The two-time world champion Gary Anderson is in the quarter-finals of the Darts World Cup in London’s Alexandra Palace. In a duel between two previous champions, the Scottish finalist prevailed against 2018 winner Rob Cross from England 4-3. James Wade and Peter Wright also made it one round.
The world number sixth Anderson, who was superior over long distances, not only achieved the slightly better points average (97.0) than Cross (93.4), he also checked the highest possible finish in the third set with 170 points. Luke Humphries (England) awaits in the ninth World Cup quarter-finals of his career on New Year’s Day.
The last knockout round of the tournament was won 4-1 by Wright from Scotland against Ryan Searle (England). In the remake of the final of the Players Championship Finals, which Wright had also won, the 2020 world champion hardly gave his opponent a chance and now meets surprise man Callan Rydz.
Previously, Wade had lived up to his role as favorite against the Dutchman Martijn Kleermaker, he won 4-0 without any risk. For the world number four, who will meet veteran Mervyn King in the quarter-finals, it was only the second match in the tournament. Set as the top 32 player for the second round, “The Machine” benefited from the Corona-related exit of his third-round opponent Vincent van der Voort (Netherlands) after his opening win.
The 55-year-old Englishman King came back in the afternoon after a 3-1 deficit and won against Raymond Smith (Australia) 4-3. Rydz continued his success story. The 23-year-old Englishman beat debutant Alan Soutar 4-1 on Wednesday afternoon and made it to the quarter-finals for the first time.
In the closely contested English round of 16 duel between the world number 30. Chris Dobey and his compatriot Humphries, who was better listed in the eleven range, won the easy favorite 4: 3.
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