Luke Humphries beats Michael van Gerwen 6-5
PDC Premier League Darts · Week 16 · Thu 21 May
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Luke Humphries faces Michael van Gerwen at PDC Premier League Darts in Week 16 and the match quickly starts producing the kind of moments that make live darts so tense. By the finish it is Luke Humphries who has the result at 6-5, but every leg has its own part to play on the way there.
Leg 1: Luke Humphries takes out 74 in 1 dart. Luke Humphries leads 1-0. Leg 2 — back level: Luke Humphries cannot take out 40 and leaves 10; Michael van Gerwen punishes it immediately by taking out 20 in 2 darts. We're level at 1-1. Leg 3 — lead change: Luke Humphries cannot take out 78 and leaves 40; Michael van Gerwen punishes it immediately by taking out 109 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Michael van Gerwen leads 2-1.
Leg 4 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Luke Humphries! Luke Humphries takes out 48 in 2 darts, a break of throw. We're level at 2-2. Leg 5 — lead change: Maximum from Michael van Gerwen! Luke Humphries closes 36 with Michael van Gerwen waiting on 86 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total. Luke Humphries leads 3-2. Leg 6 — back level: Michael van Gerwen closes 33 with Luke Humphries waiting on 16 in 2 darts. We're level at 3-3.
Leg 7 — into the lead: Maximum from Michael van Gerwen! Michael van Gerwen cannot take out 65 and leaves 48, Luke Humphries punishes it immediately by taking out 8 in 1 dart. Luke Humphries leads 4-3. Leg 8 — back level: Michael van Gerwen fires in 2 maximums; Michael van Gerwen takes out 80 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total. We're level at 4-4. Leg 9 — into the lead: Maximum from Luke Humphries! Luke Humphries closes 32 with Michael van Gerwen waiting on 80 in 1 dart. Luke Humphries leads 5-4.
Leg 10 — back level: Michael van Gerwen closes 49 with Luke Humphries waiting on 80 in 2 darts. We're level at 5-5. Leg 11 — match-clinching leg: Luke Humphries closes 32 with Michael van Gerwen waiting on 25 in 1 dart; 13 darts in total. That's the match - Luke Humphries wins 6-5.
Luke Humphries posts the higher three-dart average, 105.24 compared with 100.66. Luke Humphries hits 3 maximums and Michael van Gerwen hits 4. On the doubles, Luke Humphries converts 43.0% and Michael van Gerwen finishes at 45.0%. Michael van Gerwen's longest burst is 2 legs in a row.
Luke Humphries has the result, but the final score only tells part of it. The match contains 2 breaks of throw and 2 clear lead changes. 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: Luke Humphries takes out 74 in 1 dart. Luke Humphries leads 1-0.
Leg 2 — back level: Luke Humphries cannot take out 40 and leaves 10; Michael van Gerwen punishes it immediately by taking out 20 in 2 darts. We're level at 1-1.
Leg 3 — lead change: Luke Humphries cannot take out 78 and leaves 40; Michael van Gerwen punishes it immediately by taking out 109 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Michael van Gerwen leads 2-1.
Leg 4 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Luke Humphries! Luke Humphries takes out 48 in 2 darts, a break of throw. We're level at 2-2.
Leg 5 — lead change: Maximum from Michael van Gerwen! Luke Humphries closes 36 with Michael van Gerwen waiting on 86 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total. Luke Humphries leads 3-2.
Leg 6 — back level: Michael van Gerwen closes 33 with Luke Humphries waiting on 16 in 2 darts. We're level at 3-3.
Leg 7 — into the lead: Maximum from Michael van Gerwen! Michael van Gerwen cannot take out 65 and leaves 48, Luke Humphries punishes it immediately by taking out 8 in 1 dart. Luke Humphries leads 4-3.
Leg 8 — back level: Michael van Gerwen fires in 2 maximums; Michael van Gerwen takes out 80 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total. We're level at 4-4.
Leg 9 — into the lead: Maximum from Luke Humphries! Luke Humphries closes 32 with Michael van Gerwen waiting on 80 in 1 dart. Luke Humphries leads 5-4.
Leg 10 — back level: Michael van Gerwen closes 49 with Luke Humphries waiting on 80 in 2 darts. We're level at 5-5.
Leg 11 — match-clinching leg: Luke Humphries closes 32 with Michael van Gerwen waiting on 25 in 1 dart; 13 darts in total. That's the match - Luke Humphries wins 6-5.