Completed Match

Full leg data

Players Championship 23 • T32 • 28 Sept 2023, 00:00 UTC • Best of 15 legs

WinnerChris Dobey
Score5–6
DataFull leg data

Why this match was won

Post-match verdict

Chris Dobey won 5–6. The result was driven by a 7.5 point 3-dart average edge for van Gerwen; a 9.0 percentage point checkout edge for Chris Dobey; the longest leg run belonging to van Gerwen at 2 legs.

Average gap7.5 ptsvan Gerwen led the 3-dart average.
Checkout gap9.0 ptsChris Dobey finished cleaner on doubles.
Leg flow2-leg runvan Gerwen 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
van GerwenChris Dobey
100.9
3-dart averagevan Gerwen edge
93.4
112.7
First 9 averagevan Gerwen edge
103.1
29.0%
Checkout %Chris Dobey edge
38.0%
53
100+Level
53
23
140+Level
23
6
180sLevel
6
119
Highest checkoutLevel
119

Key performance insights

Driven by the final stat split and leg availability
van Gerwen created the cleaner scoring base with a 7.5 point edge in 3-dart average.
Chris Dobey was the sharper finisher, clearing chances 9.0 percentage points better on doubles.
van Gerwen set the tone earlier in legs, opening with a 9.6 point First 9 advantage.
Dobey took the final leg, closing the match at 5–0.

Leg-flow story

Runs, breaks, and decisive legs
van Gerwen produced the longest run of the match with 2 legs in a row.
Dobey closed the final leg at 5–0.

Scoring and finishing

Volume plus conversion
van Gerwen
3-dart avg100.9
180s / 140+ / 100+6 / 23 / 53
Checkout %29.0%
Highest checkout119
Checkouts5/17
Chris Dobey
3-dart avg93.4
180s / 140+ / 100+6 / 23 / 53
Checkout %38.0%
Highest checkout119
Checkouts6/16

Momentum strip

Match flow by leg
L1van Gerwen
L2Dobey
L3van Gerwen
L4Dobey
L5Dobey
L6van Gerwen
L7Dobey
L8Dobey
L9van Gerwen
L10van Gerwen
L11Dobey

Leg-by-leg table

11 legs captured
LegWinnerDartsCheckout
Set 1 · Leg 1
van Gerwen
Set 1 · Leg 2
Dobey
Set 1 · Leg 3
van Gerwen
Set 1 · Leg 4
Dobey
Set 1 · Leg 5
Dobey
Set 1 · Leg 6
van Gerwen
Set 1 · Leg 7
Dobey
Set 1 · Leg 8
Dobey
Set 1 · Leg 9
van Gerwen
Set 1 · Leg 10Streak of 2
van Gerwen
Set 1 · Leg 11
Dobey

Data coverage

Source and completeness
CoverageFull leg data
Stats rows2
Legs / visits11 / 109
Sourceexplicit