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Completed Match

Full leg data

Mervyn King

5–6

van Dongen

Players Championship 27 • T128 • 20 Oct 2023, 00:00 UTC • Best of 15 legs

Winnervan Dongen
Score5–6
DataFull leg data

Why this match was won

Post-match verdict

van Dongen won 5–6. The result was driven by a 13.3 point 3-dart average edge for van Dongen; a 10.0 percentage point checkout edge for Mervyn King; the longest leg run belonging to van Dongen at 2 legs.

Average gap13.3 ptsvan Dongen led the 3-dart average.
Checkout gap10.0 ptsMervyn King finished cleaner on doubles.
Leg flow2-leg runvan Dongen 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
Mervyn Kingvan Dongen
86.3
3-dart averagevan Dongen edge
99.5
94.7
First 9 averagevan Dongen edge
108.6
50.0%
Checkout %Mervyn King edge
40.0%
20
100+van Dongen edge
23
6
140+van Dongen edge
13
2
180svan Dongen edge
4
80
Highest checkoutvan Dongen edge
111

Key performance insights

Driven by the final stat split and leg availability
van Dongen created the cleaner scoring base with a 13.3 point edge in 3-dart average.
Mervyn King was the sharper finisher, clearing chances 10.0 percentage points better on doubles.
van Dongen set the tone earlier in legs, opening with a 13.9 point First 9 advantage.
van Dongen took the final leg in 13 darts, closing the match at 0–6.

Leg-flow story

Runs, breaks, and decisive legs
van Dongen produced the longest run of the match with 2 legs in a row.
van Dongen closed the final leg at 0–6 in 13 darts.

Scoring and finishing

Volume plus conversion
Mervyn King
3-dart avg86.3
180s / 140+ / 100+2 / 6 / 20
Checkout %50.0%
Highest checkout80
Checkouts5/10
van Dongen
3-dart avg99.5
180s / 140+ / 100+4 / 13 / 23
Checkout %40.0%
Highest checkout111
Checkouts6/15

Momentum strip

Match flow by leg
L1King
L2van Dongen
L3van Dongen
L4King
L5van Dongen
L6King
L7van Dongen
L8King
L9van Dongen
L10King
L11van Dongen

Leg-by-leg table

11 legs captured
LegWinnerDartsCheckout
Set 1 · Leg 1
King
14Fast leg
72
Set 1 · Leg 2
van Dongen
14Fast leg
80
Set 1 · Leg 3Streak of 2
van Dongen
15Fast leg
111
Set 1 · Leg 4
King
14Fast leg
80
Set 1 · Leg 5
van Dongen
13Fast leg
32
Set 1 · Leg 6
King
19
40
Set 1 · Leg 7
van Dongen
14Fast leg
44
Set 1 · Leg 8
King
17
61
Set 1 · Leg 9
van Dongen
19
20
Set 1 · Leg 10
King
11Fast leg
46
Set 1 · Leg 11
van Dongen
13Fast leg
40

Data coverage

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