MATCH REPORT Final report · updated 03:05 UK

Wessel Nijman beats Cameron Menzies 6-1

Poland Darts Open · Last 16 · Sun 22 Feb

Wessel Nijman 6–1 Cameron Menzies
LEG-BY-LEG COMMENTARY

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LEG 1
1–0

Wessel Nijman holds throw in Leg 1. Wessel Nijman gets the finish on 76; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Wessel Nijman leads 1-0.

Wessel Nijman115.62leg average
Cameron Menzies82.75leg average
76 CHECKOUT
LEG 2
2–0

Wessel Nijman strikes with a break of throw in Leg 2. Wessel Nijman answers with a maximum; Wessel Nijman gets a look at 44 but the finish does not go, and 32 remains.; Wessel Nijman gets the finish on 32; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Wessel Nijman leads 2-0.

Wessel Nijman107.36leg average
Cameron Menzies77.40leg average
BREAK OF THROW 32 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 3
3–0

Wessel Nijman makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 3. Wessel Nijman answers with a maximum; Wessel Nijman takes out 68 with Cameron Menzies poised on 96; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Wessel Nijman leads 3-0.

Wessel Nijman115.62leg average
Cameron Menzies101.25leg average
68 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 4
4–0

Wessel Nijman makes it 4 legs on the spin in Leg 4. A 180 from Cameron Menzies turns up the pressure; Wessel Nijman takes out 24 with Cameron Menzies poised on 20; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Wessel Nijman leads 4-0.

Wessel Nijman107.36leg average
Cameron Menzies96.20leg average
BREAK OF THROW 24 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 5
4–1

Cameron Menzies answers immediately with a break-back in Leg 5. Cameron Menzies answers with a maximum; Cameron Menzies gets the finish on 50; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 10-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Wessel Nijman leads 4-1.

Wessel Nijman90.00leg average
Cameron Menzies150.30leg average
BREAK OF THROW 50 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 6
5–1

Wessel Nijman answers immediately with a break-back in Leg 6. Wessel Nijman answers with a maximum; Wessel Nijman shuts the door with a 116 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Wessel Nijman leads 5-1.

Wessel Nijman107.36leg average
Cameron Menzies66.80leg average
BREAK OF THROW 116 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 7
6–1

Wessel Nijman closes out Leg 7. Wessel Nijman answers with a maximum; Wessel Nijman gets the finish on 63; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. That's the match - Wessel Nijman wins 6-1.

Wessel Nijman115.62leg average
Cameron Menzies82.75leg average
63 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
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MATCH REPORT

The final story

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Wessel Nijman faces Cameron Menzies at Poland Darts Open in Last 16 and the match quickly starts producing the kind of moments that make live darts so tense. By the finish it is Wessel Nijman who has the result at 6-1, but every leg has its own part to play on the way there.

Wessel Nijman holds throw in Leg 1. Wessel Nijman gets the finish on 76; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Wessel Nijman leads 1-0. Wessel Nijman strikes with a break of throw in Leg 2. Wessel Nijman answers with a maximum; Wessel Nijman gets a look at 44 but the finish does not go, and 32 remains.; Wessel Nijman gets the finish on 32; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Wessel Nijman leads 2-0.

Wessel Nijman makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 3. Wessel Nijman answers with a maximum; Wessel Nijman takes out 68 with Cameron Menzies poised on 96; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Wessel Nijman leads 3-0. Wessel Nijman makes it 4 legs on the spin in Leg 4. A 180 from Cameron Menzies turns up the pressure; Wessel Nijman takes out 24 with Cameron Menzies poised on 20; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Wessel Nijman leads 4-0.

Cameron Menzies answers immediately with a break-back in Leg 5. Cameron Menzies answers with a maximum; Cameron Menzies gets the finish on 50; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 10-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Wessel Nijman leads 4-1. Wessel Nijman answers immediately with a break-back in Leg 6. Wessel Nijman answers with a maximum; Wessel Nijman shuts the door with a 116 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Wessel Nijman leads 5-1.

Wessel Nijman closes out Leg 7. Wessel Nijman answers with a maximum; Wessel Nijman gets the finish on 63; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. That's the match - Wessel Nijman wins 6-1.

Wessel Nijman posts the higher three-dart average, 102.00 compared with 90.33. Wessel Nijman hits 4 maximums and Cameron Menzies hits 2. On the doubles, Wessel Nijman converts 60.0% and Cameron Menzies finishes at 100.0%. Wessel Nijman's longest burst is 4 legs in a row.

Wessel Nijman has the result, but the final score only tells part of it. 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.

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

102.003-dart avg90.33
4180s2
116Highest checkout50
60%Checkout %100%
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