Kevin Doets beats Niall Culleton 6-2
Players Championship 18 · Last 128 · Tue 19 May
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We are underway at Players Championship 18 in Last 128 with Kevin Doets against Niall Culleton. The scoring swings from leg to leg before Kevin Doets finally seals it 6-2, with the pressure rising whenever the players move into finishing range.
Kevin Doets strikes with a break of throw in Leg 1. Kevin Doets gets the finish on 87; that makes it a 12-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Kevin Doets leads 1-0. Leg 2 stays with Kevin Doets on throw. Kevin Doets gets the finish on 76. Kevin Doets leads 2-0.
Kevin Doets makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 3. Kevin Doets answers with a maximum; Kevin Doets gets the finish on 64; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 11-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Kevin Doets leads 3-0. Kevin Doets makes it 4 legs on the spin in Leg 4. Kevin Doets shuts the door with a 170 checkout; that makes it a 12-dart leg. Kevin Doets leads 4-0.
Niall Culleton stops a run of 4 legs by taking Leg 5. Niall Culleton answers with a maximum; Niall Culleton takes out 12 with Kevin Doets poised on 61; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Kevin Doets leads 4-1. Kevin Doets holds throw in Leg 6. Kevin Doets answers with a maximum; Kevin Doets gets the finish on 60; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts. Kevin Doets leads 5-1.
Leg 7 stays with Niall Culleton on throw. Niall Culleton takes out 46 with Kevin Doets poised on 16; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts. Kevin Doets leads 5-2. Kevin Doets closes out Leg 8. Kevin Doets answers with a maximum; Kevin Doets gets the finish on 36; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 10-dart leg. That's the match - Kevin Doets wins 6-2.
Kevin Doets hits 3 maximums and Niall Culleton hits 1. Kevin Doets's longest burst is 4 legs in a row.
Kevin Doets has the result, but the final score only tells part of it. The match contains 2 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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Kevin Doets strikes with a break of throw in Leg 1. Kevin Doets gets the finish on 87; that makes it a 12-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Kevin Doets leads 1-0.
Leg 2 stays with Kevin Doets on throw. Kevin Doets gets the finish on 76. Kevin Doets leads 2-0.
Kevin Doets makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 3. Kevin Doets answers with a maximum; Kevin Doets gets the finish on 64; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 11-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Kevin Doets leads 3-0.
Kevin Doets makes it 4 legs on the spin in Leg 4. Kevin Doets shuts the door with a 170 checkout; that makes it a 12-dart leg. Kevin Doets leads 4-0.
Niall Culleton stops a run of 4 legs by taking Leg 5. Niall Culleton answers with a maximum; Niall Culleton takes out 12 with Kevin Doets poised on 61; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Kevin Doets leads 4-1.
Kevin Doets holds throw in Leg 6. Kevin Doets answers with a maximum; Kevin Doets gets the finish on 60; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts. Kevin Doets leads 5-1.
Leg 7 stays with Niall Culleton on throw. Niall Culleton takes out 46 with Kevin Doets poised on 16; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts. Kevin Doets leads 5-2.
Kevin Doets closes out Leg 8. Kevin Doets answers with a maximum; Kevin Doets gets the finish on 36; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 10-dart leg. That's the match - Kevin Doets wins 6-2.