Rob Owen beats Andrew Gilding 6-5
European Darts Open · Last 64 · Fri 10 Jul
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Andrew Gilding faces Rob Owen at European Darts Open in Last 64 and the match quickly starts producing the kind of moments that make live darts so tense. By the finish it is Rob Owen who has the result at 6-5, but every leg has its own part to play on the way there.
Leg 1: Andrew Gilding closes 52 with Rob Owen waiting on 68 in 1 dart. Andrew Gilding leads 1-0. Leg 2 — back level: Andrew Gilding cannot take out 96 and leaves 18; Rob Owen punishes it immediately by taking out 36 in 2 darts. We're level at 1-1. Leg 3 — lead change: Maximum from Andrew Gilding! Rob Owen cannot take out 81 and leaves 12, Rob Owen takes out 12 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Rob Owen leads 2-1.
Leg 4 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Rob Owen! Andrew Gilding takes out 97 in 2 darts, a break of throw. We're level at 2-2. Leg 5 — lead change: Maximum from Rob Owen! Rob Owen cannot take out 95 and leaves 39, Andrew Gilding punishes it immediately by taking out 79 in 1 dart. Andrew Gilding leads 3-2. Leg 6 — back level: Maximum from Rob Owen! Rob Owen cannot take out 81 and leaves 6, Rob Owen closes 6 with Andrew Gilding waiting on 82 in 2 darts. We're level at 3-3.
Leg 7 — lead change: Rob Owen fires in 2 maximums; Rob Owen closes 24 with Andrew Gilding waiting on 41 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total, a break of throw. Rob Owen leads 4-3. Leg 8 — immediate break-back: Andrew Gilding closes 120 with Rob Owen waiting on 72 in 2 darts; a break of throw. We're level at 4-4. Leg 9 — lead change: Maximum from Andrew Gilding! Andrew Gilding closes 20 with Rob Owen waiting on 76 in 1 dart. Andrew Gilding leads 5-4.
Leg 10 — back level: Maximum from Andrew Gilding! Rob Owen takes out 81 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total. We're level at 5-5. Leg 11 — match-clinching leg: Maximum from Rob Owen! Rob Owen takes out 102 in 1 dart, 13 darts in total, a break of throw. That's the match - Rob Owen wins 6-5.
Rob Owen posts the higher three-dart average, 97.89 compared with 91.68. Andrew Gilding hits 4 maximums and Rob Owen hits 8. On the doubles, Andrew Gilding converts 50.0% and Rob Owen finishes at 40.0%. Rob Owen's longest burst is 2 legs in a row.
Rob Owen has the result, but the final score only tells part of it. The match contains 5 breaks of throw and 5 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: Andrew Gilding closes 52 with Rob Owen waiting on 68 in 1 dart. Andrew Gilding leads 1-0.
Leg 2 — back level: Andrew Gilding cannot take out 96 and leaves 18; Rob Owen punishes it immediately by taking out 36 in 2 darts. We're level at 1-1.
Leg 3 — lead change: Maximum from Andrew Gilding! Rob Owen cannot take out 81 and leaves 12, Rob Owen takes out 12 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Rob Owen leads 2-1.
Leg 4 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Rob Owen! Andrew Gilding takes out 97 in 2 darts, a break of throw. We're level at 2-2.
Leg 5 — lead change: Maximum from Rob Owen! Rob Owen cannot take out 95 and leaves 39, Andrew Gilding punishes it immediately by taking out 79 in 1 dart. Andrew Gilding leads 3-2.
Leg 6 — back level: Maximum from Rob Owen! Rob Owen cannot take out 81 and leaves 6, Rob Owen closes 6 with Andrew Gilding waiting on 82 in 2 darts. We're level at 3-3.
Leg 7 — lead change: Rob Owen fires in 2 maximums; Rob Owen closes 24 with Andrew Gilding waiting on 41 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total, a break of throw. Rob Owen leads 4-3.
Leg 8 — immediate break-back: Andrew Gilding closes 120 with Rob Owen waiting on 72 in 2 darts; a break of throw. We're level at 4-4.
Leg 9 — lead change: Maximum from Andrew Gilding! Andrew Gilding closes 20 with Rob Owen waiting on 76 in 1 dart. Andrew Gilding leads 5-4.
Leg 10 — back level: Maximum from Andrew Gilding! Rob Owen takes out 81 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total. We're level at 5-5.
Leg 11 — match-clinching leg: Maximum from Rob Owen! Rob Owen takes out 102 in 1 dart, 13 darts in total, a break of throw. That's the match - Rob Owen wins 6-5.