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Completed Match

Full leg data

Cam Crabtree

3–6

Alexander Merkx

Players Championship 04 • T64 • 17 Feb 2026, 00:00 UTC • Best of 15 legs

WinnerAlexander Merkx
Score3–6
DataFull leg data

Why this match was won

Post-match verdict

Alexander Merkx won 3–6. The result was driven by a 7.7 point 3-dart average edge for Alexander Merkx; a 8.0 percentage point checkout edge for Alexander Merkx; the longest leg run belonging to Alexander Merkx at 3 legs.

Average gap7.7 ptsAlexander Merkx led the 3-dart average.
Checkout gap8.0 ptsAlexander Merkx finished cleaner on doubles.
Leg flow3-leg runAlexander Merkx 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
Cam CrabtreeAlexander Merkx
86.6
3-dart averageAlexander Merkx edge
94.2
85.2
First 9 averageAlexander Merkx edge
98.5
27.0%
Checkout %Alexander Merkx edge
35.0%
15
100+Alexander Merkx edge
19
4
140+Alexander Merkx edge
9
1
180sAlexander Merkx edge
2
80
Highest checkoutAlexander Merkx edge
100

Key performance insights

Driven by the final stat split and leg availability
Alexander Merkx created the cleaner scoring base with a 7.7 point edge in 3-dart average.
Alexander Merkx was the sharper finisher, clearing chances 8.0 percentage points better on doubles.
Alexander Merkx set the tone earlier in legs, opening with a 13.3 point First 9 advantage.
Alexander Merkx took the final leg in 16 darts, closing the match at 3–6.

Leg-flow story

Runs, breaks, and decisive legs
Alexander Merkx produced the longest run of the match with 3 legs in a row.
1 leg was won against the throw, which is where the match pressure actually moved.
Alexander Merkx closed the final leg at 3–6 in 16 darts.

Scoring and finishing

Volume plus conversion
Cam Crabtree
3-dart avg86.6
180s / 140+ / 100+1 / 4 / 15
Checkout %27.0%
Highest checkout80
Checkouts3/11
Alexander Merkx
3-dart avg94.2
180s / 140+ / 100+2 / 9 / 19
Checkout %35.0%
Highest checkout100
Checkouts6/17

Momentum strip

Match flow by leg
L1Alexander Merkx
L2Cam Crabtree
L3Alexander Merkx
L4Alexander Merkx
L5Alexander Merkx
L6Cam Crabtree
L7Alexander Merkx
L8Cam Crabtree
L9Alexander Merkx

Leg-by-leg table

9 legs captured
LegWinnerDartsCheckout
Set 1 · Leg 1
Alexander Merkx
15Fast leg
100
Set 1 · Leg 2
Cam Crabtree
17
25
Set 1 · Leg 3
Alexander Merkx
17
52
Set 1 · Leg 4Streak of 2
Alexander Merkx
13Fast leg
36
Set 1 · Leg 5Streak of 3
Alexander Merkx
16
20
Set 1 · Leg 6
Cam Crabtree
19
4
Set 1 · Leg 7
Alexander Merkx
17
66
Set 1 · Leg 8
Cam Crabtree
14Fast leg
80
Set 1 · Leg 9
Alexander Merkx
16
32

Data coverage

Source and completeness
CoverageFull leg data
Stats rows2
Legs / visits9 / 96
Sourceexplicit