Maik Kuivenhoven beats Daryl Gurney 6-3
European Darts Open · Last 64 · Fri 10 Jul
Visit-by-visit scoring
Open the scoring record to compare both players visit by visit. During a live match this panel continues to update from the stored provider feed.
Open leg-by-leg scoringEvery stored visit
The final story
A concise final report built from the same chronological scoring record above.
We are underway at European Darts Open in Last 64 with Daryl Gurney against Maik Kuivenhoven. The scoring swings from leg to leg before Maik Kuivenhoven finally seals it 6-3, with the pressure rising whenever the players move into finishing range.
Leg 1: Maik Kuivenhoven closes 8 with Daryl Gurney waiting on 20 in 2 darts. Maik Kuivenhoven leads 1-0. Leg 2 — back level: Maik Kuivenhoven cannot take out 43 and leaves 10; Daryl Gurney punishes it immediately by taking out 32 in 1 dart. We're level at 1-1.
Leg 3 — into the lead: Maik Kuivenhoven takes out 156 in 2 darts; 11 darts in total. Maik Kuivenhoven leads 2-1. Leg 4 — back level: Daryl Gurney closes 78 with Maik Kuivenhoven waiting on 24 in 1 dart. We're level at 2-2.
Leg 5 — into the lead: Daryl Gurney cannot take out 80 and leaves 20; Maik Kuivenhoven punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 2 darts. Maik Kuivenhoven leads 3-2. Leg 6 — break of throw: Daryl Gurney cannot take out 7 and leaves 7; Maik Kuivenhoven punishes it immediately by taking out 32 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Maik Kuivenhoven leads 4-2.
Leg 7 — 3 in a row: Maik Kuivenhoven takes out 112 in 2 darts. Maik Kuivenhoven leads 5-2. Leg 8 — run stopped: Daryl Gurney closes 25 with Maik Kuivenhoven waiting on 81 in 1 dart. Maik Kuivenhoven leads 5-3.
Leg 9 — match-clinching leg: Maximum from Maik Kuivenhoven! Maik Kuivenhoven takes out 80 in 2 darts, 14 darts in total. That's the match - Maik Kuivenhoven wins 6-3.
Maik Kuivenhoven posts the higher three-dart average, 93.49 compared with 85.98. Daryl Gurney hits 0 maximums and Maik Kuivenhoven hits 1. On the doubles, Daryl Gurney converts 21.0% and Maik Kuivenhoven finishes at 55.0%. Maik Kuivenhoven's longest burst is 3 legs in a row.
Maik Kuivenhoven has the result, but the final score only tells part of it. The match contains 1 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.
About this commentary: All Things Darts Match Centre compiles it from the stored match result, statistics and ordered visit-by-visit scoring. It does not invent exact doubles, missed darts or dart segments that are not present in the source data. Per-leg averages are only labelled as exact when darts used are available for every recorded visit in that leg.
How every leg unfolded
The permanent match record keeps the commentary, score after each leg and each player’s exact three-dart leg average where the darts-used data is available.
Leg 1: Maik Kuivenhoven closes 8 with Daryl Gurney waiting on 20 in 2 darts. Maik Kuivenhoven leads 1-0.
Leg 2 — back level: Maik Kuivenhoven cannot take out 43 and leaves 10; Daryl Gurney punishes it immediately by taking out 32 in 1 dart. We're level at 1-1.
Leg 3 — into the lead: Maik Kuivenhoven takes out 156 in 2 darts; 11 darts in total. Maik Kuivenhoven leads 2-1.
Leg 4 — back level: Daryl Gurney closes 78 with Maik Kuivenhoven waiting on 24 in 1 dart. We're level at 2-2.
Leg 5 — into the lead: Daryl Gurney cannot take out 80 and leaves 20; Maik Kuivenhoven punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 2 darts. Maik Kuivenhoven leads 3-2.
Leg 6 — break of throw: Daryl Gurney cannot take out 7 and leaves 7; Maik Kuivenhoven punishes it immediately by taking out 32 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Maik Kuivenhoven leads 4-2.
Leg 7 — 3 in a row: Maik Kuivenhoven takes out 112 in 2 darts. Maik Kuivenhoven leads 5-2.
Leg 8 — run stopped: Daryl Gurney closes 25 with Maik Kuivenhoven waiting on 81 in 1 dart. Maik Kuivenhoven leads 5-3.
Leg 9 — match-clinching leg: Maximum from Maik Kuivenhoven! Maik Kuivenhoven takes out 80 in 2 darts, 14 darts in total. That's the match - Maik Kuivenhoven wins 6-3.