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Completed Match

Full leg data

Ricky Evans

10–9

Gordon Mathers

PDC World Championship 2025 • 18 Dec 2024, 21:48 UTC • Best of 5 legs

WinnerRicky Evans
Score10–9
DataFull leg data

Why this match was won

Post-match verdict

Ricky Evans won 10–9. The result was driven by a 1.3 point 3-dart average edge for Gordon Mathers; a 19.0 percentage point checkout edge for Ricky Evans; the longest leg run belonging to Ricky Evans at 3 legs.

Average gap1.3 ptsGordon Mathers led the 3-dart average.
Checkout gap19.0 ptsRicky Evans finished cleaner on doubles.
Leg flow3-leg runRicky Evans 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
Ricky EvansGordon Mathers
86.2
3-dart averageGordon Mathers edge
87.6
92.7
First 9 averageGordon Mathers edge
97.2
45.0%
Checkout %Ricky Evans edge
26.0%
23
100+Ricky Evans edge
21
6
140+Gordon Mathers edge
12
6
180sRicky Evans edge
5
109
Highest checkoutRicky Evans edge
92

Key performance insights

Driven by the final stat split and leg availability
Gordon Mathers created the cleaner scoring base with a 1.3 point edge in 3-dart average.
Ricky Evans was the sharper finisher, clearing chances 19.0 percentage points better on doubles.
Gordon Mathers set the tone earlier in legs, opening with a 4.5 point First 9 advantage.
Ricky Evans took the final leg in 15 darts, closing the match at 10–0.

Leg-flow story

Runs, breaks, and decisive legs
Ricky Evans produced the longest run of the match with 3 legs in a row.
Ricky Evans closed the final leg at 10–0 in 15 darts.

Scoring and finishing

Volume plus conversion
Ricky Evans
3-dart avg86.2
180s / 140+ / 100+6 / 6 / 23
Checkout %45.0%
Highest checkout109
Checkouts10/22
Gordon Mathers
3-dart avg87.6
180s / 140+ / 100+5 / 12 / 21
Checkout %26.0%
Highest checkout92
Checkouts9/34

Momentum strip

Match flow by leg
L1Ricky Evans
L2Mathers G.
L3Ricky Evans
L4Ricky Evans
L5Mathers G.
L6Mathers G.
L7Mathers G.
L8Ricky Evans
L9Mathers G.
L10Ricky Evans
L11Ricky Evans
L12Ricky Evans
L13Mathers G.
L14Mathers G.
L15Mathers G.
L16Ricky Evans
L17Ricky Evans
L18Mathers G.
L19Ricky Evans

Leg-by-leg table

19 legs captured
LegWinnerDartsCheckout
Set 1 · Leg 1
Ricky Evans
17
46
Set 1 · Leg 2
Mathers G.
13Fast leg
40
Set 1 · Leg 3
Ricky Evans
11Fast leg
60
Set 1 · Leg 4Streak of 2
Ricky Evans
17
60
Set 2 · Leg 1
Mathers G.
16
8
Set 2 · Leg 2
Mathers G.
16
20
Set 2 · Leg 3
Mathers G.
16
30
Set 3 · Leg 1
Ricky Evans
17
64
Set 3 · Leg 2
Mathers G.
17
60
Set 3 · Leg 3
Ricky Evans
20
68
Set 3 · Leg 4Streak of 2
Ricky Evans
16
20
Set 4 · Leg 1Streak of 3
Ricky Evans
21
87
Set 4 · Leg 2
Mathers G.
19
20
Set 4 · Leg 3
Mathers G.
15Fast leg
92
Set 4 · Leg 4
Mathers G.
17
60
Set 5 · Leg 1
Ricky Evans
17
65
Set 5 · Leg 2Streak of 2
Ricky Evans
13Fast leg
10
Set 5 · Leg 3
Mathers G.
17
62
Set 5 · Leg 4
Ricky Evans
15Fast leg
109

Data coverage

Source and completeness
CoverageFull leg data
Stats rows2
Legs / visits19 / 213
Sourcederived_from_total_legs_won