Viktor Tingstrom beats Stephen Bunting 6-5
World Series: Nordic Masters · Last 16 · Fri 5 Jun
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Stephen Bunting and Viktor Tingstrom are on the board at World Series: Nordic Masters in Last 16, and this one quickly develops into a proper battle. Viktor Tingstrom eventually gets over the line 6-5, but there is plenty to follow before the final dart lands.
Leg 1: Stephen Bunting cannot take out 16 and leaves 16; Viktor Tingstrom punishes it immediately by taking out 95 in 2 darts. Viktor Tingstrom leads 1-0. Leg 2 — back level: Maximum from Viktor Tingstrom! Viktor Tingstrom cannot take out 80 and leaves 35, Stephen Bunting punishes it immediately by taking out 140 in 1 dart. We're level at 1-1. Leg 3 — into the lead: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Viktor Tingstrom closes 68 with Stephen Bunting waiting on 68 in 2 darts. Viktor Tingstrom leads 2-1.
Leg 4 — break of throw: Stephen Bunting fires in 2 maximums; Stephen Bunting cannot take out 16 and leaves 16, Viktor Tingstrom punishes it immediately by taking out 12 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Viktor Tingstrom leads 3-1. Leg 5 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Stephen Bunting cannot take out 80 and leaves 12, Stephen Bunting closes 12 with Viktor Tingstrom waiting on 43 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Viktor Tingstrom leads 3-2. Leg 6 — back level: Stephen Bunting takes out 119 in 1 dart. We're level at 3-3.
Leg 7 — lead change: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Viktor Tingstrom cannot take out 70 and leaves 32, Stephen Bunting punishes it immediately by taking out 16 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Stephen Bunting leads 4-3. Leg 8 — 4 in a row: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Stephen Bunting takes out 40 in 1 dart. Stephen Bunting leads 5-3. Leg 9 — run stopped: Viktor Tingstrom takes out 12 in 2 darts. Stephen Bunting leads 5-4.
Leg 10 — back level: Viktor Tingstrom closes 40 with Stephen Bunting waiting on 32 in 1 dart; a break of throw. We're level at 5-5. Leg 11 — match-clinching leg: Stephen Bunting cannot take out 10 and leaves 4; Viktor Tingstrom punishes it immediately by taking out 12 in 2 darts, 23 darts in total. That's the match - Viktor Tingstrom wins 6-5.
Stephen Bunting posts the higher three-dart average, 87.25 compared with 83.47. Stephen Bunting hits 6 maximums and Viktor Tingstrom hits 2. On the doubles, Stephen Bunting converts 17.0% and Viktor Tingstrom finishes at 46.0%. Stephen Bunting's longest burst is 4 legs in a row.
Viktor Tingstrom has the result, but the final score only tells part of it. The match contains 4 breaks of throw and 2 clear lead changes. 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 cannot take out 16 and leaves 16; Viktor Tingstrom punishes it immediately by taking out 95 in 2 darts. Viktor Tingstrom leads 1-0.
Leg 2 — back level: Maximum from Viktor Tingstrom! Viktor Tingstrom cannot take out 80 and leaves 35, Stephen Bunting punishes it immediately by taking out 140 in 1 dart. We're level at 1-1.
Leg 3 — into the lead: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Viktor Tingstrom closes 68 with Stephen Bunting waiting on 68 in 2 darts. Viktor Tingstrom leads 2-1.
Leg 4 — break of throw: Stephen Bunting fires in 2 maximums; Stephen Bunting cannot take out 16 and leaves 16, Viktor Tingstrom punishes it immediately by taking out 12 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Viktor Tingstrom leads 3-1.
Leg 5 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Stephen Bunting cannot take out 80 and leaves 12, Stephen Bunting closes 12 with Viktor Tingstrom waiting on 43 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Viktor Tingstrom leads 3-2.
Leg 6 — back level: Stephen Bunting takes out 119 in 1 dart. We're level at 3-3.
Leg 7 — lead change: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Viktor Tingstrom cannot take out 70 and leaves 32, Stephen Bunting punishes it immediately by taking out 16 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Stephen Bunting leads 4-3.
Leg 8 — 4 in a row: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Stephen Bunting takes out 40 in 1 dart. Stephen Bunting leads 5-3.
Leg 9 — run stopped: Viktor Tingstrom takes out 12 in 2 darts. Stephen Bunting leads 5-4.
Leg 10 — back level: Viktor Tingstrom closes 40 with Stephen Bunting waiting on 32 in 1 dart; a break of throw. We're level at 5-5.
Leg 11 — match-clinching leg: Stephen Bunting cannot take out 10 and leaves 4; Viktor Tingstrom punishes it immediately by taking out 12 in 2 darts, 23 darts in total. That's the match - Viktor Tingstrom wins 6-5.