Ross Smith beats Patrik Kovacs-HUN 6-2
German Darts Grand Prix · Last 32 · Sun 5 Apr
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Ross Smith and Patrik Kovacs-HUN are on the board at German Darts Grand Prix in Last 32, and this one quickly develops into a proper battle. Ross Smith eventually gets over the line 6-2, but there is plenty to follow before the final dart lands. Ross Smith comes through Leg 1 on throw. A 180 from Patrik Kovacs-HUN turns up the pressure; Ross Smith takes out 87 with Patrik Kovacs-HUN poised on 65; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg.
Ross Smith leads 1-0. Patrik Kovacs-HUN drags the match level in Leg 2. Ross Smith gets a look at 20 but the finish does not go, and 20 remains. Patrik Kovacs-HUN is sitting on 8 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Patrik Kovacs-HUN takes out 8 with Ross Smith poised on 20; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts.
We're level at 1-1. Ross Smith moves in front in Leg 3. Ross Smith takes out 71 with Patrik Kovacs-HUN poised on 46; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Ross Smith leads 2-1.
Ross Smith strikes with a break of throw in Leg 4. Ross Smith answers with a maximum; Ross Smith gets the finish on 68; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Ross Smith leads 3-1. Patrik Kovacs-HUN answers immediately with a break-back in Leg 5.
Patrik Kovacs-HUN shuts the door with a 106 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Ross Smith leads 3-2. Ross Smith answers immediately with a break-back in Leg 6. A 180 from Patrik Kovacs-HUN turns up the pressure; Ross Smith answers with a maximum; Ross Smith shuts the door with a 121 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 11-dart leg; and that is a break of throw.
Ross Smith leads 4-2. Ross Smith comes through Leg 7 on throw. A 180 from Patrik Kovacs-HUN turns up the pressure; Ross Smith answers with a maximum; Ross Smith gets the finish on 40; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Ross Smith leads 5-2.
Ross Smith closes out Leg 8. Ross Smith takes out 32 with Patrik Kovacs-HUN poised on 60; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; and that is a break of throw. That's the match - Ross Smith wins 6-2. Ross Smith posts the higher three-dart average, 92.32 compared with 88.59.
Ross Smith hits 3 maximums and Patrik Kovacs-HUN hits 3. The match contains 4 breaks of throw. 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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Ross Smith comes through Leg 1 on throw. A 180 from Patrik Kovacs-HUN turns up the pressure; Ross Smith takes out 87 with Patrik Kovacs-HUN poised on 65; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Ross Smith leads 1-0.
Patrik Kovacs-HUN drags the match level in Leg 2. Ross Smith gets a look at 20 but the finish does not go, and 20 remains. Patrik Kovacs-HUN is sitting on 8 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Patrik Kovacs-HUN takes out 8 with Ross Smith poised on 20; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts. We're level at 1-1.
Ross Smith moves in front in Leg 3. Ross Smith takes out 71 with Patrik Kovacs-HUN poised on 46; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Ross Smith leads 2-1.
Ross Smith strikes with a break of throw in Leg 4. Ross Smith answers with a maximum; Ross Smith gets the finish on 68; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Ross Smith leads 3-1.
Patrik Kovacs-HUN answers immediately with a break-back in Leg 5. Patrik Kovacs-HUN shuts the door with a 106 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Ross Smith leads 3-2.
Ross Smith answers immediately with a break-back in Leg 6. A 180 from Patrik Kovacs-HUN turns up the pressure; Ross Smith answers with a maximum; Ross Smith shuts the door with a 121 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 11-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Ross Smith leads 4-2.
Ross Smith comes through Leg 7 on throw. A 180 from Patrik Kovacs-HUN turns up the pressure; Ross Smith answers with a maximum; Ross Smith gets the finish on 40; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Ross Smith leads 5-2.
Ross Smith closes out Leg 8. Ross Smith takes out 32 with Patrik Kovacs-HUN poised on 60; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; and that is a break of throw. That's the match - Ross Smith wins 6-2.