Cameron Menzies beats Raymond van Barneveld 6-3
European Darts Grand Prix · Last 64 · Fri 17 Apr
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Cameron Menzies faces Raymond van Barneveld at European Darts Grand Prix in Last 64 and the match quickly starts producing the kind of moments that make live darts so tense. By the finish it is Cameron Menzies 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 Raymond van Barneveld! Cameron Menzies cannot take out 54 and leaves 20, Raymond van Barneveld punishes it immediately by taking out 36 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Raymond van Barneveld leads 1-0. Leg 2 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Cameron Menzies! Cameron Menzies closes 24 with Raymond van Barneveld waiting on 56 in 2 darts, a break of throw. We're level at 1-1.
Leg 3 — lead change: Cameron Menzies cannot take out 45 and leaves 32; Cameron Menzies closes 32 with Raymond van Barneveld waiting on 36 in 1 dart. Cameron Menzies leads 2-1. Leg 4 — 3 in a row: Maximum from Raymond van Barneveld! Raymond van Barneveld cannot take out 32 and leaves 8, Cameron Menzies punishes it immediately by taking out 62 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Cameron Menzies leads 3-1.
Leg 5 — immediate break-back: Raymond van Barneveld closes 20 with Cameron Menzies waiting on 40 in 1 dart; a break of throw. Cameron Menzies leads 3-2. Leg 6 — back level: Maximum from Raymond van Barneveld! Cameron Menzies cannot take out 94 and leaves 25, Raymond van Barneveld punishes it immediately by taking out 77 in 2 darts. We're level at 3-3.
Leg 7 — into the lead: Maximum from Cameron Menzies! Cameron Menzies takes out 88 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total. Cameron Menzies leads 4-3. Leg 8 — break of throw: Maximum from Cameron Menzies! Cameron Menzies cannot take out 87 and leaves 10, Cameron Menzies closes 10 with Raymond van Barneveld waiting on 16 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Cameron Menzies leads 5-3.
Leg 9 — match-clinching leg: Cameron Menzies closes 40 with Raymond van Barneveld waiting on 80 in 1 dart; 13 darts in total. That's the match - Cameron Menzies wins 6-3.
Cameron Menzies posts the higher three-dart average, 104.50 compared with 96.05. Cameron Menzies hits 4 maximums and Raymond van Barneveld hits 3. On the doubles, Cameron Menzies converts 43.0% and Raymond van Barneveld finishes at 30.0%. Cameron Menzies's longest burst is 3 legs in a row.
Cameron Menzies has the result, but the final score only tells part of it. The match contains 5 breaks of throw and 1 clear lead change. 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 — break of throw: Maximum from Raymond van Barneveld! Cameron Menzies cannot take out 54 and leaves 20, Raymond van Barneveld punishes it immediately by taking out 36 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Raymond van Barneveld leads 1-0.
Leg 2 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Cameron Menzies! Cameron Menzies closes 24 with Raymond van Barneveld waiting on 56 in 2 darts, a break of throw. We're level at 1-1.
Leg 3 — lead change: Cameron Menzies cannot take out 45 and leaves 32; Cameron Menzies closes 32 with Raymond van Barneveld waiting on 36 in 1 dart. Cameron Menzies leads 2-1.
Leg 4 — 3 in a row: Maximum from Raymond van Barneveld! Raymond van Barneveld cannot take out 32 and leaves 8, Cameron Menzies punishes it immediately by taking out 62 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Cameron Menzies leads 3-1.
Leg 5 — immediate break-back: Raymond van Barneveld closes 20 with Cameron Menzies waiting on 40 in 1 dart; a break of throw. Cameron Menzies leads 3-2.
Leg 6 — back level: Maximum from Raymond van Barneveld! Cameron Menzies cannot take out 94 and leaves 25, Raymond van Barneveld punishes it immediately by taking out 77 in 2 darts. We're level at 3-3.
Leg 7 — into the lead: Maximum from Cameron Menzies! Cameron Menzies takes out 88 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total. Cameron Menzies leads 4-3.
Leg 8 — break of throw: Maximum from Cameron Menzies! Cameron Menzies cannot take out 87 and leaves 10, Cameron Menzies closes 10 with Raymond van Barneveld waiting on 16 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Cameron Menzies leads 5-3.
Leg 9 — match-clinching leg: Cameron Menzies closes 40 with Raymond van Barneveld waiting on 80 in 1 dart; 13 darts in total. That's the match - Cameron Menzies wins 6-3.