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Completed Match

Full leg data

Lee Evans

2–6

Josh Payne

Players Championship 26 • T64 • 3 Oct 2024, 00:00 UTC • Best of 15 legs

WinnerJosh Payne
Score2–6
DataFull leg data

Why this match was won

Post-match verdict

Josh Payne won 2–6. The result was driven by a 5.1 point 3-dart average edge for Josh Payne; a 18.0 percentage point checkout edge for Josh Payne; the longest leg run belonging to Josh Payne at 3 legs.

Average gap5.1 ptsJosh Payne led the 3-dart average.
Checkout gap18.0 ptsJosh Payne finished cleaner on doubles.
Leg flow3-leg runJosh Payne 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
Lee EvansJosh Payne
86.1
3-dart averageJosh Payne edge
91.3
88
First 9 averageJosh Payne edge
106
25.0%
Checkout %Josh Payne edge
43.0%
16
100+Josh Payne edge
20
7
140+Josh Payne edge
10
3
180sLee Evans edge
2
94
Highest checkoutJosh Payne edge
121

Key performance insights

Driven by the final stat split and leg availability
Josh Payne created the cleaner scoring base with a 5.1 point edge in 3-dart average.
Josh Payne was the sharper finisher, clearing chances 18.0 percentage points better on doubles.
Josh Payne set the tone earlier in legs, opening with a 18.0 point First 9 advantage.
Josh Payne took the final leg in 20 darts, closing the match at 2–6.

Leg-flow story

Runs, breaks, and decisive legs
Josh Payne produced the longest run of the match with 3 legs in a row.
2 legs were won against the throw, which is where the match pressure actually moved.
Josh Payne closed the final leg at 2–6 in 20 darts.

Scoring and finishing

Volume plus conversion
Lee Evans
3-dart avg86.1
180s / 140+ / 100+3 / 7 / 16
Checkout %25.0%
Highest checkout94
Checkouts2/8
Josh Payne
3-dart avg91.3
180s / 140+ / 100+2 / 10 / 20
Checkout %43.0%
Highest checkout121
Checkouts6/14

Momentum strip

Match flow by leg
L1Josh Payne
L2Josh Payne
L3Lee Evans
L4Josh Payne
L5Josh Payne
L6Josh Payne
L7Lee Evans
L8Josh Payne

Leg-by-leg table

8 legs captured
LegWinnerDartsCheckout
Set 1 · Leg 1
Josh Payne
15Fast leg
121
Set 1 · Leg 2Streak of 2
Josh Payne
13Fast leg
40
Set 1 · Leg 3
Lee Evans
18
94
Set 1 · Leg 4
Josh Payne
14Fast leg
9
Set 1 · Leg 5Streak of 2
Josh Payne
17
60
Set 1 · Leg 6Streak of 3
Josh Payne
16
40
Set 1 · Leg 7
Lee Evans
14Fast leg
76
Set 1 · Leg 8
Josh Payne
20
76

Data coverage

Source and completeness
CoverageFull leg data
Stats rows2
Legs / visits8 / 85
Sourceexplicit