Luke Humphries beats Ryusei Azemoto 6-2
World Series: Saudi Arabia Masters · Last 16 · Mon 19 Jan
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We are underway at World Series: Saudi Arabia Masters in Last 16 with Luke Humphries against Ryusei Azemoto. The scoring swings from leg to leg before Luke Humphries finally seals it 6-2, with the pressure rising whenever the players move into finishing range. Leg 1 stays with Ryusei Azemoto on throw. Ryusei Azemoto answers with a maximum; Ryusei Azemoto has 70 available but cannot take it out, leaving 40.
Luke Humphries is sitting on 137 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Ryusei Azemoto takes out 40 with Luke Humphries poised on 48; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts. Ryusei Azemoto leads 1-0. Luke Humphries drags the match level in Leg 2. A 180 from Ryusei Azemoto turns up the pressure; Luke Humphries gets the finish on 32; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg.
We're level at 1-1. Luke Humphries turns the scoreline around in Leg 3. Luke Humphries answers with a maximum; Luke Humphries gets the finish on 40; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Luke Humphries leads 2-1.
Ryusei Azemoto answers immediately with a break-back in Leg 4. Luke Humphries reaches 60 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 10 still on the board. Ryusei Azemoto is sitting on 100 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Ryusei Azemoto shuts the door with a 100 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; and that is a break of throw. We're level at 2-2.
Luke Humphries answers immediately with a break-back in Leg 5. Ryusei Azemoto has 51 available but cannot take it out, leaving 20. Luke Humphries is sitting on 78 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Luke Humphries takes out 78 with Ryusei Azemoto poised on 20; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; and that is a break of throw. Luke Humphries leads 3-2.
Leg 6 stays with Luke Humphries on throw. Luke Humphries takes out 66 with Ryusei Azemoto poised on 25; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Luke Humphries leads 4-2. Luke Humphries makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 7.
A 180 from Ryusei Azemoto turns up the pressure; Luke Humphries takes out 64 with Ryusei Azemoto poised on 80; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Luke Humphries leads 5-2. Luke Humphries closes out Leg 8. The match contains 4 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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How every leg unfolded
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Leg 1 stays with Ryusei Azemoto on throw. Ryusei Azemoto answers with a maximum; Ryusei Azemoto has 70 available but cannot take it out, leaving 40. Luke Humphries is sitting on 137 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Ryusei Azemoto takes out 40 with Luke Humphries poised on 48; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts. Ryusei Azemoto leads 1-0.
Luke Humphries drags the match level in Leg 2. A 180 from Ryusei Azemoto turns up the pressure; Luke Humphries gets the finish on 32; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. We're level at 1-1.
Luke Humphries turns the scoreline around in Leg 3. Luke Humphries answers with a maximum; Luke Humphries gets the finish on 40; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Luke Humphries leads 2-1.
Ryusei Azemoto answers immediately with a break-back in Leg 4. Luke Humphries reaches 60 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 10 still on the board. Ryusei Azemoto is sitting on 100 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Ryusei Azemoto shuts the door with a 100 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; and that is a break of throw. We're level at 2-2.
Luke Humphries answers immediately with a break-back in Leg 5. Ryusei Azemoto has 51 available but cannot take it out, leaving 20. Luke Humphries is sitting on 78 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Luke Humphries takes out 78 with Ryusei Azemoto poised on 20; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; and that is a break of throw. Luke Humphries leads 3-2.
Leg 6 stays with Luke Humphries on throw. Luke Humphries takes out 66 with Ryusei Azemoto poised on 25; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Luke Humphries leads 4-2.
Luke Humphries makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 7. A 180 from Ryusei Azemoto turns up the pressure; Luke Humphries takes out 64 with Ryusei Azemoto poised on 80; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Luke Humphries leads 5-2.
Luke Humphries closes out Leg 8. Luke Humphries gets the finish on 96; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. That's the match - Luke Humphries wins 6-2.