Completed Match
point-by-point unavailable | DartConnect enrichment 2026-05-26 from recap 6a0c5d3487a175f2e873e301: populated 3DA, First 9, checkout efficiency/opportunities, 100+/140+/180, and highest checkout.Players Championship 18 2026 • Round of 128 • 19 May 2026, 12:50 UTC
WinnerNiko Springer
Score6–0
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Why this match was won
Post-match verdictNiko Springer won 6–0. The result was driven by a 7.8 point 3-dart average edge for Niko Springer; a 43.0 percentage point checkout edge for Niko Springer.
Pre-match edge post-mortem
Prediction unavailableNo 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 cosplayNiko SpringerShane McGuirk
98
3-dart averageNiko Springer edge
90.2
115
First 9 averageNiko Springer edge
96.6
43.0%
Checkout %Niko Springer edge
0.0%
6
100+Shane McGuirk edge
10
5
140+Niko Springer edge
2
1
180sLevel
1
128
Highest checkoutNiko Springer edge
0
Performance insights
Driven by match-level stats onlyNiko Springer created the cleaner scoring base with a 7.8 point edge in 3-dart average.
Niko Springer was the sharper finisher, clearing chances 43.0 percentage points better on doubles.
Niko Springer set the tone earlier in legs, opening with a 18.4 point First 9 advantage.
Scoring and finishing
Volume plus conversion3-dart avg98
180s / 140+ / 100+1 / 5 / 6
Checkout %43.0%
Highest checkout128
3-dart avg90.2
180s / 140+ / 100+1 / 2 / 10
Checkout %0.0%
Highest checkout0
Data coverage
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Stats rows2
Legs / visits0 / 0
Sourcematch_stats_only
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