MATCH REPORT Final report · updated 03:43 UK

Josh Rock beats William O'Connor 6-1

Poland Darts Open · Last 32 · Sat 21 Feb

Josh Rock 6–1 William O'Connor
LEG-BY-LEG COMMENTARY

How every leg unfolded

The permanent match record keeps the commentary, score after each leg and each player’s exact three-dart leg average where the darts-used data is available.

LEG 1
0–1

William O'Connor holds throw in Leg 1. A 180 from Josh Rock turns up the pressure; Josh Rock reaches 81 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 40 still on the board. William O'Connor is sitting on 138 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; William O'Connor shuts the door with a 138 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg. William O'Connor leads 1-0.

Josh Rock115.25leg average
William O'Connor107.36leg average
138 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 2
1–1

Josh Rock drags the match level in Leg 2. Josh Rock takes out 80 with William O'Connor poised on 64; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. We're level at 1-1.

Josh Rock115.62leg average
William O'Connor109.25leg average
80 CHECKOUT
LEG 3
2–1

Josh Rock turns the scoreline around in Leg 3. Josh Rock reaches 84 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 24 still on the board. William O'Connor is sitting on 150 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Josh Rock takes out 24 with William O'Connor poised on 68; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Josh Rock leads 2-1.

Josh Rock107.36leg average
William O'Connor86.60leg average
BREAK OF THROW 24 CHECKOUT
LEG 4
3–1

Josh Rock makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 4. Josh Rock answers with a maximum; Josh Rock gets a look at 71 but the finish does not go, and 40 remains. William O'Connor is sitting on 145 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Josh Rock takes out 40 with William O'Connor poised on 40; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Josh Rock leads 3-1.

Josh Rock93.94leg average
William O'Connor92.20leg average
40 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 5
4–1

Josh Rock makes it 4 legs on the spin in Leg 5. Josh Rock answers with a maximum; Josh Rock gets the finish on 72; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Josh Rock leads 4-1.

Josh Rock107.36leg average
William O'Connor68.80leg average
BREAK OF THROW 72 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 6
5–1

Josh Rock makes it 5 legs on the spin in Leg 6. Josh Rock answers with a maximum; William O'Connor has 96 available but cannot take it out, leaving 8. Josh Rock is sitting on 40 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Josh Rock takes out 40 with William O'Connor poised on 8; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Josh Rock leads 5-1.

Josh Rock93.94leg average
William O'Connor98.60leg average
40 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 7
6–1

Josh Rock closes out Leg 7. Josh Rock shuts the door with a 108 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 11-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. That's the match - Josh Rock wins 6-1.

Josh Rock136.64leg average
William O'Connor95.25leg average
BREAK OF THROW 108 CHECKOUT
FULL SCORE RECORD

Visit-by-visit scoring

Open the scoring record to compare both players visit by visit. During a live match this panel continues to update from the stored provider feed.

Open leg-by-leg scoringEvery stored visit
Open to load the recorded visits.
MATCH REPORT

The final story

A concise final report built from the same chronological scoring record above.

Listen to this Match PostHear the leg commentary and final report.

Josh Rock and William O'Connor are on the board at Poland Darts Open in Last 32, and this one quickly develops into a proper battle. Josh Rock eventually gets over the line 6-1, but there is plenty to follow before the final dart lands. William O'Connor holds throw in Leg 1. A 180 from Josh Rock turns up the pressure; Josh Rock reaches 81 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 40 still on the board.

William O'Connor is sitting on 138 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; William O'Connor shuts the door with a 138 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg. William O'Connor leads 1-0. Josh Rock drags the match level in Leg 2. Josh Rock takes out 80 with William O'Connor poised on 64; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg.

We're level at 1-1. Josh Rock turns the scoreline around in Leg 3. Josh Rock reaches 84 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 24 still on the board. William O'Connor is sitting on 150 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Josh Rock takes out 24 with William O'Connor poised on 68; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw.

Josh Rock leads 2-1. Josh Rock makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 4. Josh Rock answers with a maximum; Josh Rock gets a look at 71 but the finish does not go, and 40 remains. William O'Connor is sitting on 145 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Josh Rock takes out 40 with William O'Connor poised on 40; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart.

Josh Rock leads 3-1. Josh Rock makes it 4 legs on the spin in Leg 5. Josh Rock answers with a maximum; Josh Rock gets the finish on 72; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Josh Rock leads 4-1.

Josh Rock makes it 5 legs on the spin in Leg 6. Josh Rock answers with a maximum; William O'Connor has 96 available but cannot take it out, leaving 8. Josh Rock is sitting on 40 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Josh Rock takes out 40 with William O'Connor poised on 8; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Josh Rock leads 5-1.

Josh Rock closes out Leg 7. The match contains 3 breaks of throw and 1 clear lead change. 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

102.983-dart avg92.42
4180s0
108Highest checkout138
50%Checkout %50%
SPONSORS & PARTNERS

Supporting All Things Darts