Gian van Veen beats Fred Krueger 6-1
World Series: US Masters · Last 16 · Fri 26 Jun
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Gian van Veen faces Fred Krueger at World Series: US 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 Gian van Veen who has the result at 6-1, but every leg has its own part to play on the way there. Gian van Veen comes through Leg 1 on throw. Gian van Veen reaches 76 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 8 still on the board.; Gian van Veen gets the finish on 8; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart.
Gian van Veen leads 1-0. Fred Krueger drags the match level in Leg 2. Gian van Veen reaches 100 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 20 still on the board. Fred Krueger is sitting on 28 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Fred Krueger takes out 28 with Gian van Veen poised on 20; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts.
We're level at 1-1. Gian van Veen moves in front in Leg 3. Gian van Veen reaches 32 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 8 still on the board. Fred Krueger is sitting on 106 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Gian van Veen takes out 8 with Fred Krueger poised on 32; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart.
Gian van Veen leads 2-1. Gian van Veen strikes with a break of throw in Leg 4. Gian van Veen answers with a maximum; Fred Krueger has 16 available but cannot take it out, leaving 4. Gian van Veen is sitting on 20 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Gian van Veen takes out 20 with Fred Krueger poised on 4; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; and that is a break of throw.
Gian van Veen leads 3-1. Gian van Veen makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 5. Gian van Veen shuts the door with a 125 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Gian van Veen leads 4-1.
Gian van Veen makes it 4 legs on the spin in Leg 6. Gian van Veen takes out 40 with Fred Krueger poised on 20; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Gian van Veen leads 5-1. Gian van Veen closes out Leg 7.
Gian van Veen gets the finish on 8; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. That's the match - Gian van Veen wins 6-1. 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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How every leg unfolded
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Gian van Veen comes through Leg 1 on throw. Gian van Veen reaches 76 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 8 still on the board.; Gian van Veen gets the finish on 8; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Gian van Veen leads 1-0.
Fred Krueger drags the match level in Leg 2. Gian van Veen reaches 100 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 20 still on the board. Fred Krueger is sitting on 28 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Fred Krueger takes out 28 with Gian van Veen poised on 20; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts. We're level at 1-1.
Gian van Veen moves in front in Leg 3. Gian van Veen reaches 32 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 8 still on the board. Fred Krueger is sitting on 106 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Gian van Veen takes out 8 with Fred Krueger poised on 32; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Gian van Veen leads 2-1.
Gian van Veen strikes with a break of throw in Leg 4. Gian van Veen answers with a maximum; Fred Krueger has 16 available but cannot take it out, leaving 4. Gian van Veen is sitting on 20 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Gian van Veen takes out 20 with Fred Krueger poised on 4; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; and that is a break of throw. Gian van Veen leads 3-1.
Gian van Veen makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 5. Gian van Veen shuts the door with a 125 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Gian van Veen leads 4-1.
Gian van Veen makes it 4 legs on the spin in Leg 6. Gian van Veen takes out 40 with Fred Krueger poised on 20; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Gian van Veen leads 5-1.
Gian van Veen closes out Leg 7. Gian van Veen gets the finish on 8; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. That's the match - Gian van Veen wins 6-1.