22:36
Good leg from Chisnall
Both are scoring well now and Chisnall makes a great transition. with 81 remaining he hits the T19 and takes the leg on the D12 with the first dart.
22:34
Third set goes to Humphries
Humphries plays his fourth 180, but Chisnall responds with his fifth maximum. The 143 is too much for Chizzy and Humphries can check the 81 over the D13 and takes a 2-1 lead in the sets.
22:33
Lucky for Humphries
Humphries scores very well here and has 74 remaining after nine darts. He gets a dart on Tops but leaves it lying down. The 84 for Chisnall doesn’t work and he throws two darts past the D12. Humphries gets his leg through and takes a 2-1 lead.
10:30 p.m
Humphries doesn’t take advantage of mistakes
Chisnall has a finish first and has 134 remaining. Humphries plays a 134 at 208 remaining and has 74 remaining. Chisnall can’t clear the 134, but Humphries misses the break on the bullseye. Chisnall gets the equalizer with the third on the D5.
22:28
Humphries takes the first leg
Humphries starts with 140 points and Chisnall only answers with 85. Cool Hand Luke adds a 140, as does Chizzy. Humphries doesn’t have a good transition and has 167 remaining. He faces 84 and Chisnall is at 170. He misses a dart on the D8, but gets another chance because Chisnall can’t clear 170. Humphries takes the first leg on D4.
22:24
Chisnall arrived in the match
Chizzy is now significantly better in the game than in the first set and is continuously improving. He improved his average to almost 95 and Humphries is at 104. At the checkout they are almost on par. Humphries has a hit rate of 41 percent and Chisnall has 44.
22:21
The scoring increases
Both start with a maximum, but cannot add any more. Chizzy is first in the finish area and misses a dart on the D5 with 130 remaining. With 5 remaining he plays the S1 and takes the set to 1:1 equalized on the D2 with the second attempt.
10:20 p.m
High finish from Humphries
The 140s now come from both significantly more often than at the beginning. With 164 remaining, Humphries plays the T20 and T18 for the bullseye and sinks the dart into the middle of the board!
22:18
Chizzy’s scoring is getting better
Chisnall plays his third 180 and is at 164 and Humphries has 242 left. Chizzy takes the leg with the last dart on double 6.
22:16
Humphries checks well
With 201 remaining, Humphries plays a 130 and has 71 remaining. Chisnall’s transition is worse and he has 108 remaining. Humphries checks the 71 via the S6, single bull and tops.
10:15 p.m
Double trouble
Chizzy starts his leg with a 97 and Humphries responds with 140 points. Chisnall adds 134 and Humphries plays his second 180. He also gets to the finish area first and has 91 remaining. Chisnall’s transition is also good and comes to 70. Humphries hits the T17 for tops, but misses two darts. Chisnall can’t take advantage of the mistake and throws a dart past the double, but Humphries also misses three darts. Chizzy then takes the leg over the D10.
10:10 p.m
Humphries in the lead
Humphries is good in the match from the start and scores well. Chisnall isn’t really getting there yet, which can also be seen from his average. Chizzy only has an 88 and Cool Hand Luke has a 103.
22:08
Good set from Humphries
After a slow start, Chizzy throws his second 180. Humphries can’t keep up and with 215 remaining, Chisnall plays 83 for 132. Humphries’ transition from 221 to 81 is better and he takes the set on T19 and D6.
22:06
Re-break for Chisnall
Humphries has no trouble here because Chisnall’s scoring power is not there yet, even if he plays his first 180 here. With 61 remaining, Chisnall plays the S7, S14 and gets the re-break on the D20.
10:04 p.m
Humphries scores well
Chizzy can’t keep up with the scoring yet and Humphries plays two 140s in a row. With a 136 he faces 85 remaining and Chisnall is at 244. Humphries checks the 85 via the S15, T18 and D8 to make it 2-0.
22:02
Good start from Humphries
Humphries opened the match with a 140 and Chisnall responded with just 43 points. Humphries follows up with a 100 and Chizzy follows up with a 100. Humphries plays his first 180 to 81 remaining, but he can’t check it yet and he faces the D16. He hits this with the second dart.
9:58 p.m
It’s about to start
Both players stand on stage and throw their practice darts. It starts in just a few moments!
9:56 p.m
Chisnall not yet called for
Dave Chisnall has gotten through his matches relatively easily so far and things have never been really tight for “Chizzy”. In his first match he beat Cameron Menzies 3-0 and in the third round he gave Gabriel Clemens no chance with a 4-1 win. The 43-year-old didn’t need his A-game in the round of 16 against Daryl Gurney either. With an average of 99, he won 4-2 against the Northern Irish.
9:54 p.m
Humphries with weaknesses
Humphries, seeded third, is still the big favorite for the world title, but is weakening here and there. At the start he beat Lee Evans 3-0, but the duel was always competitive. He then narrowly beat Pietreczko 4:3 after he was already 1:3 behind. With an average of 95.61 points, the Englishman had the sixth best tournament average.
9:50 p.m
Dramatic round of 16
“Cool Hand Luke” beat Joe Cullen 4-3 in the round of 16. In an incredibly exciting game, it went back and forth for a long time and the match was ultimately decided in the sudden death leg. Humphries missed eight (!) match darts, but played a 12-darter in the last leg and secured his place in the quarter-finals.
9:49 p.m
Welcome!
Hello and welcome to the last quarterfinals. At 10pm Luke Humphries and Dave Chisnall will fight for the final semi-final ticket.