Nathan Aspinall beats Mickey Mansell 6-1
European Darts Open · Last 32 · Sat 11 Jul
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We are underway at European Darts Open in Last 32 with Nathan Aspinall against Mickey Mansell. The scoring swings from leg to leg before Nathan Aspinall finally seals it 6-1, with the pressure rising whenever the players move into finishing range.
Nathan Aspinall comes through Leg 1 on throw. Nathan Aspinall takes out 42 with Mickey Mansell poised on 40; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Nathan Aspinall leads 1-0. Mickey Mansell drags the match level in Leg 2. Nathan Aspinall gets a look at 100 but the finish does not go, and 40 remains. Mickey Mansell is sitting on 92 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Mickey Mansell takes out 92 with Nathan Aspinall poised on 40; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts. We're level at 1-1.
Nathan Aspinall moves in front in Leg 3. Nathan Aspinall responds with 2 maximums; Nathan Aspinall gets the finish on 51; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 10-dart leg. Nathan Aspinall leads 2-1. Nathan Aspinall strikes with a break of throw in Leg 4. Nathan Aspinall answers with a maximum; Mickey Mansell reaches 24 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 6 still on the board. Nathan Aspinall is sitting on 45 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Nathan Aspinall takes out 45 with Mickey Mansell poised on 6; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Nathan Aspinall leads 3-1.
Nathan Aspinall makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 5. Nathan Aspinall gets the finish on 40; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Nathan Aspinall leads 4-1. Nathan Aspinall makes it 4 legs on the spin in Leg 6. Nathan Aspinall takes out 84 with Mickey Mansell poised on 10; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Nathan Aspinall leads 5-1.
Nathan Aspinall closes out Leg 7. Nathan Aspinall answers with a maximum; Nathan Aspinall gets the finish on 81; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 10-dart leg. That's the match - Nathan Aspinall wins 6-1.
Nathan Aspinall posts the higher three-dart average, 107.23 compared with 93.57. Nathan Aspinall hits 4 maximums and Mickey Mansell hits 0. On the doubles, Nathan Aspinall converts 67.0% and Mickey Mansell finishes at 20.0%. Nathan Aspinall's longest burst is 5 legs in a row.
Nathan Aspinall 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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Nathan Aspinall comes through Leg 1 on throw. Nathan Aspinall takes out 42 with Mickey Mansell poised on 40; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Nathan Aspinall leads 1-0.
Mickey Mansell drags the match level in Leg 2. Nathan Aspinall gets a look at 100 but the finish does not go, and 40 remains. Mickey Mansell is sitting on 92 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Mickey Mansell takes out 92 with Nathan Aspinall poised on 40; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts. We're level at 1-1.
Nathan Aspinall moves in front in Leg 3. Nathan Aspinall responds with 2 maximums; Nathan Aspinall gets the finish on 51; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 10-dart leg. Nathan Aspinall leads 2-1.
Nathan Aspinall strikes with a break of throw in Leg 4. Nathan Aspinall answers with a maximum; Mickey Mansell reaches 24 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 6 still on the board. Nathan Aspinall is sitting on 45 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Nathan Aspinall takes out 45 with Mickey Mansell poised on 6; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Nathan Aspinall leads 3-1.
Nathan Aspinall makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 5. Nathan Aspinall gets the finish on 40; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Nathan Aspinall leads 4-1.
Nathan Aspinall makes it 4 legs on the spin in Leg 6. Nathan Aspinall takes out 84 with Mickey Mansell poised on 10; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Nathan Aspinall leads 5-1.
Nathan Aspinall closes out Leg 7. Nathan Aspinall answers with a maximum; Nathan Aspinall gets the finish on 81; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 10-dart leg. That's the match - Nathan Aspinall wins 6-1.