Luke Humphries beats Stephen Bunting 6-3
World Series: US Masters · Quarter-finals · Sat 27 Jun
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We are underway at World Series: US Masters in Quarter-finals with Luke Humphries against Stephen Bunting. The scoring swings from leg to leg before Luke Humphries finally seals it 6-3, with the pressure rising whenever the players move into finishing range.
Leg 1: Stephen Bunting cannot take out 40 and leaves 20; Luke Humphries punishes it immediately by taking out 16 in 1 dart. Luke Humphries leads 1-0. Leg 2 — back level: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Stephen Bunting takes out 164 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total. We're level at 1-1.
Leg 3 — into the lead: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Stephen Bunting cannot take out 85 and leaves 5, Luke Humphries punishes it immediately by taking out 10 in 1 dart. Luke Humphries leads 2-1. Leg 4 — break of throw: Luke Humphries fires in 2 maximums; Luke Humphries takes out 44 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total, a break of throw. Luke Humphries leads 3-1.
Leg 5 — 3 in a row: Maximum from Luke Humphries! Luke Humphries takes out 73 in 1 dart. Luke Humphries leads 4-1. Leg 6 — run stopped: Luke Humphries cannot take out 68 and leaves 32; Stephen Bunting punishes it immediately by taking out 74 in 2 darts. Luke Humphries leads 4-2.
Leg 7 — break of throw: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Stephen Bunting takes out 16 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total, a break of throw. Luke Humphries leads 4-3. Leg 8 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Luke Humphries! Luke Humphries cannot take out 56 and leaves 20, Luke Humphries takes out 20 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Luke Humphries leads 5-3.
Leg 9 — match-clinching leg: Luke Humphries closes 107 with Stephen Bunting waiting on 81 in 1 dart; 13 darts in total. That's the match - Luke Humphries wins 6-3.
Luke Humphries posts the higher three-dart average, 105.70 compared with 102.72. Luke Humphries hits 5 maximums and Stephen Bunting hits 3. On the doubles, Luke Humphries converts 46.0% and Stephen Bunting finishes at 43.0%. Luke Humphries's longest burst is 3 legs in a row.
Luke Humphries has the result, but the final score only tells part of it. 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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Leg 1: Stephen Bunting cannot take out 40 and leaves 20; Luke Humphries punishes it immediately by taking out 16 in 1 dart. Luke Humphries leads 1-0.
Leg 2 — back level: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Stephen Bunting takes out 164 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total. We're level at 1-1.
Leg 3 — into the lead: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Stephen Bunting cannot take out 85 and leaves 5, Luke Humphries punishes it immediately by taking out 10 in 1 dart. Luke Humphries leads 2-1.
Leg 4 — break of throw: Luke Humphries fires in 2 maximums; Luke Humphries takes out 44 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total, a break of throw. Luke Humphries leads 3-1.
Leg 5 — 3 in a row: Maximum from Luke Humphries! Luke Humphries takes out 73 in 1 dart. Luke Humphries leads 4-1.
Leg 6 — run stopped: Luke Humphries cannot take out 68 and leaves 32; Stephen Bunting punishes it immediately by taking out 74 in 2 darts. Luke Humphries leads 4-2.
Leg 7 — break of throw: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Stephen Bunting takes out 16 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total, a break of throw. Luke Humphries leads 4-3.
Leg 8 — immediate break-back: Maximum from Luke Humphries! Luke Humphries cannot take out 56 and leaves 20, Luke Humphries takes out 20 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Luke Humphries leads 5-3.
Leg 9 — match-clinching leg: Luke Humphries closes 107 with Stephen Bunting waiting on 81 in 1 dart; 13 darts in total. That's the match - Luke Humphries wins 6-3.