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Completed Match

Full leg data

Kai Gotthardt

10–8

Tom Sykes

UK Open 2026 • Round of 128 • 6 Mar 2026, 21:10 UTC

WinnerKai Gotthardt
Score10–8
DataFull leg data

Why this match was won

Post-match verdict

Kai Gotthardt won 10–8. The result was driven by a 1.0 point 3-dart average edge for Tom Sykes; a 6.0 percentage point checkout edge for Kai Gotthardt.

Average gap1.0 ptsTom Sykes led the 3-dart average.
Checkout gap6.0 ptsKai Gotthardt finished cleaner on doubles.
Leg flowNo runNo leg-by-leg run stood out.
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
Kai GotthardtTom Sykes
90.1
3-dart averageTom Sykes edge
91.1
100.1
First 9 averageKai Gotthardt edge
94.6
42.0%
Checkout %Kai Gotthardt edge
36.0%
22
100+Kai Gotthardt edge
16
9
140+Kai Gotthardt edge
8
5
180sLevel
5
170
Highest checkoutKai Gotthardt edge
120

Key performance insights

Driven by the final stat split and leg availability
Tom Sykes created the cleaner scoring base with a 1.0 point edge in 3-dart average.
Kai Gotthardt was the sharper finisher, clearing chances 6.0 percentage points better on doubles.
Kai Gotthardt set the tone earlier in legs, opening with a 5.5 point First 9 advantage.
Gotthardt K. took the final leg in 14 darts, closing the match at 0–0.

Leg-flow story

Runs, breaks, and decisive legs
Gotthardt K. closed the final leg at 0–0 in 14 darts.

Scoring and finishing

Volume plus conversion
Kai Gotthardt
3-dart avg90.1
180s / 140+ / 100+5 / 9 / 22
Checkout %42.0%
Highest checkout170
Checkouts10/24
Tom Sykes
3-dart avg91.1
180s / 140+ / 100+5 / 8 / 16
Checkout %36.0%
Highest checkout120
Checkouts8/22

Momentum strip

Match flow by leg
L1Sykes T.
L2Sykes T.
L3Gotthardt K.
L4Sykes T.
L5Gotthardt K.
L6Sykes T.
L7Sykes T.
L8Gotthardt K.
L9Gotthardt K.
L10Gotthardt K.
L11Gotthardt K.
L12Sykes T.
L13Gotthardt K.
L14Sykes T.
L15Gotthardt K.
L16Gotthardt K.
L17Sykes T.
L18Gotthardt K.

Leg-by-leg table

18 legs captured
LegWinnerDartsCheckout
Set 1 · Leg 1
Sykes T.
17
58
Set 1 · Leg 2
Sykes T.
13Fast leg
40
Set 1 · Leg 3
Gotthardt K.
19
8
Set 1 · Leg 4
Sykes T.
15Fast leg
120
Set 1 · Leg 5
Gotthardt K.
19
10
Set 1 · Leg 6
Sykes T.
14Fast leg
79
Set 1 · Leg 7
Sykes T.
14Fast leg
80
Set 1 · Leg 8
Gotthardt K.
16
20
Set 1 · Leg 9
Gotthardt K.
17
57
Set 1 · Leg 10
Gotthardt K.
14Fast leg
64
Set 1 · Leg 11
Gotthardt K.
16
16
Set 1 · Leg 12
Sykes T.
13Fast leg
30
Set 1 · Leg 13
Gotthardt K.
19
40
Set 1 · Leg 14
Sykes T.
14Fast leg
72
Set 1 · Leg 15
Gotthardt K.
12Fast leg
170
Set 1 · Leg 16
Gotthardt K.
12Fast leg
103
Set 1 · Leg 17
Sykes T.
17
72
Set 1 · Leg 18
Gotthardt K.
14Fast leg
72

Data coverage

Source and completeness
CoverageFull leg data
Stats rows2
Legs / visits18 / 187
Sourcematch_stats_only