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Completed Match

Full leg data

van Barneveld

6–5

Adam Smith-Neale

Players Championship 27 • T64 • 20 Oct 2023, 00:00 UTC • Best of 15 legs

Winnervan Barneveld
Score6–5
DataFull leg data

Why this match was won

Post-match verdict

van Barneveld won 6–5. The result was driven by a 2.9 point 3-dart average edge for van Barneveld; a 10.0 percentage point checkout edge for van Barneveld; the longest leg run belonging to van Barneveld at 3 legs.

Average gap2.9 ptsvan Barneveld led the 3-dart average.
Checkout gap10.0 ptsvan Barneveld 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 BarneveldAdam Smith-Neale
98.4
3-dart averagevan Barneveld edge
95.5
101.2
First 9 averageAdam Smith-Neale edge
105.7
60.0%
Checkout %van Barneveld edge
50.0%
26
100+van Barneveld edge
20
10
140+van Barneveld edge
7
4
180sLevel
4
109
Highest checkoutvan Barneveld edge
102

Key performance insights

Driven by the final stat split and leg availability
van Barneveld created the cleaner scoring base with a 2.9 point edge in 3-dart average.
van Barneveld was the sharper finisher, clearing chances 10.0 percentage points better on doubles.
Adam Smith-Neale set the tone earlier in legs, opening with a 4.5 point First 9 advantage.
van Barneveld took the final leg in 13 darts, closing the match at 6–0.

Leg-flow story

Runs, breaks, and decisive legs
van Barneveld produced the longest run of the match with 3 legs in a row.
van Barneveld closed the final leg at 6–0 in 13 darts.

Scoring and finishing

Volume plus conversion
van Barneveld
3-dart avg98.4
180s / 140+ / 100+4 / 10 / 26
Checkout %60.0%
Highest checkout109
Checkouts6/10
Adam Smith-Neale
3-dart avg95.5
180s / 140+ / 100+4 / 7 / 20
Checkout %50.0%
Highest checkout102
Checkouts5/10

Momentum strip

Match flow by leg
L1Smith-Neale
L2Smith-Neale
L3Smith-Neale
L4van Barneveld
L5Smith-Neale
L6van Barneveld
L7van Barneveld
L8van Barneveld
L9Smith-Neale
L10van Barneveld
L11van Barneveld

Leg-by-leg table

11 legs captured
LegWinnerDartsCheckout
Set 1 · Leg 1
Smith-Neale
15Fast leg
102
Set 1 · Leg 2
Smith-Neale
16
28
Set 1 · Leg 3
Smith-Neale
11Fast leg
53
Set 1 · Leg 4
van Barneveld
12Fast leg
81
Set 1 · Leg 5
Smith-Neale
17
72
Set 1 · Leg 6
van Barneveld
13Fast leg
16
Set 1 · Leg 7Streak of 2
van Barneveld
16
24
Set 1 · Leg 8Streak of 3
van Barneveld
15Fast leg
100
Set 1 · Leg 9
Smith-Neale
11Fast leg
48
Set 1 · Leg 10
van Barneveld
15Fast leg
109
Set 1 · Leg 11Streak of 2
van Barneveld
13Fast leg
40

Data coverage

Source and completeness
CoverageFull leg data
Stats rows2
Legs / visits11 / 102
Sourceexplicit