MATCH REPORT Final report · updated 14:43 UK

Gerwyn Price beats Joe Cullen 6-2

European Darts Trophy · Last 32 · Sat 14 Mar

Gerwyn Price 6–2 Joe Cullen
LEG-BY-LEG COMMENTARY

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LEG 1
0–1

Joe Cullen holds throw in Leg 1. Joe Cullen takes out 72 with Gerwyn Price poised on 40; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg. Joe Cullen leads 1-0.

Gerwyn Price115.25leg average
Joe Cullen107.36leg average
72 CHECKOUT
LEG 2
1–1

Gerwyn Price drags the match level in Leg 2. Gerwyn Price gets a look at 94 but the finish does not go, and 16 remains.; Gerwyn Price gets the finish on 16; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. We're level at 1-1.

Gerwyn Price115.62leg average
Joe Cullen88.75leg average
16 CHECKOUT
LEG 3
1–2

Joe Cullen moves in front in Leg 3. Joe Cullen answers with a maximum; Joe Cullen takes out 16 with Gerwyn Price poised on 20; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg. Joe Cullen leads 2-1.

Gerwyn Price120.25leg average
Joe Cullen107.36leg average
16 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 4
2–2

Gerwyn Price drags the match level in Leg 4. Gerwyn Price answers with a maximum; Gerwyn Price has 96 available but cannot take it out, leaving 36.; Gerwyn Price gets the finish on 36; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. We're level at 2-2.

Gerwyn Price115.62leg average
Joe Cullen92.75leg average
36 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 5
3–2

Gerwyn Price turns the scoreline around in Leg 5. Joe Cullen has 32 available but cannot take it out, leaving 8. Gerwyn Price is sitting on 40 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Gerwyn Price takes out 40 with Joe Cullen poised on 8; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Gerwyn Price leads 3-2.

Gerwyn Price107.36leg average
Joe Cullen98.60leg average
BREAK OF THROW 40 CHECKOUT
LEG 6
4–2

Gerwyn Price makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 6. Gerwyn Price gets the finish on 40; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Gerwyn Price leads 4-2.

Gerwyn Price115.62leg average
Joe Cullen69.25leg average
40 CHECKOUT
LEG 7
5–2

Gerwyn Price makes it 4 legs on the spin in Leg 7. Joe Cullen has 18 available but cannot take it out, leaving 4. Gerwyn Price is sitting on 72 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Gerwyn Price takes out 72 with Joe Cullen poised on 4; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; and that is a break of throw. Gerwyn Price leads 5-2.

Gerwyn Price88.41leg average
Joe Cullen82.83leg average
BREAK OF THROW 72 CHECKOUT
LEG 8
6–2

Gerwyn Price closes out Leg 8. Gerwyn Price gets the finish on 38; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. That's the match - Gerwyn Price wins 6-2.

Gerwyn Price115.62leg average
Joe Cullen75.00leg average
38 CHECKOUT
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MATCH REPORT

The final story

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Gerwyn Price faces Joe Cullen at European Darts Trophy in Last 32 and the match quickly starts producing the kind of moments that make live darts so tense. By the finish it is Gerwyn Price who has the result at 6-2, but every leg has its own part to play on the way there. Joe Cullen holds throw in Leg 1. Joe Cullen takes out 72 with Gerwyn Price poised on 40; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg.

Joe Cullen leads 1-0. Gerwyn Price drags the match level in Leg 2. Gerwyn Price gets a look at 94 but the finish does not go, and 16 remains.; Gerwyn Price gets the finish on 16; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. We're level at 1-1.

Joe Cullen moves in front in Leg 3. Joe Cullen answers with a maximum; Joe Cullen takes out 16 with Gerwyn Price poised on 20; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg. Joe Cullen leads 2-1. Gerwyn Price drags the match level in Leg 4.

Gerwyn Price answers with a maximum; Gerwyn Price has 96 available but cannot take it out, leaving 36.; Gerwyn Price gets the finish on 36; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. We're level at 2-2. Gerwyn Price turns the scoreline around in Leg 5. Joe Cullen has 32 available but cannot take it out, leaving 8.

Gerwyn Price is sitting on 40 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Gerwyn Price takes out 40 with Joe Cullen poised on 8; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Gerwyn Price leads 3-2. Gerwyn Price makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 6. Gerwyn Price gets the finish on 40; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg.

Gerwyn Price leads 4-2. Gerwyn Price makes it 4 legs on the spin in Leg 7. Joe Cullen has 18 available but cannot take it out, leaving 4. Gerwyn Price is sitting on 72 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Gerwyn Price takes out 72 with Joe Cullen poised on 4; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; and that is a break of throw.

Gerwyn Price leads 5-2. Gerwyn Price closes out Leg 8. Gerwyn Price gets the finish on 38; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. That's the match - Gerwyn Price wins 6-2.

The match contains 2 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

106.703-dart avg90.69
1180s1
72Highest checkout72
46%Checkout %17%
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