Niko Springer beats Jan Schmidt-HER 6-5
German Darts Grand Prix · Last 48 · Sat 4 Apr
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Niko Springer faces Jan Schmidt-HER at German Darts Grand Prix in Last 48 and the match quickly starts producing the kind of moments that make live darts so tense. By the finish it is Niko Springer who has the result at 6-5, but every leg has its own part to play on the way there.
Leg 1: Jan Schmidt-HER closes 12 with Niko Springer waiting on 40 in 2 darts. Jan Schmidt-HER leads 1-0. Leg 2 — back level: Niko Springer closes 48 with Jan Schmidt-HER waiting on 90 in 1 dart. We're level at 1-1. Leg 3 — lead change: Maximum from Niko Springer! Niko Springer cannot take out 65 and leaves 16, Niko Springer closes 16 with Jan Schmidt-HER waiting on 12 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Niko Springer leads 2-1.
Leg 4 — 3 in a row: Niko Springer takes out 74 in 1 dart. Niko Springer leads 3-1. Leg 5 — run stopped: Jan Schmidt-HER closes 63 with Niko Springer waiting on 61 in 2 darts. Niko Springer leads 3-2. Leg 6 — back level: Maximum from Niko Springer! Niko Springer cannot take out 48 and leaves 48, Jan Schmidt-HER punishes it immediately by taking out 48 in 1 dart, a break of throw. We're level at 3-3.
Leg 7 — lead change: Jan Schmidt-HER cannot take out 38 and leaves 16; Jan Schmidt-HER closes 16 with Niko Springer waiting on 72 in 2 darts. Jan Schmidt-HER leads 4-3. Leg 8 — back level: Maximum from Niko Springer! Niko Springer cannot take out 97 and leaves 12, Niko Springer takes out 12 in 1 dart. We're level at 4-4. Leg 9 — lead change: Maximum from Niko Springer! Niko Springer cannot take out 48 and leaves 32, Niko Springer closes 32 with Jan Schmidt-HER waiting on 52 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Niko Springer leads 5-4.
Leg 10 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Jan Schmidt-HER! Jan Schmidt-HER cannot take out 99 and leaves 56, Jan Schmidt-HER takes out 56 in 1 dart, a break of throw. We're level at 5-5. Leg 11 — match-clinching leg: Maximum from Niko Springer! Niko Springer takes out 69 in 2 darts, 14 darts in total, a break of throw. That's the match - Niko Springer wins 6-5.
Niko Springer posts the higher three-dart average, 85.58 compared with 79.64. Niko Springer hits 5 maximums and Jan Schmidt-HER hits 1. On the doubles, Niko Springer converts 50.0% and Jan Schmidt-HER finishes at 50.0%. Niko Springer's longest burst is 3 legs in a row.
Niko Springer has the result, but the final score only tells part of it. The match contains 5 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: Jan Schmidt-HER closes 12 with Niko Springer waiting on 40 in 2 darts. Jan Schmidt-HER leads 1-0.
Leg 2 — back level: Niko Springer closes 48 with Jan Schmidt-HER waiting on 90 in 1 dart. We're level at 1-1.
Leg 3 — lead change: Maximum from Niko Springer! Niko Springer cannot take out 65 and leaves 16, Niko Springer closes 16 with Jan Schmidt-HER waiting on 12 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Niko Springer leads 2-1.
Leg 4 — 3 in a row: Niko Springer takes out 74 in 1 dart. Niko Springer leads 3-1.
Leg 5 — run stopped: Jan Schmidt-HER closes 63 with Niko Springer waiting on 61 in 2 darts. Niko Springer leads 3-2.
Leg 6 — back level: Maximum from Niko Springer! Niko Springer cannot take out 48 and leaves 48, Jan Schmidt-HER punishes it immediately by taking out 48 in 1 dart, a break of throw. We're level at 3-3.
Leg 7 — lead change: Jan Schmidt-HER cannot take out 38 and leaves 16; Jan Schmidt-HER closes 16 with Niko Springer waiting on 72 in 2 darts. Jan Schmidt-HER leads 4-3.
Leg 8 — back level: Maximum from Niko Springer! Niko Springer cannot take out 97 and leaves 12, Niko Springer takes out 12 in 1 dart. We're level at 4-4.
Leg 9 — lead change: Maximum from Niko Springer! Niko Springer cannot take out 48 and leaves 32, Niko Springer closes 32 with Jan Schmidt-HER waiting on 52 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Niko Springer leads 5-4.
Leg 10 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Jan Schmidt-HER! Jan Schmidt-HER cannot take out 99 and leaves 56, Jan Schmidt-HER takes out 56 in 1 dart, a break of throw. We're level at 5-5.
Leg 11 — match-clinching leg: Maximum from Niko Springer! Niko Springer takes out 69 in 2 darts, 14 darts in total, a break of throw. That's the match - Niko Springer wins 6-5.