Adam Gawlas beats Dirk van Duijvenbode 6-3
Poland Darts Open · Last 48 · Fri 20 Feb
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Dirk van Duijvenbode faces Adam Gawlas at Poland Darts Open in Last 48 and the match quickly starts producing the kind of moments that make live darts so tense. By the finish it is Adam Gawlas who has the result at 6-3, but every leg has its own part to play on the way there.
Leg 1 — break of throw: Maximum from Dirk van Duijvenbode! Dirk van Duijvenbode cannot take out 72 and leaves 20, Adam Gawlas punishes it immediately by taking out 94 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Adam Gawlas leads 1-0. Leg 2: Dirk van Duijvenbode cannot take out 90 and leaves 52; Adam Gawlas punishes it immediately by taking out 88 in 2 darts. Adam Gawlas leads 2-0.
Leg 3 — 3 in a row: Maximum from Adam Gawlas! Dirk van Duijvenbode cannot take out 16 and leaves 16, Adam Gawlas punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Adam Gawlas leads 3-0. Leg 4 — 4 in a row: Dirk van Duijvenbode cannot take out 56 and leaves 18; Adam Gawlas punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 2 darts. Adam Gawlas leads 4-0.
Leg 5 — run stopped: Maximum from Dirk van Duijvenbode! Dirk van Duijvenbode takes out 52 in 1 dart. Adam Gawlas leads 4-1. Leg 6: Maximum from Dirk van Duijvenbode! Adam Gawlas cannot take out 88 and leaves 40, Adam Gawlas closes 40 with Dirk van Duijvenbode waiting on 27 in 2 darts. Adam Gawlas leads 5-1.
Leg 7: Dirk van Duijvenbode takes out 32 in 1 dart. Adam Gawlas leads 5-2. Leg 8 — break of throw: Dirk van Duijvenbode closes 112 with Adam Gawlas waiting on 48 in 2 darts; a break of throw. Adam Gawlas leads 5-3.
Leg 9 — match-clinching leg: Dirk van Duijvenbode cannot take out 18 and leaves 18; Adam Gawlas punishes it immediately by taking out 5 in 1 dart, 16 darts in total, a break of throw. That's the match - Adam Gawlas wins 6-3.
Dirk van Duijvenbode posts the higher three-dart average, 94.06 compared with 89.51. Dirk van Duijvenbode hits 3 maximums and Adam Gawlas hits 3. On the doubles, Dirk van Duijvenbode converts 25.0% and Adam Gawlas finishes at 40.0%. Adam Gawlas's longest burst is 4 legs in a row.
Adam Gawlas 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.
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How every leg unfolded
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Leg 1 — break of throw: Maximum from Dirk van Duijvenbode! Dirk van Duijvenbode cannot take out 72 and leaves 20, Adam Gawlas punishes it immediately by taking out 94 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Adam Gawlas leads 1-0.
Leg 2: Dirk van Duijvenbode cannot take out 90 and leaves 52; Adam Gawlas punishes it immediately by taking out 88 in 2 darts. Adam Gawlas leads 2-0.
Leg 3 — 3 in a row: Maximum from Adam Gawlas! Dirk van Duijvenbode cannot take out 16 and leaves 16, Adam Gawlas punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Adam Gawlas leads 3-0.
Leg 4 — 4 in a row: Dirk van Duijvenbode cannot take out 56 and leaves 18; Adam Gawlas punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 2 darts. Adam Gawlas leads 4-0.
Leg 5 — run stopped: Maximum from Dirk van Duijvenbode! Dirk van Duijvenbode takes out 52 in 1 dart. Adam Gawlas leads 4-1.
Leg 6: Maximum from Dirk van Duijvenbode! Adam Gawlas cannot take out 88 and leaves 40, Adam Gawlas closes 40 with Dirk van Duijvenbode waiting on 27 in 2 darts. Adam Gawlas leads 5-1.
Leg 7: Dirk van Duijvenbode takes out 32 in 1 dart. Adam Gawlas leads 5-2.
Leg 8 — break of throw: Dirk van Duijvenbode closes 112 with Adam Gawlas waiting on 48 in 2 darts; a break of throw. Adam Gawlas leads 5-3.
Leg 9 — match-clinching leg: Dirk van Duijvenbode cannot take out 18 and leaves 18; Adam Gawlas punishes it immediately by taking out 5 in 1 dart, 16 darts in total, a break of throw. That's the match - Adam Gawlas wins 6-3.