Bradley Brooks beats Andrew Gilding 6-4
International Darts Open · Last 64 · Fri 22 May
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Andrew Gilding and Bradley Brooks are on the board at International Darts Open in Last 64, and this one quickly develops into a proper battle. Bradley Brooks eventually gets over the line 6-4, but there is plenty to follow before the final dart lands.
Leg 1 — break of throw: Maximum from Bradley Brooks! Bradley Brooks takes out 42 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Bradley Brooks leads 1-0. Leg 2: Bradley Brooks closes 46 with Andrew Gilding waiting on 94 in 2 darts. Bradley Brooks leads 2-0.
Leg 3 — 3 in a row: Maximum from Bradley Brooks! Andrew Gilding cannot take out 84 and leaves 40, Bradley Brooks punishes it immediately by taking out 20 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Bradley Brooks leads 3-0. Leg 4 — immediate break-back: Andrew Gilding cannot take out 51 and leaves 20; Andrew Gilding closes 20 with Bradley Brooks waiting on 38 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Bradley Brooks leads 3-1.
Leg 5: Maximum from Bradley Brooks! Bradley Brooks cannot take out 58 and leaves 40, Andrew Gilding punishes it immediately by taking out 32 in 1 dart. Bradley Brooks leads 3-2. Leg 6 — run stopped: Bradley Brooks closes 76 with Andrew Gilding waiting on 82 in 2 darts. Bradley Brooks leads 4-2.
Leg 7: Maximum from Andrew Gilding! Andrew Gilding takes out 20 in 1 dart. Bradley Brooks leads 4-3. Leg 8 — back level: Andrew Gilding takes out 20 in 2 darts; a break of throw. We're level at 4-4.
Leg 9 — immediate break-back: Bradley Brooks cannot take out 94 and leaves 20; Bradley Brooks closes 20 with Andrew Gilding waiting on 8 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Bradley Brooks leads 5-4. Leg 10 — match-clinching leg: Andrew Gilding cannot take out 8 and leaves 8; Bradley Brooks punishes it immediately by taking out 54 in 2 darts, 17 darts in total. That's the match - Bradley Brooks wins 6-4.
Andrew Gilding posts the higher three-dart average, 93.70 compared with 91.65. Andrew Gilding hits 1 maximum and Bradley Brooks hits 3. On the doubles, Andrew Gilding converts 27.0% and Bradley Brooks finishes at 50.0%. Bradley Brooks's longest burst is 3 legs in a row.
Bradley Brooks has the result, but the final score only tells part of it. The match contains 5 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.
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How every leg unfolded
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Leg 1 — break of throw: Maximum from Bradley Brooks! Bradley Brooks takes out 42 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Bradley Brooks leads 1-0.
Leg 2: Bradley Brooks closes 46 with Andrew Gilding waiting on 94 in 2 darts. Bradley Brooks leads 2-0.
Leg 3 — 3 in a row: Maximum from Bradley Brooks! Andrew Gilding cannot take out 84 and leaves 40, Bradley Brooks punishes it immediately by taking out 20 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Bradley Brooks leads 3-0.
Leg 4 — immediate break-back: Andrew Gilding cannot take out 51 and leaves 20; Andrew Gilding closes 20 with Bradley Brooks waiting on 38 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Bradley Brooks leads 3-1.
Leg 5: Maximum from Bradley Brooks! Bradley Brooks cannot take out 58 and leaves 40, Andrew Gilding punishes it immediately by taking out 32 in 1 dart. Bradley Brooks leads 3-2.
Leg 6 — run stopped: Bradley Brooks closes 76 with Andrew Gilding waiting on 82 in 2 darts. Bradley Brooks leads 4-2.
Leg 7: Maximum from Andrew Gilding! Andrew Gilding takes out 20 in 1 dart. Bradley Brooks leads 4-3.
Leg 8 — back level: Andrew Gilding takes out 20 in 2 darts; a break of throw. We're level at 4-4.
Leg 9 — immediate break-back: Bradley Brooks cannot take out 94 and leaves 20; Bradley Brooks closes 20 with Andrew Gilding waiting on 8 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Bradley Brooks leads 5-4.
Leg 10 — match-clinching leg: Andrew Gilding cannot take out 8 and leaves 8; Bradley Brooks punishes it immediately by taking out 54 in 2 darts, 17 darts in total. That's the match - Bradley Brooks wins 6-4.