads 2-1.
Leg 4 — back level: Maximum from Gian van Veen! Gian van Veen takes out 41 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total, a break of throw. We're level at 2-2.
Leg 5 — immediate break-back: Joe Cullen takes out 124 in 1 dart; 10 darts in total, a break of throw. Joe Cullen leads 3-2.
Leg 6: Joe Cullen takes out 18 in 2 darts. Joe Cullen leads 4-2.
Leg 7 — run stopped: Gian van Veen closes 112 with Joe Cullen waiting on 56 in 1 dart. Joe Cullen leads 4-3.
Leg 8: Joe Cullen takes out 40 in 2 darts. Joe Cullen leads 5-3.
Leg 9 — match-clinching leg: Gian van Veen cannot take out 40 and leaves 10; Joe Cullen punishes it immediately by taking out 16 in 1 dart, 16 darts in total, a break of throw. That's the match - Joe Cullen wins 6-3.