Rob Cross beats Nathan Aspinall 6-2
Slovak Darts Open · Quarter-finals · Sun 21 Jun
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We are underway at Slovak Darts Open in Quarter-finals with Rob Cross against Nathan Aspinall. The scoring swings from leg to leg before Rob Cross finally seals it 6-2, with the pressure rising whenever the players move into finishing range. Rob Cross strikes with a break of throw in Leg 1. Rob Cross answers with a maximum; Rob Cross gets the finish on 68; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw.
Rob Cross leads 1-0. Rob Cross holds throw in Leg 2. Rob Cross answers with a maximum; Rob Cross gets the finish on 40; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Rob Cross leads 2-0.
Nathan Aspinall stops a run of 2 legs by taking Leg 3. A 180 from Rob Cross turns up the pressure; Nathan Aspinall shuts the door with a 102 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg. Rob Cross leads 2-1. Leg 4 stays with Rob Cross on throw.
Nathan Aspinall has 25 available but cannot take it out, leaving 4. Rob Cross is sitting on 12 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Rob Cross takes out 12 with Nathan Aspinall poised on 4; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Rob Cross leads 3-1. Rob Cross strikes with a break of throw in Leg 5.
Nathan Aspinall has 70 available but cannot take it out, leaving 32. Rob Cross is sitting on 44 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Rob Cross takes out 44 with Nathan Aspinall poised on 32; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Rob Cross leads 4-1. Rob Cross makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 6.
Rob Cross gets the finish on 56; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Rob Cross leads 5-1. Nathan Aspinall stops a run of 3 legs by taking Leg 7. A 180 from Rob Cross turns up the pressure; Nathan Aspinall answers with a maximum; Nathan Aspinall gets the finish on 16; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 11-dart leg.
Rob Cross leads 5-2. Rob Cross closes out Leg 8. Rob Cross has 46 available but cannot take it out, leaving 16. Nathan Aspinall is sitting on 138 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Rob Cross takes out 16 with Nathan Aspinall poised on 12; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart.
The match contains 2 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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How every leg unfolded
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Rob Cross strikes with a break of throw in Leg 1. Rob Cross answers with a maximum; Rob Cross gets the finish on 68; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Rob Cross leads 1-0.
Rob Cross holds throw in Leg 2. Rob Cross answers with a maximum; Rob Cross gets the finish on 40; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Rob Cross leads 2-0.
Nathan Aspinall stops a run of 2 legs by taking Leg 3. A 180 from Rob Cross turns up the pressure; Nathan Aspinall shuts the door with a 102 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg. Rob Cross leads 2-1.
Leg 4 stays with Rob Cross on throw. Nathan Aspinall has 25 available but cannot take it out, leaving 4. Rob Cross is sitting on 12 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Rob Cross takes out 12 with Nathan Aspinall poised on 4; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Rob Cross leads 3-1.
Rob Cross strikes with a break of throw in Leg 5. Nathan Aspinall has 70 available but cannot take it out, leaving 32. Rob Cross is sitting on 44 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Rob Cross takes out 44 with Nathan Aspinall poised on 32; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Rob Cross leads 4-1.
Rob Cross makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 6. Rob Cross gets the finish on 56; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Rob Cross leads 5-1.
Nathan Aspinall stops a run of 3 legs by taking Leg 7. A 180 from Rob Cross turns up the pressure; Nathan Aspinall answers with a maximum; Nathan Aspinall gets the finish on 16; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 11-dart leg. Rob Cross leads 5-2.
Rob Cross closes out Leg 8. Rob Cross has 46 available but cannot take it out, leaving 16. Nathan Aspinall is sitting on 138 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Rob Cross takes out 16 with Nathan Aspinall poised on 12; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. That's the match - Rob Cross wins 6-2.