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A review of the action from Saturday’s semifinal at the PDC William Hill World Darts Championship, when Gerwyn Price defeated Stephen Bunting in a record clash and will now face Gary Anderson for the title.
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Stephen Bunting 4-6 Gerwyn Price
- Set scores: 2-3, 3-2, 3-2, 3-1, 1-3, 1-3, 3-2, 1-3, 0-3, 1-3
Gerwyn Price became the first Welshman to reach the PDC World Darts Championship final after beating Stephen Bunting 6-4 in a sensational clash with a record number of more than 100 checkouts.
The iceman, who will replace Michael van Gerwen as world number one if he lifts the Sid Waddell Trophy and pockets the £ 500,000 winner’s check on Sunday night, shot in eight of the final 13 + tonnes when the duo broke the previous mark of 11 that has stood since Phil Taylor beat Kevin Painter 7-6 in the 2004 final.
Price’s account also equaled the individual record MVG set in the 2014 quarterfinals against Mark Webster when he unleashed a highly successful performance to finally sink a titanic challenge from his underdog opponent.
The World Grand Prix champion had previously failed to meet the kind of standards we had seen in him for much of the season, which also helped him win the World Cup and World Series, as well as five non-televised qualifying titles. , but on this evidence he may well have timed the tilt of his title perfectly.
He finished averaging 100.92 compared to Bunting’s 96.38, while he threw 15 of 26 180 and also covered 47% of his doubles, which at one point was bolstered by a staggering 10 out of 10 hit rate in double 10.
Bunting, who participated in her third major PDC semi-final and the first since the 2015 UK Open, can be proud of her fantastic efforts during her best Ally Pally career that will undoubtedly revive her dreams of reaching her potential and to be among the world’s elite again.
At one point, the former Lakeside champion looked for an unexpected win when he went 3-1 thanks to a near-flawless display in the outer ring, but his checkout percentage of around 80% at that stage ultimately had to come down to a more serious look. human. 52.94% at the end of the contest.
The match started in the same explosive fashion it continued, with Price responding to Bunting’s 120 outing with a 109 finish in the first two stages before challenging another 117 to pinch the decider for a 1-0 lead.
The Welshman put up an impressive 140 start to complete a 12-dart for a 2-0 lead in the second set, but didn’t even get another double attempt when Bunting returned to take three straight stages to level things out.
Price’s third outing of over 100 of 116 was also in vain, as Bunting responded with a pair of 12 clinical darts on his way to a 2-1 set lead and then would extend his lead by taking the next 3-1 with aid. from a 136 that preceded a 131 from his opponent.
The former rugby player then raged as he took six of the next eight stages, including a winning start of 100 in the sixth set, to restore parity at 3-3, while another of 128 to complete a 12-dart put him 2. -0. in the seventh.
However, he had to pay for missing a fixed dart at the top in the next leg, and another in the double-five in the fifth, when Bunting swooped in with punishing checkouts of 148 and 118 to advance at 4-3.
Even when Price hasn’t been at his best during this tournament, his hard-to-beat fighting qualities come to the fore and he took advantage of them once again to bounce back from that disappointment as he ran through the eighth set 3-1 with a 13-dart. and a pair of 12, with an average of 113 on those four legs.
Price ensured the pair broke the record for over 100 starts with a finish of 112 at the start of the ninth set, which sealed 3-0 with an 11 dart sealed the ninth set with a score of 3-0 while a 103 in what resulted. Being last gave him a share of van Gerwen’s individual record of eight and brought the match count to 13.
Much more importantly, he booked his place in his first World Championship semi-final after being so bitterly disappointed to lose to eventual champion Peter Wright at this stage 12 months ago and can now claim the biggest prize of all.
Price told www.pdc.tv: “That’s the best I’ve played in this tournament and I needed it. I’m here to win this and I’m in the final so now I have every chance. Stephen played really good and he He punished me every time I failed. There were a couple of sets where I was 2-0 up and he came with the bag. He gave me a very good battle.
“I’m full of confidence after this game. I definitely improved for this game, but there is so much more in the tank. He always seems to find that little bit of an edge when I need it and I know I have what it takes.” to win the final. ”
MATCH STATISTICS
- Averages
Bunting: 96.38
Price: 100.92 - 180
Bunting: 11
Price: 15 - 140+
Bunting: 28
Price: 31 - 100+
Bunting: 11
Price: 15 - Double
Bunting: 18/34 (52.94%)
Price: 25/53 (47.17%) - 100+ payments
Bunting: 148, 136, 120, 118, 117,
Price: 140, 131, 128, 116, 112,, 109, 103, 100
Dave Chisnall 3-6 Gary Anderson
- Set scores: 2-3, 3-2, 2-3, 1-3, 3-1, 2-3, 3-1, 0-3, 0-3
Gary Anderson edged out Michael van Gerwen’s conqueror Dave Chisnall 6-3 to reach his fifth World Championship final at the Ally Pally.
The 2015 and 2016 champion came into the tournament after a difficult season that he had “ruled out” due to injury issues and lack of consistency, but is now just one win away from getting his hands on the Sid. Waddell Trophy for the third time in a glorious career.
Anderson, who also surprised himself by reaching last summer’s World Matchplay final amidst the same difficulties, called his latest performance “terrible” but still managed to average 100.03 compared to Chizzy’s 98.57 and even with his opponent in the department of 180 with 13.
In contrast to the first semi-final, both players struggled to double down, with Anderson converting 22 of his 60 doubles attempts while Chisnall rejected 29 of his 45, though the St Helens man did manage the Big Fish’s sixth final of the 170 tournament in your carry of four 100+ boxes.
Anderson, who handled a pair of 124 and 116, will need to improve on the majority if he wants to get revenge on Gerwyn Price in a replay of the controversial 2018 Grand Slam of Darts final if the Welshman is anywhere near the level he was against Stephen. Bunting.
Chisnall will be devastated that he failed to back up his sensational 5-0 win over Michael van Gerwen 24 hours earlier, in which he averaged 107 in one of the best performances ever seen at the Ally Pally, and perhaps his greatest regret will be his failure. to win another stage after working so hard to break Anderson’s shot in the seventh set and cut his lead to 4-3.
The popular St Helens pitcher missed all seven doubles attempts during those final six stages, as his dream of reaching an Ally Pally first final faded as quickly as Anderson reached his fifth.
“I came here without any expectations, but I managed to make it to the final, so it can’t be bad,” Anderson said. “It didn’t feel like a great game, so I was surprised to see that I averaged over 100. It didn’t feel like that.
“I feel like I’ve played well for most of this tournament and I’ll try in the final. I think I need to play better against Gerwyn, but I’ll play my darts and he’ll play his. I’ll be quiet and he’ll be loud and we’ll see how it goes.”
MATCH STATISTICS
- Averages
Chisnall: 98.57
Anderson: 100.03 - 180
Chisnall: 13
Anderson: 13 - 140+
Chisnall: 23
Anderson: 30 - 100+
Chisnall: 51
Anderson: 39 - Double
Chisnall: 16/45 (35.56%)
Anderson: 22/60 (36.67%) - 100+ payments
Chisnall: 170, 124, 121, 119
Anderson: 124, 116
World Championship: Saturday’s results and Sunday’s schedule
Saturday january 2
Evening session (1800 GMT)
TV coverage: Sky Sports Darts
Semifinals (best of 11 sets)
- Stephen Bunting (96.38) 4-6 (100.92) Gerwyn Price
Set scores: 2-3, 3-2, 3-2, 3-1, 1-3, 1-3, 3-2, 1-3, 0-3, 1-3 - Dave Chisnall (98.57) 3-6 (100.03) Gary Anderson
Set scores: 2-3, 3-2, 2-3, 1-3, 3-1, 2-3, 3-1, 0-3, 0-3
Sunday January 3
Evening session (1930 GMT)
TV coverage: Sky Sports Darts
Final (best of 13 sets)
- Gary Anderson vs. Gerwyn Price
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