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Krzysztof Ratajski beats Rusty-Jake Rodriguez 6-3

Players Championship 27 · Last 128 · Tue 25 Aug

Krzysztof Ratajski 6–3 Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
LEG-BY-LEG COMMENTARY

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LEG 1
0–1

Leg 1 — break of throw: Rusty-Jake Rodriguez closes 85 with Krzysztof Ratajski waiting on 40; a break of throw. Rusty-Jake Rodriguez leads 1-0.

Krzysztof Ratajski92.20leg average
Rusty-Jake Rodriguez100.20leg average
BREAK OF THROW 85 CHECKOUT
LEG 2
1–1

Leg 2 — immediate break-back: Rusty-Jake Rodriguez cannot take out 97 and leaves 30; Krzysztof Ratajski punishes it immediately by taking out 40, a break of throw. We're level at 1-1.

Krzysztof Ratajski83.50leg average
Rusty-Jake Rodriguez78.50leg average
BREAK OF THROW 40 CHECKOUT
LEG 3
2–1

Leg 3 — lead change: Krzysztof Ratajski cannot take out 86 and leaves 32; Krzysztof Ratajski takes out 32 in 2 darts. Krzysztof Ratajski leads 2-1.

Krzysztof Ratajski88.41leg average
Rusty-Jake Rodriguez62.40leg average
32 CHECKOUT
LEG 4
2–2

Leg 4 — back level: Krzysztof Ratajski cannot take out 16 and leaves 2; Rusty-Jake Rodriguez punishes it immediately by taking out 15 in 2 darts. We're level at 2-2.

Krzysztof Ratajski83.17leg average
Rusty-Jake Rodriguez75.15leg average
15 CHECKOUT
LEG 5
3–2

Leg 5 — into the lead: Krzysztof Ratajski cannot take out 32 and leaves 8; Krzysztof Ratajski closes 8 with Rusty-Jake Rodriguez waiting on 60. Krzysztof Ratajski leads 3-2.

Krzysztof Ratajski71.57leg average
Rusty-Jake Rodriguez73.50leg average
8 CHECKOUT
LEG 6
4–2

Leg 6 — break of throw: Krzysztof Ratajski cannot take out 32 and leaves 32; Krzysztof Ratajski closes 32 with Rusty-Jake Rodriguez waiting on 40 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Krzysztof Ratajski leads 4-2.

Krzysztof Ratajski93.94leg average
Rusty-Jake Rodriguez76.83leg average
BREAK OF THROW 32 CHECKOUT
LEG 7
4–3

Leg 7 — immediate break-back: Rusty-Jake Rodriguez takes out 76; a break of throw. Krzysztof Ratajski leads 4-3.

Krzysztof Ratajski78.20leg average
Rusty-Jake Rodriguez100.20leg average
BREAK OF THROW 76 CHECKOUT
LEG 8
5–3

Leg 8 — immediate break-back: Krzysztof Ratajski closes 20 with Rusty-Jake Rodriguez waiting on 40 in 1 dart; a break of throw. Krzysztof Ratajski leads 5-3.

Krzysztof Ratajski93.94leg average
Rusty-Jake Rodriguez76.83leg average
BREAK OF THROW 20 CHECKOUT
LEG 9
6–3

Leg 9 — match-clinching leg: Krzysztof Ratajski takes out 74 in 2 darts; 14 darts in total. That's the match - Krzysztof Ratajski wins 6-3.

Krzysztof Ratajski107.36leg average
Rusty-Jake Rodriguez80.75leg average
74 CHECKOUT
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MATCH REPORT

The final story

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We are underway at Players Championship 27 in Last 128 with Krzysztof Ratajski against Rusty-Jake Rodriguez. The scoring swings from leg to leg before Krzysztof Ratajski finally seals it 6-3, with the pressure rising whenever the players move into finishing range.

Leg 1 — break of throw: Rusty-Jake Rodriguez closes 85 with Krzysztof Ratajski waiting on 40; a break of throw. Rusty-Jake Rodriguez leads 1-0. Leg 2 — immediate break-back: Rusty-Jake Rodriguez cannot take out 97 and leaves 30; Krzysztof Ratajski punishes it immediately by taking out 40, a break of throw. We're level at 1-1.

Leg 3 — lead change: Krzysztof Ratajski cannot take out 86 and leaves 32; Krzysztof Ratajski takes out 32 in 2 darts. Krzysztof Ratajski leads 2-1. Leg 4 — back level: Krzysztof Ratajski cannot take out 16 and leaves 2; Rusty-Jake Rodriguez punishes it immediately by taking out 15 in 2 darts. We're level at 2-2.

Leg 5 — into the lead: Krzysztof Ratajski cannot take out 32 and leaves 8; Krzysztof Ratajski closes 8 with Rusty-Jake Rodriguez waiting on 60. Krzysztof Ratajski leads 3-2. Leg 6 — break of throw: Krzysztof Ratajski cannot take out 32 and leaves 32; Krzysztof Ratajski closes 32 with Rusty-Jake Rodriguez waiting on 40 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Krzysztof Ratajski leads 4-2.

Leg 7 — immediate break-back: Rusty-Jake Rodriguez takes out 76; a break of throw. Krzysztof Ratajski leads 4-3. Leg 8 — immediate break-back: Krzysztof Ratajski closes 20 with Rusty-Jake Rodriguez waiting on 40 in 1 dart; a break of throw. Krzysztof Ratajski leads 5-3.

Leg 9 — match-clinching leg: Krzysztof Ratajski takes out 74 in 2 darts; 14 darts in total. That's the match - Krzysztof Ratajski wins 6-3.

Krzysztof Ratajski posts the higher three-dart average, 87.14 compared with 79.97. On the doubles, Krzysztof Ratajski converts 0.0% and Rusty-Jake Rodriguez finishes at 0.0%. Krzysztof Ratajski's longest burst is 2 legs in a row.

Krzysztof Ratajski 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.

About this commentary: All Things Darts Match Centre compiles it from the stored match result, statistics and ordered visit-by-visit scoring. It does not invent exact doubles, missed darts or dart segments that are not present in the source data. Per-leg averages are only labelled as exact when darts used are available for every recorded visit in that leg.

MATCH DATA

Match statistics

87.143-dart avg79.97
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74Highest checkout85
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