Nathan Aspinall beats Lourence Ilagan 6-1
World Series: Saudi Arabia Masters · Last 16 · Mon 19 Jan
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Nathan Aspinall and Lourence Ilagan are on the board at World Series: Saudi Arabia Masters in Last 16, and this one quickly develops into a proper battle. Nathan Aspinall eventually gets over the line 6-1, but there is plenty to follow before the final dart lands.
Leg 1 stays with Nathan Aspinall on throw. Nathan Aspinall gets the finish on 86; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Nathan Aspinall leads 1-0. Nathan Aspinall strikes with a break of throw in Leg 2. Nathan Aspinall takes out 70 with Lourence Ilagan poised on 91; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Nathan Aspinall leads 2-0.
Nathan Aspinall makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 3. Nathan Aspinall gets a look at 57 but the finish does not go, and 40 remains.; Nathan Aspinall takes out 40 with Lourence Ilagan poised on 66; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Nathan Aspinall leads 3-0. Nathan Aspinall makes it 4 legs on the spin in Leg 4. Nathan Aspinall gets a look at 100 but the finish does not go, and 32 remains.; Nathan Aspinall gets the finish on 32; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; and that is a break of throw. Nathan Aspinall leads 4-0.
Nathan Aspinall makes it 5 legs on the spin in Leg 5. Nathan Aspinall answers with a maximum; Nathan Aspinall reaches 12 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 12 still on the board.; Nathan Aspinall gets the finish on 12; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Nathan Aspinall leads 5-0. Lourence Ilagan stops a run of 5 legs by taking Leg 6. Lourence Ilagan takes out 98 with Nathan Aspinall poised on 8; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg. Nathan Aspinall leads 5-1.
Nathan Aspinall closes out Leg 7. Nathan Aspinall answers with a maximum; Nathan Aspinall gets the finish on 81; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 10-dart leg. That's the match - Nathan Aspinall wins 6-1.
Nathan Aspinall posts the higher three-dart average, 100.93 compared with 81.12. Nathan Aspinall hits 2 maximums and Lourence Ilagan hits 0. On the doubles, Nathan Aspinall converts 50.0% and Lourence Ilagan finishes at 100.0%. Nathan Aspinall's longest burst is 5 legs in a row.
Nathan Aspinall has the result, but the final score only tells part of it. The match contains 2 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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Leg 1 stays with Nathan Aspinall on throw. Nathan Aspinall gets the finish on 86; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Nathan Aspinall leads 1-0.
Nathan Aspinall strikes with a break of throw in Leg 2. Nathan Aspinall takes out 70 with Lourence Ilagan poised on 91; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Nathan Aspinall leads 2-0.
Nathan Aspinall makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 3. Nathan Aspinall gets a look at 57 but the finish does not go, and 40 remains.; Nathan Aspinall takes out 40 with Lourence Ilagan poised on 66; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Nathan Aspinall leads 3-0.
Nathan Aspinall makes it 4 legs on the spin in Leg 4. Nathan Aspinall gets a look at 100 but the finish does not go, and 32 remains.; Nathan Aspinall gets the finish on 32; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; and that is a break of throw. Nathan Aspinall leads 4-0.
Nathan Aspinall makes it 5 legs on the spin in Leg 5. Nathan Aspinall answers with a maximum; Nathan Aspinall reaches 12 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 12 still on the board.; Nathan Aspinall gets the finish on 12; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Nathan Aspinall leads 5-0.
Lourence Ilagan stops a run of 5 legs by taking Leg 6. Lourence Ilagan takes out 98 with Nathan Aspinall poised on 8; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg. Nathan Aspinall leads 5-1.
Nathan Aspinall closes out Leg 7. Nathan Aspinall answers with a maximum; Nathan Aspinall gets the finish on 81; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 10-dart leg. That's the match - Nathan Aspinall wins 6-1.