Richard Veenstra beats Joe Hunt 6-5
Players Championship 21 · Last 128 · Tue 16 Jun
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We are underway at Players Championship 21 in Last 128 with Richard Veenstra against Joe Hunt. The scoring swings from leg to leg before Richard Veenstra finally seals it 6-5, with the pressure rising whenever the players move into finishing range.
Leg 1: Maximum from Richard Veenstra! Richard Veenstra takes out 100. Richard Veenstra leads 1-0. Leg 2 — back level: Maximum from Joe Hunt! Joe Hunt cannot take out 63 and leaves 40, Joe Hunt closes 40 with Richard Veenstra waiting on 16 in 2 darts. We're level at 1-1. Leg 3 — lead change: Maximum from Joe Hunt! Joe Hunt cannot take out 86 and leaves 16, Joe Hunt closes 16 with Richard Veenstra waiting on 48 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Joe Hunt leads 2-1.
Leg 4 — 3 in a row: Joe Hunt fires in 2 maximums; Joe Hunt cannot take out 76 and leaves 20, Joe Hunt takes out 20. Joe Hunt leads 3-1. Leg 5 — run stopped: Richard Veenstra takes out 60 in 2 darts. Joe Hunt leads 3-2. Leg 6 — back level: Joe Hunt cannot take out 83 and leaves 8; Richard Veenstra punishes it immediately by taking out 58, a break of throw. We're level at 3-3.
Leg 7 — lead change: Maximum from Joe Hunt! Joe Hunt cannot take out 28 and leaves 14, Richard Veenstra punishes it immediately by taking out 30 in 1 dart. Richard Veenstra leads 4-3. Leg 8 — back level: Joe Hunt takes out 40. We're level at 4-4. Leg 9 — into the lead: Maximum from Joe Hunt! Richard Veenstra cannot take out 95 and leaves 40, Richard Veenstra closes 40 with Joe Hunt waiting on 64 in 1 dart. Richard Veenstra leads 5-4.
Leg 10 — back level: Joe Hunt takes out 108. We're level at 5-5. Leg 11 — match-clinching leg: Richard Veenstra cannot take out 40 and leaves 20; Richard Veenstra closes 20 with Joe Hunt waiting on 93 in 1 dart, 16 darts in total. That's the match - Richard Veenstra wins 6-5.
Richard Veenstra hits 1 maximum and Joe Hunt hits 6. Joe Hunt's longest burst is 3 legs in a row.
Richard Veenstra has the result, but the final score only tells part of it. The match contains 2 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.
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How every leg unfolded
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Leg 1: Maximum from Richard Veenstra! Richard Veenstra takes out 100. Richard Veenstra leads 1-0.
Leg 2 — back level: Maximum from Joe Hunt! Joe Hunt cannot take out 63 and leaves 40, Joe Hunt closes 40 with Richard Veenstra waiting on 16 in 2 darts. We're level at 1-1.
Leg 3 — lead change: Maximum from Joe Hunt! Joe Hunt cannot take out 86 and leaves 16, Joe Hunt closes 16 with Richard Veenstra waiting on 48 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Joe Hunt leads 2-1.
Leg 4 — 3 in a row: Joe Hunt fires in 2 maximums; Joe Hunt cannot take out 76 and leaves 20, Joe Hunt takes out 20. Joe Hunt leads 3-1.
Leg 5 — run stopped: Richard Veenstra takes out 60 in 2 darts. Joe Hunt leads 3-2.
Leg 6 — back level: Joe Hunt cannot take out 83 and leaves 8; Richard Veenstra punishes it immediately by taking out 58, a break of throw. We're level at 3-3.
Leg 7 — lead change: Maximum from Joe Hunt! Joe Hunt cannot take out 28 and leaves 14, Richard Veenstra punishes it immediately by taking out 30 in 1 dart. Richard Veenstra leads 4-3.
Leg 8 — back level: Joe Hunt takes out 40. We're level at 4-4.
Leg 9 — into the lead: Maximum from Joe Hunt! Richard Veenstra cannot take out 95 and leaves 40, Richard Veenstra closes 40 with Joe Hunt waiting on 64 in 1 dart. Richard Veenstra leads 5-4.
Leg 10 — back level: Joe Hunt takes out 108. We're level at 5-5.
Leg 11 — match-clinching leg: Richard Veenstra cannot take out 40 and leaves 20; Richard Veenstra closes 20 with Joe Hunt waiting on 93 in 1 dart, 16 darts in total. That's the match - Richard Veenstra wins 6-5.