MATCH REPORT Final report · updated 23:24 UK

Chris Dobey beats Tyler Thorpe 6-4

Slovak Darts Open · Last 32 · Sat 20 Jun

Chris Dobey 6–4 Tyler Thorpe
LEG-BY-LEG COMMENTARY

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LEG 1
0–1

Leg 1: Tyler Thorpe closes 32 with Chris Dobey waiting on 28 in 2 darts. Tyler Thorpe leads 1-0.

Chris Dobey94.60leg average
Tyler Thorpe88.41leg average
32 CHECKOUT
LEG 2
1–1

Leg 2 — back level: Tyler Thorpe cannot take out 90 and leaves 25; Chris Dobey punishes it immediately by taking out 100 in 1 dart. We're level at 1-1.

Chris Dobey93.94leg average
Tyler Thorpe95.20leg average
100 CHECKOUT
LEG 3
1–2

Leg 3 — into the lead: Tyler Thorpe closes 32 with Chris Dobey waiting on 54 in 2 darts. Tyler Thorpe leads 2-1.

Chris Dobey89.40leg average
Tyler Thorpe88.41leg average
32 CHECKOUT
LEG 4
2–2

Leg 4 — back level: Chris Dobey closes 40 with Tyler Thorpe waiting on 60 in 1 dart. We're level at 2-2.

Chris Dobey93.94leg average
Tyler Thorpe88.20leg average
40 CHECKOUT
LEG 5
3–2

Leg 5 — lead change: Tyler Thorpe cannot take out 20 and leaves 5; Chris Dobey punishes it immediately by taking out 42 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Chris Dobey leads 3-2.

Chris Dobey88.41leg average
Tyler Thorpe82.67leg average
BREAK OF THROW 42 CHECKOUT
LEG 6
4–2

Leg 6 — 3 in a row: Chris Dobey cannot take out 16 and leaves 4; Chris Dobey closes 4 with Tyler Thorpe waiting on 16 in 1 dart. Chris Dobey leads 4-2.

Chris Dobey79.11leg average
Tyler Thorpe80.83leg average
4 CHECKOUT
LEG 7
4–3

Leg 7 — run stopped: Maximum from Chris Dobey! Chris Dobey cannot take out 80 and leaves 20, Tyler Thorpe punishes it immediately by taking out 48 in 2 darts. Chris Dobey leads 4-3.

Chris Dobey96.20leg average
Tyler Thorpe88.41leg average
48 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 8
5–3

Leg 8: Tyler Thorpe cannot take out 76 and leaves 13; Chris Dobey punishes it immediately by taking out 56 in 1 dart. Chris Dobey leads 5-3.

Chris Dobey93.94leg average
Tyler Thorpe97.60leg average
56 CHECKOUT
LEG 9
5–4

Leg 9: Maximum from Tyler Thorpe! Tyler Thorpe closes 72 with Chris Dobey waiting on 68 in 2 darts. Chris Dobey leads 5-4.

Chris Dobey108.25leg average
Tyler Thorpe107.36leg average
72 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 10
6–4

Leg 10 — match-clinching leg: Maximum from Tyler Thorpe! Chris Dobey cannot take out 60 and leaves 10, Chris Dobey closes 10 with Tyler Thorpe waiting on 88 in 1 dart, 13 darts in total. That's the match - Chris Dobey wins 6-4.

Chris Dobey115.62leg average
Tyler Thorpe103.25leg average
10 CHECKOUT 2 × 180
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MATCH REPORT

The final story

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We are underway at Slovak Darts Open in Last 32 with Chris Dobey against Tyler Thorpe. The scoring swings from leg to leg before Chris Dobey finally seals it 6-4, with the pressure rising whenever the players move into finishing range.

Leg 1: Tyler Thorpe closes 32 with Chris Dobey waiting on 28 in 2 darts. Tyler Thorpe leads 1-0. Leg 2 — back level: Tyler Thorpe cannot take out 90 and leaves 25; Chris Dobey punishes it immediately by taking out 100 in 1 dart. We're level at 1-1.

Leg 3 — into the lead: Tyler Thorpe closes 32 with Chris Dobey waiting on 54 in 2 darts. Tyler Thorpe leads 2-1. Leg 4 — back level: Chris Dobey closes 40 with Tyler Thorpe waiting on 60 in 1 dart. We're level at 2-2.

Leg 5 — lead change: Tyler Thorpe cannot take out 20 and leaves 5; Chris Dobey punishes it immediately by taking out 42 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Chris Dobey leads 3-2. Leg 6 — 3 in a row: Chris Dobey cannot take out 16 and leaves 4; Chris Dobey closes 4 with Tyler Thorpe waiting on 16 in 1 dart. Chris Dobey leads 4-2.

Leg 7 — run stopped: Maximum from Chris Dobey! Chris Dobey cannot take out 80 and leaves 20, Tyler Thorpe punishes it immediately by taking out 48 in 2 darts. Chris Dobey leads 4-3. Leg 8: Tyler Thorpe cannot take out 76 and leaves 13; Chris Dobey punishes it immediately by taking out 56 in 1 dart. Chris Dobey leads 5-3.

Leg 9: Maximum from Tyler Thorpe! Tyler Thorpe closes 72 with Chris Dobey waiting on 68 in 2 darts. Chris Dobey leads 5-4. Leg 10 — match-clinching leg: Maximum from Tyler Thorpe! Chris Dobey cannot take out 60 and leaves 10, Chris Dobey closes 10 with Tyler Thorpe waiting on 88 in 1 dart, 13 darts in total. That's the match - Chris Dobey wins 6-4.

Tyler Thorpe posts the higher three-dart average, 91.78 compared with 90.75. Chris Dobey hits 2 maximums and Tyler Thorpe hits 2. On the doubles, Chris Dobey converts 32.0% and Tyler Thorpe finishes at 36.0%. Chris Dobey's longest burst is 3 legs in a row.

Chris Dobey has the result, but the final score only tells part of it. The match contains 1 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.

About this commentary: All Things Darts Match Centre compiles it from the stored match result, statistics and ordered visit-by-visit scoring. It does not invent exact doubles, missed darts or dart segments that are not present in the source data. Per-leg averages are only labelled as exact when darts used are available for every recorded visit in that leg.

MATCH DATA

Match statistics

90.753-dart avg91.78
2180s2
100Highest checkout72
32%Checkout %36%
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