DartsEdge

Completed Match

point-by-point unavailable | DartConnect enrichment 2026-05-09 from recap 69f0be8387a175f2e85b9f9a: populated 3DA, First 9, checkout efficiency/opportunities, 100+/140+/180, and highest checkout.

Wessel Nijman

6–5

Tom Sykes

Players Championship 12 2026 • Round of 64 • 28 Apr 2026, 14:05 UTC

WinnerWessel Nijman
Score6–5
Datapoint-by-point unavailable | DartConnect enrichment 2026-05-09 from recap 69f0be8387a175f2e85b9f9a: populated 3DA, First 9, checkout efficiency/opportunities, 100+/140+/180, and highest checkout.

Why this match was won

Post-match verdict

Wessel Nijman won 6–5. The result was driven by a 4.7 point 3-dart average edge for Wessel Nijman; a 5.0 percentage point checkout edge for Wessel Nijman.

Average gap4.7 ptsWessel Nijman led the 3-dart average.
Checkout gap5.0 ptsWessel Nijman 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
Wessel NijmanTom Sykes
96.6
3-dart averageWessel Nijman edge
92
102.9
First 9 averageWessel Nijman edge
99.1
43.0%
Checkout %Wessel Nijman edge
38.0%
17
100+Wessel Nijman edge
13
10
140+Wessel Nijman edge
8
2
180sTom Sykes edge
3
0
Highest checkoutLevel
0

Performance insights

Driven by match-level stats only
Wessel Nijman created the cleaner scoring base with a 4.7 point edge in 3-dart average.
Wessel Nijman was the sharper finisher, clearing chances 5.0 percentage points better on doubles.
Wessel Nijman set the tone earlier in legs, opening with a 3.9 point First 9 advantage.

Scoring and finishing

Volume plus conversion
Wessel Nijman
3-dart avg96.6
180s / 140+ / 100+2 / 10 / 17
Checkout %43.0%
Highest checkout0
Tom Sykes
3-dart avg92
180s / 140+ / 100+3 / 8 / 13
Checkout %38.0%
Highest checkout0

Data coverage

Source and completeness
Coveragepoint-by-point unavailable | DartConnect enrichment 2026-05-09 from recap 69f0be8387a175f2e85b9f9a: populated 3DA, First 9, checkout efficiency/opportunities, 100+/140+/180, and highest checkout.
Stats rows2
Legs / visits0 / 0
Sourcematch_stats_only

point-by-point unavailable | DartConnect enrichment 2026-05-09 from recap 69f0be8387a175f2e85b9f9a: populated 3DA, First 9, checkout efficiency/opportunities, 100+/140+/180, and highest checkout.