Chris Dobey beats Damon Heta 4-3
PDC World Masters · Last 16 · Sat 31 Jan
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Damon Heta faces Chris Dobey at PDC World Masters in Last 16 and the match quickly starts producing the kind of moments that make live darts so tense. By the finish it is Chris Dobey who has the result at 4-3, but every leg has its own part to play on the way there. Set 1, leg 1: Maximum from Chris Dobey! Damon Heta closes 71 with Chris Dobey waiting on 92 in 1 dart.
Set 1, leg 2 — back level: Maximum from Damon Heta! Chris Dobey closes 68 with Damon Heta waiting on 74 in 2 darts. Set 1, leg 3 — into the lead: Damon Heta cannot take out 83 and leaves 40; Damon Heta closes 40 with Chris Dobey waiting on 22 in 1 dart. Set 2, leg 1 — break of throw: Maximum from Damon Heta!
Chris Dobey cannot take out 82 and leaves 16, Damon Heta punishes it immediately by taking out 77 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Set 2, leg 2 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Chris Dobey! Chris Dobey takes out 44 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Set 2, leg 3 — back level: Chris Dobey takes out 40 in 2 darts.
Set 3, leg 1 — lead change: Chris Dobey closes 71 with Damon Heta waiting on 14 in 1 dart; a break of throw. Set 3, leg 2 — 4 in a row: Maximum from Damon Heta! Chris Dobey closes 104 with Damon Heta waiting on 12 in 2 darts. Set 4, leg 1 — 5 in a row: Maximum from Chris Dobey!
Chris Dobey takes out 36 in 2 darts. Set 4, leg 2 — 6 in a row: Damon Heta cannot take out 40 and leaves 20; Chris Dobey punishes it immediately by taking out 75 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Set 5, leg 1 — run stopped: Chris Dobey cannot take out 25 and leaves 25; Damon Heta punishes it immediately by taking out 72 in 1 dart. Set 5, leg 2 — break of throw: Maximum from Chris Dobey!
Chris Dobey cannot take out 30 and leaves 30, Damon Heta punishes it immediately by taking out 16 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Set 6, leg 1 — 3 in a row: Maximum from Damon Heta! Damon Heta takes out 139 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Set 6, leg 2 — back level: Damon Heta fires in 2 maximums; Damon Heta takes out 45 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total.
The match contains 7 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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Set 1, leg 1: Maximum from Chris Dobey! Damon Heta closes 71 with Chris Dobey waiting on 92 in 1 dart.
Set 1, leg 2 — back level: Maximum from Damon Heta! Chris Dobey closes 68 with Damon Heta waiting on 74 in 2 darts.
Set 1, leg 3 — into the lead: Damon Heta cannot take out 83 and leaves 40; Damon Heta closes 40 with Chris Dobey waiting on 22 in 1 dart.
Set 2, leg 1 — break of throw: Maximum from Damon Heta! Chris Dobey cannot take out 82 and leaves 16, Damon Heta punishes it immediately by taking out 77 in 2 darts, a break of throw.
Set 2, leg 2 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Chris Dobey! Chris Dobey takes out 44 in 1 dart, a break of throw.
Set 2, leg 3 — back level: Chris Dobey takes out 40 in 2 darts.
Set 3, leg 1 — lead change: Chris Dobey closes 71 with Damon Heta waiting on 14 in 1 dart; a break of throw.
Set 3, leg 2 — 4 in a row: Maximum from Damon Heta! Chris Dobey closes 104 with Damon Heta waiting on 12 in 2 darts.
Set 4, leg 1 — 5 in a row: Maximum from Chris Dobey! Chris Dobey takes out 36 in 2 darts.
Set 4, leg 2 — 6 in a row: Damon Heta cannot take out 40 and leaves 20; Chris Dobey punishes it immediately by taking out 75 in 1 dart, a break of throw.
Set 5, leg 1 — run stopped: Chris Dobey cannot take out 25 and leaves 25; Damon Heta punishes it immediately by taking out 72 in 1 dart.
Set 5, leg 2 — break of throw: Maximum from Chris Dobey! Chris Dobey cannot take out 30 and leaves 30, Damon Heta punishes it immediately by taking out 16 in 2 darts, a break of throw.
Set 6, leg 1 — 3 in a row: Maximum from Damon Heta! Damon Heta takes out 139 in 2 darts, a break of throw.
Set 6, leg 2 — back level: Damon Heta fires in 2 maximums; Damon Heta takes out 45 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total.
Set 7, leg 1 — into the lead: Chris Dobey takes out 127 in 1 dart; 10 darts in total, a break of throw.
Set 7, leg 2 — match-clinching leg: Chris Dobey closes 60 with Damon Heta waiting on 88 in 2 darts; 17 darts in total.