Wessel Nijman beats Cristo Reyes 6-5
European Darts Trophy · Last 48 · Fri 13 Mar
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We are underway at European Darts Trophy in Last 48 with Wessel Nijman against Cristo Reyes. The scoring swings from leg to leg before Wessel Nijman finally seals it 6-5, with the pressure rising whenever the players move into finishing range.
Leg 1 — break of throw: Maximum from Wessel Nijman! Wessel Nijman cannot take out 60 and leaves 5, Cristo Reyes punishes it immediately by taking out 8 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Cristo Reyes leads 1-0. Leg 2: Wessel Nijman cannot take out 16 and leaves 2; Cristo Reyes punishes it immediately by taking out 20 in 2 darts. Cristo Reyes leads 2-0. Leg 3 — 3 in a row: Wessel Nijman cannot take out 24 and leaves 12; Cristo Reyes punishes it immediately by taking out 98 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Cristo Reyes leads 3-0.
Leg 4 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Wessel Nijman! Wessel Nijman cannot take out 41 and leaves 8, Wessel Nijman closes 8 with Cristo Reyes waiting on 93 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Cristo Reyes leads 3-1. Leg 5: Wessel Nijman closes 33 with Cristo Reyes waiting on 12 in 1 dart. Cristo Reyes leads 3-2. Leg 6 — back level: Cristo Reyes cannot take out 40 and leaves 20; Wessel Nijman punishes it immediately by taking out 16 in 2 darts, a break of throw. We're level at 3-3.
Leg 7 — lead change: Maximum from Wessel Nijman! Wessel Nijman takes out 127 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total. Wessel Nijman leads 4-3. Leg 8 — back level: Wessel Nijman cannot take out 76 and leaves 36; Cristo Reyes punishes it immediately by taking out 85 in 2 darts. We're level at 4-4. Leg 9 — into the lead: Maximum from Wessel Nijman! Wessel Nijman takes out 40 in 1 dart. Wessel Nijman leads 5-4.
Leg 10 — back level: Cristo Reyes closes 60 with Wessel Nijman waiting on 20 in 2 darts. We're level at 5-5. Leg 11 — match-clinching leg: Maximum from Cristo Reyes! Wessel Nijman closes 40 with Cristo Reyes waiting on 58 in 1 dart, 16 darts in total. That's the match - Wessel Nijman wins 6-5.
Wessel Nijman posts the higher three-dart average, 91.11 compared with 84.36. Wessel Nijman hits 4 maximums and Cristo Reyes hits 1. On the doubles, Wessel Nijman converts 23.0% and Cristo Reyes finishes at 42.0%. Wessel Nijman's longest burst is 4 legs in a row.
Wessel Nijman has the result, but the final score only tells part of it. The match contains 4 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.
How every leg unfolded
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Leg 1 — break of throw: Maximum from Wessel Nijman! Wessel Nijman cannot take out 60 and leaves 5, Cristo Reyes punishes it immediately by taking out 8 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Cristo Reyes leads 1-0.
Leg 2: Wessel Nijman cannot take out 16 and leaves 2; Cristo Reyes punishes it immediately by taking out 20 in 2 darts. Cristo Reyes leads 2-0.
Leg 3 — 3 in a row: Wessel Nijman cannot take out 24 and leaves 12; Cristo Reyes punishes it immediately by taking out 98 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Cristo Reyes leads 3-0.
Leg 4 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Wessel Nijman! Wessel Nijman cannot take out 41 and leaves 8, Wessel Nijman closes 8 with Cristo Reyes waiting on 93 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Cristo Reyes leads 3-1.
Leg 5: Wessel Nijman closes 33 with Cristo Reyes waiting on 12 in 1 dart. Cristo Reyes leads 3-2.
Leg 6 — back level: Cristo Reyes cannot take out 40 and leaves 20; Wessel Nijman punishes it immediately by taking out 16 in 2 darts, a break of throw. We're level at 3-3.
Leg 7 — lead change: Maximum from Wessel Nijman! Wessel Nijman takes out 127 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total. Wessel Nijman leads 4-3.
Leg 8 — back level: Wessel Nijman cannot take out 76 and leaves 36; Cristo Reyes punishes it immediately by taking out 85 in 2 darts. We're level at 4-4.
Leg 9 — into the lead: Maximum from Wessel Nijman! Wessel Nijman takes out 40 in 1 dart. Wessel Nijman leads 5-4.
Leg 10 — back level: Cristo Reyes closes 60 with Wessel Nijman waiting on 20 in 2 darts. We're level at 5-5.
Leg 11 — match-clinching leg: Maximum from Cristo Reyes! Wessel Nijman closes 40 with Cristo Reyes waiting on 58 in 1 dart, 16 darts in total. That's the match - Wessel Nijman wins 6-5.