Niels Zonneveld beats Niall Culleton 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 Niels Zonneveld against Niall Culleton. The scoring swings from leg to leg before Niels Zonneveld finally seals it 6-2, with the pressure rising whenever the players move into finishing range. Niels Zonneveld comes through Leg 1 on throw. Niels Zonneveld gets the finish on 60.
Niels Zonneveld leads 1-0. Niall Culleton drags the match level in Leg 2. Niall Culleton answers with a maximum; Niall Culleton has 97 available but cannot take it out, leaving 85. Niels Zonneveld is sitting on 133 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Niall Culleton takes out 85 with Niels Zonneveld poised on 40.
We're level at 1-1. Niels Zonneveld moves in front in Leg 3. Niall Culleton has 74 available but cannot take it out, leaving 16. Niels Zonneveld is sitting on 28 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Niels Zonneveld takes out 28 with Niall Culleton poised on 16; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts.
Niels Zonneveld leads 2-1. Niels Zonneveld strikes with a break of throw in Leg 4. Niels Zonneveld answers with a maximum; Niels Zonneveld takes out 64 with Niall Culleton poised on 58; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; and that is a break of throw. Niels Zonneveld leads 3-1.
Niels Zonneveld makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 5. Niels Zonneveld answers with a maximum; Niels Zonneveld gets the finish on 54; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 11-dart leg. Niels Zonneveld leads 4-1. Niels Zonneveld makes it 4 legs on the spin in Leg 6.
A 180 from Niall Culleton turns up the pressure; Niels Zonneveld answers with a maximum; Niels Zonneveld reaches 88 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 28 still on the board.; Niels Zonneveld takes out 28 with Niall Culleton poised on 40; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Niels Zonneveld leads 5-1. Niall Culleton answers immediately with a break-back in Leg 7. Niall Culleton answers with a maximum; Niels Zonneveld reaches 72 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 40 still on the board.
Niall Culleton is sitting on 80 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Niall Culleton takes out 80 with Niels Zonneveld poised on 40; that makes it a 15-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Niels Zonneveld leads 5-2. Niels Zonneveld 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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Niels Zonneveld comes through Leg 1 on throw. Niels Zonneveld gets the finish on 60. Niels Zonneveld leads 1-0.
Niall Culleton drags the match level in Leg 2. Niall Culleton answers with a maximum; Niall Culleton has 97 available but cannot take it out, leaving 85. Niels Zonneveld is sitting on 133 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Niall Culleton takes out 85 with Niels Zonneveld poised on 40. We're level at 1-1.
Niels Zonneveld moves in front in Leg 3. Niall Culleton has 74 available but cannot take it out, leaving 16. Niels Zonneveld is sitting on 28 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Niels Zonneveld takes out 28 with Niall Culleton poised on 16; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts. Niels Zonneveld leads 2-1.
Niels Zonneveld strikes with a break of throw in Leg 4. Niels Zonneveld answers with a maximum; Niels Zonneveld takes out 64 with Niall Culleton poised on 58; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; and that is a break of throw. Niels Zonneveld leads 3-1.
Niels Zonneveld makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 5. Niels Zonneveld answers with a maximum; Niels Zonneveld gets the finish on 54; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 11-dart leg. Niels Zonneveld leads 4-1.
Niels Zonneveld makes it 4 legs on the spin in Leg 6. A 180 from Niall Culleton turns up the pressure; Niels Zonneveld answers with a maximum; Niels Zonneveld reaches 88 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 28 still on the board.; Niels Zonneveld takes out 28 with Niall Culleton poised on 40; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Niels Zonneveld leads 5-1.
Niall Culleton answers immediately with a break-back in Leg 7. Niall Culleton answers with a maximum; Niels Zonneveld reaches 72 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 40 still on the board. Niall Culleton is sitting on 80 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Niall Culleton takes out 80 with Niels Zonneveld poised on 40; that makes it a 15-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Niels Zonneveld leads 5-2.
Niels Zonneveld closes out Leg 8. Niels Zonneveld answers with a maximum; Niels Zonneveld gets a look at 62 but the finish does not go, and 40 remains. Niall Culleton is sitting on 138 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Niels Zonneveld takes out 40 with Niall Culleton poised on 65; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; and that is a break of throw. That's the match - Niels Zonneveld wins 6-2.