Owen Bates beats Ryan Meikle 6-4
Players Championship 27 · Last 128 · Tue 25 Aug
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We are underway at Players Championship 27 in Last 128 with Ryan Meikle against Owen Bates. The scoring swings from leg to leg before Owen Bates finally seals it 6-4, with the pressure rising whenever the players move into finishing range.
Leg 1 — break of throw: Owen Bates takes out 108; a break of throw. Owen Bates leads 1-0. Leg 2 — immediate break-back: Ryan Meikle takes out 24 in 1 dart; a break of throw. We're level at 1-1.
Leg 3 — immediate break-back: Owen Bates fires in 2 maximums; Owen Bates cannot take out 47 and leaves 32, Owen Bates takes out 32 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Owen Bates leads 2-1. Leg 4: Owen Bates takes out 36 in 2 darts. Owen Bates leads 3-1.
Leg 5 — run stopped: Maximum from Owen Bates! Owen Bates cannot take out 56 and leaves 20, Ryan Meikle punishes it immediately by taking out 20 in 2 darts. Owen Bates leads 3-2. Leg 6: Owen Bates closes 40 with Ryan Meikle waiting on 79 in 1 dart. Owen Bates leads 4-2.
Leg 7: Maximum from Owen Bates! Ryan Meikle closes 41 with Owen Bates waiting on 20 in 2 darts. Owen Bates leads 4-3. Leg 8: Maximum from Owen Bates! Owen Bates cannot take out 41 and leaves 32, Owen Bates closes 32 with Ryan Meikle waiting on 20 in 2 darts. Owen Bates leads 5-3.
Leg 9: Ryan Meikle closes 40 with Owen Bates waiting on 40 in 1 dart. Owen Bates leads 5-4. Leg 10 — match-clinching leg: Maximum from Owen Bates! Owen Bates cannot take out 96 and leaves 16, Owen Bates takes out 16 in 2 darts, 17 darts in total. That's the match - Owen Bates wins 6-4.
Owen Bates posts the higher three-dart average, 90.65 compared with 80.83. Ryan Meikle hits 0 maximums and Owen Bates hits 6. On the doubles, Ryan Meikle converts 0.0% and Owen Bates finishes at 0.0%. Owen Bates's longest burst is 2 legs in a row.
Owen Bates 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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Leg 1 — break of throw: Owen Bates takes out 108; a break of throw. Owen Bates leads 1-0.
Leg 2 — immediate break-back: Ryan Meikle takes out 24 in 1 dart; a break of throw. We're level at 1-1.
Leg 3 — immediate break-back: Owen Bates fires in 2 maximums; Owen Bates cannot take out 47 and leaves 32, Owen Bates takes out 32 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Owen Bates leads 2-1.
Leg 4: Owen Bates takes out 36 in 2 darts. Owen Bates leads 3-1.
Leg 5 — run stopped: Maximum from Owen Bates! Owen Bates cannot take out 56 and leaves 20, Ryan Meikle punishes it immediately by taking out 20 in 2 darts. Owen Bates leads 3-2.
Leg 6: Owen Bates closes 40 with Ryan Meikle waiting on 79 in 1 dart. Owen Bates leads 4-2.
Leg 7: Maximum from Owen Bates! Ryan Meikle closes 41 with Owen Bates waiting on 20 in 2 darts. Owen Bates leads 4-3.
Leg 8: Maximum from Owen Bates! Owen Bates cannot take out 41 and leaves 32, Owen Bates closes 32 with Ryan Meikle waiting on 20 in 2 darts. Owen Bates leads 5-3.
Leg 9: Ryan Meikle closes 40 with Owen Bates waiting on 40 in 1 dart. Owen Bates leads 5-4.
Leg 10 — match-clinching leg: Maximum from Owen Bates! Owen Bates cannot take out 96 and leaves 16, Owen Bates takes out 16 in 2 darts, 17 darts in total. That's the match - Owen Bates wins 6-4.