Gerwyn Price beats Mark Cleaver 6-1
World Series: New Zealand Masters · Last 16 · Fri 14 Aug
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Gerwyn Price and Mark Cleaver are on the board at World Series: New Zealand Masters in Last 16, and this one quickly develops into a proper battle. Gerwyn Price eventually gets over the line 6-1, but there is plenty to follow before the final dart lands.
Gerwyn Price strikes with a break of throw in Leg 1. Gerwyn Price shuts the door with a 120 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; and that is a break of throw. Gerwyn Price leads 1-0. Leg 2 stays with Gerwyn Price on throw. Gerwyn Price gets the finish on 40; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Gerwyn Price leads 2-0.
Gerwyn Price makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 3. Mark Cleaver has 69 available but cannot take it out, leaving 8. Gerwyn Price is sitting on 56 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Gerwyn Price takes out 56 with Mark Cleaver poised on 8; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; and that is a break of throw. Gerwyn Price leads 3-0. Gerwyn Price makes it 4 legs on the spin in Leg 4. Gerwyn Price answers with a maximum; Gerwyn Price gets the finish on 47; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Gerwyn Price leads 4-0.
Mark Cleaver stops a run of 4 legs by taking Leg 5. A 180 from Gerwyn Price turns up the pressure; Mark Cleaver shuts the door with a 101 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg. Gerwyn Price leads 4-1. Leg 6 stays with Gerwyn Price on throw. Gerwyn Price gets the finish on 68; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Gerwyn Price leads 5-1.
Gerwyn Price closes out Leg 7. Gerwyn Price answers with a maximum; Gerwyn Price takes out 40 with Mark Cleaver poised on 76; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. That's the match - Gerwyn Price wins 6-1.
Gerwyn Price posts the higher three-dart average, 95.27 compared with 81.74. Gerwyn Price hits 3 maximums and Mark Cleaver hits 0. On the doubles, Gerwyn Price converts 67.0% and Mark Cleaver finishes at 50.0%. Gerwyn Price's longest burst is 4 legs in a row.
Gerwyn Price 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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Gerwyn Price strikes with a break of throw in Leg 1. Gerwyn Price shuts the door with a 120 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; and that is a break of throw. Gerwyn Price leads 1-0.
Leg 2 stays with Gerwyn Price on throw. Gerwyn Price gets the finish on 40; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Gerwyn Price leads 2-0.
Gerwyn Price makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 3. Mark Cleaver has 69 available but cannot take it out, leaving 8. Gerwyn Price is sitting on 56 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Gerwyn Price takes out 56 with Mark Cleaver poised on 8; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; and that is a break of throw. Gerwyn Price leads 3-0.
Gerwyn Price makes it 4 legs on the spin in Leg 4. Gerwyn Price answers with a maximum; Gerwyn Price gets the finish on 47; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Gerwyn Price leads 4-0.
Mark Cleaver stops a run of 4 legs by taking Leg 5. A 180 from Gerwyn Price turns up the pressure; Mark Cleaver shuts the door with a 101 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg. Gerwyn Price leads 4-1.
Leg 6 stays with Gerwyn Price on throw. Gerwyn Price gets the finish on 68; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Gerwyn Price leads 5-1.
Gerwyn Price closes out Leg 7. Gerwyn Price answers with a maximum; Gerwyn Price takes out 40 with Mark Cleaver poised on 76; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. That's the match - Gerwyn Price wins 6-1.