Mervyn King beats Aden Kirk 6-4
PDC UK open · Last 16 · Fri 6 Mar
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Aden Kirk faces Mervyn King at PDC UK open in Last 16 and the match quickly starts producing the kind of moments that make live darts so tense. By the finish it is Mervyn King who has the result at 6-4, but every leg has its own part to play on the way there.
Leg 1 — break of throw: Aden Kirk takes out 72 in 2 darts; a break of throw. Aden Kirk leads 1-0. Leg 2: Aden Kirk closes 32 with Mervyn King waiting on 40 in 1 dart. Aden Kirk leads 2-0.
Leg 3 — run stopped: Aden Kirk cannot take out 72 and leaves 32; Mervyn King punishes it immediately by taking out 16 in 2 darts. Aden Kirk leads 2-1. Leg 4: Mervyn King cannot take out 86 and leaves 25; Aden Kirk punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 1 dart. Aden Kirk leads 3-1.
Leg 5: Maximum from Aden Kirk! Aden Kirk cannot take out 67 and leaves 8, Mervyn King punishes it immediately by taking out 72 in 2 darts. Aden Kirk leads 3-2. Leg 6 — back level: Maximum from Mervyn King! Mervyn King closes 25 with Aden Kirk waiting on 16 in 1 dart, a break of throw. We're level at 3-3.
Leg 7 — lead change: Mervyn King cannot take out 48 and leaves 8; Mervyn King closes 8 with Aden Kirk waiting on 32 in 2 darts. Mervyn King leads 4-3. Leg 8 — back level: Aden Kirk closes 90 with Mervyn King waiting on 50 in 1 dart. We're level at 4-4.
Leg 9 — into the lead: Mervyn King closes 40 with Aden Kirk waiting on 15 in 2 darts. Mervyn King leads 5-4. Leg 10 — match-clinching leg: Maximum from Aden Kirk! Aden Kirk cannot take out 40 and leaves 20, Mervyn King punishes it immediately by taking out 16 in 1 dart, 13 darts in total, a break of throw. That's the match - Mervyn King wins 6-4.
Aden Kirk posts the higher three-dart average, 90.50 compared with 89.83. Aden Kirk hits 2 maximums and Mervyn King hits 2. On the doubles, Aden Kirk converts 25.0% and Mervyn King finishes at 43.0%. Mervyn King's longest burst is 3 legs in a row.
Mervyn King has the result, but the final score only tells part of it. The match contains 3 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.
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How every leg unfolded
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Leg 1 — break of throw: Aden Kirk takes out 72 in 2 darts; a break of throw. Aden Kirk leads 1-0.
Leg 2: Aden Kirk closes 32 with Mervyn King waiting on 40 in 1 dart. Aden Kirk leads 2-0.
Leg 3 — run stopped: Aden Kirk cannot take out 72 and leaves 32; Mervyn King punishes it immediately by taking out 16 in 2 darts. Aden Kirk leads 2-1.
Leg 4: Mervyn King cannot take out 86 and leaves 25; Aden Kirk punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 1 dart. Aden Kirk leads 3-1.
Leg 5: Maximum from Aden Kirk! Aden Kirk cannot take out 67 and leaves 8, Mervyn King punishes it immediately by taking out 72 in 2 darts. Aden Kirk leads 3-2.
Leg 6 — back level: Maximum from Mervyn King! Mervyn King closes 25 with Aden Kirk waiting on 16 in 1 dart, a break of throw. We're level at 3-3.
Leg 7 — lead change: Mervyn King cannot take out 48 and leaves 8; Mervyn King closes 8 with Aden Kirk waiting on 32 in 2 darts. Mervyn King leads 4-3.
Leg 8 — back level: Aden Kirk closes 90 with Mervyn King waiting on 50 in 1 dart. We're level at 4-4.
Leg 9 — into the lead: Mervyn King closes 40 with Aden Kirk waiting on 15 in 2 darts. Mervyn King leads 5-4.
Leg 10 — match-clinching leg: Maximum from Aden Kirk! Aden Kirk cannot take out 40 and leaves 20, Mervyn King punishes it immediately by taking out 16 in 1 dart, 13 darts in total, a break of throw. That's the match - Mervyn King wins 6-4.