Oskar Lukasiak beats Jim Long 6-2
Players Championship 27 · Last 128 · Tue 25 Aug
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Jim Long faces Oskar Lukasiak 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 Oskar Lukasiak who has the result at 6-2, but every leg has its own part to play on the way there. Leg 1 stays with Oskar Lukasiak on throw. Oskar Lukasiak reaches 78 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 20 still on the board.
Jim Long is sitting on 101 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Oskar Lukasiak takes out 20 with Jim Long poised on 32; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts. Oskar Lukasiak leads 1-0. Oskar Lukasiak strikes with a break of throw in Leg 2. A 180 from Jim Long turns up the pressure; Oskar Lukasiak answers with a maximum; Jim Long reaches 40 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 10 still on the board.
Oskar Lukasiak is sitting on 24 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Oskar Lukasiak takes out 24 with Jim Long poised on 10; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Oskar Lukasiak leads 2-0. Oskar Lukasiak makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 3. Oskar Lukasiak takes out 52 with Jim Long poised on 68; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts.
Oskar Lukasiak leads 3-0. Oskar Lukasiak makes it 4 legs on the spin in Leg 4. Jim Long has 66 available but cannot take it out, leaving 40. Oskar Lukasiak is sitting on 5 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Oskar Lukasiak takes out 5 with Jim Long poised on 40; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; and that is a break of throw.
Oskar Lukasiak leads 4-0. Jim Long answers immediately with a break-back in Leg 5. Jim Long shuts the door with a 110 checkout; that makes it a 15-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Oskar Lukasiak leads 4-1.
Oskar Lukasiak answers immediately with a break-back in Leg 6. Oskar Lukasiak shuts the door with a 101 checkout; that makes it a 15-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Oskar Lukasiak leads 5-1. Jim Long answers immediately with a break-back in Leg 7.
Jim Long takes out 54 with Oskar Lukasiak poised on 75; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; and that is a break of throw. Oskar Lukasiak leads 5-2. Oskar Lukasiak closes out Leg 8. 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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How every leg unfolded
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Leg 1 stays with Oskar Lukasiak on throw. Oskar Lukasiak reaches 78 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 20 still on the board. Jim Long is sitting on 101 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Oskar Lukasiak takes out 20 with Jim Long poised on 32; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts. Oskar Lukasiak leads 1-0.
Oskar Lukasiak strikes with a break of throw in Leg 2. A 180 from Jim Long turns up the pressure; Oskar Lukasiak answers with a maximum; Jim Long reaches 40 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 10 still on the board. Oskar Lukasiak is sitting on 24 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Oskar Lukasiak takes out 24 with Jim Long poised on 10; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Oskar Lukasiak leads 2-0.
Oskar Lukasiak makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 3. Oskar Lukasiak takes out 52 with Jim Long poised on 68; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts. Oskar Lukasiak leads 3-0.
Oskar Lukasiak makes it 4 legs on the spin in Leg 4. Jim Long has 66 available but cannot take it out, leaving 40. Oskar Lukasiak is sitting on 5 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Oskar Lukasiak takes out 5 with Jim Long poised on 40; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; and that is a break of throw. Oskar Lukasiak leads 4-0.
Jim Long answers immediately with a break-back in Leg 5. Jim Long shuts the door with a 110 checkout; that makes it a 15-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Oskar Lukasiak leads 4-1.
Oskar Lukasiak answers immediately with a break-back in Leg 6. Oskar Lukasiak shuts the door with a 101 checkout; that makes it a 15-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Oskar Lukasiak leads 5-1.
Jim Long answers immediately with a break-back in Leg 7. Jim Long takes out 54 with Oskar Lukasiak poised on 75; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; and that is a break of throw. Oskar Lukasiak leads 5-2.
Oskar Lukasiak closes out Leg 8. Oskar Lukasiak answers with a maximum; Oskar Lukasiak gets the finish on 40; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. That's the match - Oskar Lukasiak wins 6-2.