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Ryan Joyce beats Finn Behrens 6-1

German Darts Grand Prix · Last 48 · Sat 4 Apr

Ryan Joyce 6–1 Finn Behrens
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LEG 1
1–0

Ryan Joyce strikes with a break of throw in Leg 1. Ryan Joyce shuts the door with a 164 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 11-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Ryan Joyce leads 1-0.

Ryan Joyce136.64leg average
Finn Behrens77.75leg average
BREAK OF THROW 164 CHECKOUT
LEG 2
2–0

Ryan Joyce comes through Leg 2 on throw. Ryan Joyce has 25 available but cannot take it out, leaving 8. Finn Behrens is sitting on 126 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Ryan Joyce takes out 8 with Finn Behrens poised on 80; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Ryan Joyce leads 2-0.

Ryan Joyce79.11leg average
Finn Behrens70.17leg average
8 CHECKOUT
LEG 3
3–0

Ryan Joyce makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 3. A 180 from Finn Behrens turns up the pressure; Finn Behrens reaches 40 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 20 still on the board. Ryan Joyce is sitting on 85 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Ryan Joyce takes out 85 with Finn Behrens poised on 20; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; and that is a break of throw. Ryan Joyce leads 3-0.

Ryan Joyce88.41leg average
Finn Behrens80.17leg average
BREAK OF THROW 85 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 4
4–0

Ryan Joyce makes it 4 legs on the spin in Leg 4. Ryan Joyce gets the finish on 76; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Ryan Joyce leads 4-0.

Ryan Joyce115.62leg average
Finn Behrens75.00leg average
76 CHECKOUT
LEG 5
4–1

Finn Behrens stops a run of 4 legs by taking Leg 5. Ryan Joyce gets a look at 57 but the finish does not go, and 20 remains. Finn Behrens is sitting on 56 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Finn Behrens takes out 56 with Ryan Joyce poised on 20; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts. Ryan Joyce leads 4-1.

Ryan Joyce96.20leg average
Finn Behrens88.41leg average
56 CHECKOUT
LEG 6
5–1

Ryan Joyce comes through Leg 6 on throw. A 180 from Finn Behrens turns up the pressure; Finn Behrens reaches 40 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 20 still on the board. Ryan Joyce is sitting on 90 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Ryan Joyce takes out 90 with Finn Behrens poised on 20; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Ryan Joyce leads 5-1.

Ryan Joyce93.94leg average
Finn Behrens96.20leg average
90 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 7
6–1

Ryan Joyce closes out Leg 7. A 180 from Finn Behrens turns up the pressure; Finn Behrens gets a look at 60 but the finish does not go, and 40 remains. Ryan Joyce is sitting on 16 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Ryan Joyce takes out 16 with Finn Behrens poised on 40; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; and that is a break of throw. That's the match - Ryan Joyce wins 6-1.

Ryan Joyce88.41leg average
Finn Behrens76.83leg average
BREAK OF THROW 16 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
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We are underway at German Darts Grand Prix in Last 48 with Ryan Joyce against Finn Behrens. The scoring swings from leg to leg before Ryan Joyce finally seals it 6-1, with the pressure rising whenever the players move into finishing range. Ryan Joyce strikes with a break of throw in Leg 1. Ryan Joyce shuts the door with a 164 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 11-dart leg; and that is a break of throw.

Ryan Joyce leads 1-0. Ryan Joyce comes through Leg 2 on throw. Ryan Joyce has 25 available but cannot take it out, leaving 8. Finn Behrens is sitting on 126 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Ryan Joyce takes out 8 with Finn Behrens poised on 80; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart.

Ryan Joyce leads 2-0. Ryan Joyce makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 3. A 180 from Finn Behrens turns up the pressure; Finn Behrens reaches 40 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 20 still on the board. Ryan Joyce is sitting on 85 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Ryan Joyce takes out 85 with Finn Behrens poised on 20; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; and that is a break of throw.

Ryan Joyce leads 3-0. Ryan Joyce makes it 4 legs on the spin in Leg 4. Ryan Joyce gets the finish on 76; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Ryan Joyce leads 4-0.

Finn Behrens stops a run of 4 legs by taking Leg 5. Ryan Joyce gets a look at 57 but the finish does not go, and 20 remains. Finn Behrens is sitting on 56 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Finn Behrens takes out 56 with Ryan Joyce poised on 20; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts. Ryan Joyce leads 4-1.

Ryan Joyce comes through Leg 6 on throw. A 180 from Finn Behrens turns up the pressure; Finn Behrens reaches 40 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 20 still on the board. Ryan Joyce is sitting on 90 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Ryan Joyce takes out 90 with Finn Behrens poised on 20; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Ryan Joyce leads 5-1.

Ryan Joyce closes out Leg 7. A 180 from Finn Behrens turns up the pressure; Finn Behrens gets a look at 60 but the finish does not go, and 40 remains. The match contains 3 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.

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

93.403-dart avg79.89
0180s3
164Highest checkout56
46%Checkout %9%
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