MATCH REPORT Final report · updated 17:08 UK

Luke Humphries beats Josh Rock 6-2

PDC Premier League Darts · Week 3 · Thu 19 Feb

Luke Humphries 6–2 Josh Rock
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LEG 1
0–1

Leg 1 stays with Josh Rock on throw. Josh Rock shuts the door with a 140 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 11-dart leg. Josh Rock leads 1-0.

Luke Humphries91.33leg average
Josh Rock136.64leg average
140 CHECKOUT
LEG 2
1–1

Luke Humphries drags the match level in Leg 2. Luke Humphries gets the finish on 32; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. We're level at 1-1.

Luke Humphries115.62leg average
Josh Rock69.50leg average
32 CHECKOUT
LEG 3
2–1

Luke Humphries turns the scoreline around in Leg 3. Luke Humphries takes out 52 with Josh Rock poised on 36; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Luke Humphries leads 2-1.

Luke Humphries107.36leg average
Josh Rock93.00leg average
BREAK OF THROW 52 CHECKOUT
LEG 4
2–2

Josh Rock answers immediately with a break-back in Leg 4. Josh Rock shuts the door with a 100 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 10-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. We're level at 2-2.

Luke Humphries98.25leg average
Josh Rock150.30leg average
BREAK OF THROW 100 CHECKOUT
LEG 5
3–2

Luke Humphries answers immediately with a break-back in Leg 5. Luke Humphries takes out 40 with Josh Rock poised on 53; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Luke Humphries leads 3-2.

Luke Humphries107.36leg average
Josh Rock89.60leg average
BREAK OF THROW 40 CHECKOUT
LEG 6
4–2

Luke Humphries comes through Leg 6 on throw. Luke Humphries answers with a maximum; Luke Humphries takes out 40 with Josh Rock poised on 12; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Luke Humphries leads 4-2.

Luke Humphries93.94leg average
Josh Rock97.80leg average
40 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 7
5–2

Luke Humphries makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 7. Luke Humphries answers with a maximum; Luke Humphries takes out 50 with Josh Rock poised on 93; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 11-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Luke Humphries leads 5-2.

Luke Humphries136.64leg average
Josh Rock102.00leg average
BREAK OF THROW 50 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 8
6–2

Luke Humphries closes out Leg 8. Luke Humphries answers with a maximum; Luke Humphries gets the finish on 24; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. That's the match - Luke Humphries wins 6-2.

Luke Humphries115.62leg average
Josh Rock77.25leg average
24 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
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MATCH REPORT

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We are underway at PDC Premier League Darts in Week 3 with Luke Humphries against Josh Rock. The scoring swings from leg to leg before Luke Humphries finally seals it 6-2, with the pressure rising whenever the players move into finishing range.

Leg 1 stays with Josh Rock on throw. Josh Rock shuts the door with a 140 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 11-dart leg. Josh Rock leads 1-0. Luke Humphries drags the match level in Leg 2. Luke Humphries gets the finish on 32; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. We're level at 1-1.

Luke Humphries turns the scoreline around in Leg 3. Luke Humphries takes out 52 with Josh Rock poised on 36; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Luke Humphries leads 2-1. Josh Rock answers immediately with a break-back in Leg 4. Josh Rock shuts the door with a 100 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 10-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. We're level at 2-2.

Luke Humphries answers immediately with a break-back in Leg 5. Luke Humphries takes out 40 with Josh Rock poised on 53; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Luke Humphries leads 3-2. Luke Humphries comes through Leg 6 on throw. Luke Humphries answers with a maximum; Luke Humphries takes out 40 with Josh Rock poised on 12; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Luke Humphries leads 4-2.

Luke Humphries makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 7. Luke Humphries answers with a maximum; Luke Humphries takes out 50 with Josh Rock poised on 93; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 11-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Luke Humphries leads 5-2. Luke Humphries closes out Leg 8. Luke Humphries answers with a maximum; Luke Humphries gets the finish on 24; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. That's the match - Luke Humphries wins 6-2.

Luke Humphries posts the higher three-dart average, 105.95 compared with 97.11. Luke Humphries hits 3 maximums and Josh Rock hits 0. On the doubles, Luke Humphries converts 60.0% and Josh Rock finishes at 67.0%. Luke Humphries's longest burst is 4 legs in a row.

Luke Humphries has the result, but the final score only tells part of it. The match contains 4 breaks of throw and 1 clear lead change. 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

105.953-dart avg97.11
3180s0
52Highest checkout140
60%Checkout %67%
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