Ross Smith beats Michael van Gerwen 6-5
International Darts Open · Quarter-finals · Sun 24 May
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Michael van Gerwen faces Ross Smith at International Darts Open in Quarter-finals and the match quickly starts producing the kind of moments that make live darts so tense. By the finish it is Ross Smith 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: Michael van Gerwen cannot take out 100 and leaves 20; Ross Smith punishes it immediately by taking out 108 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Ross Smith leads 1-0. Leg 2: Ross Smith takes out 72 in 2 darts. Ross Smith leads 2-0. Leg 3 — 3 in a row: Michael van Gerwen cannot take out 32 and leaves 32; Ross Smith punishes it immediately by taking out 88 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Ross Smith leads 3-0.
Leg 4 — 4 in a row: Maximum from Michael van Gerwen! Michael van Gerwen cannot take out 60 and leaves 20, Ross Smith punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 2 darts. Ross Smith leads 4-0. Leg 5 — run stopped: Michael van Gerwen closes 8 with Ross Smith waiting on 52 in 1 dart. Ross Smith leads 4-1. Leg 6 — break of throw: Michael van Gerwen closes 40 with Ross Smith waiting on 83 in 2 darts; a break of throw. Ross Smith leads 4-2.
Leg 7 — 3 in a row: Michael van Gerwen takes out 36 in 1 dart. Ross Smith leads 4-3. Leg 8 — run stopped: Michael van Gerwen cannot take out 12 and leaves 6; Ross Smith punishes it immediately by taking out 32 in 2 darts. Ross Smith leads 5-3. Leg 9: Michael van Gerwen takes out 32 in 1 dart. Ross Smith leads 5-4.
Leg 10 — back level: Ross Smith cannot take out 40 and leaves 20; Michael van Gerwen punishes it immediately by taking out 32 in 2 darts, a break of throw. We're level at 5-5. Leg 11 — match-clinching leg: Ross Smith closes 68 with Michael van Gerwen waiting on 88 in 1 dart; 13 darts in total, a break of throw. That's the match - Ross Smith wins 6-5.
Michael van Gerwen posts the higher three-dart average, 94.27 compared with 87.65. Michael van Gerwen hits 1 maximum and Ross Smith hits 0. On the doubles, Michael van Gerwen converts 24.0% and Ross Smith finishes at 33.0%. Ross Smith's longest burst is 4 legs in a row.
Ross Smith 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: Michael van Gerwen cannot take out 100 and leaves 20; Ross Smith punishes it immediately by taking out 108 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Ross Smith leads 1-0.
Leg 2: Ross Smith takes out 72 in 2 darts. Ross Smith leads 2-0.
Leg 3 — 3 in a row: Michael van Gerwen cannot take out 32 and leaves 32; Ross Smith punishes it immediately by taking out 88 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Ross Smith leads 3-0.
Leg 4 — 4 in a row: Maximum from Michael van Gerwen! Michael van Gerwen cannot take out 60 and leaves 20, Ross Smith punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 2 darts. Ross Smith leads 4-0.
Leg 5 — run stopped: Michael van Gerwen closes 8 with Ross Smith waiting on 52 in 1 dart. Ross Smith leads 4-1.
Leg 6 — break of throw: Michael van Gerwen closes 40 with Ross Smith waiting on 83 in 2 darts; a break of throw. Ross Smith leads 4-2.
Leg 7 — 3 in a row: Michael van Gerwen takes out 36 in 1 dart. Ross Smith leads 4-3.
Leg 8 — run stopped: Michael van Gerwen cannot take out 12 and leaves 6; Ross Smith punishes it immediately by taking out 32 in 2 darts. Ross Smith leads 5-3.
Leg 9: Michael van Gerwen takes out 32 in 1 dart. Ross Smith leads 5-4.
Leg 10 — back level: Ross Smith cannot take out 40 and leaves 20; Michael van Gerwen punishes it immediately by taking out 32 in 2 darts, a break of throw. We're level at 5-5.
Leg 11 — match-clinching leg: Ross Smith closes 68 with Michael van Gerwen waiting on 88 in 1 dart; 13 darts in total, a break of throw. That's the match - Ross Smith wins 6-5.