Kevin Doets beats Yorick Hofkens 6-2
Players Championship 27 · Last 128 · Tue 25 Aug
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We are underway at Players Championship 27 in Last 128 with Kevin Doets against Yorick Hofkens. 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 holds throw in Leg 1. Kevin Doets takes out 20 with Yorick Hofkens poised on 96.
Kevin Doets leads 1-0. Kevin Doets strikes with a break of throw in Leg 2. Kevin Doets answers with a maximum; Kevin Doets gets the finish on 56; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Kevin Doets leads 2-0.
Yorick Hofkens answers immediately with a break-back in Leg 3. Kevin Doets gets a look at 67 but the finish does not go, and 32 remains. Yorick Hofkens is sitting on 40 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Yorick Hofkens takes out 40 with Kevin Doets poised on 32; that makes it a 15-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Kevin Doets leads 2-1.
Yorick Hofkens drags the match level in Leg 4. Kevin Doets has 40 available but cannot take it out, leaving 20. Yorick Hofkens is sitting on 20 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Yorick Hofkens takes out 20 with Kevin Doets poised on 20; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. We're level at 2-2.
Kevin Doets moves in front in Leg 5. Kevin Doets reaches 64 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 16 still on the board. Yorick Hofkens is sitting on 144 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Kevin Doets takes out 16 with Yorick Hofkens poised on 54; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts. Kevin Doets leads 3-2.
Kevin Doets strikes with a break of throw in Leg 6. Yorick Hofkens has 60 available but cannot take it out, leaving 40. Kevin Doets is sitting on 124 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Kevin Doets shuts the door with a 124 checkout; and that is a break of throw. Kevin Doets leads 4-2.
Kevin Doets makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 7. Kevin Doets answers with a maximum; Kevin Doets has 84 available but cannot take it out, leaving 52. Yorick Hofkens is sitting on 170 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Kevin Doets takes out 52 with Yorick Hofkens poised on 31; that makes it a 15-dart leg. Kevin Doets leads 5-2.
Kevin Doets closes out Leg 8. The match contains 4 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 holds throw in Leg 1. Kevin Doets takes out 20 with Yorick Hofkens poised on 96. Kevin Doets leads 1-0.
Kevin Doets strikes with a break of throw in Leg 2. Kevin Doets answers with a maximum; Kevin Doets gets the finish on 56; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Kevin Doets leads 2-0.
Yorick Hofkens answers immediately with a break-back in Leg 3. Kevin Doets gets a look at 67 but the finish does not go, and 32 remains. Yorick Hofkens is sitting on 40 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Yorick Hofkens takes out 40 with Kevin Doets poised on 32; that makes it a 15-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Kevin Doets leads 2-1.
Yorick Hofkens drags the match level in Leg 4. Kevin Doets has 40 available but cannot take it out, leaving 20. Yorick Hofkens is sitting on 20 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Yorick Hofkens takes out 20 with Kevin Doets poised on 20; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. We're level at 2-2.
Kevin Doets moves in front in Leg 5. Kevin Doets reaches 64 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 16 still on the board. Yorick Hofkens is sitting on 144 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Kevin Doets takes out 16 with Yorick Hofkens poised on 54; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts. Kevin Doets leads 3-2.
Kevin Doets strikes with a break of throw in Leg 6. Yorick Hofkens has 60 available but cannot take it out, leaving 40. Kevin Doets is sitting on 124 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Kevin Doets shuts the door with a 124 checkout; and that is a break of throw. Kevin Doets leads 4-2.
Kevin Doets makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 7. Kevin Doets answers with a maximum; Kevin Doets has 84 available but cannot take it out, leaving 52. Yorick Hofkens is sitting on 170 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Kevin Doets takes out 52 with Yorick Hofkens poised on 31; that makes it a 15-dart leg. Kevin Doets leads 5-2.
Kevin Doets closes out Leg 8. Kevin Doets answers with a maximum; Kevin Doets gets the finish on 84; that makes it a 12-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. That's the match - Kevin Doets wins 6-2.