Dirk van Duijvenbode beats Mario Vandenbogaerde 6-2
European Darts Trophy · Last 48 · Fri 13 Mar
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We are underway at European Darts Trophy in Last 48 with Dirk van Duijvenbode against Mario Vandenbogaerde. The scoring swings from leg to leg before Dirk van Duijvenbode finally seals it 6-2, with the pressure rising whenever the players move into finishing range. Dirk van Duijvenbode strikes with a break of throw in Leg 1. Dirk van Duijvenbode shuts the door with a 120 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw.
Dirk van Duijvenbode leads 1-0. Dirk van Duijvenbode holds throw in Leg 2. Dirk van Duijvenbode has 36 available but cannot take it out, leaving 9. Mario Vandenbogaerde is sitting on 114 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Dirk van Duijvenbode takes out 9 with Mario Vandenbogaerde poised on 99; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart.
Dirk van Duijvenbode leads 2-0. Mario Vandenbogaerde stops a run of 2 legs by taking Leg 3. Mario Vandenbogaerde answers with a maximum; Dirk van Duijvenbode reaches 57 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 20 still on the board. Mario Vandenbogaerde is sitting on 2 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Mario Vandenbogaerde takes out 2 with Dirk van Duijvenbode poised on 20; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts.
Dirk van Duijvenbode leads 2-1. Dirk van Duijvenbode comes through Leg 4 on throw. Mario Vandenbogaerde has 83 available but cannot take it out, leaving 18. Dirk van Duijvenbode is sitting on 39 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Dirk van Duijvenbode takes out 39 with Mario Vandenbogaerde poised on 18; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart.
Dirk van Duijvenbode leads 3-1. Dirk van Duijvenbode strikes with a break of throw in Leg 5. A 180 from Mario Vandenbogaerde turns up the pressure; Mario Vandenbogaerde gets a look at 2 but the finish does not go, and 2 remains. Dirk van Duijvenbode is sitting on 40 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Dirk van Duijvenbode takes out 40 with Mario Vandenbogaerde poised on 2; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; and that is a break of throw.
Dirk van Duijvenbode leads 4-1. Dirk van Duijvenbode makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 6. Mario Vandenbogaerde has 58 available but cannot take it out, leaving 40. Dirk van Duijvenbode is sitting on 20 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Dirk van Duijvenbode takes out 20 with Mario Vandenbogaerde poised on 40; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart.
Dirk van Duijvenbode leads 5-1. 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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Dirk van Duijvenbode strikes with a break of throw in Leg 1. Dirk van Duijvenbode shuts the door with a 120 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Dirk van Duijvenbode leads 1-0.
Dirk van Duijvenbode holds throw in Leg 2. Dirk van Duijvenbode has 36 available but cannot take it out, leaving 9. Mario Vandenbogaerde is sitting on 114 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Dirk van Duijvenbode takes out 9 with Mario Vandenbogaerde poised on 99; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Dirk van Duijvenbode leads 2-0.
Mario Vandenbogaerde stops a run of 2 legs by taking Leg 3. Mario Vandenbogaerde answers with a maximum; Dirk van Duijvenbode reaches 57 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 20 still on the board. Mario Vandenbogaerde is sitting on 2 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Mario Vandenbogaerde takes out 2 with Dirk van Duijvenbode poised on 20; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts. Dirk van Duijvenbode leads 2-1.
Dirk van Duijvenbode comes through Leg 4 on throw. Mario Vandenbogaerde has 83 available but cannot take it out, leaving 18. Dirk van Duijvenbode is sitting on 39 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Dirk van Duijvenbode takes out 39 with Mario Vandenbogaerde poised on 18; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Dirk van Duijvenbode leads 3-1.
Dirk van Duijvenbode strikes with a break of throw in Leg 5. A 180 from Mario Vandenbogaerde turns up the pressure; Mario Vandenbogaerde gets a look at 2 but the finish does not go, and 2 remains. Dirk van Duijvenbode is sitting on 40 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Dirk van Duijvenbode takes out 40 with Mario Vandenbogaerde poised on 2; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; and that is a break of throw. Dirk van Duijvenbode leads 4-1.
Dirk van Duijvenbode makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 6. Mario Vandenbogaerde has 58 available but cannot take it out, leaving 40. Dirk van Duijvenbode is sitting on 20 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Dirk van Duijvenbode takes out 20 with Mario Vandenbogaerde poised on 40; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Dirk van Duijvenbode leads 5-1.
Mario Vandenbogaerde stops a run of 3 legs by taking Leg 7. Mario Vandenbogaerde shuts the door with a 100 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts. Dirk van Duijvenbode leads 5-2.
Dirk van Duijvenbode closes out Leg 8. A 180 from Mario Vandenbogaerde turns up the pressure; Dirk van Duijvenbode takes out 40 with Mario Vandenbogaerde poised on 64; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. That's the match - Dirk van Duijvenbode wins 6-2.