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Danny Noppert 2-3 Nathan Aspinall
Nathan Aspinall is going from strength to strength in 2019, making the quarter-finals on his World Grand Prix debut.
Since bursting into the spotlight with his run to the World Championship semi-finals, the Stockport man has won the UK Open and US Darts Masters on television, as well as reaching three other finals on the ProTour.
After beating Vincent van der Voort winning all bar one leg, he was up against Danny Noppert who had knocked out former champions Daryl Gurney.
The Dutchman recovered from trailing 2-1 in the opening set to win it, before the Asp responded with three legs on the bounce to level the set score.
Checkouts of 88 and 77 from Noppert in set three moved him one victory, but Aspinall wasn't done yet, taking out an 88 of his own to clinch set four before racing through set five 3-0, with checkouts of 92 and 89.
Aspinall hit five maximums and averaged 87.26, but missed 27 darts at finishing doubles - he'll have to be more clinical in the next round.
Nathan Aspinall is going from strength to strength in 2019, making the quarter-finals on his World Grand Prix debut.
Since bursting into the spotlight with his run to the World Championship semi-finals, the Stockport man has won the UK Open and US Darts Masters on television, as well as reaching three other finals on the ProTour.
After beating Vincent van der Voort winning all bar one leg, he was up against Danny Noppert who had knocked out former champions Daryl Gurney.
The Dutchman recovered from trailing 2-1 in the opening set to win it, before the Asp responded with three legs on the bounce to level the set score.
Checkouts of 88 and 77 from Noppert in set three moved him one victory, but Aspinall wasn't done yet, taking out an 88 of his own to clinch set four before racing through set five 3-0, with checkouts of 92 and 89.
Aspinall hit five maximums and averaged 87.26, but missed 27 darts at finishing doubles - he'll have to be more clinical in the next round.
Dave Chisnall 3-0 Stephen Bunting
Dave Chisnall won the St Helens derby to book his place in the World Grand Prix quarter-finals for the fourth time in his career, capitalising on double trouble for Stephen Bunting.
Chizzy won in straight sets, dropping just three legs, as an out of sorts Bullet missed 43 starting doubles and 10 out of 13 attempts to finish.
Chisnall missed 22 darts to get away, with 15 of those coming in just two legs, though he managed to nick one of them anyway in 18 darts, thanks to visits of 96, 140, 171 and a 94 checkout.
The 2013 runner-up is still in the hunt for his first major title, and he too wasn't at his clinical best on finishing doubles, missing 20 of 29, as he averaged 86.35.
Having gone 2-0 up in the first set, Chisnall was let of the hook when Bunting couldn't find a double.
Chisnall's good form this year is shown by his three titles including the Danish Darts Open on the European Tour, and you could make the case that it's all clicking at the same time for him, as he heads for the last eight.
(2) Rob Cross 2-3 Glen Durrant
Glen Durrant came through the battle of world champions against Rob Cross, adding another string to his bow in an already remarkable debut PDC season.
The three-time Lakeside champ has added two PDC titles to his list of honours since coming through Q School in January, and is now just one win away of matching his debut run to the semi-finals of the World Matchplay.
This eagerly-anticipated match got off to a scrappy start with Duzza edging a low quality first set.
Durrant hit a 13-darter to take set one, before Voltage hit back to win the next 3-0 with back-to-back checkouts of 144 and 134.
The World Matchplay champion couldn't use that momentum, struggling with his doubles at both ends of legs - as Durrant took set three, Cross only managed a 28 dart leg to lose it 3-1.
The last leg in that set Durrant took in 15 darts, ending with a 109 checkout, before nailing a 116 finish to complete a 12-darter in the next set, getting the Dublin crowd on their feet.
Cross came back again though, taking the deciding leg in that set in 12 darts with a 138 checkout, with both players increasing their game against an opponent playing well.
Durrant found a level that Cross couldn't match though, taking set five in 15, 16 and 14 dart legs to book his place in the quarter-finals.
Although Durrant's average (85.3) was inferior to Cross' (86.44), and he hit half as many 180s with two, it was his finishing that got him over the line, pinning 11/20 attempts with Cross missing 19 of his 28.
(7) Peter Wright 1-3 Jermaine Wattimena
Jermaine Wattimena couldn't hold back the tears when he reached his first individual televised quarter-final after stunning Peter Wright.
A huge underdog heading into the match, the Machine Gun was up against and in-form Snakebite - who won three consecutive tournaments earlier in the season - checking out 111, 78 and a huge 148 to take the first set.
However last year's runner-up couldn't maintain that level, struggling with the starting doubles and his scoring in set two, which Wattimena wrapped up with two 16 dart legs and one in 14.
Wright went out in 12 darts with an 88 checkout to go 2-1 up in set three, but the Scot missed three set darts in a deciding leg, as the Dutchman cashed in and punished him with a 100 checkout and a lead in sets for the first time.
With the fourth set also going the distance, Wattimena found a 13 dart leg to seal it on double 12, prompting the emotional scenes of celebration and disbelief.
Thursday Order of Play
Ian White (ENG) v Chris Dobey (ENG)
Dave Chisnall (ENG) v Nathan Aspinall (ENG)
(1) Michael van Gerwen (NED) v Mervyn King (ENG)
Glen Durrant (ENG) v Jermaine Wattimena (NED)
Draw
Dave Chisnall won the St Helens derby to book his place in the World Grand Prix quarter-finals for the fourth time in his career, capitalising on double trouble for Stephen Bunting.
Chizzy won in straight sets, dropping just three legs, as an out of sorts Bullet missed 43 starting doubles and 10 out of 13 attempts to finish.
Chisnall missed 22 darts to get away, with 15 of those coming in just two legs, though he managed to nick one of them anyway in 18 darts, thanks to visits of 96, 140, 171 and a 94 checkout.
The 2013 runner-up is still in the hunt for his first major title, and he too wasn't at his clinical best on finishing doubles, missing 20 of 29, as he averaged 86.35.
Having gone 2-0 up in the first set, Chisnall was let of the hook when Bunting couldn't find a double.
Chisnall's good form this year is shown by his three titles including the Danish Darts Open on the European Tour, and you could make the case that it's all clicking at the same time for him, as he heads for the last eight.
(2) Rob Cross 2-3 Glen Durrant
Glen Durrant came through the battle of world champions against Rob Cross, adding another string to his bow in an already remarkable debut PDC season.
The three-time Lakeside champ has added two PDC titles to his list of honours since coming through Q School in January, and is now just one win away of matching his debut run to the semi-finals of the World Matchplay.
This eagerly-anticipated match got off to a scrappy start with Duzza edging a low quality first set.
Durrant hit a 13-darter to take set one, before Voltage hit back to win the next 3-0 with back-to-back checkouts of 144 and 134.
The World Matchplay champion couldn't use that momentum, struggling with his doubles at both ends of legs - as Durrant took set three, Cross only managed a 28 dart leg to lose it 3-1.
The last leg in that set Durrant took in 15 darts, ending with a 109 checkout, before nailing a 116 finish to complete a 12-darter in the next set, getting the Dublin crowd on their feet.
Cross came back again though, taking the deciding leg in that set in 12 darts with a 138 checkout, with both players increasing their game against an opponent playing well.
Durrant found a level that Cross couldn't match though, taking set five in 15, 16 and 14 dart legs to book his place in the quarter-finals.
Although Durrant's average (85.3) was inferior to Cross' (86.44), and he hit half as many 180s with two, it was his finishing that got him over the line, pinning 11/20 attempts with Cross missing 19 of his 28.
(7) Peter Wright 1-3 Jermaine Wattimena
Jermaine Wattimena couldn't hold back the tears when he reached his first individual televised quarter-final after stunning Peter Wright.
A huge underdog heading into the match, the Machine Gun was up against and in-form Snakebite - who won three consecutive tournaments earlier in the season - checking out 111, 78 and a huge 148 to take the first set.
However last year's runner-up couldn't maintain that level, struggling with the starting doubles and his scoring in set two, which Wattimena wrapped up with two 16 dart legs and one in 14.
Wright went out in 12 darts with an 88 checkout to go 2-1 up in set three, but the Scot missed three set darts in a deciding leg, as the Dutchman cashed in and punished him with a 100 checkout and a lead in sets for the first time.
With the fourth set also going the distance, Wattimena found a 13 dart leg to seal it on double 12, prompting the emotional scenes of celebration and disbelief.
Thursday Order of Play
Ian White (ENG) v Chris Dobey (ENG)
Dave Chisnall (ENG) v Nathan Aspinall (ENG)
(1) Michael van Gerwen (NED) v Mervyn King (ENG)
Glen Durrant (ENG) v Jermaine Wattimena (NED)
Draw
Section One
(1) Michael van Gerwen (NED) 3-0 3-1 3-1Jeffrey de Zwaan (NED)
(8) James Wade (ENG) 3-2 2-3 1-3 0-3 Mervyn King (ENG)
(5) Michael Smith (ENG) 3-2 0-3 0-3 2-3 Ian White (ENG)
(4) Gary Anderson (SCO) 3-2 2-3 0-3 1-3 Chris Dobey (ENG)
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(1) Michael van Gerwen (NED) v Mervyn King (ENG)
Ian White (ENG) v Chris Dobey (ENG)
Section Two
(2) Rob Cross (ENG) 2-3 3-0 1-3 3-2 0-3 Glen Durrant (ENG)
(7) Peter Wright (SCO) 3-2 0-3 2-3 2-3 Jermaine Wattimena (NED)
Dave Chisnall (ENG) 3-2 3-1 3-0Stephen Bunting (ENG)
Danny Noppert (NED) 3-2 0-3 3-1 1-3 0-3 Nathan Aspinall (ENG)
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Glen Durrant (ENG) v Jermaine Wattimena (NED)
Dave Chisnall (ENG) v Nathan Aspinall (ENG)
Day One Results and Report
Day Two Results and Report
Day Three Results and Report
(1) Michael van Gerwen (NED) 3-0 3-1 3-1
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(1) Michael van Gerwen (NED) v Mervyn King (ENG)
Ian White (ENG) v Chris Dobey (ENG)
Section Two
Dave Chisnall (ENG) 3-2 3-1 3-0
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Glen Durrant (ENG) v Jermaine Wattimena (NED)
Dave Chisnall (ENG) v Nathan Aspinall (ENG)
Day One Results and Report
Day Two Results and Report
Day Three Results and Report
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