MATCH REPORT Final report · updated 08:58 UK

Luke Humphries beats Dave Chisnall 3-1

PDC World Masters · Last 32 · Fri 30 Jan

Luke Humphries 3–1 Dave Chisnall
LEG-BY-LEG COMMENTARY

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LEG 1
1–0

Set 1, leg 1: Maximum from Luke Humphries! Luke Humphries takes out 68 in 1 dart.

Luke Humphries115.62leg average
Dave Chisnall80.25leg average
68 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 2
1–1

Set 1, leg 2 — back level: Luke Humphries cannot take out 24 and leaves 24; Dave Chisnall punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 2 darts.

Luke Humphries79.50leg average
Dave Chisnall75.15leg average
40 CHECKOUT
LEG 3
1–2

Set 1, leg 3 — lead change: Maximum from Dave Chisnall! Luke Humphries cannot take out 87 and leaves 25, Dave Chisnall punishes it immediately by taking out 32 in 1 dart, a break of throw.

Luke Humphries79.33leg average
Dave Chisnall93.94leg average
BREAK OF THROW 32 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 4Set 2 · leg 1
2–2

Set 2, leg 1 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Luke Humphries! Luke Humphries takes out 96 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total, a break of throw.

Luke Humphries136.64leg average
Dave Chisnall76.75leg average
BREAK OF THROW 96 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 5Set 2 · leg 2
3–2

Set 2, leg 2 — lead change: Maximum from Dave Chisnall! Luke Humphries takes out 84 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total.

Luke Humphries150.30leg average
Dave Chisnall116.00leg average
84 CHECKOUT 2 × 180
LEG 6Set 3 · leg 1
4–2

Set 3, leg 1 — 3 in a row: Luke Humphries fires in 2 maximums; Luke Humphries cannot take out 86 and leaves 32, Luke Humphries takes out 32 in 1 dart.

Luke Humphries115.62leg average
Dave Chisnall73.50leg average
32 CHECKOUT 2 × 180
LEG 7Set 3 · leg 2
4–3

Set 3, leg 2 — run stopped: Dave Chisnall cannot take out 68 and leaves 40; Dave Chisnall closes 40 with Luke Humphries waiting on 32 in 2 darts.

Luke Humphries93.80leg average
Dave Chisnall88.41leg average
40 CHECKOUT
LEG 8Set 3 · leg 3
5–3

Set 3, leg 3: Luke Humphries fires in 2 maximums; Luke Humphries takes out 41 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total.

Luke Humphries150.30leg average
Dave Chisnall83.67leg average
41 CHECKOUT 2 × 180
LEG 9Set 4 · leg 1
6–3

Set 4, leg 1 — break of throw: Luke Humphries closes 81 with Dave Chisnall waiting on 91 in 2 darts; 11 darts in total, a break of throw.

Luke Humphries136.64leg average
Dave Chisnall102.50leg average
BREAK OF THROW 81 CHECKOUT
LEG 10Set 4 · leg 2
7–3

Set 4, leg 2 — match-clinching leg: Dave Chisnall cannot take out 100 and leaves 60; Luke Humphries punishes it immediately by taking out 8 in 1 dart, 16 darts in total.

Luke Humphries93.94leg average
Dave Chisnall88.20leg average
8 CHECKOUT
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MATCH REPORT

The final story

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We are underway at PDC World Masters in Last 32 with Luke Humphries against Dave Chisnall. The scoring swings from leg to leg before Luke Humphries finally seals it 3-1, with the pressure rising whenever the players move into finishing range.

Set 1, leg 1: Maximum from Luke Humphries! Luke Humphries takes out 68 in 1 dart. Set 1, leg 2 — back level: Luke Humphries cannot take out 24 and leaves 24; Dave Chisnall punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 2 darts.

Set 1, leg 3 — lead change: Maximum from Dave Chisnall! Luke Humphries cannot take out 87 and leaves 25, Dave Chisnall punishes it immediately by taking out 32 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Set 2, leg 1 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Luke Humphries! Luke Humphries takes out 96 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total, a break of throw.

Set 2, leg 2 — lead change: Maximum from Dave Chisnall! Luke Humphries takes out 84 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total. Set 3, leg 1 — 3 in a row: Luke Humphries fires in 2 maximums; Luke Humphries cannot take out 86 and leaves 32, Luke Humphries takes out 32 in 1 dart.

Set 3, leg 2 — run stopped: Dave Chisnall cannot take out 68 and leaves 40; Dave Chisnall closes 40 with Luke Humphries waiting on 32 in 2 darts. Set 3, leg 3: Luke Humphries fires in 2 maximums; Luke Humphries takes out 41 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total.

Set 4, leg 1 — break of throw: Luke Humphries closes 81 with Dave Chisnall waiting on 91 in 2 darts; 11 darts in total, a break of throw. Set 4, leg 2 — match-clinching leg: Dave Chisnall cannot take out 100 and leaves 60; Luke Humphries punishes it immediately by taking out 8 in 1 dart, 16 darts in total.

Luke Humphries posts the higher three-dart average, 104.13 compared with 86.75. Luke Humphries hits 7 maximums and Dave Chisnall hits 2. On the doubles, Luke Humphries converts 35.0% and Dave Chisnall finishes at 27.0%. Luke Humphries's longest burst is 3 legs in a row.

Luke Humphries 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.

About this commentary: All Things Darts Match Centre compiles it from the stored match result, statistics and ordered visit-by-visit scoring. It does not invent exact doubles, missed darts or dart segments that are not present in the source data. Per-leg averages are only labelled as exact when darts used are available for every recorded visit in that leg.

MATCH DATA

Match statistics

104.133-dart avg86.75
7180s2
96Highest checkout40
35%Checkout %27%
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