Alexander Merkx beats Mario Vandenbogaerde 6-4
Players Championship 27 · Last 128 · Tue 25 Aug
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Alexander Merkx faces Mario Vandenbogaerde at Players Championship 27 in Last 128 and the match quickly starts producing the kind of moments that make live darts so tense. By the finish it is Alexander Merkx who has the result at 6-4, but every leg has its own part to play on the way there.
Leg 1: Mario Vandenbogaerde closes 41 with Alexander Merkx waiting on 98. Mario Vandenbogaerde leads 1-0. Leg 2 — back level: Alexander Merkx closes 16 with Mario Vandenbogaerde waiting on 36 in 2 darts. We're level at 1-1.
Leg 3 — into the lead: Mario Vandenbogaerde cannot take out 77 and leaves 40; Mario Vandenbogaerde closes 40 with Alexander Merkx waiting on 96 in 2 darts. Mario Vandenbogaerde leads 2-1. Leg 4 — break of throw: Maximum from Mario Vandenbogaerde! Mario Vandenbogaerde takes out 48 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Mario Vandenbogaerde leads 3-1.
Leg 5 — immediate break-back: Mario Vandenbogaerde cannot take out 70 and leaves 12; Alexander Merkx punishes it immediately by taking out 72, a break of throw. Mario Vandenbogaerde leads 3-2. Leg 6 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Mario Vandenbogaerde! Mario Vandenbogaerde takes out 121, a break of throw. Mario Vandenbogaerde leads 4-2.
Leg 7 — immediate break-back: Mario Vandenbogaerde cannot take out 87 and leaves 9; Alexander Merkx punishes it immediately by taking out 74, a break of throw. Mario Vandenbogaerde leads 4-3. Leg 8 — back level: Alexander Merkx takes out 50. We're level at 4-4.
Leg 9 — lead change: Alexander Merkx closes 68 with Mario Vandenbogaerde waiting on 20; a break of throw. Alexander Merkx leads 5-4. Leg 10 — match-clinching leg: Alexander Merkx closes 32 with Mario Vandenbogaerde waiting on 20 in 1 dart; 16 darts in total. That's the match - Alexander Merkx wins 6-4.
Mario Vandenbogaerde posts the higher three-dart average, 91.71 compared with 88.00. Alexander Merkx hits 0 maximums and Mario Vandenbogaerde hits 2. On the doubles, Alexander Merkx converts 0.0% and Mario Vandenbogaerde finishes at 0.0%. Alexander Merkx's longest burst is 4 legs in a row.
Alexander Merkx has the result, but the final score only tells part of it. The match contains 5 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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Leg 1: Mario Vandenbogaerde closes 41 with Alexander Merkx waiting on 98. Mario Vandenbogaerde leads 1-0.
Leg 2 — back level: Alexander Merkx closes 16 with Mario Vandenbogaerde waiting on 36 in 2 darts. We're level at 1-1.
Leg 3 — into the lead: Mario Vandenbogaerde cannot take out 77 and leaves 40; Mario Vandenbogaerde closes 40 with Alexander Merkx waiting on 96 in 2 darts. Mario Vandenbogaerde leads 2-1.
Leg 4 — break of throw: Maximum from Mario Vandenbogaerde! Mario Vandenbogaerde takes out 48 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Mario Vandenbogaerde leads 3-1.
Leg 5 — immediate break-back: Mario Vandenbogaerde cannot take out 70 and leaves 12; Alexander Merkx punishes it immediately by taking out 72, a break of throw. Mario Vandenbogaerde leads 3-2.
Leg 6 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Mario Vandenbogaerde! Mario Vandenbogaerde takes out 121, a break of throw. Mario Vandenbogaerde leads 4-2.
Leg 7 — immediate break-back: Mario Vandenbogaerde cannot take out 87 and leaves 9; Alexander Merkx punishes it immediately by taking out 74, a break of throw. Mario Vandenbogaerde leads 4-3.
Leg 8 — back level: Alexander Merkx takes out 50. We're level at 4-4.
Leg 9 — lead change: Alexander Merkx closes 68 with Mario Vandenbogaerde waiting on 20; a break of throw. Alexander Merkx leads 5-4.
Leg 10 — match-clinching leg: Alexander Merkx closes 32 with Mario Vandenbogaerde waiting on 20 in 1 dart; 16 darts in total. That's the match - Alexander Merkx wins 6-4.