Mickey Mansell beats Rob Cross 6-2
European Darts Grand Prix · Last 64 · Fri 17 Apr
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Rob Cross and Mickey Mansell are on the board at European Darts Grand Prix in Last 64, and this one quickly develops into a proper battle. Mickey Mansell eventually gets over the line 6-2, but there is plenty to follow before the final dart lands. Leg 1 stays with Mickey Mansell on throw. Mickey Mansell shuts the door with a 118 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts.
Mickey Mansell leads 1-0. Rob Cross drags the match level in Leg 2. Mickey Mansell reaches 8 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 8 still on the board. Rob Cross is sitting on 12 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Rob Cross takes out 12 with Mickey Mansell poised on 8; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart.
We're level at 1-1. Mickey Mansell moves in front in Leg 3. Mickey Mansell takes out 68 with Rob Cross poised on 48; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg. Mickey Mansell leads 2-1.
Mickey Mansell strikes with a break of throw in Leg 4. Mickey Mansell gets the finish on 98; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 10-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Mickey Mansell leads 3-1. Mickey Mansell makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 5.
Mickey Mansell answers with a maximum; Mickey Mansell gets the finish on 24; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg. Mickey Mansell leads 4-1. Rob Cross stops a run of 3 legs by taking Leg 6. Rob Cross gets the finish on 77; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg.
Mickey Mansell leads 4-2. Mickey Mansell holds throw in Leg 7. Mickey Mansell reaches 81 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 24 still on the board. Rob Cross is sitting on 148 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Mickey Mansell takes out 24 with Rob Cross poised on 66; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg.
Mickey Mansell leads 5-2. Mickey Mansell closes out Leg 8. Rob Cross gets a look at 76 but the finish does not go, and 18 remains. Mickey Mansell is sitting on 86 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Mickey Mansell takes out 86 with Rob Cross poised on 18; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg; and that is a break of throw.
That's the match - Mickey Mansell wins 6-2. 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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Leg 1 stays with Mickey Mansell on throw. Mickey Mansell shuts the door with a 118 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts. Mickey Mansell leads 1-0.
Rob Cross drags the match level in Leg 2. Mickey Mansell reaches 8 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 8 still on the board. Rob Cross is sitting on 12 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Rob Cross takes out 12 with Mickey Mansell poised on 8; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. We're level at 1-1.
Mickey Mansell moves in front in Leg 3. Mickey Mansell takes out 68 with Rob Cross poised on 48; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg. Mickey Mansell leads 2-1.
Mickey Mansell strikes with a break of throw in Leg 4. Mickey Mansell gets the finish on 98; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 10-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Mickey Mansell leads 3-1.
Mickey Mansell makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 5. Mickey Mansell answers with a maximum; Mickey Mansell gets the finish on 24; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg. Mickey Mansell leads 4-1.
Rob Cross stops a run of 3 legs by taking Leg 6. Rob Cross gets the finish on 77; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Mickey Mansell leads 4-2.
Mickey Mansell holds throw in Leg 7. Mickey Mansell reaches 81 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 24 still on the board. Rob Cross is sitting on 148 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Mickey Mansell takes out 24 with Rob Cross poised on 66; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg. Mickey Mansell leads 5-2.
Mickey Mansell closes out Leg 8. Rob Cross gets a look at 76 but the finish does not go, and 18 remains. Mickey Mansell is sitting on 86 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Mickey Mansell takes out 86 with Rob Cross poised on 18; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. That's the match - Mickey Mansell wins 6-2.