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Nathan Aspinall beats Danny Noppert 8-5

German Darts Grand Prix · Final · Mon 6 Apr

Danny Noppert 5–8 Nathan Aspinall
LEG-BY-LEG COMMENTARY

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LEG 1
1–0

Leg 1: Maximum from Danny Noppert! Danny Noppert cannot take out 50 and leaves 20, Danny Noppert closes 20 with Nathan Aspinall waiting on 78 in 1 dart. Danny Noppert leads 1-0.

Danny Noppert115.62leg average
Nathan Aspinall105.75leg average
20 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 2
1–1

Leg 2 — back level: Nathan Aspinall cannot take out 65 and leaves 32; Nathan Aspinall takes out 32 in 2 darts. We're level at 1-1.

Danny Noppert79.00leg average
Nathan Aspinall88.41leg average
32 CHECKOUT
LEG 3
1–2

Leg 3 — lead change: Nathan Aspinall cannot take out 41 and leaves 8; Nathan Aspinall closes 8 with Danny Noppert waiting on 52 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Nathan Aspinall leads 2-1.

Danny Noppert74.83leg average
Nathan Aspinall93.94leg average
BREAK OF THROW 8 CHECKOUT
LEG 4
1–3

Leg 4 — 3 in a row: Maximum from Nathan Aspinall! Nathan Aspinall takes out 84 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total. Nathan Aspinall leads 3-1.

Danny Noppert108.67leg average
Nathan Aspinall136.64leg average
84 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 5
1–4

Leg 5 — 4 in a row: Maximum from Nathan Aspinall! Nathan Aspinall takes out 108 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Nathan Aspinall leads 4-1.

Danny Noppert72.80leg average
Nathan Aspinall115.62leg average
BREAK OF THROW 108 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 6
2–4

Leg 6 — immediate break-back: Danny Noppert takes out 85 in 2 darts; 11 darts in total, a break of throw. Nathan Aspinall leads 4-2.

Danny Noppert136.64leg average
Nathan Aspinall87.25leg average
BREAK OF THROW 85 CHECKOUT
LEG 7
3–4

Leg 7: Maximum from Nathan Aspinall! Nathan Aspinall cannot take out 60 and leaves 40, Danny Noppert punishes it immediately by taking out 8 in 1 dart. Nathan Aspinall leads 4-3.

Danny Noppert79.11leg average
Nathan Aspinall76.83leg average
8 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 8
4–4

Leg 8 — back level: Nathan Aspinall cannot take out 20 and leaves 5; Danny Noppert punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 2 darts, a break of throw. We're level at 4-4.

Danny Noppert88.41leg average
Nathan Aspinall82.67leg average
BREAK OF THROW 40 CHECKOUT
LEG 9
5–4

Leg 9 — lead change: Maximum from Danny Noppert! Nathan Aspinall cannot take out 74 and leaves 16, Danny Noppert punishes it immediately by taking out 4 in 1 dart. Danny Noppert leads 5-4.

Danny Noppert93.94leg average
Nathan Aspinall97.00leg average
4 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 10
5–5

Leg 10 — back level: Maximum from Danny Noppert! Nathan Aspinall cannot take out 81 and leaves 32, Nathan Aspinall closes 32 with Danny Noppert waiting on 100 in 2 darts. We're level at 5-5.

Danny Noppert100.25leg average
Nathan Aspinall107.36leg average
32 CHECKOUT 2 × 180
LEG 11
5–6

Leg 11 — lead change: Maximum from Nathan Aspinall! Nathan Aspinall closes 84 with Danny Noppert waiting on 25 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total, a break of throw. Nathan Aspinall leads 6-5.

Danny Noppert119.00leg average
Nathan Aspinall150.30leg average
BREAK OF THROW 84 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 12
5–7

Leg 12 — 3 in a row: Maximum from Danny Noppert! Nathan Aspinall cannot take out 83 and leaves 25, Nathan Aspinall closes 25 with Danny Noppert waiting on 78 in 2 darts. Nathan Aspinall leads 7-5.

Danny Noppert105.75leg average
Nathan Aspinall107.36leg average
25 CHECKOUT 3 × 180
LEG 13
5–8

Leg 13 — match-clinching leg: Nathan Aspinall takes out 128 in 1 dart; 10 darts in total, a break of throw. That's the match - Nathan Aspinall wins 8-5.

Danny Noppert78.25leg average
Nathan Aspinall150.30leg average
BREAK OF THROW 128 CHECKOUT
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MATCH REPORT

The final story

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Danny Noppert and Nathan Aspinall are on the board at German Darts Grand Prix in Final, and this one quickly develops into a proper battle. Nathan Aspinall eventually gets over the line 8-5, but there is plenty to follow before the final dart lands. Leg 1: Maximum from Danny Noppert! Danny Noppert cannot take out 50 and leaves 20, Danny Noppert closes 20 with Nathan Aspinall waiting on 78 in 1 dart.

Danny Noppert leads 1-0. Leg 2 — back level: Nathan Aspinall cannot take out 65 and leaves 32; Nathan Aspinall takes out 32 in 2 darts. We're level at 1-1. Leg 3 — lead change: Nathan Aspinall cannot take out 41 and leaves 8; Nathan Aspinall closes 8 with Danny Noppert waiting on 52 in 1 dart, a break of throw.

Nathan Aspinall leads 2-1. Leg 4 — 3 in a row: Maximum from Nathan Aspinall! Nathan Aspinall takes out 84 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total. Nathan Aspinall leads 3-1.

Leg 5 — 4 in a row: Maximum from Nathan Aspinall! Nathan Aspinall takes out 108 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Nathan Aspinall leads 4-1. Leg 6 — immediate break-back: Danny Noppert takes out 85 in 2 darts; 11 darts in total, a break of throw.

Nathan Aspinall leads 4-2. Leg 7: Maximum from Nathan Aspinall! Nathan Aspinall cannot take out 60 and leaves 40, Danny Noppert punishes it immediately by taking out 8 in 1 dart. Nathan Aspinall leads 4-3.

Leg 8 — back level: Nathan Aspinall cannot take out 20 and leaves 5; Danny Noppert punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 2 darts, a break of throw. We're level at 4-4. Leg 9 — lead change: Maximum from Danny Noppert! Nathan Aspinall cannot take out 74 and leaves 16, Danny Noppert punishes it immediately by taking out 4 in 1 dart.

Danny Noppert leads 5-4. Leg 10 — back level: Maximum from Danny Noppert! Nathan Aspinall cannot take out 81 and leaves 32, Nathan Aspinall closes 32 with Danny Noppert waiting on 100 in 2 darts. We're level at 5-5.

Leg 11 — lead change: Maximum from Nathan Aspinall! Nathan Aspinall closes 84 with Danny Noppert waiting on 25 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total, a break of throw. Nathan Aspinall leads 6-5. Leg 12 — 3 in a row: Maximum from Danny Noppert!

Nathan Aspinall cannot take out 83 and leaves 25, Nathan Aspinall closes 25 with Danny Noppert waiting on 78 in 2 darts. Nathan Aspinall leads 7-5. The match contains 6 breaks of throw and 3 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

93.163-dart avg100.35
4180s7
85Highest checkout128
29%Checkout %36%
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