DartsEdge

Completed Match

Full leg data

Sam Spivey

5–6

Alexander Merkx

UK Open 2026 • Round 3 • 6 Mar 2026, 16:20 UTC

WinnerAlexander Merkx
Score5–6
DataFull leg data

Why this match was won

Post-match verdict

Alexander Merkx won 5–6. The result was driven by a 4.2 point 3-dart average edge for Alexander Merkx; a 6.0 percentage point checkout edge for Sam Spivey.

Average gap4.2 ptsAlexander Merkx led the 3-dart average.
Checkout gap6.0 ptsSam Spivey 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
Sam 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 availability
Alexander 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.
Merkx A. took the final leg in 14 darts, closing the match at 0–0.

Leg-flow story

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

Scoring and finishing

Volume plus conversion
Sam Spivey
3-dart avg85
180s / 140+ / 100+2 / 7 / 13
Checkout %33.0%
Highest checkout104
Checkouts5/15
Alexander Merkx
3-dart avg89.1
180s / 140+ / 100+2 / 9 / 7
Checkout %27.0%
Highest checkout72
Checkouts6/22

Momentum strip

Match flow by leg
L1Merkx 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 captured
LegWinnerDartsCheckout
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

Data coverage

Source and completeness
CoverageFull leg data
Stats rows2
Legs / visits11 / 121
Sourcematch_stats_only