MATCH REPORT Final report · updated 03:24 UK

Gerwyn Price beats Gian van Veen 6-2

PDC Premier League Darts · Week 16 · Thu 21 May

Gerwyn Price 6–2 Gian van Veen
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LEG 1
1–0

Gerwyn Price comes through Leg 1 on throw. Gerwyn Price takes out 24 with Gian van Veen poised on 92; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Gerwyn Price leads 1-0.

Gerwyn Price115.62leg average
Gian van Veen102.25leg average
24 CHECKOUT
LEG 2
2–0

Gerwyn Price strikes with a break of throw in Leg 2. Gerwyn Price gets the finish on 96; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 11-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Gerwyn Price leads 2-0.

Gerwyn Price136.64leg average
Gian van Veen97.25leg average
BREAK OF THROW 96 CHECKOUT
LEG 3
3–0

Gerwyn Price makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 3. Gerwyn Price responds with 2 maximums; Gerwyn Price gets the finish on 44; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 10-dart leg. Gerwyn Price leads 3-0.

Gerwyn Price150.30leg average
Gian van Veen81.67leg average
44 CHECKOUT 2 × 180
LEG 4
4–0

Gerwyn Price makes it 4 legs on the spin in Leg 4. Gerwyn Price takes out 95 with Gian van Veen poised on 34; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Gerwyn Price leads 4-0.

Gerwyn Price107.36leg average
Gian van Veen93.40leg average
BREAK OF THROW 95 CHECKOUT
LEG 5
4–1

Gian van Veen answers immediately with a break-back in Leg 5. A 180 from Gerwyn Price turns up the pressure; Gian van Veen takes out 58 with Gerwyn Price poised on 47; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Gerwyn Price leads 4-1.

Gerwyn Price90.80leg average
Gian van Veen115.62leg average
BREAK OF THROW 58 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 6
4–2

Gian van Veen comes through Leg 6 on throw. Gian van Veen answers with a maximum; Gerwyn Price reaches 54 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 40 still on the board. Gian van Veen is sitting on 20 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Gian van Veen takes out 20 with Gerwyn Price poised on 40; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts. Gerwyn Price leads 4-2.

Gerwyn Price92.20leg average
Gian van Veen88.41leg average
20 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 7
5–2

Gerwyn Price stops a run of 2 legs by taking Leg 7. Gerwyn Price answers with a maximum; Gerwyn Price takes out 72 with Gian van Veen poised on 78; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Gerwyn Price leads 5-2.

Gerwyn Price115.62leg average
Gian van Veen105.75leg average
72 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 8
6–2

Gerwyn Price closes out Leg 8. Gerwyn Price shuts the door with a 112 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. That's the match - Gerwyn Price wins 6-2.

Gerwyn Price107.36leg average
Gian van Veen87.00leg average
BREAK OF THROW 112 CHECKOUT
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MATCH REPORT

The final story

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Gerwyn Price and Gian van Veen are on the board at PDC Premier League Darts in Week 16, and this one quickly develops into a proper battle. Gerwyn Price eventually gets over the line 6-2, but there is plenty to follow before the final dart lands. Gerwyn Price comes through Leg 1 on throw. Gerwyn Price takes out 24 with Gian van Veen poised on 92; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg.

Gerwyn Price leads 1-0. Gerwyn Price strikes with a break of throw in Leg 2. Gerwyn Price gets the finish on 96; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 11-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Gerwyn Price leads 2-0.

Gerwyn Price makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 3. Gerwyn Price responds with 2 maximums; Gerwyn Price gets the finish on 44; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 10-dart leg. Gerwyn Price leads 3-0. Gerwyn Price makes it 4 legs on the spin in Leg 4.

Gerwyn Price takes out 95 with Gian van Veen poised on 34; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Gerwyn Price leads 4-0. Gian van Veen answers immediately with a break-back in Leg 5. A 180 from Gerwyn Price turns up the pressure; Gian van Veen takes out 58 with Gerwyn Price poised on 47; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg; and that is a break of throw.

Gerwyn Price leads 4-1. Gian van Veen comes through Leg 6 on throw. Gian van Veen answers with a maximum; Gerwyn Price reaches 54 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 40 still on the board. Gian van Veen is sitting on 20 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Gian van Veen takes out 20 with Gerwyn Price poised on 40; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts.

Gerwyn Price leads 4-2. Gerwyn Price stops a run of 2 legs by taking Leg 7. Gerwyn Price answers with a maximum; Gerwyn Price takes out 72 with Gian van Veen poised on 78; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Gerwyn Price leads 5-2.

Gerwyn Price closes out Leg 8. Gerwyn Price shuts the door with a 112 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. That's the match - Gerwyn Price wins 6-2. The match contains 4 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

105.973-dart avg95.38
4180s1
112Highest checkout58
67%Checkout %40%
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