Dirk van Duijvenbode beats Mike De Decker 6-5
German Darts Grand Prix · Last 32 · Sun 5 Apr
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Mike De Decker faces Dirk van Duijvenbode at German Darts Grand Prix in Last 32 and the match quickly starts producing the kind of moments that make live darts so tense. By the finish it is Dirk van Duijvenbode who has the result at 6-5, but every leg has its own part to play on the way there. Leg 1: Mike De Decker takes out 40 in 1 dart. Mike De Decker leads 1-0.
Leg 2 — back level: Maximum from Mike De Decker! Mike De Decker cannot take out 5 and leaves 2, Dirk van Duijvenbode punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 2 darts. We're level at 1-1. Leg 3 — lead change: Maximum from Dirk van Duijvenbode!
Dirk van Duijvenbode cannot take out 88 and leaves 32, Dirk van Duijvenbode takes out 32 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Dirk van Duijvenbode leads 2-1. Leg 4 — 3 in a row: Dirk van Duijvenbode closes 48 with Mike De Decker waiting on 62 in 2 darts. Dirk van Duijvenbode leads 3-1.
Leg 5 — run stopped: Mike De Decker takes out 78 in 1 dart. Dirk van Duijvenbode leads 3-2. Leg 6: Mike De Decker cannot take out 68 and leaves 8; Dirk van Duijvenbode punishes it immediately by taking out 20 in 2 darts. Dirk van Duijvenbode leads 4-2.
Leg 7: Mike De Decker cannot take out 92 and leaves 40; Mike De Decker closes 40 with Dirk van Duijvenbode waiting on 40 in 1 dart. Dirk van Duijvenbode leads 4-3. Leg 8 — back level: Maximum from Dirk van Duijvenbode! Dirk van Duijvenbode cannot take out 90 and leaves 18, Mike De Decker punishes it immediately by taking out 82 in 2 darts, a break of throw.
We're level at 4-4. Leg 9 — lead change: Mike De Decker cannot take out 91 and leaves 40; Mike De Decker takes out 40 in 1 dart. Mike De Decker leads 5-4. Leg 10 — back level: Maximum from Mike De Decker!
Dirk van Duijvenbode closes 24 with Mike De Decker waiting on 25 in 2 darts. We're level at 5-5. Leg 11 — match-clinching leg: Maximum from Mike De Decker! Mike De Decker cannot take out 67 and leaves 32, Dirk van Duijvenbode punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 1 dart, 13 darts in total, a break of throw.
That's the match - Dirk van Duijvenbode wins 6-5. Mike De Decker posts the higher three-dart average, 98.29 compared with 97.57. Mike De Decker hits 3 maximums and Dirk van Duijvenbode hits 3. The match contains 3 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.
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Leg 1: Mike De Decker takes out 40 in 1 dart. Mike De Decker leads 1-0.
Leg 2 — back level: Maximum from Mike De Decker! Mike De Decker cannot take out 5 and leaves 2, Dirk van Duijvenbode punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 2 darts. We're level at 1-1.
Leg 3 — lead change: Maximum from Dirk van Duijvenbode! Dirk van Duijvenbode cannot take out 88 and leaves 32, Dirk van Duijvenbode takes out 32 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Dirk van Duijvenbode leads 2-1.
Leg 4 — 3 in a row: Dirk van Duijvenbode closes 48 with Mike De Decker waiting on 62 in 2 darts. Dirk van Duijvenbode leads 3-1.
Leg 5 — run stopped: Mike De Decker takes out 78 in 1 dart. Dirk van Duijvenbode leads 3-2.
Leg 6: Mike De Decker cannot take out 68 and leaves 8; Dirk van Duijvenbode punishes it immediately by taking out 20 in 2 darts. Dirk van Duijvenbode leads 4-2.
Leg 7: Mike De Decker cannot take out 92 and leaves 40; Mike De Decker closes 40 with Dirk van Duijvenbode waiting on 40 in 1 dart. Dirk van Duijvenbode leads 4-3.
Leg 8 — back level: Maximum from Dirk van Duijvenbode! Dirk van Duijvenbode cannot take out 90 and leaves 18, Mike De Decker punishes it immediately by taking out 82 in 2 darts, a break of throw. We're level at 4-4.
Leg 9 — lead change: Mike De Decker cannot take out 91 and leaves 40; Mike De Decker takes out 40 in 1 dart. Mike De Decker leads 5-4.
Leg 10 — back level: Maximum from Mike De Decker! Dirk van Duijvenbode closes 24 with Mike De Decker waiting on 25 in 2 darts. We're level at 5-5.
Leg 11 — match-clinching leg: Maximum from Mike De Decker! Mike De Decker cannot take out 67 and leaves 32, Dirk van Duijvenbode punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 1 dart, 13 darts in total, a break of throw. That's the match - Dirk van Duijvenbode wins 6-5.