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Karel Sedlacek beats Rhys Griffin 6-5

European Darts Open · Last 64 · Fri 10 Jul

Karel Sedlacek 6–5 Rhys Griffin
LEG-BY-LEG COMMENTARY

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LEG 1
0–1

Leg 1: Rhys Griffin takes out 72 in 2 darts. Rhys Griffin leads 1-0.

Karel Sedlacek73.60leg average
Rhys Griffin88.41leg average
72 CHECKOUT
LEG 2
1–1

Leg 2 — back level: Karel Sedlacek takes out 92 in 1 dart; 10 darts in total. We're level at 1-1.

Karel Sedlacek150.30leg average
Rhys Griffin94.33leg average
92 CHECKOUT
LEG 3
2–1

Leg 3 — lead change: Karel Sedlacek cannot take out 90 and leaves 16; Karel Sedlacek closes 16 with Rhys Griffin waiting on 40 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Karel Sedlacek leads 2-1.

Karel Sedlacek75.15leg average
Rhys Griffin65.86leg average
BREAK OF THROW 16 CHECKOUT
LEG 4
3–1

Leg 4 — 3 in a row: Rhys Griffin cannot take out 78 and leaves 40; Karel Sedlacek punishes it immediately by taking out 20 in 1 dart. Karel Sedlacek leads 3-1.

Karel Sedlacek93.94leg average
Rhys Griffin92.20leg average
20 CHECKOUT
LEG 5
4–1

Leg 5 — 4 in a row: Rhys Griffin cannot take out 8 and leaves 4; Karel Sedlacek punishes it immediately by taking out 48 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Karel Sedlacek leads 4-1.

Karel Sedlacek75.15leg average
Rhys Griffin71.00leg average
BREAK OF THROW 48 CHECKOUT
LEG 6
4–2

Leg 6 — immediate break-back: Karel Sedlacek cannot take out 68 and leaves 32; Rhys Griffin punishes it immediately by taking out 20 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Karel Sedlacek leads 4-2.

Karel Sedlacek78.17leg average
Rhys Griffin93.94leg average
BREAK OF THROW 20 CHECKOUT
LEG 7
4–3

Leg 7: Rhys Griffin cannot take out 76 and leaves 8; Rhys Griffin takes out 8 in 2 darts. Karel Sedlacek leads 4-3.

Karel Sedlacek75.80leg average
Rhys Griffin88.41leg average
8 CHECKOUT
LEG 8
5–3

Leg 8 — run stopped: Maximum from Karel Sedlacek! Karel Sedlacek takes out 41 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total. Karel Sedlacek leads 5-3.

Karel Sedlacek150.30leg average
Rhys Griffin106.00leg average
41 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 9
5–4

Leg 9: Maximum from Rhys Griffin! Rhys Griffin takes out 87 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total. Karel Sedlacek leads 5-4.

Karel Sedlacek120.33leg average
Rhys Griffin136.64leg average
87 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 10
5–5

Leg 10 — back level: Maximum from Karel Sedlacek! Karel Sedlacek cannot take out 80 and leaves 20, Rhys Griffin punishes it immediately by taking out 60 in 1 dart, a break of throw. We're level at 5-5.

Karel Sedlacek96.20leg average
Rhys Griffin115.62leg average
BREAK OF THROW 60 CHECKOUT 2 × 180
LEG 11
6–5

Leg 11 — match-clinching leg: Rhys Griffin cannot take out 40 and leaves 10; Karel Sedlacek punishes it immediately by taking out 16 in 2 darts, 17 darts in total, a break of throw. That's the match - Karel Sedlacek wins 6-5.

Karel Sedlacek88.41leg average
Rhys Griffin81.83leg average
BREAK OF THROW 16 CHECKOUT
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MATCH REPORT

The final story

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Karel Sedlacek faces Rhys Griffin 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 Karel Sedlacek who has the result at 6-5, but every leg has its own part to play on the way there.

Leg 1: Rhys Griffin takes out 72 in 2 darts. Rhys Griffin leads 1-0. Leg 2 — back level: Karel Sedlacek takes out 92 in 1 dart; 10 darts in total. We're level at 1-1. Leg 3 — lead change: Karel Sedlacek cannot take out 90 and leaves 16; Karel Sedlacek closes 16 with Rhys Griffin waiting on 40 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Karel Sedlacek leads 2-1.

Leg 4 — 3 in a row: Rhys Griffin cannot take out 78 and leaves 40; Karel Sedlacek punishes it immediately by taking out 20 in 1 dart. Karel Sedlacek leads 3-1. Leg 5 — 4 in a row: Rhys Griffin cannot take out 8 and leaves 4; Karel Sedlacek punishes it immediately by taking out 48 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Karel Sedlacek leads 4-1. Leg 6 — immediate break-back: Karel Sedlacek cannot take out 68 and leaves 32; Rhys Griffin punishes it immediately by taking out 20 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Karel Sedlacek leads 4-2.

Leg 7: Rhys Griffin cannot take out 76 and leaves 8; Rhys Griffin takes out 8 in 2 darts. Karel Sedlacek leads 4-3. Leg 8 — run stopped: Maximum from Karel Sedlacek! Karel Sedlacek takes out 41 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total. Karel Sedlacek leads 5-3. Leg 9: Maximum from Rhys Griffin! Rhys Griffin takes out 87 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total. Karel Sedlacek leads 5-4.

Leg 10 — back level: Maximum from Karel Sedlacek! Karel Sedlacek cannot take out 80 and leaves 20, Rhys Griffin punishes it immediately by taking out 60 in 1 dart, a break of throw. We're level at 5-5. Leg 11 — match-clinching leg: Rhys Griffin cannot take out 40 and leaves 10; Karel Sedlacek punishes it immediately by taking out 16 in 2 darts, 17 darts in total, a break of throw. That's the match - Karel Sedlacek wins 6-5.

Rhys Griffin posts the higher three-dart average, 89.04 compared with 88.84. Karel Sedlacek hits 2 maximums and Rhys Griffin hits 2. On the doubles, Karel Sedlacek converts 33.0% and Rhys Griffin finishes at 21.0%. Karel Sedlacek's longest burst is 4 legs in a row.

Karel Sedlacek has the result, but the final score only tells part of it. The match contains 5 breaks of throw and 1 clear lead change. 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.

MATCH DATA

Match statistics

88.843-dart avg89.04
2180s2
92Highest checkout87
33%Checkout %21%
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