James Wade beats Kim Huybrechts 6-3
European Darts Grand Prix · Last 32 · Sat 18 Apr
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James Wade faces Kim Huybrechts 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 James Wade who has the result at 6-3, but every leg has its own part to play on the way there.
Leg 1: Maximum from Kim Huybrechts! James Wade cannot take out 76 and leaves 20, James Wade closes 20 with Kim Huybrechts waiting on 76 in 1 dart. James Wade leads 1-0. Leg 2 — break of throw: Kim Huybrechts cannot take out 16 and leaves 4; James Wade punishes it immediately by taking out 75 in 2 darts, a break of throw. James Wade leads 2-0.
Leg 3 — immediate break-back: Maximum from James Wade! Kim Huybrechts closes 88 with James Wade waiting on 40 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total, a break of throw. James Wade leads 2-1. Leg 4 — immediate break-back: James Wade takes out 88 in 2 darts; 11 darts in total, a break of throw. James Wade leads 3-1.
Leg 5: James Wade takes out 104 in 1 dart. James Wade leads 4-1. Leg 6 — run stopped: Kim Huybrechts closes 72 with James Wade waiting on 40 in 2 darts. James Wade leads 4-2.
Leg 7: Maximum from Kim Huybrechts! James Wade takes out 144 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total. James Wade leads 5-2. Leg 8: Maximum from James Wade! James Wade cannot take out 100 and leaves 20, Kim Huybrechts punishes it immediately by taking out 61 in 2 darts. James Wade leads 5-3.
Leg 9 — match-clinching leg: Maximum from Kim Huybrechts! Kim Huybrechts cannot take out 77 and leaves 20, James Wade punishes it immediately by taking out 20 in 1 dart, 16 darts in total. That's the match - James Wade wins 6-3.
James Wade posts the higher three-dart average, 104.15 compared with 93.84. James Wade hits 3 maximums and Kim Huybrechts hits 5. On the doubles, James Wade converts 43.0% and Kim Huybrechts finishes at 33.0%. James Wade's longest burst is 2 legs in a row.
James Wade 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 Kim Huybrechts! James Wade cannot take out 76 and leaves 20, James Wade closes 20 with Kim Huybrechts waiting on 76 in 1 dart. James Wade leads 1-0.
Leg 2 — break of throw: Kim Huybrechts cannot take out 16 and leaves 4; James Wade punishes it immediately by taking out 75 in 2 darts, a break of throw. James Wade leads 2-0.
Leg 3 — immediate break-back: Maximum from James Wade! Kim Huybrechts closes 88 with James Wade waiting on 40 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total, a break of throw. James Wade leads 2-1.
Leg 4 — immediate break-back: James Wade takes out 88 in 2 darts; 11 darts in total, a break of throw. James Wade leads 3-1.
Leg 5: James Wade takes out 104 in 1 dart. James Wade leads 4-1.
Leg 6 — run stopped: Kim Huybrechts closes 72 with James Wade waiting on 40 in 2 darts. James Wade leads 4-2.
Leg 7: Maximum from Kim Huybrechts! James Wade takes out 144 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total. James Wade leads 5-2.
Leg 8: Maximum from James Wade! James Wade cannot take out 100 and leaves 20, Kim Huybrechts punishes it immediately by taking out 61 in 2 darts. James Wade leads 5-3.
Leg 9 — match-clinching leg: Maximum from Kim Huybrechts! Kim Huybrechts cannot take out 77 and leaves 20, James Wade punishes it immediately by taking out 20 in 1 dart, 16 darts in total. That's the match - James Wade wins 6-3.