Joe Cullen beats Charlie Manby 6-4
European Darts Open · Last 64 · Fri 10 Jul
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Joe Cullen and Charlie Manby are on the board at European Darts Open in Last 64, and this one quickly develops into a proper battle. Joe Cullen eventually gets over the line 6-4, but there is plenty to follow before the final dart lands.
Leg 1 — break of throw: Maximum from Charlie Manby! Charlie Manby cannot take out 16 and leaves 8, Joe Cullen punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Joe Cullen leads 1-0. Leg 2: Joe Cullen closes 32 with Charlie Manby waiting on 25 in 1 dart. Joe Cullen leads 2-0.
Leg 3 — 3 in a row: Charlie Manby cannot take out 77 and leaves 30; Joe Cullen punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Joe Cullen leads 3-0. Leg 4 — 4 in a row: Joe Cullen takes out 32 in 1 dart. Joe Cullen leads 4-0.
Leg 5 — run stopped: Maximum from Joe Cullen! Charlie Manby takes out 146 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total. Joe Cullen leads 4-1. Leg 6: Maximum from Joe Cullen! Charlie Manby cannot take out 80 and leaves 10, Joe Cullen punishes it immediately by taking out 10 in 1 dart. Joe Cullen leads 5-1.
Leg 7: Maximum from Joe Cullen! Charlie Manby takes out 164 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total. Joe Cullen leads 5-2. Leg 8 — break of throw: Maximum from Charlie Manby! Charlie Manby takes out 124 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total, a break of throw. Joe Cullen leads 5-3.
Leg 9 — 3 in a row: Maximum from Charlie Manby! Charlie Manby closes 106 with Joe Cullen waiting on 58 in 2 darts. Joe Cullen leads 5-4. Leg 10 — match-clinching leg: Joe Cullen cannot take out 93 and leaves 40; Joe Cullen takes out 40 in 1 dart, 16 darts in total. That's the match - Joe Cullen wins 6-4.
Joe Cullen posts the higher three-dart average, 97.62 compared with 93.69. Joe Cullen hits 3 maximums and Charlie Manby hits 3. On the doubles, Joe Cullen converts 67.0% and Charlie Manby finishes at 33.0%. Joe Cullen's longest burst is 4 legs in a row.
Joe Cullen has the result, but the final score only tells part of it. The match contains 3 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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How every leg unfolded
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Leg 1 — break of throw: Maximum from Charlie Manby! Charlie Manby cannot take out 16 and leaves 8, Joe Cullen punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Joe Cullen leads 1-0.
Leg 2: Joe Cullen closes 32 with Charlie Manby waiting on 25 in 1 dart. Joe Cullen leads 2-0.
Leg 3 — 3 in a row: Charlie Manby cannot take out 77 and leaves 30; Joe Cullen punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Joe Cullen leads 3-0.
Leg 4 — 4 in a row: Joe Cullen takes out 32 in 1 dart. Joe Cullen leads 4-0.
Leg 5 — run stopped: Maximum from Joe Cullen! Charlie Manby takes out 146 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total. Joe Cullen leads 4-1.
Leg 6: Maximum from Joe Cullen! Charlie Manby cannot take out 80 and leaves 10, Joe Cullen punishes it immediately by taking out 10 in 1 dart. Joe Cullen leads 5-1.
Leg 7: Maximum from Joe Cullen! Charlie Manby takes out 164 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total. Joe Cullen leads 5-2.
Leg 8 — break of throw: Maximum from Charlie Manby! Charlie Manby takes out 124 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total, a break of throw. Joe Cullen leads 5-3.
Leg 9 — 3 in a row: Maximum from Charlie Manby! Charlie Manby closes 106 with Joe Cullen waiting on 58 in 2 darts. Joe Cullen leads 5-4.
Leg 10 — match-clinching leg: Joe Cullen cannot take out 93 and leaves 40; Joe Cullen takes out 40 in 1 dart, 16 darts in total. That's the match - Joe Cullen wins 6-4.