Stephen Bunting beats Niels Zonneveld 6-4
Poland Darts Open · Last 32 · Sat 21 Feb
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Stephen Bunting faces Niels Zonneveld 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 Stephen Bunting who has the result at 6-4, but every leg has its own part to play on the way there.
Leg 1: Maximum from Niels Zonneveld! Niels Zonneveld takes out 60 in 2 darts. Niels Zonneveld leads 1-0. Leg 2 — back level: Maximum from Niels Zonneveld! Stephen Bunting cannot take out 100 and leaves 40, Stephen Bunting closes 40 with Niels Zonneveld waiting on 16 in 1 dart. We're level at 1-1.
Leg 3 — lead change: Niels Zonneveld cannot take out 20 and leaves 20; Stephen Bunting punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Stephen Bunting leads 2-1. Leg 4 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Niels Zonneveld! Niels Zonneveld closes 70 with Stephen Bunting waiting on 78 in 1 dart, a break of throw. We're level at 2-2.
Leg 5 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Stephen Bunting cannot take out 96 and leaves 40, Stephen Bunting closes 40 with Niels Zonneveld waiting on 40 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Stephen Bunting leads 3-2. Leg 6: Maximum from Niels Zonneveld! Stephen Bunting closes 65 with Niels Zonneveld waiting on 20 in 1 dart. Stephen Bunting leads 4-2.
Leg 7 — run stopped: Maximum from Niels Zonneveld! Stephen Bunting cannot take out 5 and leaves 2, Niels Zonneveld punishes it immediately by taking out 20 in 2 darts. Stephen Bunting leads 4-3. Leg 8: Stephen Bunting cannot take out 41 and leaves 16; Stephen Bunting takes out 16 in 1 dart. Stephen Bunting leads 5-3.
Leg 9: Niels Zonneveld closes 16 with Stephen Bunting waiting on 65 in 2 darts. Stephen Bunting leads 5-4. Leg 10 — match-clinching leg: Maximum from Niels Zonneveld! Niels Zonneveld cannot take out 86 and leaves 43, Stephen Bunting punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 1 dart, 16 darts in total. That's the match - Stephen Bunting wins 6-4.
Niels Zonneveld posts the higher three-dart average, 90.52 compared with 88.06. Stephen Bunting hits 1 maximum and Niels Zonneveld hits 6. On the doubles, Stephen Bunting converts 26.0% and Niels Zonneveld finishes at 20.0%. Stephen Bunting's longest burst is 2 legs in a row.
Stephen Bunting has the result, but the final score only tells part of it. 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.
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How every leg unfolded
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Leg 1: Maximum from Niels Zonneveld! Niels Zonneveld takes out 60 in 2 darts. Niels Zonneveld leads 1-0.
Leg 2 — back level: Maximum from Niels Zonneveld! Stephen Bunting cannot take out 100 and leaves 40, Stephen Bunting closes 40 with Niels Zonneveld waiting on 16 in 1 dart. We're level at 1-1.
Leg 3 — lead change: Niels Zonneveld cannot take out 20 and leaves 20; Stephen Bunting punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Stephen Bunting leads 2-1.
Leg 4 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Niels Zonneveld! Niels Zonneveld closes 70 with Stephen Bunting waiting on 78 in 1 dart, a break of throw. We're level at 2-2.
Leg 5 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Stephen Bunting cannot take out 96 and leaves 40, Stephen Bunting closes 40 with Niels Zonneveld waiting on 40 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Stephen Bunting leads 3-2.
Leg 6: Maximum from Niels Zonneveld! Stephen Bunting closes 65 with Niels Zonneveld waiting on 20 in 1 dart. Stephen Bunting leads 4-2.
Leg 7 — run stopped: Maximum from Niels Zonneveld! Stephen Bunting cannot take out 5 and leaves 2, Niels Zonneveld punishes it immediately by taking out 20 in 2 darts. Stephen Bunting leads 4-3.
Leg 8: Stephen Bunting cannot take out 41 and leaves 16; Stephen Bunting takes out 16 in 1 dart. Stephen Bunting leads 5-3.
Leg 9: Niels Zonneveld closes 16 with Stephen Bunting waiting on 65 in 2 darts. Stephen Bunting leads 5-4.
Leg 10 — match-clinching leg: Maximum from Niels Zonneveld! Niels Zonneveld cannot take out 86 and leaves 43, Stephen Bunting punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 1 dart, 16 darts in total. That's the match - Stephen Bunting wins 6-4.