Luke Littler beats Mike De Decker 3-2
PDC World Masters · Last 32 · Fri 30 Jan
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Luke Littler faces Mike De Decker at PDC World Masters in Last 32 and the match quickly starts producing the kind of moments that make live darts so tense. By the finish it is Luke Littler who has the result at 3-2, but every leg has its own part to play on the way there.
Set 1, leg 1: Luke Littler fires in 2 maximums; Luke Littler cannot take out 81 and leaves 40, Luke Littler takes out 40 in 1 dart. Set 1, leg 2 — back level: Maximum from Mike De Decker! Luke Littler cannot take out 83 and leaves 16, Mike De Decker punishes it immediately by taking out 12 in 2 darts. Set 1, leg 3 — into the lead: Maximum from Luke Littler! Luke Littler takes out 40 in 1 dart.
Set 2, leg 1 — back level: Mike De Decker closes 48 with Luke Littler waiting on 14 in 2 darts. Set 2, leg 2 — lead change: Maximum from Luke Littler! Mike De Decker closes 121 with Luke Littler waiting on 56 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total, a break of throw. Set 3, leg 1 — 3 in a row: Luke Littler cannot take out 25 and leaves 20; Mike De Decker punishes it immediately by taking out 32 in 1 dart, a break of throw.
Set 3, leg 2 — 4 in a row: Maximum from Luke Littler! Mike De Decker closes 32 with Luke Littler waiting on 47 in 2 darts. Set 4, leg 1 — 5 in a row: Mike De Decker cannot take out 74 and leaves 32; Mike De Decker takes out 32 in 2 darts. Set 4, leg 2 — run stopped: Maximum from Luke Littler! Luke Littler takes out 30 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total.
Set 4, leg 3 — break of throw: Luke Littler closes 32 with Mike De Decker waiting on 22 in 2 darts; a break of throw. Set 5, leg 1 — 3 in a row: Maximum from Luke Littler! Luke Littler cannot take out 66 and leaves 20, Luke Littler takes out 20 in 1 dart. Set 5, leg 2 — match-clinching leg: Luke Littler closes 30 with Mike De Decker waiting on 30 in 2 darts; 14 darts in total, a break of throw.
Luke Littler posts the higher three-dart average, 98.62 compared with 91.42. Luke Littler hits 7 maximums and Mike De Decker hits 1. On the doubles, Luke Littler converts 32.0% and Mike De Decker finishes at 35.0%. Mike De Decker's longest burst is 5 legs in a row.
Luke Littler has the result, but the final score only tells part of it. The match contains 4 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: Luke Littler fires in 2 maximums; Luke Littler cannot take out 81 and leaves 40, Luke Littler takes out 40 in 1 dart.
Set 1, leg 2 — back level: Maximum from Mike De Decker! Luke Littler cannot take out 83 and leaves 16, Mike De Decker punishes it immediately by taking out 12 in 2 darts.
Set 1, leg 3 — into the lead: Maximum from Luke Littler! Luke Littler takes out 40 in 1 dart.
Set 2, leg 1 — back level: Mike De Decker closes 48 with Luke Littler waiting on 14 in 2 darts.
Set 2, leg 2 — lead change: Maximum from Luke Littler! Mike De Decker closes 121 with Luke Littler waiting on 56 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total, a break of throw.
Set 3, leg 1 — 3 in a row: Luke Littler cannot take out 25 and leaves 20; Mike De Decker punishes it immediately by taking out 32 in 1 dart, a break of throw.
Set 3, leg 2 — 4 in a row: Maximum from Luke Littler! Mike De Decker closes 32 with Luke Littler waiting on 47 in 2 darts.
Set 4, leg 1 — 5 in a row: Mike De Decker cannot take out 74 and leaves 32; Mike De Decker takes out 32 in 2 darts.
Set 4, leg 2 — run stopped: Maximum from Luke Littler! Luke Littler takes out 30 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total.
Set 4, leg 3 — break of throw: Luke Littler closes 32 with Mike De Decker waiting on 22 in 2 darts; a break of throw.
Set 5, leg 1 — 3 in a row: Maximum from Luke Littler! Luke Littler cannot take out 66 and leaves 20, Luke Littler takes out 20 in 1 dart.
Set 5, leg 2 — match-clinching leg: Luke Littler closes 30 with Mike De Decker waiting on 30 in 2 darts; 14 darts in total, a break of throw.