Stephen Bunting beats Gian van Veen 6-2
PDC Premier League Darts · Week 4 · Thu 26 Feb
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Stephen Bunting faces Gian van Veen at PDC Premier League Darts in Week 4 and the match quickly starts producing the kind of moments that make live darts so tense. By the finish it is Stephen Bunting who has the result at 6-2, but every leg has its own part to play on the way there. Stephen Bunting strikes with a break of throw in Leg 1. Stephen Bunting has 81 available but cannot take it out, leaving 12.
Gian van Veen is sitting on 120 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Stephen Bunting takes out 12 with Gian van Veen poised on 62; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Stephen Bunting leads 1-0. Stephen Bunting comes through Leg 2 on throw. A 180 from Gian van Veen turns up the pressure; Stephen Bunting takes out 16 with Gian van Veen poised on 49; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart.
Stephen Bunting leads 2-0. Gian van Veen stops a run of 2 legs by taking Leg 3. Gian van Veen answers with a maximum; Gian van Veen gets the finish on 70; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg. Stephen Bunting leads 2-1.
Stephen Bunting comes through Leg 4 on throw. Stephen Bunting shuts the door with a 106 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Stephen Bunting leads 3-1. Stephen Bunting strikes with a break of throw in Leg 5.
Gian van Veen has 55 available but cannot take it out, leaving 10. Stephen Bunting is sitting on 36 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Stephen Bunting takes out 36 with Gian van Veen poised on 10; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Stephen Bunting leads 4-1. Stephen Bunting makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 6.
Stephen Bunting takes out 32 with Gian van Veen poised on 47; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Stephen Bunting leads 5-1. Gian van Veen stops a run of 3 legs by taking Leg 7. Gian van Veen gets the finish on 12; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg.
Stephen Bunting leads 5-2. Stephen Bunting closes out Leg 8. Stephen Bunting gets the finish on 40; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. That's the match - Stephen Bunting wins 6-2.
Stephen Bunting posts the higher three-dart average, 97.15 compared with 95.76. The match contains 2 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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Stephen Bunting strikes with a break of throw in Leg 1. Stephen Bunting has 81 available but cannot take it out, leaving 12. Gian van Veen is sitting on 120 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Stephen Bunting takes out 12 with Gian van Veen poised on 62; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Stephen Bunting leads 1-0.
Stephen Bunting comes through Leg 2 on throw. A 180 from Gian van Veen turns up the pressure; Stephen Bunting takes out 16 with Gian van Veen poised on 49; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Stephen Bunting leads 2-0.
Gian van Veen stops a run of 2 legs by taking Leg 3. Gian van Veen answers with a maximum; Gian van Veen gets the finish on 70; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg. Stephen Bunting leads 2-1.
Stephen Bunting comes through Leg 4 on throw. Stephen Bunting shuts the door with a 106 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Stephen Bunting leads 3-1.
Stephen Bunting strikes with a break of throw in Leg 5. Gian van Veen has 55 available but cannot take it out, leaving 10. Stephen Bunting is sitting on 36 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Stephen Bunting takes out 36 with Gian van Veen poised on 10; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Stephen Bunting leads 4-1.
Stephen Bunting makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 6. Stephen Bunting takes out 32 with Gian van Veen poised on 47; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Stephen Bunting leads 5-1.
Gian van Veen stops a run of 3 legs by taking Leg 7. Gian van Veen gets the finish on 12; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg. Stephen Bunting leads 5-2.
Stephen Bunting closes out Leg 8. Stephen Bunting gets the finish on 40; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. That's the match - Stephen Bunting wins 6-2.