Max Hopp beats Rob Cross 6-3
European Darts Open · Last 64 · Fri 10 Jul
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Rob Cross faces Max Hopp 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 Max Hopp who has the result at 6-3, but every leg has its own part to play on the way there.
Leg 1 — break of throw: Max Hopp cannot take out 64 and leaves 40; Max Hopp closes 40 with Rob Cross waiting on 56 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Max Hopp leads 1-0. Leg 2: Rob Cross cannot take out 70 and leaves 32; Max Hopp punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 2 darts. Max Hopp leads 2-0.
Leg 3 — run stopped: Rob Cross closes 40 with Max Hopp waiting on 64 in 1 dart. Max Hopp leads 2-1. Leg 4: Max Hopp takes out 36 in 2 darts. Max Hopp leads 3-1.
Leg 5: Maximum from Max Hopp! Rob Cross takes out 36 in 1 dart. Max Hopp leads 3-2. Leg 6: Max Hopp takes out 100 in 2 darts. Max Hopp leads 4-2.
Leg 7: Rob Cross closes 36 with Max Hopp waiting on 72 in 1 dart. Max Hopp leads 4-3. Leg 8: Max Hopp takes out 8 in 2 darts. Max Hopp leads 5-3.
Leg 9 — match-clinching leg: Rob Cross cannot take out 84 and leaves 25; Max Hopp punishes it immediately by taking out 87 in 1 dart, 16 darts in total, a break of throw. That's the match - Max Hopp wins 6-3.
Max Hopp posts the higher three-dart average, 95.34 compared with 93.30. Rob Cross hits 0 maximums and Max Hopp hits 1. On the doubles, Rob Cross converts 50.0% and Max Hopp finishes at 60.0%. Max Hopp's longest burst is 2 legs in a row.
Max Hopp 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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How every leg unfolded
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Leg 1 — break of throw: Max Hopp cannot take out 64 and leaves 40; Max Hopp closes 40 with Rob Cross waiting on 56 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Max Hopp leads 1-0.
Leg 2: Rob Cross cannot take out 70 and leaves 32; Max Hopp punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 2 darts. Max Hopp leads 2-0.
Leg 3 — run stopped: Rob Cross closes 40 with Max Hopp waiting on 64 in 1 dart. Max Hopp leads 2-1.
Leg 4: Max Hopp takes out 36 in 2 darts. Max Hopp leads 3-1.
Leg 5: Maximum from Max Hopp! Rob Cross takes out 36 in 1 dart. Max Hopp leads 3-2.
Leg 6: Max Hopp takes out 100 in 2 darts. Max Hopp leads 4-2.
Leg 7: Rob Cross closes 36 with Max Hopp waiting on 72 in 1 dart. Max Hopp leads 4-3.
Leg 8: Max Hopp takes out 8 in 2 darts. Max Hopp leads 5-3.
Leg 9 — match-clinching leg: Rob Cross cannot take out 84 and leaves 25; Max Hopp punishes it immediately by taking out 87 in 1 dart, 16 darts in total, a break of throw. That's the match - Max Hopp wins 6-3.