Wessel Nijman beats Ross Smith 7-6
Slovak Darts Open · Semi-finals · Sun 21 Jun
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Ross Smith faces Wessel Nijman at Slovak Darts Open in Semi-finals and the match quickly starts producing the kind of moments that make live darts so tense. By the finish it is Wessel Nijman who has the result at 7-6, but every leg has its own part to play on the way there.
Leg 1 — break of throw: Maximum from Wessel Nijman! Wessel Nijman takes out 81 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total, a break of throw. Wessel Nijman leads 1-0. Leg 2 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Ross Smith! Ross Smith takes out 32 in 2 darts, a break of throw. We're level at 1-1. Leg 3 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Wessel Nijman! Ross Smith cannot take out 32 and leaves 16, Wessel Nijman punishes it immediately by taking out 8 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Wessel Nijman leads 2-1.
Leg 4: Wessel Nijman closes 149 with Ross Smith waiting on 40 in 2 darts. Wessel Nijman leads 3-1. Leg 5 — run stopped: Ross Smith closes 54 with Wessel Nijman waiting on 32 in 1 dart. Wessel Nijman leads 3-2. Leg 6: Maximum from Ross Smith! Wessel Nijman closes 24 with Ross Smith waiting on 36 in 2 darts. Wessel Nijman leads 4-2.
Leg 7 — break of throw: Maximum from Wessel Nijman! Wessel Nijman takes out 81 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total, a break of throw. Wessel Nijman leads 5-2. Leg 8 — immediate break-back: Ross Smith closes 32 with Wessel Nijman waiting on 56 in 2 darts; a break of throw. Wessel Nijman leads 5-3. Leg 9: Ross Smith takes out 96 in 1 dart. Wessel Nijman leads 5-4.
Leg 10 — run stopped: Wessel Nijman takes out 40 in 2 darts. Wessel Nijman leads 6-4. Leg 11: Maximum from Wessel Nijman! Ross Smith cannot take out 87 and leaves 32, Ross Smith takes out 32 in 1 dart. Wessel Nijman leads 6-5. Leg 12 — back level: Ross Smith takes out 32 in 2 darts; a break of throw. We're level at 6-6.
Leg 13 — match-clinching leg: Maximum from Wessel Nijman! Wessel Nijman takes out 161 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total, a break of throw. That's the match - Wessel Nijman wins 7-6.
Wessel Nijman posts the higher three-dart average, 98.63 compared with 96.73. Ross Smith hits 3 maximums and Wessel Nijman hits 5. On the doubles, Ross Smith converts 40.0% and Wessel Nijman finishes at 54.0%. Wessel Nijman's longest burst is 2 legs in a row.
Wessel Nijman has the result, but the final score only tells part of it. The match contains 7 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.
How every leg unfolded
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Leg 1 — break of throw: Maximum from Wessel Nijman! Wessel Nijman takes out 81 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total, a break of throw. Wessel Nijman leads 1-0.
Leg 2 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Ross Smith! Ross Smith takes out 32 in 2 darts, a break of throw. We're level at 1-1.
Leg 3 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Wessel Nijman! Ross Smith cannot take out 32 and leaves 16, Wessel Nijman punishes it immediately by taking out 8 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Wessel Nijman leads 2-1.
Leg 4: Wessel Nijman closes 149 with Ross Smith waiting on 40 in 2 darts. Wessel Nijman leads 3-1.
Leg 5 — run stopped: Ross Smith closes 54 with Wessel Nijman waiting on 32 in 1 dart. Wessel Nijman leads 3-2.
Leg 6: Maximum from Ross Smith! Wessel Nijman closes 24 with Ross Smith waiting on 36 in 2 darts. Wessel Nijman leads 4-2.
Leg 7 — break of throw: Maximum from Wessel Nijman! Wessel Nijman takes out 81 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total, a break of throw. Wessel Nijman leads 5-2.
Leg 8 — immediate break-back: Ross Smith closes 32 with Wessel Nijman waiting on 56 in 2 darts; a break of throw. Wessel Nijman leads 5-3.
Leg 9: Ross Smith takes out 96 in 1 dart. Wessel Nijman leads 5-4.
Leg 10 — run stopped: Wessel Nijman takes out 40 in 2 darts. Wessel Nijman leads 6-4.
Leg 11: Maximum from Wessel Nijman! Ross Smith cannot take out 87 and leaves 32, Ross Smith takes out 32 in 1 dart. Wessel Nijman leads 6-5.
Leg 12 — back level: Ross Smith takes out 32 in 2 darts; a break of throw. We're level at 6-6.
Leg 13 — match-clinching leg: Maximum from Wessel Nijman! Wessel Nijman takes out 161 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total, a break of throw. That's the match - Wessel Nijman wins 7-6.