Stephen Bunting beats Tomoya Goto 6-1
World Series: Saudi Arabia Masters · Last 16 · Mon 19 Jan
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Stephen Bunting faces Tomoya Goto at World Series: Saudi Arabia Masters in Last 16 and the match quickly starts producing the kind of moments that make live darts so tense. By the finish it is Stephen Bunting who has the result at 6-1, but every leg has its own part to play on the way there.
Stephen Bunting comes through Leg 1 on throw. Stephen Bunting answers with a maximum; Stephen Bunting gets the finish on 40; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Stephen Bunting leads 1-0. Stephen Bunting strikes with a break of throw in Leg 2. Tomoya Goto gets a look at 100 but the finish does not go, and 40 remains. Stephen Bunting is sitting on 28 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Stephen Bunting takes out 28 with Tomoya Goto poised on 40; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; and that is a break of throw. Stephen Bunting leads 2-0.
Stephen Bunting makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 3. Stephen Bunting takes out 25 with Tomoya Goto poised on 30; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Stephen Bunting leads 3-0. Stephen Bunting makes it 4 legs on the spin in Leg 4. Tomoya Goto has 5 available but cannot take it out, leaving 5. Stephen Bunting is sitting on 40 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Stephen Bunting takes out 40 with Tomoya Goto poised on 5; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; and that is a break of throw. Stephen Bunting leads 4-0.
Stephen Bunting makes it 5 legs on the spin in Leg 5. A 180 from Tomoya Goto turns up the pressure; Stephen Bunting answers with a maximum; Stephen Bunting takes out 68 with Tomoya Goto poised on 45; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Stephen Bunting leads 5-0. Tomoya Goto stops a run of 5 legs by taking Leg 6. Tomoya Goto answers with a maximum; Tomoya Goto gets the finish on 40; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg. Stephen Bunting leads 5-1.
Stephen Bunting closes out Leg 7. Stephen Bunting gets the finish on 16; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. That's the match - Stephen Bunting wins 6-1.
Stephen Bunting posts the higher three-dart average, 93.17 compared with 85.22. Stephen Bunting hits 2 maximums and Tomoya Goto hits 2. On the doubles, Stephen Bunting converts 67.0% and Tomoya Goto finishes at 14.0%. Stephen Bunting's longest burst is 5 legs in a row.
Stephen Bunting 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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Stephen Bunting comes through Leg 1 on throw. Stephen Bunting answers with a maximum; Stephen Bunting gets the finish on 40; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Stephen Bunting leads 1-0.
Stephen Bunting strikes with a break of throw in Leg 2. Tomoya Goto gets a look at 100 but the finish does not go, and 40 remains. Stephen Bunting is sitting on 28 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Stephen Bunting takes out 28 with Tomoya Goto poised on 40; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; and that is a break of throw. Stephen Bunting leads 2-0.
Stephen Bunting makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 3. Stephen Bunting takes out 25 with Tomoya Goto poised on 30; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Stephen Bunting leads 3-0.
Stephen Bunting makes it 4 legs on the spin in Leg 4. Tomoya Goto has 5 available but cannot take it out, leaving 5. Stephen Bunting is sitting on 40 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Stephen Bunting takes out 40 with Tomoya Goto poised on 5; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; and that is a break of throw. Stephen Bunting leads 4-0.
Stephen Bunting makes it 5 legs on the spin in Leg 5. A 180 from Tomoya Goto turns up the pressure; Stephen Bunting answers with a maximum; Stephen Bunting takes out 68 with Tomoya Goto poised on 45; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Stephen Bunting leads 5-0.
Tomoya Goto stops a run of 5 legs by taking Leg 6. Tomoya Goto answers with a maximum; Tomoya Goto gets the finish on 40; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg. Stephen Bunting leads 5-1.
Stephen Bunting closes out Leg 7. Stephen Bunting gets the finish on 16; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. That's the match - Stephen Bunting wins 6-1.