Gary Anderson placed on a stellar present to demolish four-time European champion Michael van Gerwen and attain the quarter-finals in Dortmund on Saturday.
Anderson averaged 96.91, together with 5 180s, and a effective 40 per cent checkout success to crush Van Gerwen 10-4 within the El Clásico of darts.
4 legs on the spin helped ‘The Flying Scotsman’ seize early management with a 100.7 common and 57 per cent on the doubles earlier than an impressive 122 checkout in leg 10 noticed Anderson break throw once more to increase his result in 7-3.
The 2015 runner-up returned to win three of the remaining 4 legs to finish a memorable win over the Dutchman.
World No 1 Luke Humphries was in no temper to hold round, both, hammering ‘The Ferret’ Jonny Clayton 10-3.
Humphries will face Jermaine Wattimena, who battled again from 5-1 behind to knock out 2018 winner James Wade in a deciding leg thriller, during which the Dutchman landed a spectacular 124 on the bullseye to win the match.
Germany’s Ricardo Pietreczko bossed Luke Littler’s conqueror Andrew Gilding 10-3 within the ultimate match of the evening on the Westfalenhalle.
The house favorite punished the previous UK Open champion with finishes of 158 and 142 in an excellent show.
Earlier within the day, Ritchie ‘Madhouse’ Edhouse continued his breakthrough run in Dortmund with a sensational 10-9 success in opposition to Michael Smith, overturning a 4-1 deficit to stun the world No 2.
Edhouse averaged 109.46 in his first spherical demolition of Gian van Veen on Thursday, and he backed this up with a terrific comeback in opposition to Smith, sealing the cope with back-to-back 13-darters.
“I’m on cloud nine at the moment,” mirrored Edhouse, who kickstarted his comeback with a 152 checkout in leg six.
“I’ve got a bit of grit in my game now. I might have rolled over previously, but now I have the belief, and my confidence went up throughout the game.”
Danny Noppert was excellent in celebrating a 10-6 victory over World Grand Prix champion Mike De Decker, averaging over a ton, touchdown eight 180s and changing a trio of ton-plus checkouts.
The Dutchman took out 124, 116 and 117 to safe a spot in his fourth consecutive European Championship quarter-final, ending De Decker’s six-match successful run on the large stage within the course of.
Elsewhere, Dirk van Duijvenbode and Luke Woodhouse will collide in Sunday’s opening quarter-final, after overcoming Daryl Gurney and Ryan Searle of their respective second spherical ties.
Van Duijvenbode defeated Gurney 10-5 to achieve a 3rd European Championship quarter-final in 4 appearances, defying seven 180s from the Northern Irishman to prevail with a 95 common.
Woodhouse, in the meantime, progressed to his second televised quarter-final with a 10-8 victory over Searle, wrapping up proceedings with an excellent 12-darter to proceed his spectacular debut marketing campaign.
2024 Machineseeker European Championship
Saturday October 26
Afternoon Session
Second Spherical x4
Luke Woodhouse 10-8 Ryan Searle
Dirk van Duijvenbode 10-5 Daryl Gurney
Ritchie Edhouse 10-9 Michael Smith
Danny Noppert 10-6 Mike De Decker
Night Session
Second Spherical x4
Gary Anderson 10-4 Michael van Gerwen
Jermaine Wattimena 10-9 James Wade
Luke Humphries 10-3 Jonny Clayton
Ricardo Pietreczko 10-3 Andrew Gilding
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