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William O'Connor beats Jeffrey de Graaf 6-3

Slovak Darts Open · Last 64 · Fri 19 Jun

William O'Connor 6–3 Jeffrey de Graaf
LEG-BY-LEG COMMENTARY

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LEG 1
0–1

Leg 1 — break of throw: Maximum from William O'Connor! William O'Connor cannot take out 80 and leaves 20, Jeffrey de Graaf punishes it immediately by taking out 111 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Jeffrey de Graaf leads 1-0.

William O'Connor96.20leg average
Jeffrey de Graaf115.62leg average
BREAK OF THROW 111 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 2
0–2

Leg 2: Jeffrey de Graaf takes out 84 in 2 darts. Jeffrey de Graaf leads 2-0.

William O'Connor87.75leg average
Jeffrey de Graaf107.36leg average
84 CHECKOUT
LEG 3
1–2

Leg 3 — run stopped: Maximum from Jeffrey de Graaf! William O'Connor cannot take out 12 and leaves 12, William O'Connor closes 12 with Jeffrey de Graaf waiting on 90 in 1 dart. Jeffrey de Graaf leads 2-1.

William O'Connor93.94leg average
Jeffrey de Graaf82.20leg average
12 CHECKOUT 3 × 180
LEG 4
2–2

Leg 4 — back level: Jeffrey de Graaf cannot take out 40 and leaves 20; William O'Connor punishes it immediately by taking out 30 in 2 darts, a break of throw. We're level at 2-2.

William O'Connor88.41leg average
Jeffrey de Graaf80.17leg average
BREAK OF THROW 30 CHECKOUT
LEG 5
3–2

Leg 5 — lead change: William O'Connor closes 97 with Jeffrey de Graaf waiting on 56 in 1 dart. William O'Connor leads 3-2.

William O'Connor93.94leg average
Jeffrey de Graaf89.00leg average
97 CHECKOUT
LEG 6
3–3

Leg 6 — back level: Maximum from Jeffrey de Graaf! William O'Connor cannot take out 50 and leaves 32, Jeffrey de Graaf punishes it immediately by taking out 18 in 2 darts. We're level at 3-3.

William O'Connor78.17leg average
Jeffrey de Graaf75.15leg average
18 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 7
4–3

Leg 7 — into the lead: William O'Connor takes out 32 in 1 dart. William O'Connor leads 4-3.

William O'Connor115.62leg average
Jeffrey de Graaf79.25leg average
32 CHECKOUT
LEG 8
5–3

Leg 8 — break of throw: Maximum from Jeffrey de Graaf! William O'Connor closes 74 with Jeffrey de Graaf waiting on 8 in 2 darts, a break of throw. William O'Connor leads 5-3.

William O'Connor107.36leg average
Jeffrey de Graaf98.60leg average
BREAK OF THROW 74 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 9
6–3

Leg 9 — match-clinching leg: Maximum from Jeffrey de Graaf! William O'Connor closes 40 with Jeffrey de Graaf waiting on 61 in 1 dart, 16 darts in total. That's the match - William O'Connor wins 6-3.

William O'Connor93.94leg average
Jeffrey de Graaf88.00leg average
40 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
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MATCH REPORT

The final story

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William O'Connor and Jeffrey de Graaf are on the board at Slovak Darts Open in Last 64, and this one quickly develops into a proper battle. William O'Connor eventually gets over the line 6-3, but there is plenty to follow before the final dart lands.

Leg 1 — break of throw: Maximum from William O'Connor! William O'Connor cannot take out 80 and leaves 20, Jeffrey de Graaf punishes it immediately by taking out 111 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Jeffrey de Graaf leads 1-0. Leg 2: Jeffrey de Graaf takes out 84 in 2 darts. Jeffrey de Graaf leads 2-0.

Leg 3 — run stopped: Maximum from Jeffrey de Graaf! William O'Connor cannot take out 12 and leaves 12, William O'Connor closes 12 with Jeffrey de Graaf waiting on 90 in 1 dart. Jeffrey de Graaf leads 2-1. Leg 4 — back level: Jeffrey de Graaf cannot take out 40 and leaves 20; William O'Connor punishes it immediately by taking out 30 in 2 darts, a break of throw. We're level at 2-2.

Leg 5 — lead change: William O'Connor closes 97 with Jeffrey de Graaf waiting on 56 in 1 dart. William O'Connor leads 3-2. Leg 6 — back level: Maximum from Jeffrey de Graaf! William O'Connor cannot take out 50 and leaves 32, Jeffrey de Graaf punishes it immediately by taking out 18 in 2 darts. We're level at 3-3.

Leg 7 — into the lead: William O'Connor takes out 32 in 1 dart. William O'Connor leads 4-3. Leg 8 — break of throw: Maximum from Jeffrey de Graaf! William O'Connor closes 74 with Jeffrey de Graaf waiting on 8 in 2 darts, a break of throw. William O'Connor leads 5-3.

Leg 9 — match-clinching leg: Maximum from Jeffrey de Graaf! William O'Connor closes 40 with Jeffrey de Graaf waiting on 61 in 1 dart, 16 darts in total. That's the match - William O'Connor wins 6-3.

William O'Connor posts the higher three-dart average, 90.36 compared with 88.91. William O'Connor hits 3 maximums and Jeffrey de Graaf hits 4. On the doubles, William O'Connor converts 33.0% and Jeffrey de Graaf finishes at 33.0%. William O'Connor's longest burst is 3 legs in a row.

William O'Connor has the result, but the final score only tells part of it. The match contains 3 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

90.363-dart avg88.91
3180s4
97Highest checkout111
33%Checkout %33%
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