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Danny Noppert beats Krzysztof Ratajski 7-2

German Darts Grand Prix · Semi-finals · Mon 6 Apr

Danny Noppert 7–2 Krzysztof Ratajski
LEG-BY-LEG COMMENTARY

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LEG 1
1–0

Leg 1: Danny Noppert takes out 82 in 1 dart. Danny Noppert leads 1-0.

Danny Noppert115.62leg average
Krzysztof Ratajski93.00leg average
82 CHECKOUT
LEG 2
2–0

Leg 2 — break of throw: Maximum from Krzysztof Ratajski! Krzysztof Ratajski cannot take out 78 and leaves 40, Danny Noppert punishes it immediately by taking out 67 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Danny Noppert leads 2-0.

Danny Noppert107.36leg average
Krzysztof Ratajski92.20leg average
BREAK OF THROW 67 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 3
3–0

Leg 3 — 3 in a row: Danny Noppert closes 20 with Krzysztof Ratajski waiting on 25 in 1 dart. Danny Noppert leads 3-0.

Danny Noppert93.94leg average
Krzysztof Ratajski95.20leg average
20 CHECKOUT
LEG 4
3–1

Leg 4 — run stopped: Krzysztof Ratajski closes 89 with Danny Noppert waiting on 74 in 2 darts. Danny Noppert leads 3-1.

Danny Noppert106.75leg average
Krzysztof Ratajski107.36leg average
89 CHECKOUT
LEG 5
4–1

Leg 5: Maximum from Krzysztof Ratajski! Danny Noppert takes out 90 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total. Danny Noppert leads 4-1.

Danny Noppert150.30leg average
Krzysztof Ratajski126.67leg average
90 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 6
5–1

Leg 6 — break of throw: Maximum from Danny Noppert! Krzysztof Ratajski cannot take out 85 and leaves 5, Danny Noppert punishes it immediately by taking out 48 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Danny Noppert leads 5-1.

Danny Noppert107.36leg average
Krzysztof Ratajski99.20leg average
BREAK OF THROW 48 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 7
6–1

Leg 7 — 3 in a row: Danny Noppert closes 20 with Krzysztof Ratajski waiting on 78 in 1 dart. Danny Noppert leads 6-1.

Danny Noppert93.94leg average
Krzysztof Ratajski84.60leg average
20 CHECKOUT
LEG 8
6–2

Leg 8 — run stopped: Maximum from Krzysztof Ratajski! Krzysztof Ratajski cannot take out 90 and leaves 48, Krzysztof Ratajski takes out 48 in 2 darts. Danny Noppert leads 6-2.

Danny Noppert82.75leg average
Krzysztof Ratajski107.36leg average
48 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 9
7–2

Leg 9 — match-clinching leg: Maximum from Danny Noppert! Krzysztof Ratajski cannot take out 66 and leaves 16, Danny Noppert punishes it immediately by taking out 32 in 1 dart, 16 darts in total. That's the match - Danny Noppert wins 7-2.

Danny Noppert93.94leg average
Krzysztof Ratajski97.00leg average
32 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
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MATCH REPORT

The final story

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Danny Noppert and Krzysztof Ratajski are on the board at German Darts Grand Prix in Semi-finals, and this one quickly develops into a proper battle. Danny Noppert eventually gets over the line 7-2, but there is plenty to follow before the final dart lands.

Leg 1: Danny Noppert takes out 82 in 1 dart. Danny Noppert leads 1-0. Leg 2 — break of throw: Maximum from Krzysztof Ratajski! Krzysztof Ratajski cannot take out 78 and leaves 40, Danny Noppert punishes it immediately by taking out 67 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Danny Noppert leads 2-0.

Leg 3 — 3 in a row: Danny Noppert closes 20 with Krzysztof Ratajski waiting on 25 in 1 dart. Danny Noppert leads 3-0. Leg 4 — run stopped: Krzysztof Ratajski closes 89 with Danny Noppert waiting on 74 in 2 darts. Danny Noppert leads 3-1.

Leg 5: Maximum from Krzysztof Ratajski! Danny Noppert takes out 90 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total. Danny Noppert leads 4-1. Leg 6 — break of throw: Maximum from Danny Noppert! Krzysztof Ratajski cannot take out 85 and leaves 5, Danny Noppert punishes it immediately by taking out 48 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Danny Noppert leads 5-1.

Leg 7 — 3 in a row: Danny Noppert closes 20 with Krzysztof Ratajski waiting on 78 in 1 dart. Danny Noppert leads 6-1. Leg 8 — run stopped: Maximum from Krzysztof Ratajski! Krzysztof Ratajski cannot take out 90 and leaves 48, Krzysztof Ratajski takes out 48 in 2 darts. Danny Noppert leads 6-2.

Leg 9 — match-clinching leg: Maximum from Danny Noppert! Krzysztof Ratajski cannot take out 66 and leaves 16, Danny Noppert punishes it immediately by taking out 32 in 1 dart, 16 darts in total. That's the match - Danny Noppert wins 7-2.

Krzysztof Ratajski posts the higher three-dart average, 98.28 compared with 96.93. Danny Noppert hits 2 maximums and Krzysztof Ratajski hits 3. On the doubles, Danny Noppert converts 50.0% and Krzysztof Ratajski finishes at 29.0%. Danny Noppert's longest burst is 3 legs in a row.

Danny Noppert has the result, but the final score only tells part of it. The match contains 2 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

96.933-dart avg98.28
2180s3
90Highest checkout89
50%Checkout %29%
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