Stephen Bunting beats Mal Cuming 6-3
World Series: Australian Masters · Last 16 · Fri 21 Aug
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Stephen Bunting faces Mal Cuming 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 Stephen Bunting who has the result at 6-3, but every leg has its own part to play on the way there.
Leg 1: Stephen Bunting closes 76 with Mal Cuming waiting on 82 in 1 dart. Stephen Bunting leads 1-0. Leg 2 — break of throw: Stephen Bunting closes 32 with Mal Cuming waiting on 40 in 2 darts; a break of throw. Stephen Bunting leads 2-0.
Leg 3 — 3 in a row: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Stephen Bunting cannot take out 75 and leaves 6, Stephen Bunting closes 6 with Mal Cuming waiting on 24 in 1 dart. Stephen Bunting leads 3-0. Leg 4 — run stopped: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Stephen Bunting cannot take out 80 and leaves 40, Mal Cuming punishes it immediately by taking out 20 in 2 darts. Stephen Bunting leads 3-1.
Leg 5 — break of throw: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Stephen Bunting cannot take out 8 and leaves 8, Mal Cuming punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Stephen Bunting leads 3-2. Leg 6 — immediate break-back: Stephen Bunting closes 46 with Mal Cuming waiting on 40 in 2 darts; a break of throw. Stephen Bunting leads 4-2.
Leg 7: Mal Cuming cannot take out 64 and leaves 32; Stephen Bunting punishes it immediately by taking out 20 in 1 dart. Stephen Bunting leads 5-2. Leg 8 — run stopped: Maximum from Mal Cuming! Mal Cuming closes 82 with Stephen Bunting waiting on 40 in 2 darts. Stephen Bunting leads 5-3.
Leg 9 — match-clinching leg: Mal Cuming cannot take out 76 and leaves 40; Stephen Bunting punishes it immediately by taking out 16 in 1 dart, 19 darts in total. That's the match - Stephen Bunting wins 6-3.
Stephen Bunting posts the higher three-dart average, 89.01 compared with 87.35. Stephen Bunting hits 3 maximums and Mal Cuming hits 1. On the doubles, Stephen Bunting converts 26.0% and Mal Cuming finishes at 30.0%. Stephen Bunting's longest burst is 3 legs in a row.
Stephen Bunting 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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Leg 1: Stephen Bunting closes 76 with Mal Cuming waiting on 82 in 1 dart. Stephen Bunting leads 1-0.
Leg 2 — break of throw: Stephen Bunting closes 32 with Mal Cuming waiting on 40 in 2 darts; a break of throw. Stephen Bunting leads 2-0.
Leg 3 — 3 in a row: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Stephen Bunting cannot take out 75 and leaves 6, Stephen Bunting closes 6 with Mal Cuming waiting on 24 in 1 dart. Stephen Bunting leads 3-0.
Leg 4 — run stopped: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Stephen Bunting cannot take out 80 and leaves 40, Mal Cuming punishes it immediately by taking out 20 in 2 darts. Stephen Bunting leads 3-1.
Leg 5 — break of throw: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Stephen Bunting cannot take out 8 and leaves 8, Mal Cuming punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Stephen Bunting leads 3-2.
Leg 6 — immediate break-back: Stephen Bunting closes 46 with Mal Cuming waiting on 40 in 2 darts; a break of throw. Stephen Bunting leads 4-2.
Leg 7: Mal Cuming cannot take out 64 and leaves 32; Stephen Bunting punishes it immediately by taking out 20 in 1 dart. Stephen Bunting leads 5-2.
Leg 8 — run stopped: Maximum from Mal Cuming! Mal Cuming closes 82 with Stephen Bunting waiting on 40 in 2 darts. Stephen Bunting leads 5-3.
Leg 9 — match-clinching leg: Mal Cuming cannot take out 76 and leaves 40; Stephen Bunting punishes it immediately by taking out 16 in 1 dart, 19 darts in total. That's the match - Stephen Bunting wins 6-3.