MATCH REPORT Final report · updated 22:32 UK

Andrew Gilding beats Luke Woodhouse 6-4

Slovak Darts Open · Last 32 · Sat 20 Jun

Luke Woodhouse 4–6 Andrew Gilding
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LEG 1
0–1

Leg 1 — break of throw: Luke Woodhouse cannot take out 8 and leaves 8; Andrew Gilding punishes it immediately by taking out 20 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Andrew Gilding leads 1-0.

Luke Woodhouse70.43leg average
Andrew Gilding79.11leg average
BREAK OF THROW 20 CHECKOUT
LEG 2
1–1

Leg 2 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Luke Woodhouse! Andrew Gilding cannot take out 77 and leaves 20, Luke Woodhouse punishes it immediately by taking out 8 in 2 darts, a break of throw. We're level at 1-1.

Luke Woodhouse88.41leg average
Andrew Gilding80.17leg average
BREAK OF THROW 8 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 3
1–2

Leg 3 — immediate break-back: Andrew Gilding takes out 92 in 1 dart; a break of throw. Andrew Gilding leads 2-1.

Luke Woodhouse53.40leg average
Andrew Gilding115.62leg average
BREAK OF THROW 92 CHECKOUT
LEG 4
1–3

Leg 4: Maximum from Luke Woodhouse! Andrew Gilding takes out 96 in 2 darts. Andrew Gilding leads 3-1.

Luke Woodhouse87.50leg average
Andrew Gilding107.36leg average
96 CHECKOUT 2 × 180
LEG 5
1–4

Leg 5 — 3 in a row: Luke Woodhouse cannot take out 40 and leaves 20; Andrew Gilding punishes it immediately by taking out 12 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Andrew Gilding leads 4-1.

Luke Woodhouse68.71leg average
Andrew Gilding79.11leg average
BREAK OF THROW 12 CHECKOUT
LEG 6
2–4

Leg 6 — immediate break-back: Luke Woodhouse closes 111 with Andrew Gilding waiting on 62 in 2 darts; a break of throw. Andrew Gilding leads 4-2.

Luke Woodhouse107.36leg average
Andrew Gilding87.80leg average
BREAK OF THROW 111 CHECKOUT
LEG 7
3–4

Leg 7: Luke Woodhouse closes 40 with Andrew Gilding waiting on 40 in 1 dart. Andrew Gilding leads 4-3.

Luke Woodhouse115.62leg average
Andrew Gilding115.25leg average
40 CHECKOUT
LEG 8
3–5

Leg 8 — run stopped: Maximum from Luke Woodhouse! Luke Woodhouse cannot take out 96 and leaves 40, Andrew Gilding punishes it immediately by taking out 10 in 2 darts. Andrew Gilding leads 5-3.

Luke Woodhouse92.20leg average
Andrew Gilding88.41leg average
10 CHECKOUT 2 × 180
LEG 9
4–5

Leg 9: Luke Woodhouse closes 40 with Andrew Gilding waiting on 24 in 1 dart. Andrew Gilding leads 5-4.

Luke Woodhouse115.62leg average
Andrew Gilding119.25leg average
40 CHECKOUT
LEG 10
4–6

Leg 10 — match-clinching leg: Andrew Gilding closes 20 with Luke Woodhouse waiting on 63 in 2 darts; 14 darts in total. That's the match - Andrew Gilding wins 6-4.

Luke Woodhouse109.50leg average
Andrew Gilding107.36leg average
20 CHECKOUT
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MATCH REPORT

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Luke Woodhouse faces Andrew Gilding 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 Andrew Gilding who has the result at 6-4, but every leg has its own part to play on the way there.

Leg 1 — break of throw: Luke Woodhouse cannot take out 8 and leaves 8; Andrew Gilding punishes it immediately by taking out 20 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Andrew Gilding leads 1-0. Leg 2 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Luke Woodhouse! Andrew Gilding cannot take out 77 and leaves 20, Luke Woodhouse punishes it immediately by taking out 8 in 2 darts, a break of throw. We're level at 1-1.

Leg 3 — immediate break-back: Andrew Gilding takes out 92 in 1 dart; a break of throw. Andrew Gilding leads 2-1. Leg 4: Maximum from Luke Woodhouse! Andrew Gilding takes out 96 in 2 darts. Andrew Gilding leads 3-1.

Leg 5 — 3 in a row: Luke Woodhouse cannot take out 40 and leaves 20; Andrew Gilding punishes it immediately by taking out 12 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Andrew Gilding leads 4-1. Leg 6 — immediate break-back: Luke Woodhouse closes 111 with Andrew Gilding waiting on 62 in 2 darts; a break of throw. Andrew Gilding leads 4-2.

Leg 7: Luke Woodhouse closes 40 with Andrew Gilding waiting on 40 in 1 dart. Andrew Gilding leads 4-3. Leg 8 — run stopped: Maximum from Luke Woodhouse! Luke Woodhouse cannot take out 96 and leaves 40, Andrew Gilding punishes it immediately by taking out 10 in 2 darts. Andrew Gilding leads 5-3.

Leg 9: Luke Woodhouse closes 40 with Andrew Gilding waiting on 24 in 1 dart. Andrew Gilding leads 5-4. Leg 10 — match-clinching leg: Andrew Gilding closes 20 with Luke Woodhouse waiting on 63 in 2 darts; 14 darts in total. That's the match - Andrew Gilding wins 6-4.

Andrew Gilding posts the higher three-dart average, 94.14 compared with 85.33. Luke Woodhouse hits 3 maximums and Andrew Gilding hits 2. On the doubles, Luke Woodhouse converts 20.0% and Andrew Gilding finishes at 35.0%. Andrew Gilding's longest burst is 3 legs in a row.

Andrew Gilding 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.

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

85.333-dart avg94.14
3180s2
111Highest checkout96
20%Checkout %35%
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