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Stefan Bellmont beats Steve Lennon 6-3

Players Championship 27 · Last 128 · Tue 25 Aug

Steve Lennon 3–6 Stefan Bellmont
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LEG 1
0–1

Leg 1 — break of throw: Steve Lennon cannot take out 76 and leaves 16; Stefan Bellmont punishes it immediately by taking out 20 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Stefan Bellmont leads 1-0.

Steve Lennon69.29leg average
Stefan Bellmont79.11leg average
BREAK OF THROW 20 CHECKOUT
LEG 2
0–2

Leg 2: Steve Lennon cannot take out 50 and leaves 16; Stefan Bellmont punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 1 dart. Stefan Bellmont leads 2-0.

Steve Lennon80.83leg average
Stefan Bellmont79.11leg average
40 CHECKOUT
LEG 3
1–2

Leg 3 — run stopped: Steve Lennon takes out 70. Stefan Bellmont leads 2-1.

Steve Lennon100.20leg average
Stefan Bellmont87.25leg average
70 CHECKOUT
LEG 4
2–2

Leg 4 — back level: Steve Lennon closes 103 with Stefan Bellmont waiting on 72; a break of throw. We're level at 2-2.

Steve Lennon100.20leg average
Stefan Bellmont85.80leg average
BREAK OF THROW 103 CHECKOUT
LEG 5
3–2

Leg 5 — lead change: Steve Lennon closes 24 with Stefan Bellmont waiting on 25 in 2 darts. Steve Lennon leads 3-2.

Steve Lennon88.41leg average
Stefan Bellmont95.20leg average
24 CHECKOUT
LEG 6
3–3

Leg 6 — back level: Maximum from Steve Lennon! Stefan Bellmont cannot take out 86 and leaves 40, Stefan Bellmont closes 40 with Steve Lennon waiting on 37 in 1 dart. We're level at 3-3.

Steve Lennon116.00leg average
Stefan Bellmont115.62leg average
40 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 7
3–4

Leg 7 — lead change: Maximum from Steve Lennon! Steve Lennon cannot take out 28 and leaves 28, Stefan Bellmont punishes it immediately by taking out 126, a break of throw. Stefan Bellmont leads 4-3.

Steve Lennon94.60leg average
Stefan Bellmont100.20leg average
BREAK OF THROW 126 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 8
3–5

Leg 8 — 3 in a row: Stefan Bellmont closes 40 with Steve Lennon waiting on 60. Stefan Bellmont leads 5-3.

Steve Lennon88.20leg average
Stefan Bellmont83.50leg average
40 CHECKOUT
LEG 9
3–6

Leg 9 — match-clinching leg: Steve Lennon cannot take out 36 and leaves 18; Stefan Bellmont punishes it immediately by taking out 24 in 2 darts, 14 darts in total, a break of throw. That's the match - Stefan Bellmont wins 6-3.

Steve Lennon96.60leg average
Stefan Bellmont107.36leg average
BREAK OF THROW 24 CHECKOUT
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MATCH REPORT

The final story

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Steve Lennon faces Stefan Bellmont 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 Stefan Bellmont who has the result at 6-3, but every leg has its own part to play on the way there.

Leg 1 — break of throw: Steve Lennon cannot take out 76 and leaves 16; Stefan Bellmont punishes it immediately by taking out 20 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Stefan Bellmont leads 1-0. Leg 2: Steve Lennon cannot take out 50 and leaves 16; Stefan Bellmont punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 1 dart. Stefan Bellmont leads 2-0.

Leg 3 — run stopped: Steve Lennon takes out 70. Stefan Bellmont leads 2-1. Leg 4 — back level: Steve Lennon closes 103 with Stefan Bellmont waiting on 72; a break of throw. We're level at 2-2.

Leg 5 — lead change: Steve Lennon closes 24 with Stefan Bellmont waiting on 25 in 2 darts. Steve Lennon leads 3-2. Leg 6 — back level: Maximum from Steve Lennon! Stefan Bellmont cannot take out 86 and leaves 40, Stefan Bellmont closes 40 with Steve Lennon waiting on 37 in 1 dart. We're level at 3-3.

Leg 7 — lead change: Maximum from Steve Lennon! Steve Lennon cannot take out 28 and leaves 28, Stefan Bellmont punishes it immediately by taking out 126, a break of throw. Stefan Bellmont leads 4-3. Leg 8 — 3 in a row: Stefan Bellmont closes 40 with Steve Lennon waiting on 60. Stefan Bellmont leads 5-3.

Leg 9 — match-clinching leg: Steve Lennon cannot take out 36 and leaves 18; Stefan Bellmont punishes it immediately by taking out 24 in 2 darts, 14 darts in total, a break of throw. That's the match - Stefan Bellmont wins 6-3.

Stefan Bellmont posts the higher three-dart average, 91.29 compared with 90.92. Steve Lennon hits 2 maximums and Stefan Bellmont hits 0. On the doubles, Steve Lennon converts 0.0% and Stefan Bellmont finishes at 0.0%. Stefan Bellmont's longest burst is 4 legs in a row.

Stefan Bellmont has the result, but the final score only tells part of it. The match contains 4 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.

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

90.923-dart avg91.29
2180s0
103Highest checkout126
0%Checkout %0%
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