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Completed Match

Full leg data

Leighton Bennett

4–6

José de Sousa

Players Championship 17 • T128 • 2 Aug 2024, 00:00 UTC • Best of 15 legs

WinnerJosé de Sousa
Score4–6
DataFull leg data

Why this match was won

Post-match verdict

José de Sousa won 4–6. The result was driven by a 4.3 point 3-dart average edge for José de Sousa; a 6.0 percentage point checkout edge for José de Sousa; the longest leg run belonging to Leighton Bennett at 2 legs.

Average gap4.3 ptsJosé de Sousa led the 3-dart average.
Checkout gap6.0 ptsJosé de Sousa finished cleaner on doubles.
Leg flow2-leg runLeighton Bennett 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
Leighton BennettJosé de Sousa
80.4
3-dart averageJosé de Sousa edge
84.7
97.5
First 9 averageLeighton Bennett edge
94
27.0%
Checkout %José de Sousa edge
33.0%
13
100+José de Sousa edge
20
8
140+Level
8
3
180sLeighton Bennett edge
2
85
Highest checkoutJosé de Sousa edge
135

Key performance insights

Driven by the final stat split and leg availability
José de Sousa created the cleaner scoring base with a 4.3 point edge in 3-dart average.
José de Sousa was the sharper finisher, clearing chances 6.0 percentage points better on doubles.
Leighton Bennett set the tone earlier in legs, opening with a 3.5 point First 9 advantage.
Jose De Sousa took the final leg in 17 darts, closing the match at 4–0.

Leg-flow story

Runs, breaks, and decisive legs
Leighton Bennett produced the longest run of the match with 2 legs in a row.
Jose De Sousa closed the final leg at 4–0 in 17 darts.

Scoring and finishing

Volume plus conversion
Leighton Bennett
3-dart avg80.4
180s / 140+ / 100+3 / 8 / 13
Checkout %27.0%
Highest checkout85
Checkouts4/15
José de Sousa
3-dart avg84.7
180s / 140+ / 100+2 / 8 / 20
Checkout %33.0%
Highest checkout135
Checkouts6/18

Momentum strip

Match flow by leg
L1Jose De Sousa
L2Leighton Bennett
L3Jose De Sousa
L4Leighton Bennett
L5Leighton Bennett
L6Jose De Sousa
L7Jose De Sousa
L8Jose De Sousa
L9Leighton Bennett
L10Jose De Sousa

Leg-by-leg table

10 legs captured
LegWinnerDartsCheckout
Set 1 · Leg 1
Jose De Sousa
15Fast leg
88
Set 1 · Leg 2
Leighton Bennett
12Fast leg
85
Set 1 · Leg 3
Jose De Sousa
19
10
Set 1 · Leg 4
Leighton Bennett
22
32
Set 1 · Leg 5Streak of 2
Leighton Bennett
14Fast leg
70
Set 1 · Leg 6
Jose De Sousa
13Fast leg
32
Set 1 · Leg 7
Jose De Sousa
15Fast leg
135
Set 1 · Leg 8
Jose De Sousa
16
32
Set 1 · Leg 9
Leighton Bennett
19
32
Set 1 · Leg 10
Jose De Sousa
17
56

Data coverage

Source and completeness
CoverageFull leg data
Stats rows2
Legs / visits10 / 111
Sourceexplicit