180s4
140+13
100+21
Completed Match
Full breakdown modePlayers Championship 03 • T64 • 16 Feb 2026, 00:00 UTC • Best of 15 legs
WinnerStephen Bunting
Score6–3
ModeFull breakdown
AI match summary
Awaiting recap signalThis match page now supports a dedicated completed-match recap path, but the post-match summary signal is not populated for this one yet.
Edge result
Prediction unavailableNo clean edge
There is not enough structured preview output here yet to judge whether the pre-match edge landed.
Player performance comparison
Final stat splitStephen Bunting avg105.4
Alexander Merkx avg92.3
Stephen Bunting checkout50.0%
Alexander Merkx checkout33.0%
Core match stats
Better values highlightedStephen BuntingAlexander Merkx
105.4
3-dart averageStephen Bunting edge
92.3
114.8
First 9 averageStephen Bunting edge
98.3
50.0%
Checkout %Stephen Bunting edge
33.0%
21
100+Stephen Bunting edge
14
13
140+Stephen Bunting edge
6
4
180sStephen Bunting edge
3
81
Highest checkoutStephen Bunting edge
75
Key performance insights
Driven by the final stat split and leg availabilityStephen Bunting created the cleaner scoring base with a 13.1 point edge in 3-dart average.
Stephen Bunting was the sharper finisher, clearing chances 17.0 percentage points better on doubles.
Stephen Bunting set the tone earlier in legs, opening with a 16.5 point First 9 advantage.
Scoring summary
Power scoring and volume180s3
140+6
100+14
Finishing summary
Checkout quality and conversionCheckout %50.0%
Highest checkout81
Checkouts6/12
Checkout %33.0%
Highest checkout75
Checkouts3/9
Momentum strip
Match flow by legL1Stephen Bunting
L2Stephen Bunting
L3Alexander Merkx
L4Alexander Merkx
L5Alexander Merkx
L6Stephen Bunting
L7Stephen Bunting
L8Stephen Bunting
L9Stephen Bunting
Leg-by-leg table
9 legs capturedLegWinnerDartsCheckout
Set 1 · Leg 1
Stephen Bunting
13Fast leg
32
Set 1 · Leg 2Streak of 2
Stephen Bunting
13Fast leg
36
Set 1 · Leg 3
Alexander Merkx
17
25
Set 1 · Leg 4Streak of 2
Alexander Merkx
14Fast leg
75
Set 1 · Leg 5Streak of 3
Alexander Merkx
14Fast leg
58
Set 1 · Leg 6
Stephen Bunting
13Fast leg
40
Set 1 · Leg 7Streak of 2
Stephen Bunting
14Fast leg
25
Set 1 · Leg 8Streak of 3
Stephen Bunting
13Fast leg
18
Set 1 · Leg 9Streak of 4
Stephen Bunting
12Fast leg
81
Match stats
2 player rowsStephen Bunting
3-dart avg105.4
First 9114.8
Checkout50.0% (6/12)
180s4
High checkout81
100+ checkouts0
Alexander Merkx
3-dart avg92.3
First 998.3
Checkout33.0% (3/9)
180s3
High checkout75
100+ checkouts0
AI edge post-mortem
Work in progressStephen Bunting closed this out 6–3, and the completed-match recap now has the right scaffolding to explain the result with more than a shrug.