Stephen Bunting beats Niels Zonneveld 6-5
Slovak Darts Open · Last 32 · Sat 20 Jun
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Stephen Bunting faces Niels Zonneveld 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 Stephen Bunting 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: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Stephen Bunting closes 100 with Niels Zonneveld waiting on 56 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total, a break of throw. Stephen Bunting leads 1-0. Leg 2: Maximum from Niels Zonneveld! Stephen Bunting closes 84 with Niels Zonneveld waiting on 20 in 1 dart. Stephen Bunting leads 2-0. Leg 3 — run stopped: Stephen Bunting cannot take out 75 and leaves 20; Niels Zonneveld punishes it immediately by taking out 20 in 2 darts. Stephen Bunting leads 2-1.
Leg 4: Maximum from Niels Zonneveld! Stephen Bunting closes 74 with Niels Zonneveld waiting on 84 in 1 dart. Stephen Bunting leads 3-1. Leg 5: Niels Zonneveld takes out 36 in 2 darts. Stephen Bunting leads 3-2. Leg 6: Maximum from Niels Zonneveld! Stephen Bunting cannot take out 84 and leaves 32, Stephen Bunting takes out 32 in 1 dart. Stephen Bunting leads 4-2.
Leg 7 — break of throw: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Niels Zonneveld cannot take out 73 and leaves 40, Stephen Bunting punishes it immediately by taking out 71 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Stephen Bunting leads 5-2. Leg 8 — immediate break-back: Stephen Bunting cannot take out 7 and leaves 4; Niels Zonneveld punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Stephen Bunting leads 5-3. Leg 9: Niels Zonneveld takes out 76 in 2 darts. Stephen Bunting leads 5-4.
Leg 10 — back level: Stephen Bunting cannot take out 68 and leaves 8; Niels Zonneveld punishes it immediately by taking out 28 in 1 dart, a break of throw. We're level at 5-5. Leg 11 — match-clinching leg: Stephen Bunting closes 36 with Niels Zonneveld waiting on 8 in 2 darts; 14 darts in total, a break of throw. That's the match - Stephen Bunting wins 6-5.
Niels Zonneveld posts the higher three-dart average, 98.53 compared with 96.35. Stephen Bunting hits 2 maximums and Niels Zonneveld hits 3. On the doubles, Stephen Bunting converts 38.0% and Niels Zonneveld finishes at 42.0%. Niels Zonneveld's longest burst is 3 legs in a row.
Stephen Bunting 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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Leg 1 — break of throw: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Stephen Bunting closes 100 with Niels Zonneveld waiting on 56 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total, a break of throw. Stephen Bunting leads 1-0.
Leg 2: Maximum from Niels Zonneveld! Stephen Bunting closes 84 with Niels Zonneveld waiting on 20 in 1 dart. Stephen Bunting leads 2-0.
Leg 3 — run stopped: Stephen Bunting cannot take out 75 and leaves 20; Niels Zonneveld punishes it immediately by taking out 20 in 2 darts. Stephen Bunting leads 2-1.
Leg 4: Maximum from Niels Zonneveld! Stephen Bunting closes 74 with Niels Zonneveld waiting on 84 in 1 dart. Stephen Bunting leads 3-1.
Leg 5: Niels Zonneveld takes out 36 in 2 darts. Stephen Bunting leads 3-2.
Leg 6: Maximum from Niels Zonneveld! Stephen Bunting cannot take out 84 and leaves 32, Stephen Bunting takes out 32 in 1 dart. Stephen Bunting leads 4-2.
Leg 7 — break of throw: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Niels Zonneveld cannot take out 73 and leaves 40, Stephen Bunting punishes it immediately by taking out 71 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Stephen Bunting leads 5-2.
Leg 8 — immediate break-back: Stephen Bunting cannot take out 7 and leaves 4; Niels Zonneveld punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Stephen Bunting leads 5-3.
Leg 9: Niels Zonneveld takes out 76 in 2 darts. Stephen Bunting leads 5-4.
Leg 10 — back level: Stephen Bunting cannot take out 68 and leaves 8; Niels Zonneveld punishes it immediately by taking out 28 in 1 dart, a break of throw. We're level at 5-5.
Leg 11 — match-clinching leg: Stephen Bunting closes 36 with Niels Zonneveld waiting on 8 in 2 darts; 14 darts in total, a break of throw. That's the match - Stephen Bunting wins 6-5.