Josh Rock beats Stephen Bunting 10-7
PDC UK open · Last 16 · Sat 7 Mar
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Stephen Bunting faces Josh Rock 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 Josh Rock who has the result at 10-7, but every leg has its own part to play on the way there. Leg 1: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Stephen Bunting cannot take out 10 and leaves 2, Stephen Bunting closes 2 with Josh Rock waiting on 24 in 1 dart.
Stephen Bunting leads 1-0. Leg 2 — break of throw: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Stephen Bunting cannot take out 81 and leaves 43, Stephen Bunting closes 43 with Josh Rock waiting on 40 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Stephen Bunting leads 2-0.
Leg 3 — immediate break-back: Josh Rock takes out 48 in 1 dart; a break of throw. Stephen Bunting leads 2-1. Leg 4 — back level: Maximum from Josh Rock! Stephen Bunting cannot take out 65 and leaves 40, Josh Rock punishes it immediately by taking out 20 in 2 darts.
We're level at 2-2. Leg 5 — into the lead: Stephen Bunting takes out 56 in 1 dart. Stephen Bunting leads 3-2. Leg 6 — break of throw: Stephen Bunting fires in 2 maximums; Stephen Bunting cannot take out 41 and leaves 32, Stephen Bunting closes 32 with Josh Rock waiting on 12 in 2 darts, a break of throw.
Stephen Bunting leads 4-2. Leg 7 — immediate break-back: Josh Rock closes 93 with Stephen Bunting waiting on 14 in 1 dart; a break of throw. Stephen Bunting leads 4-3. Leg 8 — back level: Maximum from Josh Rock!
Josh Rock cannot take out 51 and leaves 16, Josh Rock takes out 16 in 2 darts. We're level at 4-4. Leg 9 — lead change: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Stephen Bunting cannot take out 40 and leaves 20, Josh Rock punishes it immediately by taking out 38 in 1 dart, a break of throw.
Josh Rock leads 5-4. Leg 10 — 4 in a row: Josh Rock closes 107 with Stephen Bunting waiting on 91 in 2 darts. Josh Rock leads 6-4. Leg 11 — run stopped: Maximum from Stephen Bunting!
Stephen Bunting closes 32 with Josh Rock waiting on 56 in 1 dart. Josh Rock leads 6-5. Leg 12: Josh Rock closes 40 with Stephen Bunting waiting on 32 in 2 darts. Josh Rock leads 7-5.
Leg 13: Stephen Bunting takes out 140 in 1 dart; 10 darts in total. Josh Rock leads 7-6. Leg 14: Maximum from Josh Rock! The match contains 6 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: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Stephen Bunting cannot take out 10 and leaves 2, Stephen Bunting closes 2 with Josh Rock waiting on 24 in 1 dart. Stephen Bunting leads 1-0.
Leg 2 — break of throw: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Stephen Bunting cannot take out 81 and leaves 43, Stephen Bunting closes 43 with Josh Rock waiting on 40 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Stephen Bunting leads 2-0.
Leg 3 — immediate break-back: Josh Rock takes out 48 in 1 dart; a break of throw. Stephen Bunting leads 2-1.
Leg 4 — back level: Maximum from Josh Rock! Stephen Bunting cannot take out 65 and leaves 40, Josh Rock punishes it immediately by taking out 20 in 2 darts. We're level at 2-2.
Leg 5 — into the lead: Stephen Bunting takes out 56 in 1 dart. Stephen Bunting leads 3-2.
Leg 6 — break of throw: Stephen Bunting fires in 2 maximums; Stephen Bunting cannot take out 41 and leaves 32, Stephen Bunting closes 32 with Josh Rock waiting on 12 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Stephen Bunting leads 4-2.
Leg 7 — immediate break-back: Josh Rock closes 93 with Stephen Bunting waiting on 14 in 1 dart; a break of throw. Stephen Bunting leads 4-3.
Leg 8 — back level: Maximum from Josh Rock! Josh Rock cannot take out 51 and leaves 16, Josh Rock takes out 16 in 2 darts. We're level at 4-4.
Leg 9 — lead change: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Stephen Bunting cannot take out 40 and leaves 20, Josh Rock punishes it immediately by taking out 38 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Josh Rock leads 5-4.
Leg 10 — 4 in a row: Josh Rock closes 107 with Stephen Bunting waiting on 91 in 2 darts. Josh Rock leads 6-4.
Leg 11 — run stopped: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Stephen Bunting closes 32 with Josh Rock waiting on 56 in 1 dart. Josh Rock leads 6-5.
Leg 12: Josh Rock closes 40 with Stephen Bunting waiting on 32 in 2 darts. Josh Rock leads 7-5.
Leg 13: Stephen Bunting takes out 140 in 1 dart; 10 darts in total. Josh Rock leads 7-6.
Leg 14: Maximum from Josh Rock! Josh Rock cannot take out 95 and leaves 60, Josh Rock takes out 60 in 2 darts. Josh Rock leads 8-6.
Leg 15: Josh Rock cannot take out 44 and leaves 8; Stephen Bunting punishes it immediately by taking out 16 in 1 dart. Josh Rock leads 8-7.
Leg 16: Josh Rock takes out 32 in 2 darts. Josh Rock leads 9-7.
Leg 17 — match-clinching leg: Stephen Bunting cannot take out 80 and leaves 40; Josh Rock punishes it immediately by taking out 24 in 1 dart, 13 darts in total, a break of throw. That's the match - Josh Rock wins 10-7.