Gian van Veen beats Raymond Smith 6-3
World Series: Australian Masters · Last 16 · Fri 21 Aug
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Gian van Veen faces Raymond Smith at World Series: Australian Masters in Last 16 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 6-3, but every leg has its own part to play on the way there.
Leg 1: Gian van Veen closes 100 with Raymond Smith waiting on 45 in 1 dart. Gian van Veen leads 1-0. Leg 2 — back level: Raymond Smith closes 48 with Gian van Veen waiting on 32 in 2 darts. We're level at 1-1.
Leg 3 — into the lead: Maximum from Raymond Smith! Gian van Veen cannot take out 96 and leaves 40, Gian van Veen closes 40 with Raymond Smith waiting on 40 in 1 dart. Gian van Veen leads 2-1. Leg 4 — break of throw: Maximum from Raymond Smith! Gian van Veen closes 81 with Raymond Smith waiting on 65 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total, a break of throw. Gian van Veen leads 3-1.
Leg 5 — 3 in a row: Gian van Veen cannot take out 70 and leaves 4; Gian van Veen closes 4 with Raymond Smith waiting on 12 in 1 dart. Gian van Veen leads 4-1. Leg 6 — run stopped: Gian van Veen cannot take out 12 and leaves 6; Raymond Smith punishes it immediately by taking out 32 in 2 darts. Gian van Veen leads 4-2.
Leg 7: Maximum from Raymond Smith! Gian van Veen takes out 41 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total. Gian van Veen leads 5-2. Leg 8: Raymond Smith cannot take out 45 and leaves 32; Raymond Smith closes 32 with Gian van Veen waiting on 24 in 2 darts. Gian van Veen leads 5-3.
Leg 9 — match-clinching leg: Maximum from Raymond Smith! Gian van Veen closes 161 with Raymond Smith waiting on 81 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total. That's the match - Gian van Veen wins 6-3.
Gian van Veen posts the higher three-dart average, 95.98 compared with 92.60. Gian van Veen hits 2 maximums and Raymond Smith hits 4. On the doubles, Gian van Veen converts 42.0% and Raymond Smith finishes at 33.0%. Gian van Veen's longest burst is 3 legs in a row.
Gian van Veen has the result, but the final score only tells part of it. The match contains 1 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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Leg 1: Gian van Veen closes 100 with Raymond Smith waiting on 45 in 1 dart. Gian van Veen leads 1-0.
Leg 2 — back level: Raymond Smith closes 48 with Gian van Veen waiting on 32 in 2 darts. We're level at 1-1.
Leg 3 — into the lead: Maximum from Raymond Smith! Gian van Veen cannot take out 96 and leaves 40, Gian van Veen closes 40 with Raymond Smith waiting on 40 in 1 dart. Gian van Veen leads 2-1.
Leg 4 — break of throw: Maximum from Raymond Smith! Gian van Veen closes 81 with Raymond Smith waiting on 65 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total, a break of throw. Gian van Veen leads 3-1.
Leg 5 — 3 in a row: Gian van Veen cannot take out 70 and leaves 4; Gian van Veen closes 4 with Raymond Smith waiting on 12 in 1 dart. Gian van Veen leads 4-1.
Leg 6 — run stopped: Gian van Veen cannot take out 12 and leaves 6; Raymond Smith punishes it immediately by taking out 32 in 2 darts. Gian van Veen leads 4-2.
Leg 7: Maximum from Raymond Smith! Gian van Veen takes out 41 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total. Gian van Veen leads 5-2.
Leg 8: Raymond Smith cannot take out 45 and leaves 32; Raymond Smith closes 32 with Gian van Veen waiting on 24 in 2 darts. Gian van Veen leads 5-3.
Leg 9 — match-clinching leg: Maximum from Raymond Smith! Gian van Veen closes 161 with Raymond Smith waiting on 81 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total. That's the match - Gian van Veen wins 6-3.