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Rob Cross vs Mario Vandenbogaerde - live leg-by-leg commentary

Swiss Darts Trophy · Last 64 · Fri 9 Oct

Rob Cross 6–3 Mario Vandenbogaerde
LEG-BY-LEG COMMENTARY

How every leg unfolded

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LEG 1
1–0

Rob Cross comes through Leg 1 on throw. Rob Cross gets the finish on 32; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Rob Cross leads 1-0.

Rob Cross115.62leg average
Mario Vandenbogaerde89.25leg average
32 CHECKOUT
LEG 2
1–1

Mario Vandenbogaerde drags the match level in Leg 2. A 180 from Rob Cross turns up the pressure; Mario Vandenbogaerde answers with a maximum; Mario Vandenbogaerde shuts the door with a 104 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg. We're level at 1-1.

Rob Cross119.00leg average
Mario Vandenbogaerde107.36leg average
104 CHECKOUT 2 × 180
LEG 3
2–1

Rob Cross moves in front in Leg 3. A 180 from Mario Vandenbogaerde turns up the pressure; Rob Cross takes out 20 with Mario Vandenbogaerde poised on 74; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Rob Cross leads 2-1.

Rob Cross115.62leg average
Mario Vandenbogaerde106.75leg average
20 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 4
3–1

Rob Cross strikes with a break of throw in Leg 4. Rob Cross takes out 90 with Mario Vandenbogaerde poised on 32; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; and that is a break of throw. Rob Cross leads 3-1.

Rob Cross88.41leg average
Mario Vandenbogaerde78.17leg average
BREAK OF THROW 90 CHECKOUT
LEG 5
3–2

Mario Vandenbogaerde answers immediately with a break-back in Leg 5. Mario Vandenbogaerde shuts the door with a 104 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Rob Cross leads 3-2.

Rob Cross96.20leg average
Mario Vandenbogaerde115.62leg average
BREAK OF THROW 104 CHECKOUT
LEG 6
3–3

Mario Vandenbogaerde drags the match level in Leg 6. Mario Vandenbogaerde answers with a maximum; Mario Vandenbogaerde gets the finish on 40; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg. We're level at 3-3.

Rob Cross95.25leg average
Mario Vandenbogaerde107.36leg average
40 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 7
4–3

Rob Cross moves in front in Leg 7. Rob Cross answers with a maximum; Rob Cross takes out 84 with Mario Vandenbogaerde poised on 72; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Rob Cross leads 4-3.

Rob Cross115.62leg average
Mario Vandenbogaerde107.25leg average
84 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 8
5–3

Rob Cross strikes with a break of throw in Leg 8. Rob Cross answers with a maximum; Rob Cross gets a look at 47 but the finish does not go, and 32 remains.; Rob Cross takes out 32 with Mario Vandenbogaerde poised on 40; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Rob Cross leads 5-3.

Rob Cross107.36leg average
Mario Vandenbogaerde92.20leg average
BREAK OF THROW 32 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
FULL SCORE RECORD

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MATCH REPORT

The final story

A concise final report built from the same chronological scoring record above.

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Rob Cross and Mario Vandenbogaerde are live at Swiss Darts Trophy in Last 64. All Things Darts is building this Match Post leg by leg from the stored scoring record. After 8 completed legs, Rob Cross leads 5-3. New completed legs and their leg averages appear here as the live scoring feed updates.

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

105.573-dart avg100.81
3180s3
90Highest checkout104
45%Checkout %100%
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