Gerwyn Price beats Ross Smith 3-0
PDC World Grand Prix · Last 16 · Wed 30 Sep
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Gerwyn Price faces Ross Smith at PDC World Grand Prix in Last 16 and the match quickly starts producing the kind of moments that make live darts so tense. By the finish it is Gerwyn Price who has the result at 3-0, but every leg has its own part to play on the way there.
Set 1, leg 1: Gerwyn Price takes out 40 in 1 dart. Set 1, leg 2 — back level: Ross Smith closes 94 with Gerwyn Price waiting on 78 in 2 darts. Set 1, leg 3 — lead change: Ross Smith fires in 2 maximums; Ross Smith cannot take out 69 and leaves 32, Ross Smith takes out 32 in 1 dart.
Set 1, leg 4 — back level: Maximum from Ross Smith! Gerwyn Price closes 16 with Ross Smith waiting on 66 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Set 1, leg 5 — lead change: Maximum from Ross Smith! Gerwyn Price takes out 24 in 1 dart. Set 2, leg 1 — 3 in a row: Maximum from Gerwyn Price! Ross Smith cannot take out 32 and leaves 16, Gerwyn Price punishes it immediately by taking out 16 in 2 darts, a break of throw.
Set 2, leg 2 — 4 in a row: Ross Smith cannot take out 90 and leaves 25; Gerwyn Price punishes it immediately by taking out 86 in 1 dart. Set 2, leg 3 — run stopped: Ross Smith takes out 40 in 2 darts. Set 2, leg 4: Gerwyn Price takes out 24 in 1 dart.
Set 3, leg 1: Gerwyn Price closes 80 with Ross Smith waiting on 40 in 1 dart. Set 3, leg 2 — 3 in a row: Ross Smith cannot take out 74 and leaves 40; Gerwyn Price punishes it immediately by taking out 72 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Set 3, leg 3 — match-clinching leg: Ross Smith closes 116 with Gerwyn Price waiting on 60 in 1 dart; 16 darts in total.
Ross Smith posts the higher three-dart average, 90.60 compared with 89.54. Gerwyn Price hits 1 maximum and Ross Smith hits 4. On the doubles, Gerwyn Price converts 47.0% and Ross Smith finishes at 40.0%. Gerwyn Price's longest burst is 4 legs in a row.
Gerwyn Price has the result, but the final score only tells part of it. The match contains 3 breaks of throw and 2 clear lead changes. 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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Set 1, leg 1: Gerwyn Price takes out 40 in 1 dart.
Set 1, leg 2 — back level: Ross Smith closes 94 with Gerwyn Price waiting on 78 in 2 darts.
Set 1, leg 3 — lead change: Ross Smith fires in 2 maximums; Ross Smith cannot take out 69 and leaves 32, Ross Smith takes out 32 in 1 dart.
Set 1, leg 4 — back level: Maximum from Ross Smith! Gerwyn Price closes 16 with Ross Smith waiting on 66 in 2 darts, a break of throw.
Set 1, leg 5 — lead change: Maximum from Ross Smith! Gerwyn Price takes out 24 in 1 dart.
Set 2, leg 1 — 3 in a row: Maximum from Gerwyn Price! Ross Smith cannot take out 32 and leaves 16, Gerwyn Price punishes it immediately by taking out 16 in 2 darts, a break of throw.
Set 2, leg 2 — 4 in a row: Ross Smith cannot take out 90 and leaves 25; Gerwyn Price punishes it immediately by taking out 86 in 1 dart.
Set 2, leg 3 — run stopped: Ross Smith takes out 40 in 2 darts.
Set 2, leg 4: Gerwyn Price takes out 24 in 1 dart.
Set 3, leg 1: Gerwyn Price closes 80 with Ross Smith waiting on 40 in 1 dart.
Set 3, leg 2 — 3 in a row: Ross Smith cannot take out 74 and leaves 40; Gerwyn Price punishes it immediately by taking out 72 in 2 darts, a break of throw.
Set 3, leg 3 — match-clinching leg: Ross Smith closes 116 with Gerwyn Price waiting on 60 in 1 dart; 16 darts in total.