MATCH REPORT Final report · updated 04:28 UK

Gerwyn Price beats Luke Littler 6-2

World Series: Bahrain Masters · Quarter-finals · Fri 16 Jan

Luke Littler 2–6 Gerwyn Price
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LEG 1
1–0

Luke Littler comes through Leg 1 on throw. Luke Littler answers with a maximum; Gerwyn Price gets a look at 82 but the finish does not go, and 20 remains. Luke Littler is sitting on 40 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Luke Littler takes out 40 with Gerwyn Price poised on 20; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Luke Littler leads 1-0.

Luke Littler93.94leg average
Gerwyn Price96.20leg average
40 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 2
1–1

Gerwyn Price drags the match level in Leg 2. Luke Littler reaches 100 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 25 still on the board. Gerwyn Price is sitting on 58 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Gerwyn Price takes out 58 with Luke Littler poised on 25; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts. We're level at 1-1.

Luke Littler95.20leg average
Gerwyn Price88.41leg average
58 CHECKOUT
LEG 3
1–2

Gerwyn Price turns the scoreline around in Leg 3. Luke Littler gets a look at 51 but the finish does not go, and 20 remains. Gerwyn Price is sitting on 24 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Gerwyn Price takes out 24 with Luke Littler poised on 20; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; and that is a break of throw. Gerwyn Price leads 2-1.

Luke Littler80.17leg average
Gerwyn Price93.94leg average
BREAK OF THROW 24 CHECKOUT
LEG 4
1–3

Gerwyn Price makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 4. Gerwyn Price shuts the door with a 115 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg. Gerwyn Price leads 3-1.

Luke Littler81.50leg average
Gerwyn Price107.36leg average
115 CHECKOUT
LEG 5
1–4

Gerwyn Price makes it 4 legs on the spin in Leg 5. Gerwyn Price takes out 76 with Luke Littler poised on 58; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Gerwyn Price leads 4-1.

Luke Littler88.60leg average
Gerwyn Price115.62leg average
BREAK OF THROW 76 CHECKOUT
LEG 6
1–5

Gerwyn Price makes it 5 legs on the spin in Leg 6. Luke Littler gets a look at 81 but the finish does not go, and 25 remains. Gerwyn Price is sitting on 112 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Gerwyn Price shuts the door with a 112 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg. Gerwyn Price leads 5-1.

Luke Littler119.00leg average
Gerwyn Price107.36leg average
112 CHECKOUT
LEG 7
2–5

Luke Littler stops a run of 5 legs by taking Leg 7. A 180 from Gerwyn Price turns up the pressure; Luke Littler takes out 40 with Gerwyn Price poised on 91; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Gerwyn Price leads 5-2.

Luke Littler115.62leg average
Gerwyn Price102.50leg average
40 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 8
2–6

Gerwyn Price closes out Leg 8. Gerwyn Price takes out 40 with Luke Littler poised on 100; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg. That's the match - Gerwyn Price wins 6-2.

Luke Littler100.25leg average
Gerwyn Price107.36leg average
40 CHECKOUT
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MATCH REPORT

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Luke Littler faces Gerwyn Price at World Series: Bahrain Masters in Quarter-finals and the match quickly starts producing the kind of moments that make live darts so tense. By the finish it is Gerwyn Price who has the result at 6-2, but every leg has its own part to play on the way there. Luke Littler comes through Leg 1 on throw. Luke Littler answers with a maximum; Gerwyn Price gets a look at 82 but the finish does not go, and 20 remains.

Luke Littler is sitting on 40 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Luke Littler takes out 40 with Gerwyn Price poised on 20; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Luke Littler leads 1-0. Gerwyn Price drags the match level in Leg 2. Luke Littler reaches 100 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 25 still on the board.

Gerwyn Price is sitting on 58 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Gerwyn Price takes out 58 with Luke Littler poised on 25; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts. We're level at 1-1. Gerwyn Price turns the scoreline around in Leg 3. Luke Littler gets a look at 51 but the finish does not go, and 20 remains.

Gerwyn Price is sitting on 24 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Gerwyn Price takes out 24 with Luke Littler poised on 20; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; and that is a break of throw. Gerwyn Price leads 2-1. Gerwyn Price makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 4. Gerwyn Price shuts the door with a 115 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg.

Gerwyn Price leads 3-1. Gerwyn Price makes it 4 legs on the spin in Leg 5. Gerwyn Price takes out 76 with Luke Littler poised on 58; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Gerwyn Price leads 4-1.

Gerwyn Price makes it 5 legs on the spin in Leg 6. Luke Littler gets a look at 81 but the finish does not go, and 25 remains. Gerwyn Price is sitting on 112 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Gerwyn Price shuts the door with a 112 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg. Gerwyn Price leads 5-1.

Luke Littler stops a run of 5 legs by taking Leg 7. 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

94.043-dart avg97.43
1180s1
40Highest checkout115
22%Checkout %60%
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