Ryan Joyce beats Mio Varila 6-1
European Darts Open · Last 64 · Fri 10 Jul
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Ryan Joyce faces Mio Varila 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 Ryan Joyce who has the result at 6-1, but every leg has its own part to play on the way there. Leg 1 stays with Ryan Joyce on throw. Ryan Joyce gets the finish on 50; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart.
Ryan Joyce leads 1-0. Ryan Joyce strikes with a break of throw in Leg 2. Ryan Joyce answers with a maximum; Mio Varila has 73 available but cannot take it out, leaving 40. Ryan Joyce is sitting on 10 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Ryan Joyce takes out 10 with Mio Varila poised on 40; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; and that is a break of throw.
Ryan Joyce leads 2-0. Mio Varila answers immediately with a break-back in Leg 3. Ryan Joyce reaches 6 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 2 still on the board. Mio Varila is sitting on 7 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Mio Varila takes out 7 with Ryan Joyce poised on 2; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; and that is a break of throw.
Ryan Joyce leads 2-1. Ryan Joyce answers immediately with a break-back in Leg 4. Mio Varila reaches 80 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 40 still on the board. Ryan Joyce is sitting on 40 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Ryan Joyce takes out 40 with Mio Varila poised on 40; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; and that is a break of throw.
Ryan Joyce leads 3-1. Ryan Joyce holds throw in Leg 5. Ryan Joyce reaches 84 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 32 still on the board. Mio Varila is sitting on 138 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Ryan Joyce takes out 32 with Mio Varila poised on 80; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart.
Ryan Joyce leads 4-1. Ryan Joyce makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 6. Ryan Joyce has 84 available but cannot take it out, leaving 32.; Ryan Joyce gets the finish on 32; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Ryan Joyce leads 5-1.
Ryan Joyce closes out Leg 7. The match contains 4 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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Leg 1 stays with Ryan Joyce on throw. Ryan Joyce gets the finish on 50; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Ryan Joyce leads 1-0.
Ryan Joyce strikes with a break of throw in Leg 2. Ryan Joyce answers with a maximum; Mio Varila has 73 available but cannot take it out, leaving 40. Ryan Joyce is sitting on 10 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Ryan Joyce takes out 10 with Mio Varila poised on 40; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; and that is a break of throw. Ryan Joyce leads 2-0.
Mio Varila answers immediately with a break-back in Leg 3. Ryan Joyce reaches 6 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 2 still on the board. Mio Varila is sitting on 7 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Mio Varila takes out 7 with Ryan Joyce poised on 2; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; and that is a break of throw. Ryan Joyce leads 2-1.
Ryan Joyce answers immediately with a break-back in Leg 4. Mio Varila reaches 80 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 40 still on the board. Ryan Joyce is sitting on 40 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Ryan Joyce takes out 40 with Mio Varila poised on 40; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; and that is a break of throw. Ryan Joyce leads 3-1.
Ryan Joyce holds throw in Leg 5. Ryan Joyce reaches 84 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 32 still on the board. Mio Varila is sitting on 138 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Ryan Joyce takes out 32 with Mio Varila poised on 80; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Ryan Joyce leads 4-1.
Ryan Joyce makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 6. Ryan Joyce has 84 available but cannot take it out, leaving 32.; Ryan Joyce gets the finish on 32; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Ryan Joyce leads 5-1.
Ryan Joyce closes out Leg 7. Ryan Joyce answers with a maximum; Ryan Joyce gets the finish on 28; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. That's the match - Ryan Joyce wins 6-1.