Joe Cullen beats Maik Kuivenhoven 6-1
European Darts Grand Prix · Last 64 · Fri 17 Apr
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Joe Cullen faces Maik Kuivenhoven 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 Joe Cullen who has the result at 6-1, but every leg has its own part to play on the way there.
Leg 1 stays with Joe Cullen on throw. Maik Kuivenhoven reaches 66 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 40 still on the board. Joe Cullen is sitting on 20 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Joe Cullen takes out 20 with Maik Kuivenhoven poised on 40; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Joe Cullen leads 1-0. Joe Cullen strikes with a break of throw in Leg 2. A 180 from Maik Kuivenhoven turns up the pressure; Joe Cullen takes out 81 with Maik Kuivenhoven poised on 50; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Joe Cullen leads 2-0.
Joe Cullen makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 3. Joe Cullen gets a look at 68 but the finish does not go, and 4 remains.; Joe Cullen gets the finish on 4; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Joe Cullen leads 3-0. Maik Kuivenhoven stops a run of 3 legs by taking Leg 4. Maik Kuivenhoven gets the finish on 32; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts. Joe Cullen leads 3-1.
Leg 5 stays with Joe Cullen on throw. Maik Kuivenhoven has 92 available but cannot take it out, leaving 12. Joe Cullen is sitting on 60 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Joe Cullen takes out 60 with Maik Kuivenhoven poised on 12; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Joe Cullen leads 4-1. Joe Cullen strikes with a break of throw in Leg 6. Joe Cullen gets the finish on 51; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Joe Cullen leads 5-1.
Joe Cullen closes out Leg 7. A 180 from Maik Kuivenhoven turns up the pressure; Joe Cullen gets the finish on 76; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. That's the match - Joe Cullen wins 6-1.
Joe Cullen posts the higher three-dart average, 87.58 compared with 84.31. Joe Cullen hits 0 maximums and Maik Kuivenhoven hits 2. On the doubles, Joe Cullen converts 43.0% and Maik Kuivenhoven finishes at 33.0%. Joe Cullen's longest burst is 3 legs in a row.
Joe Cullen 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.
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How every leg unfolded
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Leg 1 stays with Joe Cullen on throw. Maik Kuivenhoven reaches 66 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 40 still on the board. Joe Cullen is sitting on 20 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Joe Cullen takes out 20 with Maik Kuivenhoven poised on 40; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Joe Cullen leads 1-0.
Joe Cullen strikes with a break of throw in Leg 2. A 180 from Maik Kuivenhoven turns up the pressure; Joe Cullen takes out 81 with Maik Kuivenhoven poised on 50; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Joe Cullen leads 2-0.
Joe Cullen makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 3. Joe Cullen gets a look at 68 but the finish does not go, and 4 remains.; Joe Cullen gets the finish on 4; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Joe Cullen leads 3-0.
Maik Kuivenhoven stops a run of 3 legs by taking Leg 4. Maik Kuivenhoven gets the finish on 32; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts. Joe Cullen leads 3-1.
Leg 5 stays with Joe Cullen on throw. Maik Kuivenhoven has 92 available but cannot take it out, leaving 12. Joe Cullen is sitting on 60 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Joe Cullen takes out 60 with Maik Kuivenhoven poised on 12; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Joe Cullen leads 4-1.
Joe Cullen strikes with a break of throw in Leg 6. Joe Cullen gets the finish on 51; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Joe Cullen leads 5-1.
Joe Cullen closes out Leg 7. A 180 from Maik Kuivenhoven turns up the pressure; Joe Cullen gets the finish on 76; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. That's the match - Joe Cullen wins 6-1.