The 51-year-old Scot turned on Wednesday evening (December 29, 2021) in the last third-round match of the tournament against the world number 27. Ian White (England) a 3-0 set deficit to a 4-3 win.
Now on Thursday Anderson will have a duel between the ex-champions and Rob Cross from England.
Price with no effort
Defending champion Gerwyn Price is the first player in the quarter-finals. The Welshman (36) won against the Dutchman Dirk van Duijvenbode almost effortlessly 4-1 on Wednesday evening. In the next round he meets the winner of the second round of 16, in which his compatriot Jonny Clayton meets the Englishman Michael Smith in the late evening. Clayton had eliminated Germany’s top player Gabriel Clemens in round three.
Soutar shocks de Sousa
Anderson’s compatriot Alan Soutar surprised beforehand and eliminated the co-favorite José de Sousa. The Portuguese de Sousa, a highly regarded finalist of the Premier League, lost in the session in the afternoon 3: 4 against Soutar and is the third player from the top eight in the world to fail at the most important tournament of the year.