Gary Anderson beats Gian van Veen 6-5
Hungarian Darts Trophy · Quarter-finals · Sun 30 Aug
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Gian van Veen faces Gary Anderson at Hungarian Darts Trophy in Quarter-finals and the match quickly starts producing the kind of moments that make live darts so tense. By the finish it is Gary Anderson who has the result at 6-5, but every leg has its own part to play on the way there.
Leg 1 — break of throw: Maximum from Gary Anderson! Gary Anderson closes 81 with Gian van Veen waiting on 91 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total, a break of throw. Gary Anderson leads 1-0. Leg 2: Gary Anderson takes out 82 in 2 darts. Gary Anderson leads 2-0. Leg 3 — run stopped: Gian van Veen takes out 80 in 1 dart. Gary Anderson leads 2-1.
Leg 4 — back level: Gian van Veen closes 78 with Gary Anderson waiting on 75 in 2 darts; a break of throw. We're level at 2-2. Leg 5 — lead change: Maximum from Gary Anderson! Gian van Veen takes out 76 in 1 dart. Gian van Veen leads 3-2. Leg 6 — back level: Gian van Veen cannot take out 94 and leaves 56; Gary Anderson punishes it immediately by taking out 84 in 2 darts. We're level at 3-3.
Leg 7 — lead change: Maximum from Gian van Veen! Gary Anderson closes 82 with Gian van Veen waiting on 16 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total, a break of throw. Gary Anderson leads 4-3. Leg 8 — 3 in a row: Gary Anderson takes out 32 in 2 darts. Gary Anderson leads 5-3. Leg 9 — run stopped: Maximum from Gary Anderson! Gian van Veen closes 43 with Gary Anderson waiting on 25 in 1 dart. Gary Anderson leads 5-4.
Leg 10 — back level: Maximum from Gian van Veen! Gian van Veen closes 48 with Gary Anderson waiting on 44 in 2 darts, a break of throw. We're level at 5-5. Leg 11 — match-clinching leg: Maximum from Gary Anderson! Gary Anderson closes 80 with Gian van Veen waiting on 64 in 1 dart, 13 darts in total, a break of throw. That's the match - Gary Anderson wins 6-5.
Gary Anderson posts the higher three-dart average, 101.45 compared with 99.79. Gian van Veen hits 2 maximums and Gary Anderson hits 5. On the doubles, Gian van Veen converts 55.0% and Gary Anderson finishes at 60.0%. Gian van Veen's longest burst is 3 legs in a row.
Gary Anderson has the result, but the final score only tells part of it. The match contains 5 breaks of throw and 2 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 Gary Anderson! Gary Anderson closes 81 with Gian van Veen waiting on 91 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total, a break of throw. Gary Anderson leads 1-0.
Leg 2: Gary Anderson takes out 82 in 2 darts. Gary Anderson leads 2-0.
Leg 3 — run stopped: Gian van Veen takes out 80 in 1 dart. Gary Anderson leads 2-1.
Leg 4 — back level: Gian van Veen closes 78 with Gary Anderson waiting on 75 in 2 darts; a break of throw. We're level at 2-2.
Leg 5 — lead change: Maximum from Gary Anderson! Gian van Veen takes out 76 in 1 dart. Gian van Veen leads 3-2.
Leg 6 — back level: Gian van Veen cannot take out 94 and leaves 56; Gary Anderson punishes it immediately by taking out 84 in 2 darts. We're level at 3-3.
Leg 7 — lead change: Maximum from Gian van Veen! Gary Anderson closes 82 with Gian van Veen waiting on 16 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total, a break of throw. Gary Anderson leads 4-3.
Leg 8 — 3 in a row: Gary Anderson takes out 32 in 2 darts. Gary Anderson leads 5-3.
Leg 9 — run stopped: Maximum from Gary Anderson! Gian van Veen closes 43 with Gary Anderson waiting on 25 in 1 dart. Gary Anderson leads 5-4.
Leg 10 — back level: Maximum from Gian van Veen! Gian van Veen closes 48 with Gary Anderson waiting on 44 in 2 darts, a break of throw. We're level at 5-5.
Leg 11 — match-clinching leg: Maximum from Gary Anderson! Gary Anderson closes 80 with Gian van Veen waiting on 64 in 1 dart, 13 darts in total, a break of throw. That's the match - Gary Anderson wins 6-5.