Luke Humphries beats Leonard Gates 6-1
World Series: US Masters · Last 16 · Fri 26 Jun
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Luke Humphries faces Leonard Gates 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 Luke Humphries who has the result at 6-1, but every leg has its own part to play on the way there. Luke Humphries strikes with a break of throw in Leg 1. Luke Humphries answers with a maximum; Leonard Gates has 78 available but cannot take it out, leaving 38.
Luke Humphries is sitting on 24 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Luke Humphries takes out 24 with Leonard Gates poised on 38; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Luke Humphries leads 1-0. Luke Humphries holds throw in Leg 2. Luke Humphries has 81 available but cannot take it out, leaving 40.; Luke Humphries gets the finish on 40; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg.
Luke Humphries leads 2-0. Leonard Gates stops a run of 2 legs by taking Leg 3. A 180 from Luke Humphries turns up the pressure; Luke Humphries gets a look at 88 but the finish does not go, and 14 remains. Leonard Gates is sitting on 52 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Leonard Gates takes out 52 with Luke Humphries poised on 14; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts.
Luke Humphries leads 2-1. Leg 4 stays with Luke Humphries on throw. A 180 from Leonard Gates turns up the pressure; Leonard Gates has 20 available but cannot take it out, leaving 20. Luke Humphries is sitting on 16 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Luke Humphries takes out 16 with Leonard Gates poised on 20; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart.
Luke Humphries leads 3-1. Luke Humphries strikes with a break of throw in Leg 5. Luke Humphries gets the finish on 16; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Luke Humphries leads 4-1.
Luke Humphries makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 6. A 180 from Leonard Gates turns up the pressure; Luke Humphries takes out 40 with Leonard Gates poised on 98; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Luke Humphries leads 5-1. Luke Humphries closes out Leg 7.
The match contains 3 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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Luke Humphries strikes with a break of throw in Leg 1. Luke Humphries answers with a maximum; Leonard Gates has 78 available but cannot take it out, leaving 38. Luke Humphries is sitting on 24 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Luke Humphries takes out 24 with Leonard Gates poised on 38; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Luke Humphries leads 1-0.
Luke Humphries holds throw in Leg 2. Luke Humphries has 81 available but cannot take it out, leaving 40.; Luke Humphries gets the finish on 40; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Luke Humphries leads 2-0.
Leonard Gates stops a run of 2 legs by taking Leg 3. A 180 from Luke Humphries turns up the pressure; Luke Humphries gets a look at 88 but the finish does not go, and 14 remains. Leonard Gates is sitting on 52 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Leonard Gates takes out 52 with Luke Humphries poised on 14; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts. Luke Humphries leads 2-1.
Leg 4 stays with Luke Humphries on throw. A 180 from Leonard Gates turns up the pressure; Leonard Gates has 20 available but cannot take it out, leaving 20. Luke Humphries is sitting on 16 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Luke Humphries takes out 16 with Leonard Gates poised on 20; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Luke Humphries leads 3-1.
Luke Humphries strikes with a break of throw in Leg 5. Luke Humphries gets the finish on 16; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Luke Humphries leads 4-1.
Luke Humphries makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 6. A 180 from Leonard Gates turns up the pressure; Luke Humphries takes out 40 with Leonard Gates poised on 98; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Luke Humphries leads 5-1.
Luke Humphries closes out Leg 7. Luke Humphries has 78 available but cannot take it out, leaving 10.; Luke Humphries gets the finish on 10; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; and that is a break of throw. That's the match - Luke Humphries wins 6-1.