MATCH REPORT Final report · updated 12:29 UK

Ryan Joyce beats Jermaine Wattimena 6-5

Flanders Darts Trophy · Last 16 · Sun 13 Sep

Ryan Joyce 6–5 Jermaine Wattimena
LEG-BY-LEG COMMENTARY

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LEG 1
1–0

Leg 1 — break of throw: Ryan Joyce cannot take out 40 and leaves 10; Ryan Joyce takes out 10 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Ryan Joyce leads 1-0.

Ryan Joyce88.41leg average
Jermaine Wattimena65.17leg average
BREAK OF THROW 10 CHECKOUT
LEG 2
1–1

Leg 2 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Ryan Joyce! Ryan Joyce cannot take out 7 and leaves 7, Jermaine Wattimena punishes it immediately by taking out 38 in 1 dart, a break of throw. We're level at 1-1.

Ryan Joyce82.33leg average
Jermaine Wattimena93.94leg average
BREAK OF THROW 38 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 3
1–2

Leg 3 — lead change: Jermaine Wattimena closes 32 with Ryan Joyce waiting on 48 in 2 darts. Jermaine Wattimena leads 2-1.

Ryan Joyce90.60leg average
Jermaine Wattimena88.41leg average
32 CHECKOUT
LEG 4
2–2

Leg 4 — back level: Maximum from Ryan Joyce! Ryan Joyce takes out 128 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total. We're level at 2-2.

Ryan Joyce150.30leg average
Jermaine Wattimena97.67leg average
128 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 5
2–3

Leg 5 — into the lead: Maximum from Jermaine Wattimena! Jermaine Wattimena cannot take out 78 and leaves 20, Jermaine Wattimena closes 20 with Ryan Joyce waiting on 28 in 2 darts. Jermaine Wattimena leads 3-2.

Ryan Joyce94.60leg average
Jermaine Wattimena88.41leg average
20 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 6
3–3

Leg 6 — back level: Ryan Joyce cannot take out 72 and leaves 16; Ryan Joyce closes 16 with Jermaine Wattimena waiting on 65 in 1 dart. We're level at 3-3.

Ryan Joyce93.94leg average
Jermaine Wattimena87.20leg average
16 CHECKOUT
LEG 7
4–3

Leg 7 — lead change: Ryan Joyce closes 64 with Jermaine Wattimena waiting on 76 in 2 darts; a break of throw. Ryan Joyce leads 4-3.

Ryan Joyce88.41leg average
Jermaine Wattimena70.83leg average
BREAK OF THROW 64 CHECKOUT
LEG 8
5–3

Leg 8 — 3 in a row: Maximum from Jermaine Wattimena! Ryan Joyce takes out 41 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total. Ryan Joyce leads 5-3.

Ryan Joyce150.30leg average
Jermaine Wattimena121.67leg average
41 CHECKOUT 2 × 180
LEG 9
5–4

Leg 9 — run stopped: Jermaine Wattimena closes 144 with Ryan Joyce waiting on 25 in 2 darts. Ryan Joyce leads 5-4.

Ryan Joyce119.00leg average
Jermaine Wattimena107.36leg average
144 CHECKOUT
LEG 10
5–5

Leg 10 — back level: Maximum from Ryan Joyce! Jermaine Wattimena takes out 87 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total, a break of throw. We're level at 5-5.

Ryan Joyce99.75leg average
Jermaine Wattimena150.30leg average
BREAK OF THROW 87 CHECKOUT 2 × 180
LEG 11
6–5

Leg 11 — match-clinching leg: Maximum from Jermaine Wattimena! Jermaine Wattimena cannot take out 56 and leaves 20, Ryan Joyce punishes it immediately by taking out 70 in 2 darts, 14 darts in total, a break of throw. That's the match - Ryan Joyce wins 6-5.

Ryan Joyce107.36leg average
Jermaine Wattimena96.20leg average
BREAK OF THROW 70 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
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MATCH REPORT

The final story

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We are underway at Flanders Darts Trophy in Last 16 with Ryan Joyce against Jermaine Wattimena. The scoring swings from leg to leg before Ryan Joyce finally seals it 6-5, with the pressure rising whenever the players move into finishing range.

Leg 1 — break of throw: Ryan Joyce cannot take out 40 and leaves 10; Ryan Joyce takes out 10 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Ryan Joyce leads 1-0. Leg 2 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Ryan Joyce! Ryan Joyce cannot take out 7 and leaves 7, Jermaine Wattimena punishes it immediately by taking out 38 in 1 dart, a break of throw. We're level at 1-1. Leg 3 — lead change: Jermaine Wattimena closes 32 with Ryan Joyce waiting on 48 in 2 darts. Jermaine Wattimena leads 2-1.

Leg 4 — back level: Maximum from Ryan Joyce! Ryan Joyce takes out 128 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total. We're level at 2-2. Leg 5 — into the lead: Maximum from Jermaine Wattimena! Jermaine Wattimena cannot take out 78 and leaves 20, Jermaine Wattimena closes 20 with Ryan Joyce waiting on 28 in 2 darts. Jermaine Wattimena leads 3-2. Leg 6 — back level: Ryan Joyce cannot take out 72 and leaves 16; Ryan Joyce closes 16 with Jermaine Wattimena waiting on 65 in 1 dart. We're level at 3-3.

Leg 7 — lead change: Ryan Joyce closes 64 with Jermaine Wattimena waiting on 76 in 2 darts; a break of throw. Ryan Joyce leads 4-3. Leg 8 — 3 in a row: Maximum from Jermaine Wattimena! Ryan Joyce takes out 41 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total. Ryan Joyce leads 5-3. Leg 9 — run stopped: Jermaine Wattimena closes 144 with Ryan Joyce waiting on 25 in 2 darts. Ryan Joyce leads 5-4.

Leg 10 — back level: Maximum from Ryan Joyce! Jermaine Wattimena takes out 87 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total, a break of throw. We're level at 5-5. Leg 11 — match-clinching leg: Maximum from Jermaine Wattimena! Jermaine Wattimena cannot take out 56 and leaves 20, Ryan Joyce punishes it immediately by taking out 70 in 2 darts, 14 darts in total, a break of throw. That's the match - Ryan Joyce wins 6-5.

Ryan Joyce posts the higher three-dart average, 99.39 compared with 92.38. Ryan Joyce hits 4 maximums and Jermaine Wattimena hits 4. On the doubles, Ryan Joyce converts 31.0% and Jermaine Wattimena finishes at 50.0%. Ryan Joyce's longest burst is 3 legs in a row.

Ryan Joyce has the result, but the final score only tells part of it. The match contains 5 breaks of throw and 2 clear lead changes. 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

99.393-dart avg92.38
4180s4
128Highest checkout144
31%Checkout %50%
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