Stephen Bunting beats Brendan Dolan 6-5
Flanders Darts Trophy · Last 32 · Sat 12 Sep
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Stephen Bunting and Brendan Dolan are on the board at Flanders Darts Trophy in Last 32, and this one quickly develops into a proper battle. Stephen Bunting eventually gets over the line 6-5, but there is plenty to follow before the final dart lands.
Leg 1 — break of throw: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Stephen Bunting closes 94 with Brendan Dolan waiting on 25 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Stephen Bunting leads 1-0. Leg 2: Stephen Bunting fires in 2 maximums; Stephen Bunting cannot take out 100 and leaves 10, Stephen Bunting closes 10 with Brendan Dolan waiting on 45 in 1 dart. Stephen Bunting leads 2-0. Leg 3 — run stopped: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Brendan Dolan takes out 40 in 2 darts. Stephen Bunting leads 2-1.
Leg 4: Maximum from Brendan Dolan! Stephen Bunting closes 101 with Brendan Dolan waiting on 62 in 1 dart. Stephen Bunting leads 3-1. Leg 5: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Brendan Dolan closes 100 with Stephen Bunting waiting on 65 in 2 darts. Stephen Bunting leads 3-2. Leg 6 — back level: Maximum from Brendan Dolan! Stephen Bunting cannot take out 68 and leaves 38, Brendan Dolan punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 1 dart, a break of throw. We're level at 3-3.
Leg 7 — lead change: Brendan Dolan takes out 45 in 2 darts. Brendan Dolan leads 4-3. Leg 8 — back level: Brendan Dolan cannot take out 32 and leaves 16; Stephen Bunting punishes it immediately by taking out 46 in 1 dart. We're level at 4-4. Leg 9 — into the lead: Maximum from Brendan Dolan! Brendan Dolan takes out 97 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total. Brendan Dolan leads 5-4.
Leg 10 — back level: Stephen Bunting takes out 128 in 1 dart; 10 darts in total. We're level at 5-5. Leg 11 — match-clinching leg: Brendan Dolan cannot take out 93 and leaves 52; Stephen Bunting punishes it immediately by taking out 52 in 2 darts, 14 darts in total, a break of throw. That's the match - Stephen Bunting wins 6-5.
Brendan Dolan posts the higher three-dart average, 101.76 compared with 95.19. Stephen Bunting hits 5 maximums and Brendan Dolan hits 5. On the doubles, Stephen Bunting converts 46.0% and Brendan Dolan finishes at 41.0%. Brendan Dolan's longest burst is 3 legs in a row.
Stephen Bunting has the result, but the final score only tells part of it. The match contains 3 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.
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How every leg unfolded
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Leg 1 — break of throw: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Stephen Bunting closes 94 with Brendan Dolan waiting on 25 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Stephen Bunting leads 1-0.
Leg 2: Stephen Bunting fires in 2 maximums; Stephen Bunting cannot take out 100 and leaves 10, Stephen Bunting closes 10 with Brendan Dolan waiting on 45 in 1 dart. Stephen Bunting leads 2-0.
Leg 3 — run stopped: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Brendan Dolan takes out 40 in 2 darts. Stephen Bunting leads 2-1.
Leg 4: Maximum from Brendan Dolan! Stephen Bunting closes 101 with Brendan Dolan waiting on 62 in 1 dart. Stephen Bunting leads 3-1.
Leg 5: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Brendan Dolan closes 100 with Stephen Bunting waiting on 65 in 2 darts. Stephen Bunting leads 3-2.
Leg 6 — back level: Maximum from Brendan Dolan! Stephen Bunting cannot take out 68 and leaves 38, Brendan Dolan punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 1 dart, a break of throw. We're level at 3-3.
Leg 7 — lead change: Brendan Dolan takes out 45 in 2 darts. Brendan Dolan leads 4-3.
Leg 8 — back level: Brendan Dolan cannot take out 32 and leaves 16; Stephen Bunting punishes it immediately by taking out 46 in 1 dart. We're level at 4-4.
Leg 9 — into the lead: Maximum from Brendan Dolan! Brendan Dolan takes out 97 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total. Brendan Dolan leads 5-4.
Leg 10 — back level: Stephen Bunting takes out 128 in 1 dart; 10 darts in total. We're level at 5-5.
Leg 11 — match-clinching leg: Brendan Dolan cannot take out 93 and leaves 52; Stephen Bunting punishes it immediately by taking out 52 in 2 darts, 14 darts in total, a break of throw. That's the match - Stephen Bunting wins 6-5.