Dirk van Duijvenbode beats Wessel Nijman 6-3
European Darts Open · Last 16 · Sun 12 Jul
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Dirk van Duijvenbode faces Wessel Nijman at European Darts Open in Last 16 and the match quickly starts producing the kind of moments that make live darts so tense. By the finish it is Dirk van Duijvenbode who has the result at 6-3, but every leg has its own part to play on the way there.
Leg 1: Maximum from Wessel Nijman! Wessel Nijman cannot take out 81 and leaves 25, Dirk van Duijvenbode punishes it immediately by taking out 126 in 1 dart. Dirk van Duijvenbode leads 1-0. Leg 2 — back level: Maximum from Wessel Nijman! Wessel Nijman cannot take out 76 and leaves 40, Wessel Nijman takes out 40 in 2 darts. We're level at 1-1.
Leg 3 — lead change: Maximum from Wessel Nijman! Wessel Nijman closes 36 with Dirk van Duijvenbode waiting on 50 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Wessel Nijman leads 2-1. Leg 4 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Wessel Nijman! Wessel Nijman cannot take out 60 and leaves 40, Dirk van Duijvenbode punishes it immediately by taking out 36 in 2 darts, a break of throw. We're level at 2-2.
Leg 5 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Dirk van Duijvenbode! Dirk van Duijvenbode cannot take out 84 and leaves 32, Wessel Nijman punishes it immediately by taking out 56 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Wessel Nijman leads 3-2. Leg 6 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Dirk van Duijvenbode! Dirk van Duijvenbode closes 46 with Wessel Nijman waiting on 16 in 2 darts, a break of throw. We're level at 3-3.
Leg 7 — lead change: Wessel Nijman cannot take out 76 and leaves 8; Dirk van Duijvenbode punishes it immediately by taking out 130 in 1 dart. Dirk van Duijvenbode leads 4-3. Leg 8 — 3 in a row: Wessel Nijman cannot take out 9 and leaves 8; Dirk van Duijvenbode punishes it immediately by taking out 10 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Dirk van Duijvenbode leads 5-3.
Leg 9 — match-clinching leg: Dirk van Duijvenbode takes out 143 in 1 dart; 13 darts in total. That's the match - Dirk van Duijvenbode wins 6-3.
Wessel Nijman posts the higher three-dart average, 96.64 compared with 91.38. Dirk van Duijvenbode hits 2 maximums and Wessel Nijman hits 4. On the doubles, Dirk van Duijvenbode converts 40.0% and Wessel Nijman finishes at 20.0%. Dirk van Duijvenbode's longest burst is 4 legs in a row.
Dirk van Duijvenbode has the result, but the final score only tells part of it. The match contains 5 breaks of throw and 2 clear lead changes. 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 Wessel Nijman! Wessel Nijman cannot take out 81 and leaves 25, Dirk van Duijvenbode punishes it immediately by taking out 126 in 1 dart. Dirk van Duijvenbode leads 1-0.
Leg 2 — back level: Maximum from Wessel Nijman! Wessel Nijman cannot take out 76 and leaves 40, Wessel Nijman takes out 40 in 2 darts. We're level at 1-1.
Leg 3 — lead change: Maximum from Wessel Nijman! Wessel Nijman closes 36 with Dirk van Duijvenbode waiting on 50 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Wessel Nijman leads 2-1.
Leg 4 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Wessel Nijman! Wessel Nijman cannot take out 60 and leaves 40, Dirk van Duijvenbode punishes it immediately by taking out 36 in 2 darts, a break of throw. We're level at 2-2.
Leg 5 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Dirk van Duijvenbode! Dirk van Duijvenbode cannot take out 84 and leaves 32, Wessel Nijman punishes it immediately by taking out 56 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Wessel Nijman leads 3-2.
Leg 6 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Dirk van Duijvenbode! Dirk van Duijvenbode closes 46 with Wessel Nijman waiting on 16 in 2 darts, a break of throw. We're level at 3-3.
Leg 7 — lead change: Wessel Nijman cannot take out 76 and leaves 8; Dirk van Duijvenbode punishes it immediately by taking out 130 in 1 dart. Dirk van Duijvenbode leads 4-3.
Leg 8 — 3 in a row: Wessel Nijman cannot take out 9 and leaves 8; Dirk van Duijvenbode punishes it immediately by taking out 10 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Dirk van Duijvenbode leads 5-3.
Leg 9 — match-clinching leg: Dirk van Duijvenbode takes out 143 in 1 dart; 13 darts in total. That's the match - Dirk van Duijvenbode wins 6-3.