Luke Littler beats Josh Rock 6-1
Poland Darts Open · Quarter-finals · Sun 22 Feb
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Luke Littler and Josh Rock are on the board at Poland Darts Open in Quarter-finals, and this one quickly develops into a proper battle. Luke Littler eventually gets over the line 6-1, but there is plenty to follow before the final dart lands.
Leg 1 stays with Luke Littler on throw. Luke Littler answers with a maximum; Luke Littler gets the finish on 30; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Luke Littler leads 1-0. Luke Littler strikes with a break of throw in Leg 2. Luke Littler takes out 74 with Josh Rock poised on 68; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Luke Littler leads 2-0.
Luke Littler makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 3. Luke Littler gets the finish on 60; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Luke Littler leads 3-0. Josh Rock stops a run of 3 legs by taking Leg 4. Josh Rock answers with a maximum; Josh Rock gets the finish on 32; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg. Luke Littler leads 3-1.
Leg 5 stays with Luke Littler on throw. Luke Littler reaches 66 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 20 still on the board. Josh Rock is sitting on 170 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Luke Littler takes out 20 with Josh Rock poised on 32; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Luke Littler leads 4-1. Luke Littler strikes with a break of throw in Leg 6. Luke Littler answers with a maximum; Luke Littler takes out 10 with Josh Rock poised on 56; 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. Josh Rock crashes in 2 maximums; Luke Littler answers with a maximum; Josh Rock reaches 81 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 40 still on the board. Luke Littler is sitting on 18 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Luke Littler takes out 18 with Josh Rock poised on 40; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. That's the match - Luke Littler wins 6-1.
Luke Littler posts the higher three-dart average, 98.97 compared with 95.16. Luke Littler hits 3 maximums and Josh Rock hits 3. On the doubles, Luke Littler converts 46.0% and Josh Rock finishes at 33.0%. Luke Littler's longest burst is 3 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.
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Leg 1 stays with Luke Littler on throw. Luke Littler answers with a maximum; Luke Littler gets the finish on 30; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Luke Littler leads 1-0.
Luke Littler strikes with a break of throw in Leg 2. Luke Littler takes out 74 with Josh Rock poised on 68; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Luke Littler leads 2-0.
Luke Littler makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 3. Luke Littler gets the finish on 60; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Luke Littler leads 3-0.
Josh Rock stops a run of 3 legs by taking Leg 4. Josh Rock answers with a maximum; Josh Rock gets the finish on 32; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg. Luke Littler leads 3-1.
Leg 5 stays with Luke Littler on throw. Luke Littler reaches 66 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 20 still on the board. Josh Rock is sitting on 170 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Luke Littler takes out 20 with Josh Rock poised on 32; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Luke Littler leads 4-1.
Luke Littler strikes with a break of throw in Leg 6. Luke Littler answers with a maximum; Luke Littler takes out 10 with Josh Rock poised on 56; 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. Josh Rock crashes in 2 maximums; Luke Littler answers with a maximum; Josh Rock reaches 81 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 40 still on the board. Luke Littler is sitting on 18 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Luke Littler takes out 18 with Josh Rock poised on 40; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. That's the match - Luke Littler wins 6-1.