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James Wade beats Tim Pusey 6-0

World Series: Australian Masters · Last 16 · Fri 21 Aug

James Wade 6–0 Tim Pusey
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LEG 1
1–0

James Wade holds throw in Leg 1. James Wade gets a look at 64 but the finish does not go, and 20 remains.; James Wade gets the finish on 20; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. James Wade leads 1-0.

James Wade93.94leg average
Tim Pusey64.40leg average
20 CHECKOUT
LEG 2
2–0

James Wade strikes with a break of throw in Leg 2. Tim Pusey gets a look at 64 but the finish does not go, and 16 remains. James Wade is sitting on 20 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; James Wade takes out 20 with Tim Pusey poised on 16; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. James Wade leads 2-0.

James Wade107.36leg average
Tim Pusey97.00leg average
BREAK OF THROW 20 CHECKOUT
LEG 3
3–0

James Wade makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 3. A 180 from Tim Pusey turns up the pressure; James Wade answers with a maximum; James Wade gets the finish on 80; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. James Wade leads 3-0.

James Wade115.62leg average
Tim Pusey91.75leg average
80 CHECKOUT 2 × 180
LEG 4
4–0

James Wade makes it 4 legs on the spin in Leg 4. James Wade answers with a maximum; James Wade shuts the door with a 124 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 11-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. James Wade leads 4-0.

James Wade136.64leg average
Tim Pusey115.25leg average
BREAK OF THROW 124 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 5
5–0

James Wade makes it 5 legs on the spin in Leg 5. James Wade answers with a maximum; James Wade gets the finish on 40; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 10-dart leg. James Wade leads 5-0.

James Wade150.30leg average
Tim Pusey92.00leg average
40 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 6
6–0

James Wade closes out Leg 6. A 180 from Tim Pusey turns up the pressure; James Wade answers with a maximum; James Wade shuts the door with a 164 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 11-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. That's the match - James Wade wins 6-0.

James Wade136.64leg average
Tim Pusey112.50leg average
BREAK OF THROW 164 CHECKOUT 2 × 180
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James Wade and Tim Pusey are on the board at World Series: Australian Masters in Last 16, and this one quickly develops into a proper battle. James Wade eventually gets over the line 6-0, but there is plenty to follow before the final dart lands.

James Wade holds throw in Leg 1. James Wade gets a look at 64 but the finish does not go, and 20 remains.; James Wade gets the finish on 20; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. James Wade leads 1-0. James Wade strikes with a break of throw in Leg 2. Tim Pusey gets a look at 64 but the finish does not go, and 16 remains. James Wade is sitting on 20 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; James Wade takes out 20 with Tim Pusey poised on 16; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. James Wade leads 2-0.

James Wade makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 3. A 180 from Tim Pusey turns up the pressure; James Wade answers with a maximum; James Wade gets the finish on 80; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. James Wade leads 3-0. James Wade makes it 4 legs on the spin in Leg 4. James Wade answers with a maximum; James Wade shuts the door with a 124 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 11-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. James Wade leads 4-0.

James Wade makes it 5 legs on the spin in Leg 5. James Wade answers with a maximum; James Wade gets the finish on 40; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 10-dart leg. James Wade leads 5-0. James Wade closes out Leg 6. A 180 from Tim Pusey turns up the pressure; James Wade answers with a maximum; James Wade shuts the door with a 164 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 11-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. That's the match - James Wade wins 6-0.

James Wade posts the higher three-dart average, 112.73 compared with 94.44. James Wade hits 4 maximums and Tim Pusey hits 2. On the doubles, James Wade converts 60.0% and Tim Pusey finishes at 0.0%. James Wade's longest burst is 6 legs in a row.

James Wade 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.

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

112.733-dart avg94.44
4180s2
164Highest checkout0
60%Checkout %0%
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