Gian van Veen beats Stephen Bunting 6-3
PDC Premier League Darts · Week 3 · Thu 19 Feb
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Stephen Bunting faces Gian van Veen at PDC Premier League Darts in Week 3 and the match quickly starts producing the kind of moments that make live darts so tense. By the finish it is Gian van Veen who has the result at 6-3, but every leg has its own part to play on the way there.
Leg 1 — break of throw: Stephen Bunting cannot take out 32 and leaves 8; Gian van Veen punishes it immediately by taking out 114 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Gian van Veen leads 1-0. Leg 2 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Stephen Bunting closes 70 with Gian van Veen waiting on 20 in 2 darts, a break of throw. We're level at 1-1.
Leg 3 — immediate break-back: Stephen Bunting cannot take out 78 and leaves 6; Gian van Veen punishes it immediately by taking out 42 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Gian van Veen leads 2-1. Leg 4: Maximum from Gian van Veen! Gian van Veen takes out 124 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total. Gian van Veen leads 3-1.
Leg 5 — run stopped: Stephen Bunting takes out 101 in 1 dart. Gian van Veen leads 3-2. Leg 6: Gian van Veen closes 24 with Stephen Bunting waiting on 61 in 2 darts. Gian van Veen leads 4-2.
Leg 7: Stephen Bunting closes 25 with Gian van Veen waiting on 81 in 1 dart. Gian van Veen leads 4-3. Leg 8: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Stephen Bunting cannot take out 82 and leaves 20, Gian van Veen punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 2 darts. Gian van Veen leads 5-3.
Leg 9 — match-clinching leg: Maximum from Gian van Veen! Gian van Veen takes out 47 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total, a break of throw. That's the match - Gian van Veen wins 6-3.
Gian van Veen posts the higher three-dart average, 104.36 compared with 99.84. Stephen Bunting hits 2 maximums and Gian van Veen hits 2. On the doubles, Stephen Bunting converts 30.0% and Gian van Veen finishes at 67.0%. Gian van Veen's longest burst is 2 legs in a row.
Gian van Veen has the result, but the final score only tells part of it. 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.
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How every leg unfolded
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Leg 1 — break of throw: Stephen Bunting cannot take out 32 and leaves 8; Gian van Veen punishes it immediately by taking out 114 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Gian van Veen leads 1-0.
Leg 2 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Stephen Bunting closes 70 with Gian van Veen waiting on 20 in 2 darts, a break of throw. We're level at 1-1.
Leg 3 — immediate break-back: Stephen Bunting cannot take out 78 and leaves 6; Gian van Veen punishes it immediately by taking out 42 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Gian van Veen leads 2-1.
Leg 4: Maximum from Gian van Veen! Gian van Veen takes out 124 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total. Gian van Veen leads 3-1.
Leg 5 — run stopped: Stephen Bunting takes out 101 in 1 dart. Gian van Veen leads 3-2.
Leg 6: Gian van Veen closes 24 with Stephen Bunting waiting on 61 in 2 darts. Gian van Veen leads 4-2.
Leg 7: Stephen Bunting closes 25 with Gian van Veen waiting on 81 in 1 dart. Gian van Veen leads 4-3.
Leg 8: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Stephen Bunting cannot take out 82 and leaves 20, Gian van Veen punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 2 darts. Gian van Veen leads 5-3.
Leg 9 — match-clinching leg: Maximum from Gian van Veen! Gian van Veen takes out 47 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total, a break of throw. That's the match - Gian van Veen wins 6-3.