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Completed Match

Full leg data

van Barneveld

5–6

Ricardo Pietreczko

Players Championship 27 • T16 • 20 Oct 2023, 00:00 UTC • Best of 15 legs

WinnerRicardo Pietreczko
Score5–6
DataFull leg data

Why this match was won

Post-match verdict

Ricardo Pietreczko won 5–6. The result was driven by a 1.8 point 3-dart average edge for van Barneveld; a 10.0 percentage point checkout edge for Ricardo Pietreczko; the longest leg run belonging to van Barneveld at 3 legs.

Average gap1.8 ptsvan Barneveld led the 3-dart average.
Checkout gap10.0 ptsRicardo Pietreczko finished cleaner on doubles.
Leg flow3-leg runvan Barneveld 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 BarneveldRicardo Pietreczko
98.2
3-dart averagevan Barneveld edge
96.4
101.9
First 9 averagevan Barneveld edge
96
36.0%
Checkout %Ricardo Pietreczko edge
46.0%
26
100+van Barneveld edge
21
14
140+van Barneveld edge
10
4
180svan Barneveld edge
3
76
Highest checkoutRicardo Pietreczko edge
80

Key performance insights

Driven by the final stat split and leg availability
van Barneveld created the cleaner scoring base with a 1.8 point edge in 3-dart average.
Ricardo Pietreczko was the sharper finisher, clearing chances 10.0 percentage points better on doubles.
van Barneveld set the tone earlier in legs, opening with a 5.9 point First 9 advantage.
Pietreczko took the final leg in 16 darts, closing the match at 5–0.

Leg-flow story

Runs, breaks, and decisive legs
van Barneveld produced the longest run of the match with 3 legs in a row.
Pietreczko closed the final leg at 5–0 in 16 darts.

Scoring and finishing

Volume plus conversion
van Barneveld
3-dart avg98.2
180s / 140+ / 100+4 / 14 / 26
Checkout %36.0%
Highest checkout76
Checkouts5/14
Ricardo Pietreczko
3-dart avg96.4
180s / 140+ / 100+3 / 10 / 21
Checkout %46.0%
Highest checkout80
Checkouts6/13

Momentum strip

Match flow by leg
L1van Barneveld
L2Pietreczko
L3Pietreczko
L4Pietreczko
L5van Barneveld
L6Pietreczko
L7Pietreczko
L8van Barneveld
L9van Barneveld
L10van Barneveld
L11Pietreczko

Leg-by-leg table

11 legs captured
LegWinnerDartsCheckout
Set 1 · Leg 1
van Barneveld
14Fast leg
37
Set 1 · Leg 2
Pietreczko
14Fast leg
25
Set 1 · Leg 3
Pietreczko
16
24
Set 1 · Leg 4
Pietreczko
14Fast leg
68
Set 1 · Leg 5
van Barneveld
16
36
Set 1 · Leg 6
Pietreczko
13Fast leg
40
Set 1 · Leg 7
Pietreczko
14Fast leg
80
Set 1 · Leg 8
van Barneveld
14Fast leg
76
Set 1 · Leg 9Streak of 2
van Barneveld
13Fast leg
24
Set 1 · Leg 10Streak of 3
van Barneveld
14Fast leg
59
Set 1 · Leg 11
Pietreczko
16
34

Data coverage

Source and completeness
CoverageFull leg data
Stats rows2
Legs / visits11 / 110
Sourceexplicit