180s2
140+7
100+13
Completed Match
Full breakdown modeUK Open 2026 • Round 3 • 6 Mar 2026, 16:20 UTC
WinnerAlexander Merkx
Score5–6
ModeFull breakdown
AI match summary
Awaiting recap signalThis match page now supports a dedicated completed-match recap path, but the post-match summary signal is not populated for this one yet.
Edge result
Prediction unavailableNo clean edge
There is not enough structured preview output here yet to judge whether the pre-match edge landed.
Player performance comparison
Final stat splitSam Spivey avg85
Alexander Merkx avg89.1
Sam Spivey checkout33.0%
Alexander Merkx checkout27.0%
Core match stats
Better values highlightedSam SpiveyAlexander Merkx
85
3-dart averageAlexander Merkx edge
89.1
90.9
First 9 averageAlexander Merkx edge
107.8
33.0%
Checkout %Sam Spivey edge
27.0%
13
100+Sam Spivey edge
7
7
140+Alexander Merkx edge
9
2
180sLevel
2
104
Highest checkoutSam Spivey edge
72
Key performance insights
Driven by the final stat split and leg availabilityAlexander Merkx created the cleaner scoring base with a 4.2 point edge in 3-dart average.
Sam Spivey was the sharper finisher, clearing chances 6.0 percentage points better on doubles.
Alexander Merkx set the tone earlier in legs, opening with a 16.9 point First 9 advantage.
Scoring summary
Power scoring and volume180s2
140+9
100+7
Finishing summary
Checkout quality and conversionCheckout %33.0%
Highest checkout104
Checkouts5/15
Checkout %27.0%
Highest checkout72
Checkouts6/22
Momentum strip
Match flow by legL1Merkx A.
L2Merkx A.
L3Merkx A.
L4Spivey S.
L5Merkx A.
L6Spivey S.
L7Spivey S.
L8Merkx A.
L9Spivey S.
L10Spivey S.
L11Merkx A.
Leg-by-leg table
11 legs capturedLegWinnerDartsCheckout
Set 1 · Leg 1
Merkx A.
16
16
Set 1 · Leg 2
Merkx A.
19
32
Set 1 · Leg 3
Merkx A.
16
12
Set 1 · Leg 4
Spivey S.
15Fast leg
104
Set 1 · Leg 5
Merkx A.
16
32
Set 1 · Leg 6
Spivey S.
14Fast leg
64
Set 1 · Leg 7
Spivey S.
20
25
Set 1 · Leg 8
Merkx A.
14Fast leg
72
Set 1 · Leg 9
Spivey S.
17
59
Set 1 · Leg 10
Spivey S.
17
76
Set 1 · Leg 11
Merkx A.
14Fast leg
63
Match stats
2 player rowsAI edge post-mortem
Work in progressAlexander Merkx closed this out 5–6, and the completed-match recap now has the right scaffolding to explain the result with more than a shrug.