Joe Cullen beats Pascal Rupprecht 6-3
PDC UK open · Last 96 · Fri 6 Mar
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Pascal Rupprecht faces Joe Cullen at PDC UK open in Last 96 and the match quickly starts producing the kind of moments that make live darts so tense. By the finish it is Joe Cullen who has the result at 6-3, but every leg has its own part to play on the way there.
Leg 1: Joe Cullen closes 68 with Pascal Rupprecht waiting on 65 in 2 darts. Joe Cullen leads 1-0. Leg 2 — break of throw: Pascal Rupprecht cannot take out 40 and leaves 20; Joe Cullen punishes it immediately by taking out 32 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Joe Cullen leads 2-0.
Leg 3 — 3 in a row: Pascal Rupprecht cannot take out 54 and leaves 16; Joe Cullen punishes it immediately by taking out 16 in 2 darts. Joe Cullen leads 3-0. Leg 4 — run stopped: Maximum from Joe Cullen! Joe Cullen cannot take out 95 and leaves 24, Pascal Rupprecht punishes it immediately by taking out 5 in 1 dart. Joe Cullen leads 3-1.
Leg 5 — break of throw: Pascal Rupprecht closes 132 with Joe Cullen waiting on 79 in 2 darts; a break of throw. Joe Cullen leads 3-2. Leg 6 — back level: Pascal Rupprecht takes out 32 in 1 dart. We're level at 3-3.
Leg 7 — into the lead: Maximum from Joe Cullen! Joe Cullen takes out 84 in 2 darts. Joe Cullen leads 4-3. Leg 8 — break of throw: Maximum from Joe Cullen! Joe Cullen takes out 47 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total, a break of throw. Joe Cullen leads 5-3.
Leg 9 — match-clinching leg: Maximum from Pascal Rupprecht! Joe Cullen cannot take out 76 and leaves 32, Joe Cullen closes 32 with Pascal Rupprecht waiting on 100 in 2 darts, 14 darts in total. That's the match - Joe Cullen wins 6-3.
Joe Cullen posts the higher three-dart average, 98.29 compared with 91.92. Pascal Rupprecht hits 1 maximum and Joe Cullen hits 5. On the doubles, Pascal Rupprecht converts 27.0% and Joe Cullen finishes at 67.0%. Joe Cullen's longest burst is 3 legs in a row.
Joe Cullen has the result, but the final score only tells part of it. The match contains 3 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: Joe Cullen closes 68 with Pascal Rupprecht waiting on 65 in 2 darts. Joe Cullen leads 1-0.
Leg 2 — break of throw: Pascal Rupprecht cannot take out 40 and leaves 20; Joe Cullen punishes it immediately by taking out 32 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Joe Cullen leads 2-0.
Leg 3 — 3 in a row: Pascal Rupprecht cannot take out 54 and leaves 16; Joe Cullen punishes it immediately by taking out 16 in 2 darts. Joe Cullen leads 3-0.
Leg 4 — run stopped: Maximum from Joe Cullen! Joe Cullen cannot take out 95 and leaves 24, Pascal Rupprecht punishes it immediately by taking out 5 in 1 dart. Joe Cullen leads 3-1.
Leg 5 — break of throw: Pascal Rupprecht closes 132 with Joe Cullen waiting on 79 in 2 darts; a break of throw. Joe Cullen leads 3-2.
Leg 6 — back level: Pascal Rupprecht takes out 32 in 1 dart. We're level at 3-3.
Leg 7 — into the lead: Maximum from Joe Cullen! Joe Cullen takes out 84 in 2 darts. Joe Cullen leads 4-3.
Leg 8 — break of throw: Maximum from Joe Cullen! Joe Cullen takes out 47 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total, a break of throw. Joe Cullen leads 5-3.
Leg 9 — match-clinching leg: Maximum from Pascal Rupprecht! Joe Cullen cannot take out 76 and leaves 32, Joe Cullen closes 32 with Pascal Rupprecht waiting on 100 in 2 darts, 14 darts in total. That's the match - Joe Cullen wins 6-3.