DartsEdge

Completed Match

Full leg data

Stephen Burton

3–6

Owen Bates

Players Championship 05 • T128 • 24 Feb 2026, 00:00 UTC • Best of 15 legs

WinnerOwen Bates
Score3–6
DataFull leg data

Why this match was won

Post-match verdict

Owen Bates won 3–6. The result was driven by a 14.4 point 3-dart average edge for Owen Bates; a 13.0 percentage point checkout edge for Owen Bates; the longest leg run belonging to Owen Bates at 4 legs.

Average gap14.4 ptsOwen Bates led the 3-dart average.
Checkout gap13.0 ptsOwen Bates finished cleaner on doubles.
Leg flow4-leg runOwen Bates 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
Stephen BurtonOwen Bates
90.1
3-dart averageOwen Bates edge
104.5
92
First 9 averageOwen Bates edge
106.4
33.0%
Checkout %Owen Bates edge
46.0%
15
100+Owen Bates edge
20
5
140+Owen Bates edge
7
1
180sOwen Bates edge
4
71
Highest checkoutOwen Bates edge
93

Key performance insights

Driven by the final stat split and leg availability
Owen Bates created the cleaner scoring base with a 14.4 point edge in 3-dart average.
Owen Bates was the sharper finisher, clearing chances 13.0 percentage points better on doubles.
Owen Bates set the tone earlier in legs, opening with a 14.4 point First 9 advantage.
Owen Bates took the final leg in 13 darts, closing the match at 3–6.

Leg-flow story

Runs, breaks, and decisive legs
Owen Bates produced the longest run of the match with 4 legs in a row.
3 legs were won against the throw, which is where the match pressure actually moved.
Owen Bates closed the final leg at 3–6 in 13 darts.

Scoring and finishing

Volume plus conversion
Stephen Burton
3-dart avg90.1
180s / 140+ / 100+1 / 5 / 15
Checkout %33.0%
Highest checkout71
Checkouts3/9
Owen Bates
3-dart avg104.5
180s / 140+ / 100+4 / 7 / 20
Checkout %46.0%
Highest checkout93
Checkouts6/13

Momentum strip

Match flow by leg
L1Owen Bates
L2Owen Bates
L3Owen Bates
L4Owen Bates
L5Stephen Burton
L6Stephen Burton
L7Owen Bates
L8Stephen Burton
L9Owen Bates

Leg-by-leg table

9 legs captured
LegWinnerDartsCheckout
Set 1 · Leg 1
Owen Bates
17
45
Set 1 · Leg 2Streak of 2
Owen Bates
13Fast leg
36
Set 1 · Leg 3Streak of 3
Owen Bates
13Fast leg
40
Set 1 · Leg 4Streak of 4
Owen Bates
17
60
Set 1 · Leg 5
Stephen Burton
16
24
Set 1 · Leg 6Streak of 2
Stephen Burton
14Fast leg
71
Set 1 · Leg 7
Owen Bates
12Fast leg
93
Set 1 · Leg 8
Stephen Burton
14Fast leg
65
Set 1 · Leg 9
Owen Bates
13Fast leg
28

Data coverage

Source and completeness
CoverageFull leg data
Stats rows2
Legs / visits9 / 88
Sourceexplicit