Completed Match

Full breakdown mode

Stephen Bunting

9–2

Nitin Kumar

PDC World Championship 2026 • Round of 64 • 20 Dec 2025, 21:30 UTC • Best of 5 legs

WinnerStephen Bunting
Score9–2
ModeFull breakdown

AI match summary

Awaiting recap signal

This 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 unavailable
No clean edge

There is not enough structured preview output here yet to judge whether the pre-match edge landed.

Player performance comparison

Final stat split
Stephen Bunting avg94.1
Nitin Kumar avg75.2
Stephen Bunting checkout53.0%
Nitin Kumar checkout14.0%

Core match stats

Better values highlighted
Stephen BuntingNitin Kumar
94.1
3-dart averageStephen Bunting edge
75.2
100.1
First 9 averageStephen Bunting edge
87.2
53.0%
Checkout %Stephen Bunting edge
14.0%
12
100+Level
12
12
140+Stephen Bunting edge
6
2
180sStephen Bunting edge
0
132
Highest checkoutStephen Bunting edge
16

Key performance insights

Driven by the final stat split and leg availability
Stephen Bunting created the cleaner scoring base with a 18.9 point edge in 3-dart average.
Stephen Bunting was the sharper finisher, clearing chances 39.0 percentage points better on doubles.
Stephen Bunting set the tone earlier in legs, opening with a 12.9 point First 9 advantage.

Scoring summary

Power scoring and volume
Stephen Bunting
180s2
140+12
100+12
Nitin Kumar
180s0
140+6
100+12

Finishing summary

Checkout quality and conversion
Stephen Bunting
Checkout %53.0%
Highest checkout132
Checkouts9/17
Nitin Kumar
Checkout %14.0%
Highest checkout16
Checkouts2/14

Momentum strip

Match flow by leg
L1Stephen Bunting
L2Nitin Kumar
L3Stephen Bunting
L4Stephen Bunting
L5Stephen Bunting
L6Stephen Bunting
L7Stephen Bunting
L8Stephen Bunting
L9Stephen Bunting
L10Nitin Kumar
L11Stephen Bunting

Leg-by-leg table

11 legs captured
LegWinnerDartsCheckout
Set 1 · Leg 1
Stephen Bunting
15Fast leg
118
Set 1 · Leg 2
Nitin Kumar
16
16
Set 1 · Leg 3
Stephen Bunting
13Fast leg
40
Set 1 · Leg 4Streak of 2
Stephen Bunting
15Fast leg
107
Set 2 · Leg 1Streak of 3
Stephen Bunting
25
8
Set 2 · Leg 2Streak of 4
Stephen Bunting
17
42
Set 2 · Leg 3Streak of 5
Stephen Bunting
13Fast leg
32
Set 3 · Leg 1Streak of 6
Stephen Bunting
12Fast leg
85
Set 3 · Leg 2Streak of 7
Stephen Bunting
12Fast leg
132
Set 3 · Leg 3
Nitin Kumar
17
9
Set 3 · Leg 4
Stephen Bunting
15Fast leg
97

Match stats

2 player rows

Stephen Bunting

3-dart avg94.1
First 9100.1
Checkout53.0% (9/17)
180s2
High checkout132
100+ checkouts3

Nitin Kumar

3-dart avg75.2
First 987.2
Checkout14.0% (2/14)
180s0
High checkout16
100+ checkouts0

AI edge post-mortem

Work in progress

Stephen Bunting closed this out 9–2, and the completed-match recap now has the right scaffolding to explain the result with more than a shrug.