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Marcel Hausotter beats Raymond van Barneveld 6-4

German Darts Grand Prix · Last 48 · Sat 4 Apr

Raymond van Barneveld 4–6 Marcel Hausotter
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LEG 1
1–0

Leg 1: Raymond van Barneveld closes 36 with Marcel Hausotter waiting on 78 in 1 dart. Raymond van Barneveld leads 1-0.

Raymond van Barneveld79.11leg average
Marcel Hausotter70.50leg average
36 CHECKOUT
LEG 2
1–1

Leg 2 — back level: Marcel Hausotter takes out 40 in 2 darts. We're level at 1-1.

Raymond van Barneveld69.00leg average
Marcel Hausotter88.41leg average
40 CHECKOUT
LEG 3
1–2

Leg 3 — lead change: Maximum from Marcel Hausotter! Marcel Hausotter cannot take out 98 and leaves 38, Marcel Hausotter closes 38 with Raymond van Barneveld waiting on 36 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Marcel Hausotter leads 2-1.

Raymond van Barneveld93.00leg average
Marcel Hausotter115.62leg average
BREAK OF THROW 38 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 4
2–2

Leg 4 — immediate break-back: Marcel Hausotter cannot take out 95 and leaves 30; Raymond van Barneveld punishes it immediately by taking out 76 in 2 darts, a break of throw. We're level at 2-2.

Raymond van Barneveld107.36leg average
Marcel Hausotter94.20leg average
BREAK OF THROW 76 CHECKOUT
LEG 5
2–3

Leg 5 — immediate break-back: Raymond van Barneveld cannot take out 85 and leaves 20; Marcel Hausotter punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Marcel Hausotter leads 3-2.

Raymond van Barneveld80.17leg average
Marcel Hausotter93.94leg average
BREAK OF THROW 40 CHECKOUT
LEG 6
3–3

Leg 6 — immediate break-back: Marcel Hausotter cannot take out 16 and leaves 4; Raymond van Barneveld punishes it immediately by taking out 10 in 2 darts, a break of throw. We're level at 3-3.

Raymond van Barneveld75.15leg average
Marcel Hausotter71.00leg average
BREAK OF THROW 10 CHECKOUT
LEG 7
4–3

Leg 7 — lead change: Raymond van Barneveld closes 52 with Marcel Hausotter waiting on 80 in 1 dart. Raymond van Barneveld leads 4-3.

Raymond van Barneveld93.94leg average
Marcel Hausotter84.20leg average
52 CHECKOUT
LEG 8
4–4

Leg 8 — back level: Maximum from Raymond van Barneveld! Marcel Hausotter closes 84 with Raymond van Barneveld waiting on 16 in 2 darts. We're level at 4-4.

Raymond van Barneveld121.25leg average
Marcel Hausotter107.36leg average
84 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 9
4–5

Leg 9 — lead change: Marcel Hausotter takes out 49 in 1 dart; a break of throw. Marcel Hausotter leads 5-4.

Raymond van Barneveld69.00leg average
Marcel Hausotter115.62leg average
BREAK OF THROW 49 CHECKOUT
LEG 10
4–6

Leg 10 — match-clinching leg: Marcel Hausotter closes 76 with Raymond van Barneveld waiting on 90 in 2 darts; 17 darts in total. That's the match - Marcel Hausotter wins 6-4.

Raymond van Barneveld82.20leg average
Marcel Hausotter88.41leg average
76 CHECKOUT
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MATCH REPORT

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Raymond van Barneveld faces Marcel Hausotter 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 Marcel Hausotter who has the result at 6-4, but every leg has its own part to play on the way there.

Leg 1: Raymond van Barneveld closes 36 with Marcel Hausotter waiting on 78 in 1 dart. Raymond van Barneveld leads 1-0. Leg 2 — back level: Marcel Hausotter takes out 40 in 2 darts. We're level at 1-1.

Leg 3 — lead change: Maximum from Marcel Hausotter! Marcel Hausotter cannot take out 98 and leaves 38, Marcel Hausotter closes 38 with Raymond van Barneveld waiting on 36 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Marcel Hausotter leads 2-1. Leg 4 — immediate break-back: Marcel Hausotter cannot take out 95 and leaves 30; Raymond van Barneveld punishes it immediately by taking out 76 in 2 darts, a break of throw. We're level at 2-2.

Leg 5 — immediate break-back: Raymond van Barneveld cannot take out 85 and leaves 20; Marcel Hausotter punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Marcel Hausotter leads 3-2. Leg 6 — immediate break-back: Marcel Hausotter cannot take out 16 and leaves 4; Raymond van Barneveld punishes it immediately by taking out 10 in 2 darts, a break of throw. We're level at 3-3.

Leg 7 — lead change: Raymond van Barneveld closes 52 with Marcel Hausotter waiting on 80 in 1 dart. Raymond van Barneveld leads 4-3. Leg 8 — back level: Maximum from Raymond van Barneveld! Marcel Hausotter closes 84 with Raymond van Barneveld waiting on 16 in 2 darts. We're level at 4-4.

Leg 9 — lead change: Marcel Hausotter takes out 49 in 1 dart; a break of throw. Marcel Hausotter leads 5-4. Leg 10 — match-clinching leg: Marcel Hausotter closes 76 with Raymond van Barneveld waiting on 90 in 2 darts; 17 darts in total. That's the match - Marcel Hausotter wins 6-4.

Marcel Hausotter posts the higher three-dart average, 88.13 compared with 84.52. Raymond van Barneveld hits 1 maximum and Marcel Hausotter hits 1. On the doubles, Raymond van Barneveld converts 29.0% and Marcel Hausotter finishes at 38.0%. Marcel Hausotter's longest burst is 3 legs in a row.

Marcel Hausotter 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.

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

84.523-dart avg88.13
1180s1
76Highest checkout84
29%Checkout %38%
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