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Gary Anderson won 5-1 against Dirk van Duijvenbode of the Netherlands, while Stephen Bunting defeated Krzysztof Ratajski of Poland 5: 3 in the quarterfinals of the PDC World Darts Championship in London at Alexandra Palace on Friday the 5th of the program. In the afternoon, twice PDC and BDO individual world champions reached the semifinals on Saturday night.
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| Gary Anderson is in great shape at the World Cup (Photo: PDC) |
Of the eight best players Gary Andersonnak had the weakest tournament average to date (94.49 points) and the lowest 180 rounds (14), plus a “bloodthirsty” player, Rob Cross, and Premier League winner Glen Durrantet in the quarterfinals. final Dirk van duijvenbode waiting for him, who beat him 3: 1 in the quarterfinals of this year’s World Grand Prix.
Anderson lost the first game 3-1, but then the Dutch game disintegrated and the Scots won legs one after another, and thus the sets. The two-time world champion won ten matches (!) In a row after 0: 1, 1–1, that is, he won the third and fourth sets by 3–0, and when Van Duijvenbode joined a bit, the match was almost finished. .
In the final game of the sixth set, Van Duijvenbode, working on a civilian eggplant farm in the civilian, scored 5 points on his third round of 180, but Anderson came out with a double 20 to sell his first match arrow, reaching the semifinals of the World Cup for the sixth time in his life. The Scottish average was 101.07 points, kicking out the scorers with an efficiency of 50 percent (16/32). With this victory, Anderson also made sure not to break out of the top 16 in the PDC world rankings after the World Cup (currently 14th in the live rankings).
Gary Anderson secures his place in the semifinals after winning five sets at the top to close out a dominant 5-1 victory.
Excellent level of the two-time champion, with an average of more than 101. pic.twitter.com/DyIm8uG6OX
– PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) January 1, 2021
2014 BDO World Champion in the first quarter-final Stephen Bunting took a take off Krzysztof Ratajski against (3: 0) and even had an arrow for 4: 0, but the Pole, who turned 44 just today, on January 1, did not lose faith and caught up with the English with a good game at 4: 3. Without However, after the final break, Bunting had no mercy, winning the eighth set with a round average of close to 110 points 3-0, making him in the top four at the PDC World Cup for the first time in his career. , and it is already certain that from position 26 at least it will advance to the world ranking until day 17.
Stephen Bunting has reached his first PDC World Championship semi-final after closing out a brilliant 5-3 victory over Krzysztof Ratajski.
Next Gary Anderson v Dirk van Duijvenbode pic.twitter.com/a7aFdfCkj1
– PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) January 1, 2021
In the semifinals on Saturday night, Bunting will face the winner of the spicy Gerwyn Price – Daryl Gurney match, while Anderson will face Michael van Gerwen or Dave Chisnall. If MVG advances, Dutch and Scottish excellence could compete in the semi-finals again after two years – that match was won by Van Gerwen 6: 1 on December 30, 2018.
DARTS
PDC WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, DAY 14
QUARTERLY
Krysztof Ratajski (Polish, 15) (97.58) –Stephen Bunting (English, 26) (101.01) 3: 5
Gary Anderson (Scots, 13th) (101.07)–Dirk van Duijvenbode (Holland) (94.29) 5: 1
19.00: afternoon stageTV: Sport2)
Gerwyn Price (Wales, 3rd) – Daryl Gurney (Eszakir, 11th)
Michael van Gerwen (Dutch, 1st) – Dave Chisnall (English, 8th)
FINAL SATURDAY PAIRING
Michael van Gerwen (Dutch, 1st) / Dave Chisnall (English, 8th) – Gary Anderson (Scots, 13th)
Stephen Bunting (English, 26) – Gerwyn Price (Welsh, 3) / Daryl Gurney (Northern Ireland, 11)
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