Brendan Dolan beats Cor Dekker 6-5
German Darts Grand Prix · Last 48 · Sat 4 Apr
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Brendan Dolan and Cor Dekker are on the board at German Darts Grand Prix in Last 48, and this one quickly develops into a proper battle. Brendan Dolan 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 Cor Dekker! Cor Dekker takes out 106 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Cor Dekker leads 1-0. Leg 2: Brendan Dolan cannot take out 45 and leaves 32; Cor Dekker punishes it immediately by taking out 20 in 2 darts. Cor Dekker leads 2-0. Leg 3 — run stopped: Maximum from Cor Dekker! Cor Dekker cannot take out 40 and leaves 20, Brendan Dolan punishes it immediately by taking out 72 in 1 dart. Cor Dekker leads 2-1.
Leg 4 — back level: Brendan Dolan closes 127 with Cor Dekker waiting on 20 in 2 darts; 11 darts in total, a break of throw. We're level at 2-2. Leg 5 — lead change: Cor Dekker cannot take out 40 and leaves 20; Brendan Dolan punishes it immediately by taking out 24 in 1 dart. Brendan Dolan leads 3-2. Leg 6 — back level: Maximum from Cor Dekker! Cor Dekker takes out 36 in 2 darts. We're level at 3-3.
Leg 7 — lead change: Maximum from Cor Dekker! Cor Dekker takes out 68 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Cor Dekker leads 4-3. Leg 8 — immediate break-back: Brendan Dolan closes 70 with Cor Dekker waiting on 88 in 2 darts; a break of throw. We're level at 4-4. Leg 9 — lead change: Brendan Dolan cannot take out 38 and leaves 16; Brendan Dolan closes 16 with Cor Dekker waiting on 22 in 1 dart. Brendan Dolan leads 5-4.
Leg 10 — back level: Cor Dekker takes out 32 in 2 darts. We're level at 5-5. Leg 11 — match-clinching leg: Maximum from Brendan Dolan! Cor Dekker cannot take out 62 and leaves 8, Brendan Dolan punishes it immediately by taking out 16 in 1 dart, 19 darts in total. That's the match - Brendan Dolan wins 6-5.
Cor Dekker posts the higher three-dart average, 91.95 compared with 79.55. Brendan Dolan hits 1 maximum and Cor Dekker hits 4. On the doubles, Brendan Dolan converts 35.0% and Cor Dekker finishes at 28.0%. Brendan Dolan's longest burst is 3 legs in a row.
Brendan Dolan has the result, but the final score only tells part of it. The match contains 4 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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How every leg unfolded
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Leg 1 — break of throw: Maximum from Cor Dekker! Cor Dekker takes out 106 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Cor Dekker leads 1-0.
Leg 2: Brendan Dolan cannot take out 45 and leaves 32; Cor Dekker punishes it immediately by taking out 20 in 2 darts. Cor Dekker leads 2-0.
Leg 3 — run stopped: Maximum from Cor Dekker! Cor Dekker cannot take out 40 and leaves 20, Brendan Dolan punishes it immediately by taking out 72 in 1 dart. Cor Dekker leads 2-1.
Leg 4 — back level: Brendan Dolan closes 127 with Cor Dekker waiting on 20 in 2 darts; 11 darts in total, a break of throw. We're level at 2-2.
Leg 5 — lead change: Cor Dekker cannot take out 40 and leaves 20; Brendan Dolan punishes it immediately by taking out 24 in 1 dart. Brendan Dolan leads 3-2.
Leg 6 — back level: Maximum from Cor Dekker! Cor Dekker takes out 36 in 2 darts. We're level at 3-3.
Leg 7 — lead change: Maximum from Cor Dekker! Cor Dekker takes out 68 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Cor Dekker leads 4-3.
Leg 8 — immediate break-back: Brendan Dolan closes 70 with Cor Dekker waiting on 88 in 2 darts; a break of throw. We're level at 4-4.
Leg 9 — lead change: Brendan Dolan cannot take out 38 and leaves 16; Brendan Dolan closes 16 with Cor Dekker waiting on 22 in 1 dart. Brendan Dolan leads 5-4.
Leg 10 — back level: Cor Dekker takes out 32 in 2 darts. We're level at 5-5.
Leg 11 — match-clinching leg: Maximum from Brendan Dolan! Cor Dekker cannot take out 62 and leaves 8, Brendan Dolan punishes it immediately by taking out 16 in 1 dart, 19 darts in total. That's the match - Brendan Dolan wins 6-5.