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Chris Dobey beats Jermaine Wattimena 3-0

PDC World Masters · Last 32 · Thu 29 Jan

Chris Dobey 3–0 Jermaine Wattimena
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LEG 1
0–1

Jermaine Wattimena strikes with a break of throw in Set 1, leg 1. Chris Dobey reaches 79 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 30 still on the board. Jermaine Wattimena is sitting on 14 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Jermaine Wattimena takes out 14 with Chris Dobey poised on 30; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; and that is a break of throw.

Chris Dobey78.50leg average
Jermaine Wattimena93.94leg average
BREAK OF THROW 14 CHECKOUT
LEG 2
1–1

Chris Dobey answers immediately with a break-back in Set 1, leg 2. Chris Dobey responds with 2 maximums; Chris Dobey gets the finish on 56; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 11-dart leg; and that is a break of throw.

Chris Dobey136.64leg average
Jermaine Wattimena74.75leg average
BREAK OF THROW 56 CHECKOUT 2 × 180
LEG 3
2–1

Chris Dobey turns the scoreline around in Set 1, leg 3. Chris Dobey answers with a maximum; Chris Dobey gets the finish on 38; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg.

Chris Dobey115.62leg average
Jermaine Wattimena80.25leg average
38 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 4Set 2 · leg 1
3–1

Chris Dobey makes it 3 legs on the spin in Set 2, leg 1. Chris Dobey takes out 40 with Jermaine Wattimena poised on 56; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; and that is a break of throw.

Chris Dobey88.41leg average
Jermaine Wattimena74.17leg average
BREAK OF THROW 40 CHECKOUT
LEG 5Set 2 · leg 2
4–1

Chris Dobey makes it 4 legs on the spin in Set 2, leg 2. Chris Dobey gets the finish on 86; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg.

Chris Dobey115.62leg average
Jermaine Wattimena96.50leg average
86 CHECKOUT
LEG 6Set 3 · leg 1
5–1

Chris Dobey makes it 5 legs on the spin in Set 3, leg 1. Chris Dobey takes out 61 with Jermaine Wattimena poised on 65; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg.

Chris Dobey115.62leg average
Jermaine Wattimena109.00leg average
61 CHECKOUT
LEG 7Set 3 · leg 2
5–2

Jermaine Wattimena stops a run of 5 legs by taking Set 3, leg 2. Jermaine Wattimena answers with a maximum; Jermaine Wattimena takes out 60 with Chris Dobey poised on 70; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg.

Chris Dobey107.75leg average
Jermaine Wattimena107.36leg average
60 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 8Set 3 · leg 3
6–2

Chris Dobey closes out Set 3, leg 3. A 180 from Jermaine Wattimena turns up the pressure; Jermaine Wattimena reaches 87 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 10 still on the board. Chris Dobey is sitting on 36 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Chris Dobey takes out 36 with Jermaine Wattimena poised on 10; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart.

Chris Dobey93.94leg average
Jermaine Wattimena98.20leg average
36 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
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MATCH REPORT

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We are underway at PDC World Masters in Last 32 with Chris Dobey against Jermaine Wattimena. The scoring swings from leg to leg before Chris Dobey finally seals it 3-0, with the pressure rising whenever the players move into finishing range. Jermaine Wattimena strikes with a break of throw in Set 1, leg 1. Chris Dobey reaches 79 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 30 still on the board.

Jermaine Wattimena is sitting on 14 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Jermaine Wattimena takes out 14 with Chris Dobey poised on 30; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; and that is a break of throw. Chris Dobey answers immediately with a break-back in Set 1, leg 2. Chris Dobey responds with 2 maximums; Chris Dobey gets the finish on 56; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 11-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Chris Dobey turns the scoreline around in Set 1, leg 3.

Chris Dobey answers with a maximum; Chris Dobey gets the finish on 38; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Chris Dobey makes it 3 legs on the spin in Set 2, leg 1. Chris Dobey takes out 40 with Jermaine Wattimena poised on 56; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; and that is a break of throw. Chris Dobey makes it 4 legs on the spin in Set 2, leg 2.

Chris Dobey gets the finish on 86; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Chris Dobey makes it 5 legs on the spin in Set 3, leg 1. Chris Dobey takes out 61 with Jermaine Wattimena poised on 65; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Jermaine Wattimena stops a run of 5 legs by taking Set 3, leg 2.

Jermaine Wattimena answers with a maximum; Jermaine Wattimena takes out 60 with Chris Dobey poised on 70; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg. Chris Dobey closes out Set 3, leg 3. A 180 from Jermaine Wattimena turns up the pressure; Jermaine Wattimena reaches 87 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 10 still on the board. Chris Dobey is sitting on 36 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Chris Dobey takes out 36 with Jermaine Wattimena poised on 10; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart.

Chris Dobey posts the higher three-dart average, 99.36 compared with 89.73. 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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MATCH DATA

Match statistics

99.363-dart avg89.73
3180s2
86Highest checkout60
55%Checkout %40%
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