Michael van Gerwen beats Stephen Bunting 6-4
World Series: Bahrain Masters · Quarter-finals · Fri 16 Jan
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Michael van Gerwen and Stephen Bunting are on the board at World Series: Bahrain Masters in Quarter-finals, and this one quickly develops into a proper battle. Michael van Gerwen eventually gets over the line 6-4, but there is plenty to follow before the final dart lands.
Leg 1 — break of throw: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Michael van Gerwen cannot take out 78 and leaves 40, Stephen Bunting punishes it immediately by taking out 52 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Stephen Bunting leads 1-0. Leg 2: Michael van Gerwen fires in 2 maximums; Michael van Gerwen cannot take out 41 and leaves 16, Stephen Bunting punishes it immediately by taking out 6 in 2 darts. Stephen Bunting leads 2-0.
Leg 3 — run stopped: Michael van Gerwen closes 8 with Stephen Bunting waiting on 25 in 1 dart. Stephen Bunting leads 2-1. Leg 4 — back level: Michael van Gerwen closes 36 with Stephen Bunting waiting on 16 in 2 darts; a break of throw. We're level at 2-2.
Leg 5 — lead change: Michael van Gerwen closes 40 with Stephen Bunting waiting on 79 in 1 dart. Michael van Gerwen leads 3-2. Leg 6 — back level: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Stephen Bunting cannot take out 40 and leaves 20, Stephen Bunting closes 20 with Michael van Gerwen waiting on 76 in 2 darts. We're level at 3-3.
Leg 7 — into the lead: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Stephen Bunting cannot take out 14 and leaves 2, Michael van Gerwen punishes it immediately by taking out 80 in 1 dart. Michael van Gerwen leads 4-3. Leg 8 — break of throw: Stephen Bunting cannot take out 25 and leaves 25; Michael van Gerwen punishes it immediately by taking out 75 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Michael van Gerwen leads 5-3.
Leg 9 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Stephen Bunting cannot take out 86 and leaves 25, Stephen Bunting closes 25 with Michael van Gerwen waiting on 80 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Michael van Gerwen leads 5-4. Leg 10 — match-clinching leg: Stephen Bunting cannot take out 88 and leaves 39; Michael van Gerwen punishes it immediately by taking out 4 in 2 darts, 17 darts in total, a break of throw. That's the match - Michael van Gerwen wins 6-4.
Stephen Bunting posts the higher three-dart average, 98.45 compared with 97.92. Michael van Gerwen hits 2 maximums and Stephen Bunting hits 4. On the doubles, Michael van Gerwen converts 50.0% and Stephen Bunting finishes at 20.0%. Michael van Gerwen's longest burst is 3 legs in a row.
Michael van Gerwen has the result, but the final score only tells part of it. The match contains 5 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.
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Leg 1 — break of throw: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Michael van Gerwen cannot take out 78 and leaves 40, Stephen Bunting punishes it immediately by taking out 52 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Stephen Bunting leads 1-0.
Leg 2: Michael van Gerwen fires in 2 maximums; Michael van Gerwen cannot take out 41 and leaves 16, Stephen Bunting punishes it immediately by taking out 6 in 2 darts. Stephen Bunting leads 2-0.
Leg 3 — run stopped: Michael van Gerwen closes 8 with Stephen Bunting waiting on 25 in 1 dart. Stephen Bunting leads 2-1.
Leg 4 — back level: Michael van Gerwen closes 36 with Stephen Bunting waiting on 16 in 2 darts; a break of throw. We're level at 2-2.
Leg 5 — lead change: Michael van Gerwen closes 40 with Stephen Bunting waiting on 79 in 1 dart. Michael van Gerwen leads 3-2.
Leg 6 — back level: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Stephen Bunting cannot take out 40 and leaves 20, Stephen Bunting closes 20 with Michael van Gerwen waiting on 76 in 2 darts. We're level at 3-3.
Leg 7 — into the lead: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Stephen Bunting cannot take out 14 and leaves 2, Michael van Gerwen punishes it immediately by taking out 80 in 1 dart. Michael van Gerwen leads 4-3.
Leg 8 — break of throw: Stephen Bunting cannot take out 25 and leaves 25; Michael van Gerwen punishes it immediately by taking out 75 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Michael van Gerwen leads 5-3.
Leg 9 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Stephen Bunting cannot take out 86 and leaves 25, Stephen Bunting closes 25 with Michael van Gerwen waiting on 80 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Michael van Gerwen leads 5-4.
Leg 10 — match-clinching leg: Stephen Bunting cannot take out 88 and leaves 39; Michael van Gerwen punishes it immediately by taking out 4 in 2 darts, 17 darts in total, a break of throw. That's the match - Michael van Gerwen wins 6-4.