Martijn Dragt beats Brendan Dolan 6-3
Players Championship 27 · Last 128 · Tue 25 Aug
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Brendan Dolan faces Martijn Dragt 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 Martijn Dragt who has the result at 6-3, but every leg has its own part to play on the way there.
Leg 1: Maximum from Martijn Dragt! Martijn Dragt cannot take out 56 and leaves 20, Brendan Dolan punishes it immediately by taking out 38. Brendan Dolan leads 1-0. Leg 2 — back level: Brendan Dolan cannot take out 32 and leaves 16; Martijn Dragt punishes it immediately by taking out 97. We're level at 1-1.
Leg 3 — into the lead: Maximum from Brendan Dolan! Brendan Dolan closes 32 with Martijn Dragt waiting on 42 in 1 dart. Brendan Dolan leads 2-1. Leg 4 — back level: Maximum from Brendan Dolan! Martijn Dragt closes 40 with Brendan Dolan waiting on 74 in 2 darts. We're level at 2-2.
Leg 5 — lead change: Brendan Dolan cannot take out 62 and leaves 16; Martijn Dragt punishes it immediately by taking out 72, a break of throw. Martijn Dragt leads 3-2. Leg 6 — 3 in a row: Maximum from Martijn Dragt! Martijn Dragt closes 83 with Brendan Dolan waiting on 64 in 2 darts. Martijn Dragt leads 4-2.
Leg 7 — 4 in a row: Martijn Dragt takes out 40 in 2 darts; a break of throw. Martijn Dragt leads 5-2. Leg 8 — immediate break-back: Brendan Dolan closes 60 with Martijn Dragt waiting on 70; a break of throw. Martijn Dragt leads 5-3.
Leg 9 — match-clinching leg: Martijn Dragt takes out 82; 15 darts in total, a break of throw. That's the match - Martijn Dragt wins 6-3.
Martijn Dragt posts the higher three-dart average, 95.15 compared with 90.18. Brendan Dolan hits 3 maximums and Martijn Dragt hits 2. On the doubles, Brendan Dolan converts 0.0% and Martijn Dragt finishes at 0.0%. Martijn Dragt's longest burst is 4 legs in a row.
Martijn Dragt has the result, but the final score only tells part of it. The match contains 4 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: Maximum from Martijn Dragt! Martijn Dragt cannot take out 56 and leaves 20, Brendan Dolan punishes it immediately by taking out 38. Brendan Dolan leads 1-0.
Leg 2 — back level: Brendan Dolan cannot take out 32 and leaves 16; Martijn Dragt punishes it immediately by taking out 97. We're level at 1-1.
Leg 3 — into the lead: Maximum from Brendan Dolan! Brendan Dolan closes 32 with Martijn Dragt waiting on 42 in 1 dart. Brendan Dolan leads 2-1.
Leg 4 — back level: Maximum from Brendan Dolan! Martijn Dragt closes 40 with Brendan Dolan waiting on 74 in 2 darts. We're level at 2-2.
Leg 5 — lead change: Brendan Dolan cannot take out 62 and leaves 16; Martijn Dragt punishes it immediately by taking out 72, a break of throw. Martijn Dragt leads 3-2.
Leg 6 — 3 in a row: Maximum from Martijn Dragt! Martijn Dragt closes 83 with Brendan Dolan waiting on 64 in 2 darts. Martijn Dragt leads 4-2.
Leg 7 — 4 in a row: Martijn Dragt takes out 40 in 2 darts; a break of throw. Martijn Dragt leads 5-2.
Leg 8 — immediate break-back: Brendan Dolan closes 60 with Martijn Dragt waiting on 70; a break of throw. Martijn Dragt leads 5-3.
Leg 9 — match-clinching leg: Martijn Dragt takes out 82; 15 darts in total, a break of throw. That's the match - Martijn Dragt wins 6-3.