Ross Smith beats Daryl Gurney 6-1
Poland Darts Open · Last 32 · Sat 21 Feb
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Ross Smith faces Daryl Gurney 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 Ross Smith who has the result at 6-1, but every leg has its own part to play on the way there. Ross Smith strikes with a break of throw in Leg 1. Ross Smith answers with a maximum; Ross Smith takes out 46 with Daryl Gurney poised on 84; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 11-dart leg; and that is a break of throw.
Ross Smith leads 1-0. Ross Smith holds throw in Leg 2. Ross Smith takes out 32 with Daryl Gurney poised on 16; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Ross Smith leads 2-0.
Ross Smith makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 3. Ross Smith answers with a maximum; Ross Smith gets a look at 89 but the finish does not go, and 25 remains. Daryl Gurney is sitting on 120 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Ross Smith takes out 25 with Daryl Gurney poised on 40; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Ross Smith leads 3-0.
Ross Smith makes it 4 legs on the spin in Leg 4. A 180 from Daryl Gurney turns up the pressure; Daryl Gurney reaches 80 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 40 still on the board. Ross Smith is sitting on 54 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Ross Smith takes out 54 with Daryl Gurney poised on 40; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Ross Smith leads 4-0.
Ross Smith makes it 5 legs on the spin in Leg 5. Ross Smith responds with 2 maximums; Ross Smith has 98 available but cannot take it out, leaving 12. Daryl Gurney is sitting on 147 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Ross Smith takes out 12 with Daryl Gurney poised on 16; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Ross Smith leads 5-0.
Daryl Gurney answers immediately with a break-back in Leg 6. Daryl Gurney takes out 16 with Ross Smith poised on 64; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; and that is a break of throw. Ross Smith leads 5-1. Ross Smith closes out Leg 7.
The match contains 5 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.
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Ross Smith strikes with a break of throw in Leg 1. Ross Smith answers with a maximum; Ross Smith takes out 46 with Daryl Gurney poised on 84; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 11-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Ross Smith leads 1-0.
Ross Smith holds throw in Leg 2. Ross Smith takes out 32 with Daryl Gurney poised on 16; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Ross Smith leads 2-0.
Ross Smith makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 3. Ross Smith answers with a maximum; Ross Smith gets a look at 89 but the finish does not go, and 25 remains. Daryl Gurney is sitting on 120 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Ross Smith takes out 25 with Daryl Gurney poised on 40; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Ross Smith leads 3-0.
Ross Smith makes it 4 legs on the spin in Leg 4. A 180 from Daryl Gurney turns up the pressure; Daryl Gurney reaches 80 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 40 still on the board. Ross Smith is sitting on 54 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Ross Smith takes out 54 with Daryl Gurney poised on 40; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Ross Smith leads 4-0.
Ross Smith makes it 5 legs on the spin in Leg 5. Ross Smith responds with 2 maximums; Ross Smith has 98 available but cannot take it out, leaving 12. Daryl Gurney is sitting on 147 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Ross Smith takes out 12 with Daryl Gurney poised on 16; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Ross Smith leads 5-0.
Daryl Gurney answers immediately with a break-back in Leg 6. Daryl Gurney takes out 16 with Ross Smith poised on 64; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; and that is a break of throw. Ross Smith leads 5-1.
Ross Smith closes out Leg 7. Ross Smith answers with a maximum; Ross Smith gets the finish on 81; 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 - Ross Smith wins 6-1.