Ryan Joyce 1-3 *Nathan Aspinall
The Asp is brimming with confidence and it is affecting his darts in the best way possible.
He hits another maximum to put himself in a position of strength in the leg.
Aspinall takes out double 12 to open up a two-leg lead.
Ryan Joyce* 1-2 Nathan Aspinall
What a big chance missed by Relentless in that leg.
He missed two darts at a double to hold his throw.
Aspinall makes him pay, seeing out the leg for a break.
Ryan Joyce 1-1 *Nathan Aspinall
Great response with a break back from Joyce.
Aspinall was throwing well but missed a dart at double 12 for a 134 checkout.
Joyce hits double 16 to get his first leg on the board.
Ryan Joyce* 0-1 Nathan Aspinall
What a first visit to the oche from Aspinall.
He hits a maximum to put himself in a good position to break early on in this final.
The Asp hits double 16 to strike an early psychological blow.
Ryan Joyce vs Nathan Aspinall
This really is a tough one to call this evening.
On paper, you would not think Joyce has the regular big scoring visits to stay in touch with The Asp.
That said, when you can finish as well as Joyce, you can really punish a confidence-based player like Aspinall and crush his game in the process.
Ryan Joyce vs Nathan Aspinall
We now know who will be contesting the final this evening.
One thing we can be sure of, we will have a completely new winer of a European Tour event in Germany.
The players will have a slight break so The Asp does not have to play back-to-back games.
It promises to be an interesting final.
