Completed Match

Full breakdown mode

Niels Zonneveld

6–5

Tom Sykes

Players Championship 05 • T64 • 24 Feb 2026, 00:00 UTC • Best of 15 legs

WinnerNiels Zonneveld
Score6–5
ModeFull breakdown

AI match summary

Awaiting recap signal

This 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 unavailable
No clean edge

There is not enough structured preview output here yet to judge whether the pre-match edge landed.

Player performance comparison

Final stat split
Niels Zonneveld avg94.1
Tom Sykes avg93.8
Niels Zonneveld checkout43.0%
Tom Sykes checkout38.0%

Core match stats

Better values highlighted
Niels ZonneveldTom Sykes
94.1
3-dart averageNiels Zonneveld edge
93.8
101.9
First 9 averageTom Sykes edge
109.4
43.0%
Checkout %Niels Zonneveld edge
38.0%
23
100+Niels Zonneveld edge
22
10
140+Tom Sykes edge
13
3
180sTom Sykes edge
5
86
Highest checkoutTom Sykes edge
124

Key performance insights

Driven by the final stat split and leg availability
Niels Zonneveld was the sharper finisher, clearing chances 5.0 percentage points better on doubles.
Tom Sykes set the tone earlier in legs, opening with a 7.5 point First 9 advantage.

Scoring summary

Power scoring and volume
Niels Zonneveld
180s3
140+10
100+23
Tom Sykes
180s5
140+13
100+22

Finishing summary

Checkout quality and conversion
Niels Zonneveld
Checkout %43.0%
Highest checkout86
Checkouts6/14
Tom Sykes
Checkout %38.0%
Highest checkout124
Checkouts5/13

Momentum strip

Match flow by leg
L1Niels Zonneveld
L2Tom Sykes
L3Niels Zonneveld
L4Tom Sykes
L5Niels Zonneveld
L6Tom Sykes
L7Niels Zonneveld
L8Niels Zonneveld
L9Tom Sykes
L10Tom Sykes
L11Niels Zonneveld

Leg-by-leg table

11 legs captured
LegWinnerDartsCheckout
Set 1 · Leg 1
Niels Zonneveld
10Fast leg
12
Set 1 · Leg 2
Tom Sykes
12Fast leg
124
Set 1 · Leg 3
Niels Zonneveld
19
10
Set 1 · Leg 4
Tom Sykes
14Fast leg
64
Set 1 · Leg 5
Niels Zonneveld
18
86
Set 1 · Leg 6
Tom Sykes
13Fast leg
32
Set 1 · Leg 7
Niels Zonneveld
20
56
Set 1 · Leg 8Streak of 2
Niels Zonneveld
14Fast leg
66
Set 1 · Leg 9
Tom Sykes
12Fast leg
91
Set 1 · Leg 10Streak of 2
Tom Sykes
16
32
Set 1 · Leg 11
Niels Zonneveld
13Fast leg
40

Match stats

2 player rows

Niels Zonneveld

3-dart avg94.1
First 9101.9
Checkout43.0% (6/14)
180s3
High checkout86
100+ checkouts0

Tom Sykes

3-dart avg93.8
First 9109.4
Checkout38.0% (5/13)
180s5
High checkout124
100+ checkouts1

AI edge post-mortem

Work in progress

Niels Zonneveld closed this out 6–5, and the completed-match recap now has the right scaffolding to explain the result with more than a shrug.