Kevin Doets beats Luke Woodhouse 6-5
International Darts Open · Last 32 · Sat 23 May
Visit-by-visit scoring
Open the scoring record to compare both players visit by visit. During a live match this panel continues to update from the stored provider feed.
Open leg-by-leg scoringEvery stored visit
The final story
A concise final report built from the same chronological scoring record above.
Luke Woodhouse and Kevin Doets are on the board at International Darts Open in Last 32, and this one quickly develops into a proper battle. Kevin Doets eventually gets over the line 6-5, but there is plenty to follow before the final dart lands.
Leg 1: Kevin Doets takes out 48 in 2 darts. Kevin Doets leads 1-0. Leg 2 — back level: Luke Woodhouse cannot take out 87 and leaves 45; Luke Woodhouse closes 45 with Kevin Doets waiting on 90 in 1 dart. We're level at 1-1. Leg 3 — into the lead: Maximum from Kevin Doets! Kevin Doets cannot take out 40 and leaves 5, Kevin Doets closes 5 with Luke Woodhouse waiting on 32 in 2 darts. Kevin Doets leads 2-1.
Leg 4 — break of throw: Luke Woodhouse cannot take out 25 and leaves 4; Kevin Doets punishes it immediately by taking out 48 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Kevin Doets leads 3-1. Leg 5 — 3 in a row: Maximum from Kevin Doets! Kevin Doets takes out 55 in 2 darts. Kevin Doets leads 4-1. Leg 6 — run stopped: Maximum from Kevin Doets! Luke Woodhouse cannot take out 74 and leaves 20, Luke Woodhouse closes 20 with Kevin Doets waiting on 52 in 1 dart. Kevin Doets leads 4-2.
Leg 7: Kevin Doets takes out 32 in 2 darts. Kevin Doets leads 5-2. Leg 8: Maximum from Luke Woodhouse! Luke Woodhouse cannot take out 91 and leaves 40, Luke Woodhouse closes 40 with Kevin Doets waiting on 74 in 1 dart. Kevin Doets leads 5-3. Leg 9 — break of throw: Luke Woodhouse takes out 40 in 2 darts; a break of throw. Kevin Doets leads 5-4.
Leg 10 — back level: Maximum from Luke Woodhouse! Luke Woodhouse cannot take out 81 and leaves 16, Luke Woodhouse takes out 16 in 1 dart. We're level at 5-5. Leg 11 — match-clinching leg: Kevin Doets cannot take out 56 and leaves 10; Kevin Doets takes out 10 in 2 darts, 17 darts in total. That's the match - Kevin Doets wins 6-5.
Luke Woodhouse posts the higher three-dart average, 90.76 compared with 89.38. Luke Woodhouse hits 2 maximums and Kevin Doets hits 3. On the doubles, Luke Woodhouse converts 33.0% and Kevin Doets finishes at 35.0%. Kevin Doets's longest burst is 3 legs in a row.
Kevin Doets 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.
How every leg unfolded
The permanent match record keeps the commentary, score after each leg and each player’s exact three-dart leg average where the darts-used data is available.
Leg 1: Kevin Doets takes out 48 in 2 darts. Kevin Doets leads 1-0.
Leg 2 — back level: Luke Woodhouse cannot take out 87 and leaves 45; Luke Woodhouse closes 45 with Kevin Doets waiting on 90 in 1 dart. We're level at 1-1.
Leg 3 — into the lead: Maximum from Kevin Doets! Kevin Doets cannot take out 40 and leaves 5, Kevin Doets closes 5 with Luke Woodhouse waiting on 32 in 2 darts. Kevin Doets leads 2-1.
Leg 4 — break of throw: Luke Woodhouse cannot take out 25 and leaves 4; Kevin Doets punishes it immediately by taking out 48 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Kevin Doets leads 3-1.
Leg 5 — 3 in a row: Maximum from Kevin Doets! Kevin Doets takes out 55 in 2 darts. Kevin Doets leads 4-1.
Leg 6 — run stopped: Maximum from Kevin Doets! Luke Woodhouse cannot take out 74 and leaves 20, Luke Woodhouse closes 20 with Kevin Doets waiting on 52 in 1 dart. Kevin Doets leads 4-2.
Leg 7: Kevin Doets takes out 32 in 2 darts. Kevin Doets leads 5-2.
Leg 8: Maximum from Luke Woodhouse! Luke Woodhouse cannot take out 91 and leaves 40, Luke Woodhouse closes 40 with Kevin Doets waiting on 74 in 1 dart. Kevin Doets leads 5-3.
Leg 9 — break of throw: Luke Woodhouse takes out 40 in 2 darts; a break of throw. Kevin Doets leads 5-4.
Leg 10 — back level: Maximum from Luke Woodhouse! Luke Woodhouse cannot take out 81 and leaves 16, Luke Woodhouse takes out 16 in 1 dart. We're level at 5-5.
Leg 11 — match-clinching leg: Kevin Doets cannot take out 56 and leaves 10; Kevin Doets takes out 10 in 2 darts, 17 darts in total. That's the match - Kevin Doets wins 6-5.