Grand Slam of Darts: Gary Anderson delivers a vintage display to knock out Gerwyn Price | Darts News

Gary Anderson upsets Gerwyn Price whereas there have been wins for Josh Rock, James Wade and a red-hot Luke Humphries; Watch the seventeenth staging of the Grand Slam of Darts on the WV Active Aldersley all this week – stay on Sky Sports

Gary Anderson delivered a vintage efficiency to knock out three-time winner Gerwyn Price 10-6 and attain the final eight of the Grand Slam of Darts.

Anderson, a two-time runner-up on the Grand Slam, stole the headlines after prevailing in a repeat of the pair’s notorious 2018 remaining defying eight 180s and a 103 common from Price to proceed his bid for an elusive Grand Slam crown on a high-quality night time of motion in Wolverhampton.

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Gary Anderson mentioned that is essentially the most snug he is felt on a TV stage for a very long time after beating Gerwyn Price

Price – who registered consecutive 110 and 112 averages within the round-robin section – drew first blood with a 14-dart maintain, just for Anderson to seize the early initiative with a run of three straight legs.

The Welshman responded to restore parity at three apiece, just for ‘The Flying Scotsman’ to win 4 of the following 5 legs to regain management – sparked by a excellent 12-dart break in leg seven.

Anderson maintained his cost by crashing in consecutive maximums to stretch his lead to 8-4, though Price refused to relent, registering back-to-back 13-darters to put himself again in competition.

Nevertheless, Anderson halted Price’s cost with a sensible 11-darter within the penultimate leg, which he adopted with a snug maintain of throw through double six to cap off a virtuoso display.

“There’s life in the old dog yet,” quipped Anderson, who averaged 104.96 to arrange a mouth-watering quarter-final showdown in opposition to Luke Humphries.

“Gerwyn has been playing very well. Hitting 110 and 112 averages is a hard job to do, but I’ve hit a 102 and now a 104, so we’re getting there.

“I’m enjoying nicely on the follow board, I’m enjoying nicely on the ground, and that was essentially the most snug I’ve felt on the stage for a whereas.”

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John Part says Anderson is going to relish taking on Humphries in the quarter-finals on Friday

Humphries sealed his place in the last eight with a superb 10-7 victory against Ryan Searle, defying three ton-plus checkouts from the Somerset star to triumph with a 105 average and nine 180s.

Searle, who landed a sensational nine-darter to seal his last 16 berth on Monday, remarkably led 3-2 at the first interval, despite averaging 15 points less than Humphries in the opening session.

However, the World Grand Prix champion won six of the next seven legs to assume control at 8-4, with a magnificent ten-darter in leg 12 typifying his relentless scoring power.

Searle – featuring in the knockout stages at the Grand Slam for the first time – prolonged the contest with 115, 112 and 94 combinations in the closing stages, but Humphries kept his cool to prevail.

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Luke Humphries described how his mentality has improved the last couple of years after beating best friend Ryan Searle

“That was a actually powerful recreation to play,” reflected the world No 4, who is eyeing his second televised ranking title in as many months.

“I felt actually good there. I in all probability might have been 8-2 up however I wasn’t, and that is simply testomony to how good Ryan is, as a result of he pushes you.

“Ryan is one of the elite players in my opinion. I know what he is capable of, so when he started coming back at me there, I started to get a little worried!”

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James Wade and Chris Dobey placed on a ending masterclass, with 5 ton-plus finishes between them

Earlier within the night time, three-time runner-up James Wade continued his resurgence after keeping off a late rally from Masters champion Chris Dobey to transfer by to his sixth Grand Slam quarter-final.

Wade will tackle Josh Rock subsequent after the Northern Irishman produced a formidable display to see off Krzysztof Ratajski and transfer by to his first premier televised rating quarter-final.

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Josh Rock described how he gained on the ‘Rock Double Five’ and was pondering of his dad on the successful dart as he defeated Krzysztof Ratajski

“I knew I hadn’t got through to a quarter-final on the major stage before, but I managed to control the nerves and get the win, so I’m happy,” mentioned the 2022 World Youth Champion.

What occurs on Thursday on the Grand Slam?

Michael van Gerwen is aiming to win his fourth Grand Slam of Darts title

The second spherical motion will conclude on Thursday, as three-time champion Michael van Gerwen takes on Australian No 1 Damon Heta for a place within the quarter-finals.

Elsewhere, World Matchplay champion Nathan Aspinall faces 2018 World Champion Rob Cross, world No 7 Danny Noppert performs a resurgent Stephen Bunting, whereas UK Open champion Andrew Gilding meets American newcomer Stowe Buntz.

When are the World Championships?

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The World Championship begins on Friday, December 15 – stay on Sky Sports Darts

The sport’s largest occasion shall be held from December 15, 2023 to January 3, 2024 as 96 gamers compete for the Sid Waddell Trophy and £2.5m in prize cash at Alexandra Palace.

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