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Completed Match

Full leg data

Alexander Merkx

3–6

Nathan Girvan

UK Open 2025 • T128 • 28 Feb 2025, 00:00 UTC • Best of 11 legs

WinnerNathan Girvan
Score3–6
DataFull leg data

Why this match was won

Post-match verdict

Nathan Girvan won 3–6. The result was driven by a 4.1 point 3-dart average edge for Nathan Girvan; a 14.0 percentage point checkout edge for Nathan Girvan; the longest leg run belonging to Nathan Girvan at 4 legs.

Average gap4.1 ptsNathan Girvan led the 3-dart average.
Checkout gap14.0 ptsNathan Girvan finished cleaner on doubles.
Leg flow4-leg runNathan Girvan 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
Alexander MerkxNathan Girvan
87.6
3-dart averageNathan Girvan edge
91.7
98.2
First 9 averageNathan Girvan edge
103.7
19.0%
Checkout %Nathan Girvan edge
33.0%
17
100+Nathan Girvan edge
21
7
140+Level
7
3
180sAlexander Merkx edge
1
32
Highest checkoutNathan Girvan edge
105

Key performance insights

Driven by the final stat split and leg availability
Nathan Girvan created the cleaner scoring base with a 4.1 point edge in 3-dart average.
Nathan Girvan was the sharper finisher, clearing chances 14.0 percentage points better on doubles.
Nathan Girvan set the tone earlier in legs, opening with a 5.5 point First 9 advantage.
Nathan Girvan took the final leg in 19 darts, closing the match at 3–6.

Leg-flow story

Runs, breaks, and decisive legs
Nathan Girvan produced the longest run of the match with 4 legs in a row.
4 legs were won against the throw, which is where the match pressure actually moved.
Nathan Girvan closed the final leg at 3–6 in 19 darts.

Scoring and finishing

Volume plus conversion
Alexander Merkx
3-dart avg87.6
180s / 140+ / 100+3 / 7 / 17
Checkout %19.0%
Highest checkout32
Checkouts3/16
Nathan Girvan
3-dart avg91.7
180s / 140+ / 100+1 / 7 / 21
Checkout %33.0%
Highest checkout105
Checkouts6/18

Momentum strip

Match flow by leg
L1Nathan Girvan
L2Nathan Girvan
L3Nathan Girvan
L4Nathan Girvan
L5Alexander Merkx
L6Nathan Girvan
L7Alexander Merkx
L8Alexander Merkx
L9Nathan Girvan

Leg-by-leg table

9 legs captured
LegWinnerDartsCheckout
Set 1 · Leg 1
Nathan Girvan
13Fast leg
32
Set 1 · Leg 2Streak of 2
Nathan Girvan
14Fast leg
25
Set 1 · Leg 3Streak of 3
Nathan Girvan
15Fast leg
105
Set 1 · Leg 4Streak of 4
Nathan Girvan
14Fast leg
53
Set 1 · Leg 5
Alexander Merkx
16
32
Set 1 · Leg 6
Nathan Girvan
13Fast leg
20
Set 1 · Leg 7
Alexander Merkx
19
14
Set 1 · Leg 8Streak of 2
Alexander Merkx
16
32
Set 1 · Leg 9
Nathan Girvan
19
40

Data coverage

Source and completeness
CoverageFull leg data
Stats rows2
Legs / visits9 / 97
Sourceexplicit