Completed Match

Full leg data

Players Championship 2025, Finals • Round of 64 • 21 Nov 2025, 13:20 UTC • Best of 11 legs

WinnerAndrew Gilding
Score6–5
DataFull leg data

Why this match was won

Post-match verdict

Andrew Gilding won 6–5. The result was driven by a 6.9 point 3-dart average edge for Dom Taylor; a 13.0 percentage point checkout edge for Andrew Gilding; the longest leg run belonging to Andrew Gilding at 3 legs.

Average gap6.9 ptsDom Taylor led the 3-dart average.
Checkout gap13.0 ptsAndrew Gilding finished cleaner on doubles.
Leg flow3-leg runAndrew Gilding 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
Andrew GildingDom Taylor
92.5
3-dart averageDom Taylor edge
99.4
107.2
First 9 averageAndrew Gilding edge
105.4
38.0%
Checkout %Andrew Gilding edge
25.0%
9
100+Dom Taylor edge
17
14
140+Andrew Gilding edge
11
2
180sLevel
2
80
Highest checkoutDom Taylor edge
84

Key performance insights

Driven by the final stat split and leg availability
Dom Taylor created the cleaner scoring base with a 6.9 point edge in 3-dart average.
Andrew Gilding was the sharper finisher, clearing chances 13.0 percentage points better on doubles.
Andrew Gilding took the final leg in 19 darts, closing the match at 6–5.

Leg-flow story

Runs, breaks, and decisive legs
Andrew Gilding 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.
Andrew Gilding closed the final leg at 6–5 in 19 darts.

Scoring and finishing

Volume plus conversion
Andrew Gilding
3-dart avg92.5
180s / 140+ / 100+2 / 14 / 9
Checkout %38.0%
Highest checkout80
Checkouts6/16
Dom Taylor
3-dart avg99.4
180s / 140+ / 100+2 / 11 / 17
Checkout %25.0%
Highest checkout84
Checkouts5/20

Momentum strip

Match flow by leg
L1Dom Taylor
L2Dom Taylor
L3Andrew Gilding
L4Dom Taylor
L5Dom Taylor
L6Andrew Gilding
L7Andrew Gilding
L8Dom Taylor
L9Andrew Gilding
L10Andrew Gilding
L11Andrew Gilding

Leg-by-leg table

11 legs captured
LegWinnerDartsCheckout
Set 1 · Leg 1
Dom Taylor
16
20
Set 1 · Leg 2Streak of 2
Dom Taylor
16
16
Set 1 · Leg 3
Andrew Gilding
13Fast leg
38
Set 1 · Leg 4
Dom Taylor
12Fast leg
84
Set 1 · Leg 5Streak of 2
Dom Taylor
12Fast leg
84
Set 1 · Leg 6
Andrew Gilding
14Fast leg
80
Set 1 · Leg 7Streak of 2
Andrew Gilding
16
40
Set 1 · Leg 8
Dom Taylor
17
25
Set 1 · Leg 9
Andrew Gilding
16
40
Set 1 · Leg 10Streak of 2
Andrew Gilding
14Fast leg
25
Set 1 · Leg 11Streak of 3
Andrew Gilding
19
40

Data coverage

Source and completeness
CoverageFull leg data
Stats rows2
Legs / visits11 / 113
Sourceexplicit