Ross Smith beats Chris Dobey 6-4
Slovak Darts Open · Last 16 · Sun 21 Jun
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Chris Dobey and Ross Smith are on the board at Slovak Darts Open in Last 16, and this one quickly develops into a proper battle. Ross Smith eventually gets over the line 6-4, but there is plenty to follow before the final dart lands.
Leg 1: Ross Smith takes out 70 in 2 darts. Ross Smith leads 1-0. Leg 2 — break of throw: Ross Smith closes 40 with Chris Dobey waiting on 60 in 1 dart; a break of throw. Ross Smith leads 2-0.
Leg 3 — 3 in a row: Maximum from Ross Smith! Ross Smith takes out 32 in 2 darts. Ross Smith leads 3-0. Leg 4 — 4 in a row: Ross Smith fires in 2 maximums; Ross Smith takes out 40 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Ross Smith leads 4-0.
Leg 5 — immediate break-back: Ross Smith cannot take out 100 and leaves 32; Chris Dobey punishes it immediately by taking out 25 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Ross Smith leads 4-1. Leg 6: Maximum from Chris Dobey! Chris Dobey closes 76 with Ross Smith waiting on 64 in 1 dart. Ross Smith leads 4-2.
Leg 7 — run stopped: Maximum from Ross Smith! Chris Dobey cannot take out 20 and leaves 20, Ross Smith punishes it immediately by taking out 8 in 2 darts. Ross Smith leads 5-2. Leg 8: Ross Smith fires in 2 maximums; Ross Smith cannot take out 41 and leaves 16, Chris Dobey punishes it immediately by taking out 10 in 1 dart. Ross Smith leads 5-3.
Leg 9 — break of throw: Chris Dobey closes 124 with Ross Smith waiting on 88 in 2 darts; 11 darts in total, a break of throw. Ross Smith leads 5-4. Leg 10 — match-clinching leg: Ross Smith closes 36 with Chris Dobey waiting on 63 in 1 dart; 13 darts in total, a break of throw. That's the match - Ross Smith wins 6-4.
Ross Smith posts the higher three-dart average, 104.57 compared with 92.89. Chris Dobey hits 1 maximum and Ross Smith hits 6. On the doubles, Chris Dobey converts 36.0% and Ross Smith finishes at 35.0%. Ross Smith's longest burst is 4 legs in a row.
Ross Smith has the result, but the final score only tells part of it. 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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How every leg unfolded
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Leg 1: Ross Smith takes out 70 in 2 darts. Ross Smith leads 1-0.
Leg 2 — break of throw: Ross Smith closes 40 with Chris Dobey waiting on 60 in 1 dart; a break of throw. Ross Smith leads 2-0.
Leg 3 — 3 in a row: Maximum from Ross Smith! Ross Smith takes out 32 in 2 darts. Ross Smith leads 3-0.
Leg 4 — 4 in a row: Ross Smith fires in 2 maximums; Ross Smith takes out 40 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Ross Smith leads 4-0.
Leg 5 — immediate break-back: Ross Smith cannot take out 100 and leaves 32; Chris Dobey punishes it immediately by taking out 25 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Ross Smith leads 4-1.
Leg 6: Maximum from Chris Dobey! Chris Dobey closes 76 with Ross Smith waiting on 64 in 1 dart. Ross Smith leads 4-2.
Leg 7 — run stopped: Maximum from Ross Smith! Chris Dobey cannot take out 20 and leaves 20, Ross Smith punishes it immediately by taking out 8 in 2 darts. Ross Smith leads 5-2.
Leg 8: Ross Smith fires in 2 maximums; Ross Smith cannot take out 41 and leaves 16, Chris Dobey punishes it immediately by taking out 10 in 1 dart. Ross Smith leads 5-3.
Leg 9 — break of throw: Chris Dobey closes 124 with Ross Smith waiting on 88 in 2 darts; 11 darts in total, a break of throw. Ross Smith leads 5-4.
Leg 10 — match-clinching leg: Ross Smith closes 36 with Chris Dobey waiting on 63 in 1 dart; 13 darts in total, a break of throw. That's the match - Ross Smith wins 6-4.