MATCH REPORT Final report · updated 22:55 UK

Cameron Menzies beats Gabriel Varaljay 6-1

Slovak Darts Open · Last 64 · Fri 19 Jun

Cameron Menzies 6–1 Gabriel Varaljay
LEG-BY-LEG COMMENTARY

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LEG 1
1–0

Cameron Menzies comes through Leg 1 on throw. Cameron Menzies answers with a maximum; Cameron Menzies gets a look at 58 but the finish does not go, and 40 remains.; Cameron Menzies gets the finish on 40; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Cameron Menzies leads 1-0.

Cameron Menzies93.94leg average
Gabriel Varaljay79.40leg average
40 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 2
2–0

Cameron Menzies strikes with a break of throw in Leg 2. Cameron Menzies gets the finish on 32; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; and that is a break of throw. Cameron Menzies leads 2-0.

Cameron Menzies75.15leg average
Gabriel Varaljay55.00leg average
BREAK OF THROW 32 CHECKOUT
LEG 3
3–0

Cameron Menzies makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 3. Cameron Menzies answers with a maximum; Gabriel Varaljay has 86 available but cannot take it out, leaving 16. Cameron Menzies is sitting on 10 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Cameron Menzies takes out 10 with Gabriel Varaljay poised on 16; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Cameron Menzies leads 3-0.

Cameron Menzies93.94leg average
Gabriel Varaljay97.00leg average
10 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 4
4–0

Cameron Menzies makes it 4 legs on the spin in Leg 4. Gabriel Varaljay has 76 available but cannot take it out, leaving 16. Cameron Menzies is sitting on 40 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Cameron Menzies takes out 40 with Gabriel Varaljay poised on 16; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; and that is a break of throw. Cameron Menzies leads 4-0.

Cameron Menzies75.15leg average
Gabriel Varaljay69.29leg average
BREAK OF THROW 40 CHECKOUT
LEG 5
4–1

Gabriel Varaljay answers immediately with a break-back in Leg 5. Cameron Menzies has 96 available but cannot take it out, leaving 16. Gabriel Varaljay is sitting on 32 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Gabriel Varaljay takes out 32 with Cameron Menzies poised on 16; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; and that is a break of throw. Cameron Menzies leads 4-1.

Cameron Menzies80.83leg average
Gabriel Varaljay93.94leg average
BREAK OF THROW 32 CHECKOUT
LEG 6
5–1

Cameron Menzies answers immediately with a break-back in Leg 6. Cameron Menzies answers with a maximum; Gabriel Varaljay has 18 available but cannot take it out, leaving 8. Cameron Menzies is sitting on 16 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Cameron Menzies takes out 16 with Gabriel Varaljay poised on 8; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; and that is a break of throw. Cameron Menzies leads 5-1.

Cameron Menzies75.15leg average
Gabriel Varaljay70.43leg average
BREAK OF THROW 16 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 7
6–1

Cameron Menzies closes out Leg 7. Cameron Menzies gets a look at 32 but the finish does not go, and 16 remains.; Cameron Menzies gets the finish on 16; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. That's the match - Cameron Menzies wins 6-1.

Cameron Menzies79.11leg average
Gabriel Varaljay49.00leg average
16 CHECKOUT
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MATCH REPORT

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Cameron Menzies and Gabriel Varaljay are on the board at Slovak Darts Open in Last 64, and this one quickly develops into a proper battle. Cameron Menzies eventually gets over the line 6-1, but there is plenty to follow before the final dart lands. Cameron Menzies comes through Leg 1 on throw. Cameron Menzies answers with a maximum; Cameron Menzies gets a look at 58 but the finish does not go, and 40 remains.; Cameron Menzies gets the finish on 40; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart.

Cameron Menzies leads 1-0. Cameron Menzies strikes with a break of throw in Leg 2. Cameron Menzies gets the finish on 32; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; and that is a break of throw. Cameron Menzies leads 2-0.

Cameron Menzies makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 3. Cameron Menzies answers with a maximum; Gabriel Varaljay has 86 available but cannot take it out, leaving 16. Cameron Menzies is sitting on 10 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Cameron Menzies takes out 10 with Gabriel Varaljay poised on 16; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Cameron Menzies leads 3-0.

Cameron Menzies makes it 4 legs on the spin in Leg 4. Gabriel Varaljay has 76 available but cannot take it out, leaving 16. Cameron Menzies is sitting on 40 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Cameron Menzies takes out 40 with Gabriel Varaljay poised on 16; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; and that is a break of throw. Cameron Menzies leads 4-0.

Gabriel Varaljay answers immediately with a break-back in Leg 5. Cameron Menzies has 96 available but cannot take it out, leaving 16. Gabriel Varaljay is sitting on 32 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Gabriel Varaljay takes out 32 with Cameron Menzies poised on 16; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; and that is a break of throw. Cameron Menzies leads 4-1.

Cameron Menzies answers immediately with a break-back in Leg 6. Cameron Menzies answers with a maximum; Gabriel Varaljay has 18 available but cannot take it out, leaving 8. Cameron Menzies is sitting on 16 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Cameron Menzies takes out 16 with Gabriel Varaljay poised on 8; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; and that is a break of throw. Cameron Menzies leads 5-1.

Cameron Menzies closes out Leg 7. Cameron Menzies gets a look at 32 but the finish does not go, and 16 remains.; Cameron Menzies gets the finish on 16; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. That's the match - Cameron Menzies wins 6-1. The match contains 4 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

78.743-dart avg70.70
3180s0
40Highest checkout32
24%Checkout %9%
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