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Completed Match

Full leg data

Josh Payne

6–4

David Evans

Players Championship 28 • T128 • 16 Oct 2024, 00:00 UTC • Best of 15 legs

WinnerJosh Payne
Score6–4
DataFull leg data

Why this match was won

Post-match verdict

Josh Payne won 6–4. The result was driven by a 1.8 point 3-dart average edge for Josh Payne; the longest leg run belonging to David Evans at 3 legs.

Average gap1.8 ptsJosh Payne led the 3-dart average.
Checkout gap2.0 ptsJosh Payne finished cleaner on doubles.
Leg flow3-leg runDavid Evans 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
Josh PayneDavid Evans
93.1
3-dart averageJosh Payne edge
91.3
102.4
First 9 averageJosh Payne edge
89.1
38.0%
Checkout %Josh Payne edge
36.0%
23
100+Josh Payne edge
20
11
140+Josh Payne edge
7
3
180sJosh Payne edge
2
96
Highest checkoutDavid Evans edge
114

Key performance insights

Driven by the final stat split and leg availability
Josh Payne created the cleaner scoring base with a 1.8 point edge in 3-dart average.
Josh Payne set the tone earlier in legs, opening with a 13.3 point First 9 advantage.
Josh Payne took the final leg in 14 darts, closing the match at 6–4.

Leg-flow story

Runs, breaks, and decisive legs
David Evans produced the longest run of the match with 3 legs in a row.
3 legs were won against the throw, which is where the match pressure actually moved.
Josh Payne closed the final leg at 6–4 in 14 darts.

Scoring and finishing

Volume plus conversion
Josh Payne
3-dart avg93.1
180s / 140+ / 100+3 / 11 / 23
Checkout %38.0%
Highest checkout96
Checkouts6/16
David Evans
3-dart avg91.3
180s / 140+ / 100+2 / 7 / 20
Checkout %36.0%
Highest checkout114
Checkouts4/11

Momentum strip

Match flow by leg
L1Josh Payne
L2David Evans
L3David Evans
L4David Evans
L5Josh Payne
L6Josh Payne
L7Josh Payne
L8David Evans
L9Josh Payne
L10Josh Payne

Leg-by-leg table

10 legs captured
LegWinnerDartsCheckout
Set 1 · Leg 1
Josh Payne
17
55
Set 1 · Leg 2
David Evans
16
40
Set 1 · Leg 3Streak of 2
David Evans
15Fast leg
107
Set 1 · Leg 4Streak of 3
David Evans
17
63
Set 1 · Leg 5
Josh Payne
19
10
Set 1 · Leg 6Streak of 2
Josh Payne
15Fast leg
96
Set 1 · Leg 7Streak of 3
Josh Payne
18
94
Set 1 · Leg 8
David Evans
15Fast leg
114
Set 1 · Leg 9
Josh Payne
13Fast leg
32
Set 1 · Leg 10Streak of 2
Josh Payne
14Fast leg
39

Data coverage

Source and completeness
CoverageFull leg data
Stats rows2
Legs / visits10 / 105
Sourceexplicit