Jermaine Wattimena beats Damon Heta 7-3
European Darts Open · Semi-finals · Sun 12 Jul
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Jermaine Wattimena faces Damon Heta at European Darts Open in Semi-finals and the match quickly starts producing the kind of moments that make live darts so tense. By the finish it is Jermaine Wattimena who has the result at 7-3, but every leg has its own part to play on the way there.
Leg 1 — break of throw: Damon Heta cannot take out 100 and leaves 40; Jermaine Wattimena punishes it immediately by taking out 70 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Jermaine Wattimena leads 1-0. Leg 2: Jermaine Wattimena closes 8 with Damon Heta waiting on 32 in 1 dart. Jermaine Wattimena leads 2-0.
Leg 3 — 3 in a row: Jermaine Wattimena takes out 40 in 2 darts; a break of throw. Jermaine Wattimena leads 3-0. Leg 4 — 4 in a row: Jermaine Wattimena closes 66 with Damon Heta waiting on 40 in 1 dart. Jermaine Wattimena leads 4-0.
Leg 5 — run stopped: Damon Heta cannot take out 71 and leaves 25; Damon Heta closes 25 with Jermaine Wattimena waiting on 65 in 2 darts. Jermaine Wattimena leads 4-1. Leg 6: Damon Heta cannot take out 5 and leaves 5; Jermaine Wattimena punishes it immediately by taking out 6 in 1 dart. Jermaine Wattimena leads 5-1.
Leg 7: Damon Heta cannot take out 66 and leaves 16; Damon Heta closes 16 with Jermaine Wattimena waiting on 32 in 2 darts. Jermaine Wattimena leads 5-2. Leg 8: Jermaine Wattimena closes 32 with Damon Heta waiting on 60 in 1 dart. Jermaine Wattimena leads 6-2.
Leg 9: Damon Heta takes out 60 in 2 darts. Jermaine Wattimena leads 6-3. Leg 10 — match-clinching leg: Maximum from Jermaine Wattimena! Jermaine Wattimena closes 40 with Damon Heta waiting on 67 in 1 dart, 13 darts in total. That's the match - Jermaine Wattimena wins 7-3.
Damon Heta posts the higher three-dart average, 88.52 compared with 86.67. Jermaine Wattimena hits 1 maximum and Damon Heta hits 0. On the doubles, Jermaine Wattimena converts 41.0% and Damon Heta finishes at 25.0%. Jermaine Wattimena's longest burst is 4 legs in a row.
Jermaine Wattimena 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: Damon Heta cannot take out 100 and leaves 40; Jermaine Wattimena punishes it immediately by taking out 70 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Jermaine Wattimena leads 1-0.
Leg 2: Jermaine Wattimena closes 8 with Damon Heta waiting on 32 in 1 dart. Jermaine Wattimena leads 2-0.
Leg 3 — 3 in a row: Jermaine Wattimena takes out 40 in 2 darts; a break of throw. Jermaine Wattimena leads 3-0.
Leg 4 — 4 in a row: Jermaine Wattimena closes 66 with Damon Heta waiting on 40 in 1 dart. Jermaine Wattimena leads 4-0.
Leg 5 — run stopped: Damon Heta cannot take out 71 and leaves 25; Damon Heta closes 25 with Jermaine Wattimena waiting on 65 in 2 darts. Jermaine Wattimena leads 4-1.
Leg 6: Damon Heta cannot take out 5 and leaves 5; Jermaine Wattimena punishes it immediately by taking out 6 in 1 dart. Jermaine Wattimena leads 5-1.
Leg 7: Damon Heta cannot take out 66 and leaves 16; Damon Heta closes 16 with Jermaine Wattimena waiting on 32 in 2 darts. Jermaine Wattimena leads 5-2.
Leg 8: Jermaine Wattimena closes 32 with Damon Heta waiting on 60 in 1 dart. Jermaine Wattimena leads 6-2.
Leg 9: Damon Heta takes out 60 in 2 darts. Jermaine Wattimena leads 6-3.
Leg 10 — match-clinching leg: Maximum from Jermaine Wattimena! Jermaine Wattimena closes 40 with Damon Heta waiting on 67 in 1 dart, 13 darts in total. That's the match - Jermaine Wattimena wins 7-3.