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Completed Match

Full leg data

Stephen Bunting

6–2

Nitin Kumar

Bahrain Darts Masters 2025 • Round of 16 • 16 Jan 2025, 18:20 UTC • Best of 11 legs

WinnerStephen Bunting
Score6–2
DataFull leg data

Why this match was won

Post-match verdict

Stephen Bunting won 6–2. The result was driven by a 3.3 point 3-dart average edge for Stephen Bunting; a 55.0 percentage point checkout edge for Stephen Bunting; the longest leg run belonging to Stephen Bunting at 3 legs.

Average gap3.3 ptsStephen Bunting led the 3-dart average.
Checkout gap55.0 ptsStephen Bunting finished cleaner on doubles.
Leg flow3-leg runStephen Bunting had the longest scoring burst.
Pre-match edgeNo clean edgePrediction unavailable

Pre-match edge post-mortem

Prediction unavailable
No clean edge

There was no clean structured pre-match edge to grade here. The useful read is the actual performance split and leg flow, not retrofitting a prediction after the fact.

Match comparison

One table, no stat-card cosplay
Stephen BuntingNitin Kumar
95.6
3-dart averageStephen Bunting edge
92.4
100.5
First 9 averageNitin Kumar edge
107.5
75.0%
Checkout %Stephen Bunting edge
20.0%
4
100+Nitin Kumar edge
10
7
140+Stephen Bunting edge
6
3
180sStephen Bunting edge
2
145
Highest checkoutStephen Bunting edge
48

Key performance insights

Driven by the final stat split and leg availability
Stephen Bunting created the cleaner scoring base with a 3.3 point edge in 3-dart average.
Stephen Bunting was the sharper finisher, clearing chances 55.0 percentage points better on doubles.
Nitin Kumar set the tone earlier in legs, opening with a 7.0 point First 9 advantage.
Stephen Bunting took the final leg in 19 darts, closing the match at 6–2.

Leg-flow story

Runs, breaks, and decisive legs
Stephen Bunting produced the longest run of the match with 3 legs in a row.
4 legs were won against the throw, which is where the match pressure actually moved.
Stephen Bunting closed the final leg at 6–2 in 19 darts.

Scoring and finishing

Volume plus conversion
Stephen Bunting
3-dart avg95.6
180s / 140+ / 100+3 / 7 / 4
Checkout %75.0%
Highest checkout145
Checkouts6/8
Nitin Kumar
3-dart avg92.4
180s / 140+ / 100+2 / 6 / 10
Checkout %20.0%
Highest checkout48
Checkouts2/10

Momentum strip

Match flow by leg
L1Stephen Bunting
L2Stephen Bunting
L3Stephen Bunting
L4Nitin Kumar
L5Stephen Bunting
L6Stephen Bunting
L7Nitin Kumar
L8Stephen Bunting

Leg-by-leg table

8 legs captured
LegWinnerDartsCheckout
Set 1 · Leg 1
Stephen Bunting
12Fast leg
145
Set 1 · Leg 2Streak of 2
Stephen Bunting
11Fast leg
60
Set 1 · Leg 3Streak of 3
Stephen Bunting
18
122
Set 1 · Leg 4
Nitin Kumar
17
19
Set 1 · Leg 5
Stephen Bunting
14Fast leg
60
Set 1 · Leg 6Streak of 2
Stephen Bunting
14Fast leg
80
Set 1 · Leg 7
Nitin Kumar
17
48
Set 1 · Leg 8
Stephen Bunting
19
36

Data coverage

Source and completeness
CoverageFull leg data
Stats rows2
Legs / visits8 / 82
Sourceexplicit