DartsEdge

Completed Match

Full leg data

Ryan Joyce

6–2

Smith

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

WinnerRyan Joyce
Score6–2
DataFull leg data

Why this match was won

Post-match verdict

Ryan Joyce won 6–2. The result was driven by a 8.7 point 3-dart average edge for Ryan Joyce; a 21.0 percentage point checkout edge for Ryan Joyce.

Average gap8.7 ptsRyan Joyce led the 3-dart average.
Checkout gap21.0 ptsRyan Joyce finished cleaner on doubles.
Leg flowNo runSmith 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
Ryan JoyceSmith
93.2
3-dart averageRyan Joyce edge
84.5
95.8
First 9 averageRyan Joyce edge
93
46.0%
Checkout %Ryan Joyce edge
25.0%
18
100+Ryan Joyce edge
11
6
140+Ryan Joyce edge
5
1
180sSmith edge
2
108
Highest checkoutRyan Joyce edge
40

Key performance insights

Driven by the final stat split and leg availability
Ryan Joyce created the cleaner scoring base with a 8.7 point edge in 3-dart average.
Ryan Joyce was the sharper finisher, clearing chances 21.0 percentage points better on doubles.
Ryan Joyce set the tone earlier in legs, opening with a 2.8 point First 9 advantage.
Joyce took the final leg in 17 darts, closing the match at 0–2.

Leg-flow story

Runs, breaks, and decisive legs
Joyce closed the final leg at 0–2 in 17 darts.

Scoring and finishing

Volume plus conversion
Ryan Joyce
3-dart avg93.2
180s / 140+ / 100+1 / 6 / 18
Checkout %46.0%
Highest checkout108
Checkouts6/13
Smith
3-dart avg84.5
180s / 140+ / 100+2 / 5 / 11
Checkout %25.0%
Highest checkout40
Checkouts2/8

Momentum strip

Match flow by leg
L1Smith
L2Joyce
L3Joyce
L4Joyce
L5Joyce
L6Joyce
L7Smith
L8Joyce

Leg-by-leg table

8 legs captured
LegWinnerDartsCheckout
Set 1 · Leg 1
Smith
13Fast leg
20
Set 1 · Leg 2
Joyce
17
73
Set 1 · Leg 3
Joyce
16
32
Set 1 · Leg 4
Joyce
15Fast leg
108
Set 1 · Leg 5
Joyce
16
16
Set 1 · Leg 6
Joyce
13Fast leg
40
Set 1 · Leg 7
Smith
16
40
Set 1 · Leg 8
Joyce
17
61

Data coverage

Source and completeness
CoverageFull leg data
Stats rows2
Legs / visits8 / 84
Sourceexplicit