Rob Cross beats Ryan Searle 3-1
PDC World Masters · Last 32 · Fri 30 Jan
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Ryan Searle faces Rob Cross 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 Rob Cross who has the result at 3-1, but every leg has its own part to play on the way there.
Set 1, leg 1 — break of throw: Maximum from Rob Cross! Rob Cross closes 36 with Ryan Searle waiting on 87 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Set 1, leg 2: Ryan Searle cannot take out 40 and leaves 40; Rob Cross punishes it immediately by taking out 32 in 2 darts. Set 2, leg 1 — 3 in a row: Rob Cross closes 52 with Ryan Searle waiting on 60 in 2 darts.
Set 2, leg 2 — run stopped: Rob Cross cannot take out 32 and leaves 8; Ryan Searle punishes it immediately by taking out 72 in 1 dart. Set 2, leg 3: Maximum from Ryan Searle! Rob Cross takes out 113 in 2 darts. Set 3, leg 1: Ryan Searle fires in 2 maximums; Ryan Searle takes out 8 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total.
Set 3, leg 2: Ryan Searle cannot take out 25 and leaves 6; Rob Cross punishes it immediately by taking out 25 in 2 darts. Set 3, leg 3: Ryan Searle takes out 68 in 1 dart. Set 4, leg 1 — break of throw: Ryan Searle fires in 2 maximums; Ryan Searle takes out 44 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total, a break of throw.
Set 4, leg 2 — immediate break-back: Rob Cross fires in 2 maximums; Rob Cross closes 45 with Ryan Searle waiting on 60 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total, a break of throw. Set 4, leg 3 — match-clinching leg: Rob Cross closes 20 with Ryan Searle waiting on 30 in 2 darts; 17 darts in total.
Ryan Searle posts the higher three-dart average, 93.73 compared with 91.13. Ryan Searle hits 5 maximums and Rob Cross hits 3. On the doubles, Ryan Searle converts 36.0% and Rob Cross finishes at 47.0%. Rob Cross's longest burst is 3 legs in a row.
Rob Cross has the result, but the final score only tells part of it. The match contains 3 breaks of throw. 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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Set 1, leg 1 — break of throw: Maximum from Rob Cross! Rob Cross closes 36 with Ryan Searle waiting on 87 in 1 dart, a break of throw.
Set 1, leg 2: Ryan Searle cannot take out 40 and leaves 40; Rob Cross punishes it immediately by taking out 32 in 2 darts.
Set 2, leg 1 — 3 in a row: Rob Cross closes 52 with Ryan Searle waiting on 60 in 2 darts.
Set 2, leg 2 — run stopped: Rob Cross cannot take out 32 and leaves 8; Ryan Searle punishes it immediately by taking out 72 in 1 dart.
Set 2, leg 3: Maximum from Ryan Searle! Rob Cross takes out 113 in 2 darts.
Set 3, leg 1: Ryan Searle fires in 2 maximums; Ryan Searle takes out 8 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total.
Set 3, leg 2: Ryan Searle cannot take out 25 and leaves 6; Rob Cross punishes it immediately by taking out 25 in 2 darts.
Set 3, leg 3: Ryan Searle takes out 68 in 1 dart.
Set 4, leg 1 — break of throw: Ryan Searle fires in 2 maximums; Ryan Searle takes out 44 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total, a break of throw.
Set 4, leg 2 — immediate break-back: Rob Cross fires in 2 maximums; Rob Cross closes 45 with Ryan Searle waiting on 60 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total, a break of throw.
Set 4, leg 3 — match-clinching leg: Rob Cross closes 20 with Ryan Searle waiting on 30 in 2 darts; 17 darts in total.