MATCH REPORT Final report · updated 16:40 UK

Gerwyn Price beats Stephen Bunting 6-5

PDC Premier League Darts · Week 5 · Thu 5 Mar

Gerwyn Price 6–5 Stephen Bunting
LEG-BY-LEG COMMENTARY

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LEG 1
0–1

Leg 1 — break of throw: Stephen Bunting takes out 25 in 1 dart; a break of throw. Stephen Bunting leads 1-0.

Gerwyn Price75.80leg average
Stephen Bunting115.62leg average
BREAK OF THROW 25 CHECKOUT
LEG 2
0–2

Leg 2: Stephen Bunting closes 52 with Gerwyn Price waiting on 25 in 2 darts. Stephen Bunting leads 2-0.

Gerwyn Price119.00leg average
Stephen Bunting107.36leg average
52 CHECKOUT
LEG 3
1–2

Leg 3 — run stopped: Maximum from Gerwyn Price! Gerwyn Price cannot take out 56 and leaves 10, Gerwyn Price closes 10 with Stephen Bunting waiting on 20 in 1 dart. Stephen Bunting leads 2-1.

Gerwyn Price93.94leg average
Stephen Bunting96.20leg average
10 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 4
1–3

Leg 4: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Stephen Bunting closes 68 with Gerwyn Price waiting on 57 in 2 darts. Stephen Bunting leads 3-1.

Gerwyn Price111.00leg average
Stephen Bunting107.36leg average
68 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 5
2–3

Leg 5: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Gerwyn Price cannot take out 86 and leaves 40, Gerwyn Price closes 40 with Stephen Bunting waiting on 19 in 1 dart. Stephen Bunting leads 3-2.

Gerwyn Price93.94leg average
Stephen Bunting96.40leg average
40 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 6
3–3

Leg 6 — back level: Gerwyn Price cannot take out 90 and leaves 10; Gerwyn Price closes 10 with Stephen Bunting waiting on 20 in 2 darts, a break of throw. We're level at 3-3.

Gerwyn Price107.36leg average
Stephen Bunting96.20leg average
BREAK OF THROW 10 CHECKOUT
LEG 7
3–4

Leg 7 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Stephen Bunting cannot take out 56 and leaves 20, Stephen Bunting closes 20 with Gerwyn Price waiting on 48 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Stephen Bunting leads 4-3.

Gerwyn Price75.50leg average
Stephen Bunting93.94leg average
BREAK OF THROW 20 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 8
4–4

Leg 8 — immediate break-back: Stephen Bunting cannot take out 36 and leaves 18; Gerwyn Price punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 2 darts, a break of throw. We're level at 4-4.

Gerwyn Price88.41leg average
Stephen Bunting80.50leg average
BREAK OF THROW 40 CHECKOUT
LEG 9
5–4

Leg 9 — lead change: Gerwyn Price closes 76 with Stephen Bunting waiting on 90 in 1 dart. Gerwyn Price leads 5-4.

Gerwyn Price115.62leg average
Stephen Bunting102.75leg average
76 CHECKOUT
LEG 10
5–5

Leg 10 — back level: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Stephen Bunting closes 16 with Gerwyn Price waiting on 65 in 2 darts. We're level at 5-5.

Gerwyn Price109.00leg average
Stephen Bunting107.36leg average
16 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 11
6–5

Leg 11 — match-clinching leg: Stephen Bunting cannot take out 80 and leaves 40; Gerwyn Price punishes it immediately by taking out 57 in 1 dart, 16 darts in total. That's the match - Gerwyn Price wins 6-5.

Gerwyn Price93.94leg average
Stephen Bunting92.20leg average
57 CHECKOUT
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MATCH REPORT

The final story

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Gerwyn Price and Stephen Bunting are on the board at PDC Premier League Darts in Week 5, and this one quickly develops into a proper battle. Gerwyn Price eventually gets over the line 6-5, but there is plenty to follow before the final dart lands.

Leg 1 — break of throw: Stephen Bunting takes out 25 in 1 dart; a break of throw. Stephen Bunting leads 1-0. Leg 2: Stephen Bunting closes 52 with Gerwyn Price waiting on 25 in 2 darts. Stephen Bunting leads 2-0. Leg 3 — run stopped: Maximum from Gerwyn Price! Gerwyn Price cannot take out 56 and leaves 10, Gerwyn Price closes 10 with Stephen Bunting waiting on 20 in 1 dart. Stephen Bunting leads 2-1.

Leg 4: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Stephen Bunting closes 68 with Gerwyn Price waiting on 57 in 2 darts. Stephen Bunting leads 3-1. Leg 5: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Gerwyn Price cannot take out 86 and leaves 40, Gerwyn Price closes 40 with Stephen Bunting waiting on 19 in 1 dart. Stephen Bunting leads 3-2. Leg 6 — back level: Gerwyn Price cannot take out 90 and leaves 10; Gerwyn Price closes 10 with Stephen Bunting waiting on 20 in 2 darts, a break of throw. We're level at 3-3.

Leg 7 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Stephen Bunting cannot take out 56 and leaves 20, Stephen Bunting closes 20 with Gerwyn Price waiting on 48 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Stephen Bunting leads 4-3. Leg 8 — immediate break-back: Stephen Bunting cannot take out 36 and leaves 18; Gerwyn Price punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 2 darts, a break of throw. We're level at 4-4. Leg 9 — lead change: Gerwyn Price closes 76 with Stephen Bunting waiting on 90 in 1 dart. Gerwyn Price leads 5-4.

Leg 10 — back level: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Stephen Bunting closes 16 with Gerwyn Price waiting on 65 in 2 darts. We're level at 5-5. Leg 11 — match-clinching leg: Stephen Bunting cannot take out 80 and leaves 40; Gerwyn Price punishes it immediately by taking out 57 in 1 dart, 16 darts in total. That's the match - Gerwyn Price wins 6-5.

Stephen Bunting posts the higher three-dart average, 97.02 compared with 92.75. Gerwyn Price hits 1 maximum and Stephen Bunting hits 4. On the doubles, Gerwyn Price converts 38.0% and Stephen Bunting finishes at 31.0%. Stephen Bunting's longest burst is 2 legs in a row.

Gerwyn Price 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

92.753-dart avg97.02
1180s4
76Highest checkout68
38%Checkout %31%
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