Rob Cross beats Kevin Doets 6-5
Slovak Darts Open · Last 16 · Sun 21 Jun
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Rob Cross faces Kevin Doets at Slovak Darts Open in Last 16 and the match quickly starts producing the kind of moments that make live darts so tense. By the finish it is Rob Cross who has the result at 6-5, but every leg has its own part to play on the way there.
Leg 1 — break of throw: Kevin Doets cannot take out 70 and leaves 32; Rob Cross punishes it immediately by taking out 80 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Rob Cross leads 1-0. Leg 2 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Rob Cross! Rob Cross cannot take out 18 and leaves 8, Kevin Doets punishes it immediately by taking out 10 in 1 dart, a break of throw. We're level at 1-1. Leg 3 — lead change: Maximum from Rob Cross! Kevin Doets takes out 112 in 2 darts. Kevin Doets leads 2-1.
Leg 4 — back level: Rob Cross closes 67 with Kevin Doets waiting on 80 in 1 dart. We're level at 2-2. Leg 5 — lead change: Rob Cross closes 86 with Kevin Doets waiting on 50 in 2 darts; a break of throw. Rob Cross leads 3-2. Leg 6 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Kevin Doets! Kevin Doets takes out 46 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total, a break of throw. We're level at 3-3.
Leg 7 — lead change: Maximum from Rob Cross! Kevin Doets closes 24 with Rob Cross waiting on 36 in 2 darts. Kevin Doets leads 4-3. Leg 8 — back level: Maximum from Rob Cross! Rob Cross takes out 70 in 1 dart. We're level at 4-4. Leg 9 — into the lead: Maximum from Rob Cross! Kevin Doets closes 62 with Rob Cross waiting on 74 in 2 darts. Kevin Doets leads 5-4.
Leg 10 — back level: Rob Cross closes 25 with Kevin Doets waiting on 72 in 1 dart. We're level at 5-5. Leg 11 — match-clinching leg: Rob Cross cannot take out 40 and leaves 40; Rob Cross closes 40 with Kevin Doets waiting on 41 in 2 darts, 17 darts in total, a break of throw. That's the match - Rob Cross wins 6-5.
Kevin Doets posts the higher three-dart average, 96.91 compared with 95.30. Rob Cross hits 5 maximums and Kevin Doets hits 3. On the doubles, Rob Cross converts 40.0% and Kevin Doets finishes at 56.0%. Kevin Doets's longest burst is 2 legs in a row.
Rob Cross has the result, but the final score only tells part of it. The match contains 5 breaks of throw and 4 clear lead changes. 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: Kevin Doets cannot take out 70 and leaves 32; Rob Cross punishes it immediately by taking out 80 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Rob Cross leads 1-0.
Leg 2 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Rob Cross! Rob Cross cannot take out 18 and leaves 8, Kevin Doets punishes it immediately by taking out 10 in 1 dart, a break of throw. We're level at 1-1.
Leg 3 — lead change: Maximum from Rob Cross! Kevin Doets takes out 112 in 2 darts. Kevin Doets leads 2-1.
Leg 4 — back level: Rob Cross closes 67 with Kevin Doets waiting on 80 in 1 dart. We're level at 2-2.
Leg 5 — lead change: Rob Cross closes 86 with Kevin Doets waiting on 50 in 2 darts; a break of throw. Rob Cross leads 3-2.
Leg 6 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Kevin Doets! Kevin Doets takes out 46 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total, a break of throw. We're level at 3-3.
Leg 7 — lead change: Maximum from Rob Cross! Kevin Doets closes 24 with Rob Cross waiting on 36 in 2 darts. Kevin Doets leads 4-3.
Leg 8 — back level: Maximum from Rob Cross! Rob Cross takes out 70 in 1 dart. We're level at 4-4.
Leg 9 — into the lead: Maximum from Rob Cross! Kevin Doets closes 62 with Rob Cross waiting on 74 in 2 darts. Kevin Doets leads 5-4.
Leg 10 — back level: Rob Cross closes 25 with Kevin Doets waiting on 72 in 1 dart. We're level at 5-5.
Leg 11 — match-clinching leg: Rob Cross cannot take out 40 and leaves 40; Rob Cross closes 40 with Kevin Doets waiting on 41 in 2 darts, 17 darts in total, a break of throw. That's the match - Rob Cross wins 6-5.