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Gerwyn Price beats Josh Rock 6-2

World Series: Australian Masters · Quarter-finals · Sat 22 Aug

Gerwyn Price 6–2 Josh Rock
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LEG 1
0–1

Leg 1 stays with Josh Rock on throw. A 180 from Gerwyn Price turns up the pressure; Josh Rock answers with a maximum; Josh Rock shuts the door with a 111 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 11-dart leg. Josh Rock leads 1-0.

Gerwyn Price140.00leg average
Josh Rock136.64leg average
111 CHECKOUT 2 × 180
LEG 2
1–1

Gerwyn Price drags the match level in Leg 2. Gerwyn Price answers with a maximum; Josh Rock has 86 available but cannot take it out, leaving 25. Gerwyn Price is sitting on 5 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Gerwyn Price takes out 5 with Josh Rock poised on 25; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. We're level at 1-1.

Gerwyn Price93.94leg average
Josh Rock95.20leg average
5 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 3
1–2

Josh Rock moves in front in Leg 3. Josh Rock gets the finish on 64; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts. Josh Rock leads 2-1.

Gerwyn Price78.20leg average
Josh Rock88.41leg average
64 CHECKOUT
LEG 4
2–2

Gerwyn Price drags the match level in Leg 4. Gerwyn Price shuts the door with a 148 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. We're level at 2-2.

Gerwyn Price115.62leg average
Josh Rock76.50leg average
148 CHECKOUT
LEG 5
3–2

Gerwyn Price turns the scoreline around in Leg 5. Gerwyn Price gets the finish on 76; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Gerwyn Price leads 3-2.

Gerwyn Price107.36leg average
Josh Rock74.80leg average
BREAK OF THROW 76 CHECKOUT
LEG 6
4–2

Gerwyn Price makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 6. Gerwyn Price answers with a maximum; Gerwyn Price gets the finish on 72; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Gerwyn Price leads 4-2.

Gerwyn Price115.62leg average
Josh Rock69.50leg average
72 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 7
5–2

Gerwyn Price makes it 4 legs on the spin in Leg 7. Gerwyn Price answers with a maximum; Gerwyn Price reaches 85 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 20 still on the board. Josh Rock is sitting on 121 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Gerwyn Price takes out 20 with Josh Rock poised on 35; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Gerwyn Price leads 5-2.

Gerwyn Price107.36leg average
Josh Rock93.20leg average
BREAK OF THROW 20 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 8
6–2

Gerwyn Price closes out Leg 8. Gerwyn Price answers with a maximum; Gerwyn Price takes out 25 with Josh Rock poised on 64; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. That's the match - Gerwyn Price wins 6-2.

Gerwyn Price115.62leg average
Josh Rock109.25leg average
25 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
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MATCH REPORT

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Gerwyn Price and Josh Rock are on the board at World Series: Australian Masters in Quarter-finals, and this one quickly develops into a proper battle. Gerwyn Price eventually gets over the line 6-2, but there is plenty to follow before the final dart lands. Leg 1 stays with Josh Rock on throw. A 180 from Gerwyn Price turns up the pressure; Josh Rock answers with a maximum; Josh Rock shuts the door with a 111 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 11-dart leg.

Josh Rock leads 1-0. Gerwyn Price drags the match level in Leg 2. Gerwyn Price answers with a maximum; Josh Rock has 86 available but cannot take it out, leaving 25. Gerwyn Price is sitting on 5 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Gerwyn Price takes out 5 with Josh Rock poised on 25; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart.

We're level at 1-1. Josh Rock moves in front in Leg 3. Josh Rock gets the finish on 64; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts. Josh Rock leads 2-1.

Gerwyn Price drags the match level in Leg 4. Gerwyn Price shuts the door with a 148 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. We're level at 2-2. Gerwyn Price turns the scoreline around in Leg 5.

Gerwyn Price gets the finish on 76; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Gerwyn Price leads 3-2. Gerwyn Price makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 6. Gerwyn Price answers with a maximum; Gerwyn Price gets the finish on 72; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg.

Gerwyn Price leads 4-2. Gerwyn Price makes it 4 legs on the spin in Leg 7. Gerwyn Price answers with a maximum; Gerwyn Price reaches 85 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 20 still on the board. Josh Rock is sitting on 121 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Gerwyn Price takes out 20 with Josh Rock poised on 35; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw.

Gerwyn Price leads 5-2. Gerwyn Price closes out Leg 8. Gerwyn Price answers with a maximum; Gerwyn Price takes out 25 with Josh Rock poised on 64; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. That's the match - Gerwyn Price wins 6-2.

The match contains 2 breaks of throw and 1 clear lead change. 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

101.343-dart avg90.24
5180s1
148Highest checkout111
42%Checkout %50%
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