Rob Cross beats Gian van Veen 6-3
Slovak Darts Open · Last 32 · Sat 20 Jun
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Gian van Veen faces Rob Cross at Slovak Darts Open in Last 32 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 6-3, but every leg has its own part to play on the way there.
Leg 1: Maximum from Gian van Veen! Gian van Veen closes 40 with Rob Cross waiting on 56 in 1 dart. Gian van Veen leads 1-0. Leg 2 — back level: Rob Cross takes out 20 in 2 darts. We're level at 1-1.
Leg 3 — lead change: Gian van Veen cannot take out 48 and leaves 16; Rob Cross punishes it immediately by taking out 32 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Rob Cross leads 2-1. Leg 4 — 3 in a row: Rob Cross closes 77 with Gian van Veen waiting on 76 in 2 darts. Rob Cross leads 3-1.
Leg 5 — run stopped: Rob Cross cannot take out 9 and leaves 2; Gian van Veen punishes it immediately by taking out 8 in 1 dart. Rob Cross leads 3-2. Leg 6: Maximum from Gian van Veen! Rob Cross takes out 84 in 2 darts. Rob Cross leads 4-2.
Leg 7: Gian van Veen takes out 24 in 1 dart. Rob Cross leads 4-3. Leg 8: Maximum from Rob Cross! Gian van Veen cannot take out 48 and leaves 16, Rob Cross punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 2 darts. Rob Cross leads 5-3.
Leg 9 — match-clinching leg: Maximum from Rob Cross! Rob Cross closes 76 with Gian van Veen waiting on 56 in 1 dart, 13 darts in total, a break of throw. That's the match - Rob Cross wins 6-3.
Rob Cross posts the higher three-dart average, 98.36 compared with 93.68. Gian van Veen hits 2 maximums and Rob Cross hits 3. On the doubles, Gian van Veen converts 23.0% and Rob Cross finishes at 46.0%. Rob Cross's longest burst is 3 legs in a row.
Rob Cross has the result, but the final score only tells part of it. The match contains 2 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.
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How every leg unfolded
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Leg 1: Maximum from Gian van Veen! Gian van Veen closes 40 with Rob Cross waiting on 56 in 1 dart. Gian van Veen leads 1-0.
Leg 2 — back level: Rob Cross takes out 20 in 2 darts. We're level at 1-1.
Leg 3 — lead change: Gian van Veen cannot take out 48 and leaves 16; Rob Cross punishes it immediately by taking out 32 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Rob Cross leads 2-1.
Leg 4 — 3 in a row: Rob Cross closes 77 with Gian van Veen waiting on 76 in 2 darts. Rob Cross leads 3-1.
Leg 5 — run stopped: Rob Cross cannot take out 9 and leaves 2; Gian van Veen punishes it immediately by taking out 8 in 1 dart. Rob Cross leads 3-2.
Leg 6: Maximum from Gian van Veen! Rob Cross takes out 84 in 2 darts. Rob Cross leads 4-2.
Leg 7: Gian van Veen takes out 24 in 1 dart. Rob Cross leads 4-3.
Leg 8: Maximum from Rob Cross! Gian van Veen cannot take out 48 and leaves 16, Rob Cross punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 2 darts. Rob Cross leads 5-3.
Leg 9 — match-clinching leg: Maximum from Rob Cross! Rob Cross closes 76 with Gian van Veen waiting on 56 in 1 dart, 13 darts in total, a break of throw. That's the match - Rob Cross wins 6-3.