Nathan Aspinall beats Thibault Tricole 6-1
Players Championship 27 · Last 128 · Tue 25 Aug
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We are underway at Players Championship 27 in Last 128 with Nathan Aspinall against Thibault Tricole. The scoring swings from leg to leg before Nathan Aspinall finally seals it 6-1, with the pressure rising whenever the players move into finishing range.
Nathan Aspinall strikes with a break of throw in Leg 1. Nathan Aspinall responds with 2 maximums; Nathan Aspinall shuts the door with a 141 checkout; that makes it a 9-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Nathan Aspinall leads 1-0. Leg 2 stays with Nathan Aspinall on throw. Thibault Tricole has 96 available but cannot take it out, leaving 36. Nathan Aspinall is sitting on 36 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Nathan Aspinall takes out 36 with Thibault Tricole poised on 36; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Nathan Aspinall leads 2-0.
Thibault Tricole stops a run of 2 legs by taking Leg 3. A 180 from Nathan Aspinall turns up the pressure; Nathan Aspinall reaches 40 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 20 still on the board. Thibault Tricole is sitting on 16 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Thibault Tricole takes out 16 with Nathan Aspinall poised on 20; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts. Nathan Aspinall leads 2-1. Leg 4 stays with Nathan Aspinall on throw. Nathan Aspinall gets the finish on 40. Nathan Aspinall leads 3-1.
Nathan Aspinall strikes with a break of throw in Leg 5. A 180 from Thibault Tricole turns up the pressure; Nathan Aspinall takes out 25 with Thibault Tricole poised on 24; that makes it a 15-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Nathan Aspinall leads 4-1. Nathan Aspinall makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 6. Nathan Aspinall answers with a maximum; Nathan Aspinall gets the finish on 62; that makes it a 15-dart leg. Nathan Aspinall leads 5-1.
Nathan Aspinall closes out Leg 7. Nathan Aspinall has 40 available but cannot take it out, leaving 20.; Nathan Aspinall takes out 20 with Thibault Tricole poised on 43; and that is a break of throw. That's the match - Nathan Aspinall wins 6-1.
Nathan Aspinall posts the higher three-dart average, 95.97 compared with 83.48. Nathan Aspinall hits 4 maximums and Thibault Tricole hits 1. On the doubles, Nathan Aspinall converts 30.0% and Thibault Tricole finishes at 25.0%. Nathan Aspinall's longest burst is 4 legs in a row.
Nathan Aspinall has the result, but the final score only tells part of it. The match contains 3 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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Nathan Aspinall strikes with a break of throw in Leg 1. Nathan Aspinall responds with 2 maximums; Nathan Aspinall shuts the door with a 141 checkout; that makes it a 9-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Nathan Aspinall leads 1-0.
Leg 2 stays with Nathan Aspinall on throw. Thibault Tricole has 96 available but cannot take it out, leaving 36. Nathan Aspinall is sitting on 36 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Nathan Aspinall takes out 36 with Thibault Tricole poised on 36; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Nathan Aspinall leads 2-0.
Thibault Tricole stops a run of 2 legs by taking Leg 3. A 180 from Nathan Aspinall turns up the pressure; Nathan Aspinall reaches 40 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 20 still on the board. Thibault Tricole is sitting on 16 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Thibault Tricole takes out 16 with Nathan Aspinall poised on 20; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts. Nathan Aspinall leads 2-1.
Leg 4 stays with Nathan Aspinall on throw. Nathan Aspinall gets the finish on 40. Nathan Aspinall leads 3-1.
Nathan Aspinall strikes with a break of throw in Leg 5. A 180 from Thibault Tricole turns up the pressure; Nathan Aspinall takes out 25 with Thibault Tricole poised on 24; that makes it a 15-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Nathan Aspinall leads 4-1.
Nathan Aspinall makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 6. Nathan Aspinall answers with a maximum; Nathan Aspinall gets the finish on 62; that makes it a 15-dart leg. Nathan Aspinall leads 5-1.
Nathan Aspinall closes out Leg 7. Nathan Aspinall has 40 available but cannot take it out, leaving 20.; Nathan Aspinall takes out 20 with Thibault Tricole poised on 43; and that is a break of throw. That's the match - Nathan Aspinall wins 6-1.