PDC World Darts Championship, 2020/21: Dave Chisnall knocks down Michael van Gerwen in the quarterfinals | Darts News

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Dave Chisnall beat Michael van Gerwen 5-0 to reserve his spot in the World Darts Championship semi-final after a dramatic night of darts.

Dave Chisnall ended Michael van Gerwen’s hopes of a fourth World Darts Championship title with an impressive 5-0 victory to reach the semi-finals at Alexandra Palace for the first time.

Chizzy, the world number 8, intimidated the three-time champion during a remarkable display to end a 27-game winless streak against Van Gerwen dating back to February 2016 with a relentless display of scoring and finishing.

The St Helens man had lost his two previous World Championship quarterfinals, while MVG had won all seven, but it was Chisnall who won in the fourth quarterfinal of a dramatic day to establish a quarterfinal. confrontation with Gary Anderson.

Chisnall never won a televised Major, losing in five finals, three of which were against Van Gerwen, but the tournament performance so far gives him a chance to claim the biggest prize in the game.

In the other semi-final, Gerwyn Price will face Stephen Bunting after the Welshman, who can take the number one spot from Van Gerwen if he lifts the Sid Waddell Trophy, edged out Daryl Gurney in the deciding stage of the deciding set.

Red-hot Chisnall stuns Van Gerwen

Van Gerwen and Chisnall had produced brilliant displays in upper-class fourth-round matches, but Chizzy knew that a lousy record against Van Gerwen was the barrier to a first World Championship semi-final.

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Chisnall felt his good effort on the practice board paid off in his 5-0 win over Van Gerwen to reach the semi-finals.

Chisnall had won only six of his 52 matches against MVG and had not won on television against the Dutchman since October 2013, but from the beginning he was an inspired man. Challenging his record against the world number one, Chisnall struck back from losing the first stage to an average of 112, racking up four highs of 180 and hitting all three darts twice to take the opening set.

After the finals of 46, 141 and 95 had given her the early lead, Chizzy moved on, shooting another three highs on her way to the second set. With MVG out of place, Chisnall could even afford to miss five darts on set as the Dutchman battled from 2-0 to level, but when it mattered most it was Chizzy who scored the required target.

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Chisnall achieves a 141 checkout after taking a similar nine-dart route against Van Gerwen.

In the last 16, Van Gerwen trailed Joe Cullen by two sets, but his level of performance there had been noticeably better than he had shown in the early exchanges, and he had no response to Chisnall’s brilliance.

Once again, it was Chisnall who led the way, rushing to a 2-0 lead only to give Van Gerwen a chance. The ‘Green Machine’ served 150 after Chizzy had missed two on set and when Van Gerwen punished another missed dart for the set to take third in the distance, it looked like the game was ready to turn.

However, Chisnall cleared 86 on two darts for a remarkable 3-0 lead, and followed with 11 and 14 darts to open up another 2-0 lead in the set. Another dart for the set was begging for while Van Gerwen stayed alive, but it was Chisnall who approached the brink of victory on an astonishing stage.

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Van Gerwen and Chisnall face off nine darts in a classic dart leg

The 40-year-old produced eight perfect darts just to throw a dart at double 12 for the perfect leg, but went back to looking for a 4-0 lead. Van Gerwen had drifted off the edge before, but Chisnall was playing darts from another planet, rolling out 130 to stay within two legs of the last four.

A 12-dart leg put him on the brink and then a clinical 80 finish saw him cross the finish line in style and gives Chisnall, the 2010 BDO World Championship runner-up, hope that he can finally finish his quest. of a major televised PDC. Title.

Price takes on Gurney in a thriller

Gerwyn Price reached his second consecutive World Darts Championship semi-final, repelled Daryl Gurney in a shootout in the final stretch after Superchin twice defended himself from two sets down.

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Take a look at Gerwen Price’s three-century checks against Daryl Gurney in the quarterfinals of the World Darts Championship.

Price, the world number 3 who can replace Van Gerwen as the world number one if he wins the title on Sunday, was forced to dig deep after having started 2-0 and 4-2 ahead against the Derry man. .

However, Price covered the double top in a nervous last stretch after Gurney failed to craft a dart for the match to set a date with former BDO world champion Bunting on Saturday night.

With very little resistance from Gurney, Price eliminated the first two sets. A 108 finish and a brilliant 13-dart leg sealing the initial lead that he doubled when he wobbled in the second set with three stages in a row.

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Price said he had thought too much and was lucky to get over the winning line against Gurney.

Having watched the Welshman claim the early advantage, Gurney dug deep to return to the contest, and that would become a topic. Up the ante, he shot in three 180 seconds on his way to winning the third set against the darts.

A roar similar to Price’s greeted Gurney’s first set, and when he achieved the best of an upper-class fourth set, setting up double-eight after Price had missed three darts to level, the run to five turned into a competition best of five blocked to two games each.

The Iceman showed all the skill and coolness under the pressure that has led him to three major television titles this year to claim decisive stages in the fifth and sixth sets. Gurney had missed five darts for 2-2 in the fifth and was punished with a spectacular finish of 143 and when Superchin missed a dart on top to win the sixth set, the Iceman cleared 72 and had a two-set lead again.

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Price reaches a checkout of 143 to take the fifth set in the quarterfinals of the World Darts Championship

But Gurney is a tough nut to crack and has a couple of big titles himself and once again claimed another set without losing a leg to back down within one. When he took his career to five stages in a row, he was on the verge of a level competition, which he achieved with a brilliant 12-dart leg.

And the decision maker followed the same pattern. Price took the lead with a 107 finish, only to see Gurney respond with a 15th 180 of the match and another 12-dart stretch.

The pair split the next two to force the tie away, where Price prevailed to reach the last four, where he will look to improve on a semi-final loss to eventual champion Peter Wright last year.

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