MATCH REPORT Final report · updated 08:14 UK

Josh Rock beats Keane Barry 6-3

European Darts Grand Prix · Last 32 · Sat 18 Apr

Josh Rock 6–3 Keane Barry
LEG-BY-LEG COMMENTARY

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LEG 1
1–0

Leg 1 — break of throw: Keane Barry cannot take out 72 and leaves 12; Josh Rock punishes it immediately by taking out 158 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Josh Rock leads 1-0.

Josh Rock107.36leg average
Keane Barry97.80leg average
BREAK OF THROW 158 CHECKOUT
LEG 2
2–0

Leg 2: Keane Barry cannot take out 97 and leaves 20; Josh Rock punishes it immediately by taking out 65 in 1 dart. Josh Rock leads 2-0.

Josh Rock93.94leg average
Keane Barry96.20leg average
65 CHECKOUT
LEG 3
2–1

Leg 3 — run stopped: Josh Rock cannot take out 68 and leaves 20; Keane Barry punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 2 darts. Josh Rock leads 2-1.

Josh Rock96.20leg average
Keane Barry88.41leg average
40 CHECKOUT
LEG 4
3–1

Leg 4: Josh Rock closes 36 with Keane Barry waiting on 64 in 1 dart. Josh Rock leads 3-1.

Josh Rock115.62leg average
Keane Barry109.25leg average
36 CHECKOUT
LEG 5
3–2

Leg 5: Josh Rock cannot take out 60 and leaves 40; Keane Barry punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 2 darts. Josh Rock leads 3-2.

Josh Rock76.83leg average
Keane Barry75.15leg average
40 CHECKOUT
LEG 6
4–2

Leg 6: Josh Rock takes out 92 in 1 dart. Josh Rock leads 4-2.

Josh Rock115.62leg average
Keane Barry87.75leg average
92 CHECKOUT
LEG 7
4–3

Leg 7: Keane Barry closes 90 with Josh Rock waiting on 40 in 2 darts. Josh Rock leads 4-3.

Josh Rock92.20leg average
Keane Barry88.41leg average
90 CHECKOUT
LEG 8
5–3

Leg 8: Maximum from Keane Barry! Josh Rock takes out 36 in 1 dart. Josh Rock leads 5-3.

Josh Rock115.62leg average
Keane Barry97.75leg average
36 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 9
6–3

Leg 9 — match-clinching leg: Josh Rock takes out 128 in 2 darts; 11 darts in total, a break of throw. That's the match - Josh Rock wins 6-3.

Josh Rock136.64leg average
Keane Barry87.75leg average
BREAK OF THROW 128 CHECKOUT
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MATCH REPORT

The final story

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We are underway at European Darts Grand Prix in Last 32 with Josh Rock against Keane Barry. The scoring swings from leg to leg before Josh Rock finally seals it 6-3, with the pressure rising whenever the players move into finishing range.

Leg 1 — break of throw: Keane Barry cannot take out 72 and leaves 12; Josh Rock punishes it immediately by taking out 158 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Josh Rock leads 1-0. Leg 2: Keane Barry cannot take out 97 and leaves 20; Josh Rock punishes it immediately by taking out 65 in 1 dart. Josh Rock leads 2-0.

Leg 3 — run stopped: Josh Rock cannot take out 68 and leaves 20; Keane Barry punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 2 darts. Josh Rock leads 2-1. Leg 4: Josh Rock closes 36 with Keane Barry waiting on 64 in 1 dart. Josh Rock leads 3-1.

Leg 5: Josh Rock cannot take out 60 and leaves 40; Keane Barry punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 2 darts. Josh Rock leads 3-2. Leg 6: Josh Rock takes out 92 in 1 dart. Josh Rock leads 4-2.

Leg 7: Keane Barry closes 90 with Josh Rock waiting on 40 in 2 darts. Josh Rock leads 4-3. Leg 8: Maximum from Keane Barry! Josh Rock takes out 36 in 1 dart. Josh Rock leads 5-3.

Leg 9 — match-clinching leg: Josh Rock takes out 128 in 2 darts; 11 darts in total, a break of throw. That's the match - Josh Rock wins 6-3.

Josh Rock posts the higher three-dart average, 97.98 compared with 91.67. Josh Rock hits 0 maximums and Keane Barry hits 1. On the doubles, Josh Rock converts 50.0% and Keane Barry finishes at 38.0%. Josh Rock's longest burst is 2 legs in a row.

Josh Rock has the result, but the final score only tells part of it. 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

97.983-dart avg91.67
0180s1
158Highest checkout90
50%Checkout %38%
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