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Completed Match

Full leg data

Andrew Gilding

6–2

Rusty-Jake Rodriguez

Players Championship 03 • T128 • 16 Feb 2026, 00:00 UTC • Best of 15 legs

WinnerAndrew Gilding
Score6–2
DataFull leg data

Why this match was won

Post-match verdict

Andrew Gilding won 6–2. The result was driven by a 10.7 point 3-dart average edge for Andrew Gilding; a 25.0 percentage point checkout edge for Andrew Gilding; the longest leg run belonging to Andrew Gilding at 5 legs.

Average gap10.7 ptsAndrew Gilding led the 3-dart average.
Checkout gap25.0 ptsAndrew Gilding finished cleaner on doubles.
Leg flow5-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 GildingRusty-Jake Rodriguez
91
3-dart averageAndrew Gilding edge
80.3
96.4
First 9 averageAndrew Gilding edge
91.5
43.0%
Checkout %Andrew Gilding edge
18.0%
19
100+Andrew Gilding edge
12
4
140+Rusty-Jake Rodriguez edge
7
0
180sRusty-Jake Rodriguez edge
2
96
Highest checkoutAndrew Gilding edge
36

Key performance insights

Driven by the final stat split and leg availability
Andrew Gilding created the cleaner scoring base with a 10.7 point edge in 3-dart average.
Andrew Gilding was the sharper finisher, clearing chances 25.0 percentage points better on doubles.
Andrew Gilding set the tone earlier in legs, opening with a 4.9 point First 9 advantage.
Andrew Gilding took the final leg in 19 darts, closing the match at 6–2.

Leg-flow story

Runs, breaks, and decisive legs
Andrew Gilding produced the longest run of the match with 5 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 6–2 in 19 darts.

Scoring and finishing

Volume plus conversion
Andrew Gilding
3-dart avg91
180s / 140+ / 100+0 / 4 / 19
Checkout %43.0%
Highest checkout96
Checkouts6/14
Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
3-dart avg80.3
180s / 140+ / 100+2 / 7 / 12
Checkout %18.0%
Highest checkout36
Checkouts2/11

Momentum strip

Match flow by leg
L1Andrew Gilding
L2Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
L3Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
L4Andrew Gilding
L5Andrew Gilding
L6Andrew Gilding
L7Andrew Gilding
L8Andrew Gilding

Leg-by-leg table

8 legs captured
LegWinnerDartsCheckout
Set 1 · Leg 1
Andrew Gilding
13Fast leg
40
Set 1 · Leg 2
Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
16
2
Set 1 · Leg 3Streak of 2
Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
16
36
Set 1 · Leg 4
Andrew Gilding
16
40
Set 1 · Leg 5Streak of 2
Andrew Gilding
14Fast leg
64
Set 1 · Leg 6Streak of 3
Andrew Gilding
15Fast leg
96
Set 1 · Leg 7Streak of 4
Andrew Gilding
19
24
Set 1 · Leg 8Streak of 5
Andrew Gilding
19
4

Data coverage

Source and completeness
CoverageFull leg data
Stats rows2
Legs / visits8 / 89
Sourceexplicit