Gian van Veen beats Niko Springer 6-0
Swiss Darts Trophy · Last 32 · Sat 10 Oct
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Gian van Veen faces Niko Springer at Swiss Darts Trophy in Last 32 and the match quickly starts producing the kind of moments that make live darts so tense. By the finish it is Gian van Veen who has the result at 6-0, but every leg has its own part to play on the way there.
Gian van Veen strikes with a break of throw in Leg 1. Gian van Veen answers with a maximum; Niko Springer gets a look at 98 but the finish does not go, and 40 remains. Gian van Veen is sitting on 107 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Gian van Veen shuts the door with a 107 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Gian van Veen leads 1-0. Gian van Veen holds throw in Leg 2. Gian van Veen shuts the door with a 107 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Gian van Veen leads 2-0.
Gian van Veen makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 3. Gian van Veen answers with a maximum; Gian van Veen takes out 24 with Niko Springer poised on 85; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Gian van Veen leads 3-0. Gian van Veen makes it 4 legs on the spin in Leg 4. Gian van Veen shuts the door with a 164 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Gian van Veen leads 4-0.
Gian van Veen makes it 5 legs on the spin in Leg 5. Gian van Veen answers with a maximum; Niko Springer reaches 60 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 20 still on the board. Gian van Veen is sitting on 40 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Gian van Veen takes out 40 with Niko Springer poised on 20; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; and that is a break of throw. Gian van Veen leads 5-0. Gian van Veen closes out Leg 6. Gian van Veen takes out 32 with Niko Springer poised on 40; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. That's the match - Gian van Veen wins 6-0.
Gian van Veen posts the higher three-dart average, 98.02 compared with 92.59. Gian van Veen hits 3 maximums and Niko Springer hits 0. On the doubles, Gian van Veen converts 66.0% and Niko Springer finishes at 0.0%. Gian van Veen's longest burst is 6 legs in a row.
Gian van Veen has the result, but the final score only tells part of it. The match contains 3 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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Gian van Veen strikes with a break of throw in Leg 1. Gian van Veen answers with a maximum; Niko Springer gets a look at 98 but the finish does not go, and 40 remains. Gian van Veen is sitting on 107 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Gian van Veen shuts the door with a 107 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Gian van Veen leads 1-0.
Gian van Veen holds throw in Leg 2. Gian van Veen shuts the door with a 107 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Gian van Veen leads 2-0.
Gian van Veen makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 3. Gian van Veen answers with a maximum; Gian van Veen takes out 24 with Niko Springer poised on 85; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Gian van Veen leads 3-0.
Gian van Veen makes it 4 legs on the spin in Leg 4. Gian van Veen shuts the door with a 164 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Gian van Veen leads 4-0.
Gian van Veen makes it 5 legs on the spin in Leg 5. Gian van Veen answers with a maximum; Niko Springer reaches 60 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 20 still on the board. Gian van Veen is sitting on 40 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Gian van Veen takes out 40 with Niko Springer poised on 20; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; and that is a break of throw. Gian van Veen leads 5-0.
Gian van Veen closes out Leg 6. Gian van Veen takes out 32 with Niko Springer poised on 40; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. That's the match - Gian van Veen wins 6-0.