Nathan Aspinall beats Joe Cullen 10-5
PDC World Matchplay · Last 32 · Sat 18 Jul
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Nathan Aspinall faces Joe Cullen at PDC World Matchplay in Last 32 and the match quickly starts producing the kind of moments that make live darts so tense. By the finish it is Nathan Aspinall who has the result at 10-5, but every leg has its own part to play on the way there. Leg 1: Nathan Aspinall fires in 2 maximums; Nathan Aspinall takes out 41 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total. Nathan Aspinall leads 1-0.
Leg 2 — back level: Maximum from Joe Cullen! Joe Cullen takes out 82 in 2 darts. We're level at 1-1. Leg 3 — into the lead: Maximum from Joe Cullen!
Joe Cullen cannot take out 68 and leaves 35, Nathan Aspinall punishes it immediately by taking out 36 in 1 dart. Nathan Aspinall leads 2-1. Leg 4 — back level: Nathan Aspinall fires in 2 maximums; Joe Cullen takes out 126 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total. We're level at 2-2.
Leg 5 — into the lead: Maximum from Joe Cullen! Nathan Aspinall takes out 167 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total. Nathan Aspinall leads 3-2. Leg 6 — break of throw: Maximum from Nathan Aspinall!
Nathan Aspinall takes out 91 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total, a break of throw. Nathan Aspinall leads 4-2. Leg 7 — 3 in a row: Nathan Aspinall takes out 112 in 1 dart. Nathan Aspinall leads 5-2.
Leg 8 — 4 in a row: Maximum from Nathan Aspinall! Joe Cullen cannot take out 40 and leaves 20, Nathan Aspinall punishes it immediately by taking out 12 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Nathan Aspinall leads 6-2. Leg 9 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Joe Cullen!
Joe Cullen closes 25 with Nathan Aspinall waiting on 65 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Nathan Aspinall leads 6-3. Leg 10: Nathan Aspinall cannot take out 8 and leaves 4; Joe Cullen punishes it immediately by taking out 32 in 2 darts. Nathan Aspinall leads 6-4.
Leg 11 — 3 in a row: Maximum from Joe Cullen! Joe Cullen cannot take out 92 and leaves 18, Joe Cullen closes 18 with Nathan Aspinall waiting on 20 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Nathan Aspinall leads 6-5. Leg 12 — immediate break-back: Nathan Aspinall closes 71 with Joe Cullen waiting on 40 in 2 darts; a break of throw.
Nathan Aspinall leads 7-5. Leg 13: Nathan Aspinall closes 28 with Joe Cullen waiting on 25 in 1 dart. Nathan Aspinall leads 8-5. Leg 14 — 3 in a row: Maximum from Joe Cullen!
The match contains 6 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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Leg 1: Nathan Aspinall fires in 2 maximums; Nathan Aspinall takes out 41 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total. Nathan Aspinall leads 1-0.
Leg 2 — back level: Maximum from Joe Cullen! Joe Cullen takes out 82 in 2 darts. We're level at 1-1.
Leg 3 — into the lead: Maximum from Joe Cullen! Joe Cullen cannot take out 68 and leaves 35, Nathan Aspinall punishes it immediately by taking out 36 in 1 dart. Nathan Aspinall leads 2-1.
Leg 4 — back level: Nathan Aspinall fires in 2 maximums; Joe Cullen takes out 126 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total. We're level at 2-2.
Leg 5 — into the lead: Maximum from Joe Cullen! Nathan Aspinall takes out 167 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total. Nathan Aspinall leads 3-2.
Leg 6 — break of throw: Maximum from Nathan Aspinall! Nathan Aspinall takes out 91 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total, a break of throw. Nathan Aspinall leads 4-2.
Leg 7 — 3 in a row: Nathan Aspinall takes out 112 in 1 dart. Nathan Aspinall leads 5-2.
Leg 8 — 4 in a row: Maximum from Nathan Aspinall! Joe Cullen cannot take out 40 and leaves 20, Nathan Aspinall punishes it immediately by taking out 12 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Nathan Aspinall leads 6-2.
Leg 9 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Joe Cullen! Joe Cullen closes 25 with Nathan Aspinall waiting on 65 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Nathan Aspinall leads 6-3.
Leg 10: Nathan Aspinall cannot take out 8 and leaves 4; Joe Cullen punishes it immediately by taking out 32 in 2 darts. Nathan Aspinall leads 6-4.
Leg 11 — 3 in a row: Maximum from Joe Cullen! Joe Cullen cannot take out 92 and leaves 18, Joe Cullen closes 18 with Nathan Aspinall waiting on 20 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Nathan Aspinall leads 6-5.
Leg 12 — immediate break-back: Nathan Aspinall closes 71 with Joe Cullen waiting on 40 in 2 darts; a break of throw. Nathan Aspinall leads 7-5.
Leg 13: Nathan Aspinall closes 28 with Joe Cullen waiting on 25 in 1 dart. Nathan Aspinall leads 8-5.
Leg 14 — 3 in a row: Maximum from Joe Cullen! Nathan Aspinall closes 17 with Joe Cullen waiting on 77 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total, a break of throw. Nathan Aspinall leads 9-5.
Leg 15 — match-clinching leg: Maximum from Nathan Aspinall! Nathan Aspinall closes 40 with Joe Cullen waiting on 92 in 1 dart, 13 darts in total. That's the match - Nathan Aspinall wins 10-5.