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Kevin Doets beats Tom Bissell 6-0

International Darts Open · Last 64 · Fri 22 May

Kevin Doets 6–0 Tom Bissell
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LEG 1
1–0

Kevin Doets strikes with a break of throw in Leg 1. Kevin Doets answers with a maximum; Tom Bissell gets a look at 78 but the finish does not go, and 40 remains. Kevin Doets is sitting on 42 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Kevin Doets takes out 42 with Tom Bissell poised on 40; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Kevin Doets leads 1-0.

Kevin Doets107.36leg average
Tom Bissell92.20leg average
BREAK OF THROW 42 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 2
2–0

Kevin Doets comes through Leg 2 on throw. A 180 from Tom Bissell turns up the pressure; Kevin Doets answers with a maximum; Kevin Doets gets the finish on 24; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Kevin Doets leads 2-0.

Kevin Doets115.62leg average
Tom Bissell89.75leg average
24 CHECKOUT 2 × 180
LEG 3
3–0

Kevin Doets makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 3. Kevin Doets answers with a maximum; Tom Bissell reaches 76 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 34 still on the board. Kevin Doets is sitting on 64 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Kevin Doets takes out 64 with Tom Bissell poised on 34; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Kevin Doets leads 3-0.

Kevin Doets107.36leg average
Tom Bissell93.40leg average
BREAK OF THROW 64 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 4
4–0

Kevin Doets makes it 4 legs on the spin in Leg 4. A 180 from Tom Bissell turns up the pressure; Tom Bissell reaches 61 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 20 still on the board. Kevin Doets is sitting on 70 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Kevin Doets takes out 70 with Tom Bissell poised on 20; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Kevin Doets leads 4-0.

Kevin Doets93.94leg average
Tom Bissell96.20leg average
70 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 5
5–0

Kevin Doets makes it 5 legs on the spin in Leg 5. Kevin Doets gets the finish on 64; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Kevin Doets leads 5-0.

Kevin Doets107.36leg average
Tom Bissell74.00leg average
BREAK OF THROW 64 CHECKOUT
LEG 6
6–0

Kevin Doets closes out Leg 6. Kevin Doets answers with a maximum; Kevin Doets gets the finish on 15; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. That's the match - Kevin Doets wins 6-0.

Kevin Doets115.62leg average
Tom Bissell90.75leg average
15 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
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Kevin Doets faces Tom Bissell at International Darts Open in Last 64 and the match quickly starts producing the kind of moments that make live darts so tense. By the finish it is Kevin Doets who has the result at 6-0, but every leg has its own part to play on the way there. Kevin Doets strikes with a break of throw in Leg 1. Kevin Doets answers with a maximum; Tom Bissell gets a look at 78 but the finish does not go, and 40 remains.

Kevin Doets is sitting on 42 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Kevin Doets takes out 42 with Tom Bissell poised on 40; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Kevin Doets leads 1-0. Kevin Doets comes through Leg 2 on throw. A 180 from Tom Bissell turns up the pressure; Kevin Doets answers with a maximum; Kevin Doets gets the finish on 24; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg.

Kevin Doets leads 2-0. Kevin Doets makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 3. Kevin Doets answers with a maximum; Tom Bissell reaches 76 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 34 still on the board. Kevin Doets is sitting on 64 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Kevin Doets takes out 64 with Tom Bissell poised on 34; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw.

Kevin Doets leads 3-0. Kevin Doets makes it 4 legs on the spin in Leg 4. A 180 from Tom Bissell turns up the pressure; Tom Bissell reaches 61 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 20 still on the board. Kevin Doets is sitting on 70 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Kevin Doets takes out 70 with Tom Bissell poised on 20; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart.

Kevin Doets leads 4-0. Kevin Doets makes it 5 legs on the spin in Leg 5. Kevin Doets gets the finish on 64; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Kevin Doets leads 5-0.

Kevin Doets closes out Leg 6. Kevin Doets answers with a maximum; Kevin Doets gets the finish on 15; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. That's the match - Kevin Doets wins 6-0. Kevin Doets posts the higher three-dart average, 102.48 compared with 89.32.

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

102.483-dart avg89.32
4180s2
70Highest checkout0
86%Checkout %0%
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