Luke Littler beats Jim Long 6-1
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 Littler against Jim Long. The scoring swings from leg to leg before Luke Littler finally seals it 6-1, with the pressure rising whenever the players move into finishing range. Luke Littler strikes with a break of throw in Leg 1. A 180 from Jim Long turns up the pressure; Jim Long gets a look at 77 but the finish does not go, and 40 remains.
Luke Littler is sitting on 40 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Luke Littler takes out 40 with Jim Long poised on 40; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Luke Littler leads 1-0. Luke Littler holds throw in Leg 2. Luke Littler answers with a maximum; Luke Littler gets the finish on 47; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 10-dart leg.
Luke Littler leads 2-0. Luke Littler makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 3. Luke Littler answers with a maximum; Jim Long reaches 94 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 66 still on the board. Luke Littler is sitting on 2 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Luke Littler takes out 2 with Jim Long poised on 66; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw.
Luke Littler leads 3-0. Luke Littler makes it 4 legs on the spin in Leg 4. Luke Littler gets a look at 80 but the finish does not go, and 40 remains. Jim Long is sitting on 157 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Luke Littler takes out 40 with Jim Long poised on 100; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart.
Luke Littler leads 4-0. Jim Long stops a run of 4 legs by taking Leg 5. Jim Long gets the finish on 20; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts. Luke Littler leads 4-1.
Luke Littler holds throw in Leg 6. Luke Littler answers with a maximum; Luke Littler shuts the door with a 101 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Luke Littler leads 5-1. Luke Littler closes out Leg 7.
Luke Littler reaches 96 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 38 still on the board. 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 Littler strikes with a break of throw in Leg 1. A 180 from Jim Long turns up the pressure; Jim Long gets a look at 77 but the finish does not go, and 40 remains. Luke Littler is sitting on 40 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Luke Littler takes out 40 with Jim Long poised on 40; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Luke Littler leads 1-0.
Luke Littler holds throw in Leg 2. Luke Littler answers with a maximum; Luke Littler gets the finish on 47; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 10-dart leg. Luke Littler leads 2-0.
Luke Littler makes it 3 legs on the spin in Leg 3. Luke Littler answers with a maximum; Jim Long reaches 94 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 66 still on the board. Luke Littler is sitting on 2 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Luke Littler takes out 2 with Jim Long poised on 66; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. Luke Littler leads 3-0.
Luke Littler makes it 4 legs on the spin in Leg 4. Luke Littler gets a look at 80 but the finish does not go, and 40 remains. Jim Long is sitting on 157 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Luke Littler takes out 40 with Jim Long poised on 100; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart. Luke Littler leads 4-0.
Jim Long stops a run of 4 legs by taking Leg 5. Jim Long gets the finish on 20; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts. Luke Littler leads 4-1.
Luke Littler holds throw in Leg 6. Luke Littler answers with a maximum; Luke Littler shuts the door with a 101 checkout; the checkout visit needs only 1 dart; that makes it a 13-dart leg. Luke Littler leads 5-1.
Luke Littler closes out Leg 7. Luke Littler reaches 96 and has a chance to close the leg, but returns with 38 still on the board. Jim Long is sitting on 117 at the other end, so the pressure is immediate.; Luke Littler takes out 38 with Jim Long poised on 60; the checkout visit needs only 2 darts; that makes it a 14-dart leg; and that is a break of throw. That's the match - Luke Littler wins 6-1.