Joe Hunt beats Stephen Burton 6-3
Players Championship 27 · Last 128 · Tue 25 Aug
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Stephen Burton faces Joe Hunt at Players Championship 27 in Last 128 and the match quickly starts producing the kind of moments that make live darts so tense. By the finish it is Joe Hunt who has the result at 6-3, but every leg has its own part to play on the way there.
Leg 1: Maximum from Joe Hunt! Joe Hunt cannot take out 81 and leaves 32, Joe Hunt closes 32 with Stephen Burton waiting on 74 in 1 dart. Joe Hunt leads 1-0. Leg 2 — back level: Stephen Burton closes 68 with Joe Hunt waiting on 56. We're level at 1-1.
Leg 3 — into the lead: Joe Hunt cannot take out 32 and leaves 32; Joe Hunt closes 32 with Stephen Burton waiting on 40 in 2 darts. Joe Hunt leads 2-1. Leg 4 — back level: Joe Hunt cannot take out 66 and leaves 20; Stephen Burton punishes it immediately by taking out 56. We're level at 2-2.
Leg 5 — lead change: Maximum from Stephen Burton! Joe Hunt cannot take out 78 and leaves 20, Stephen Burton punishes it immediately by taking out 25, a break of throw. Stephen Burton leads 3-2. Leg 6 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Joe Hunt! Joe Hunt cannot take out 96 and leaves 58, Joe Hunt closes 58 with Stephen Burton waiting on 40 in 2 darts, a break of throw. We're level at 3-3.
Leg 7 — lead change: Stephen Burton cannot take out 60 and leaves 40; Joe Hunt punishes it immediately by taking out 10 in 1 dart. Joe Hunt leads 4-3. Leg 8 — 3 in a row: Joe Hunt closes 24 with Stephen Burton waiting on 40 in 2 darts; a break of throw. Joe Hunt leads 5-3.
Leg 9 — match-clinching leg: Maximum from Stephen Burton! Stephen Burton cannot take out 40 and leaves 10, Joe Hunt punishes it immediately by taking out 32, 18 darts in total. That's the match - Joe Hunt wins 6-3.
Joe Hunt posts the higher three-dart average, 90.68 compared with 87.04. Stephen Burton hits 2 maximums and Joe Hunt hits 3. On the doubles, Stephen Burton converts 0.0% and Joe Hunt finishes at 0.0%. Joe Hunt's longest burst is 4 legs in a row.
Joe Hunt has the result, but the final score only tells part of it. The match contains 3 breaks of throw and 2 clear lead changes. 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: Maximum from Joe Hunt! Joe Hunt cannot take out 81 and leaves 32, Joe Hunt closes 32 with Stephen Burton waiting on 74 in 1 dart. Joe Hunt leads 1-0.
Leg 2 — back level: Stephen Burton closes 68 with Joe Hunt waiting on 56. We're level at 1-1.
Leg 3 — into the lead: Joe Hunt cannot take out 32 and leaves 32; Joe Hunt closes 32 with Stephen Burton waiting on 40 in 2 darts. Joe Hunt leads 2-1.
Leg 4 — back level: Joe Hunt cannot take out 66 and leaves 20; Stephen Burton punishes it immediately by taking out 56. We're level at 2-2.
Leg 5 — lead change: Maximum from Stephen Burton! Joe Hunt cannot take out 78 and leaves 20, Stephen Burton punishes it immediately by taking out 25, a break of throw. Stephen Burton leads 3-2.
Leg 6 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Joe Hunt! Joe Hunt cannot take out 96 and leaves 58, Joe Hunt closes 58 with Stephen Burton waiting on 40 in 2 darts, a break of throw. We're level at 3-3.
Leg 7 — lead change: Stephen Burton cannot take out 60 and leaves 40; Joe Hunt punishes it immediately by taking out 10 in 1 dart. Joe Hunt leads 4-3.
Leg 8 — 3 in a row: Joe Hunt closes 24 with Stephen Burton waiting on 40 in 2 darts; a break of throw. Joe Hunt leads 5-3.
Leg 9 — match-clinching leg: Maximum from Stephen Burton! Stephen Burton cannot take out 40 and leaves 10, Joe Hunt punishes it immediately by taking out 32, 18 darts in total. That's the match - Joe Hunt wins 6-3.