MATCH REPORT Final report · updated 07:49 UK

Luke Littler beats Mike De Decker 6-1

Poland Darts Open · Last 32 · Sat 21 Feb

Luke Littler 6–1 Mike De Decker
LEG-BY-LEG COMMENTARY

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LEG 1
1–0

Leg 1 stays with Luke Littler on throw. Luke Littler gets the finish on 68; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Luke Littler leads 1-0.

Luke Littler115.62leg average
Mike De Decker88.75leg average
68 CHECKOUT
LEG 2
1–1

Mike De Decker drags the match level in Leg 2. Mike De Decker takes out 16 with Luke Littler poised on 16; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts. We're level at 1-1.

Luke Littler97.00leg average
Mike De Decker88.41leg average
16 CHECKOUT
LEG 3
2–1

Luke Littler moves in front in Leg 3. Luke Littler gets the finish on 72; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Luke Littler leads 2-1.

Luke Littler115.62leg average
Mike De Decker95.25leg average
72 CHECKOUT
LEG 4
3–1

Luke Littler strikes with a break of throw in Leg 4. A 180 from Mike De Decker turns up the pressure; Luke Littler answers with a maximum; Luke Littler takes out 86 with Mike De Decker poised on 24; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 11-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Luke Littler leads 3-1.

Luke Littler136.64leg average
Mike De Decker119.25leg average
BREAK OF THROW 86 CHECKOUT 2 × 180
LEG 5
4–1

Luke Littler makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 5. Luke Littler responds with 2 maximums; Luke Littler takes out 45 with Mike De Decker poised on 82; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 10-dart leg. Luke Littler leads 4-1.

Luke Littler150.30leg average
Mike De Decker139.67leg average
45 CHECKOUT 2 × 180
LEG 6
5–1

Luke Littler makes it 4 legs on the spin in Leg 6. Luke Littler takes out 20 with Mike De Decker poised on 85; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Luke Littler leads 5-1.

Luke Littler107.36leg average
Mike De Decker83.20leg average
BREAK OF THROW 20 CHECKOUT
LEG 7
6–1

Luke Littler closes out Leg 7. Luke Littler gets the finish on 81; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 10-dart leg. That's the match - Luke Littler wins 6-1.

Luke Littler150.30leg average
Mike De Decker95.00leg average
81 CHECKOUT
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MATCH REPORT

The final story

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Luke Littler faces Mike De Decker at Poland Darts Open in Last 32 and the match quickly starts producing the kind of moments that make live darts so tense. By the finish it is Luke Littler who has the result at 6-1, but every leg has its own part to play on the way there.

Leg 1 stays with Luke Littler on throw. Luke Littler gets the finish on 68; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Luke Littler leads 1-0. Mike De Decker drags the match level in Leg 2. Mike De Decker takes out 16 with Luke Littler poised on 16; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts. We're level at 1-1.

Luke Littler moves in front in Leg 3. Luke Littler gets the finish on 72; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Luke Littler leads 2-1. Luke Littler strikes with a break of throw in Leg 4. A 180 from Mike De Decker turns up the pressure; Luke Littler answers with a maximum; Luke Littler takes out 86 with Mike De Decker poised on 24; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 11-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Luke Littler leads 3-1.

Luke Littler makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 5. Luke Littler responds with 2 maximums; Luke Littler takes out 45 with Mike De Decker poised on 82; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 10-dart leg. Luke Littler leads 4-1. Luke Littler makes it 4 legs on the spin in Leg 6. Luke Littler takes out 20 with Mike De Decker poised on 85; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Luke Littler leads 5-1.

Luke Littler closes out Leg 7. Luke Littler gets the finish on 81; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 10-dart leg. That's the match - Luke Littler wins 6-1.

Luke Littler posts the higher three-dart average, 113.84 compared with 100.02. Luke Littler hits 3 maximums and Mike De Decker hits 1. On the doubles, Luke Littler converts 100.0% and Mike De Decker finishes at 50.0%. Luke Littler's longest burst is 5 legs in a row.

Luke Littler has the result, but the final score only tells part of it. The match contains 2 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

113.843-dart avg100.02
3180s1
86Highest checkout16
100%Checkout %50%
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