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Ian White 2-3 Chris Dobey
Ian White suffered more quarter-final heart ache as Chris Dobey produced an outstanding display of finishing to progress to his first televised semi-final.
Diamond's 100% losing record in TV quarter-finals extends to eight matches, including once before in Dublin four years ago.
In a match that ebbed and flowed, with momentum swinging back and forth, it was Dobey who eventually triumphed, helped along the way by five 100+ checkouts.
The 29-year-old from Northumberland knocked out Gary Anderson in the previous round, and started at a pace that White could not compete, with Hollywood taking the opening set 3-0 averaging 95 - some 34 more than White - and closing it out with a 134 finish on the bullseye.
White didn't get down to a finish in any of the legs, missing 11 darts at starting doubles which explains his 61 average in the first set.
He managed to level the second set at 1-1, and just as White got into the match, Dobey's performance waned slightly, allowing the 49-year-old to scrape through the next two legs in 19 and 21 to level the set score.
White, playing in his 21st quarter-final from 46 tournaments this year, took another sloppy leg at the start of set three in 24 darts, after Dobey failed to hit a starting double in four visits.
Dobey missed four darts at tops in the next leg as White punished, before a 16-darter completed a whitewash set.
Dobey checked out 120 to complete a 12-darter to 2-1 up in set four, checkoing out 100 in the next leg to go out in 15.
The momentum continued into the deciding set which he took 3-0 with 156 and 100 checkouts to complete a huge win.
Having won twice on the European Tour this year, stage tournament wins are not uncommon for White, and at this time of year the TV tournaments come thick and fast, up next is the European Championship
Dave Chisnall 3-1 Nathan Aspinall
Dave Chisnall ended Nathan Aspinall's hopes of a second TV major, while he remains in the hunt for his first with a win to send him into his 10th major semi-final.
This will be Chizzy's third appearance in the last four at the World Grand Prix, having made it this far in 2016 and to the final in 2013.
A 3-1 win over one of the form players this year in the Asp is further proof that this could be the time that he finally gets his hands on that so far elusive televised title.
The St Helens man could have had two whitewashes in as many days had he converted either of his two match darts in the deciding leg of the third set, having dumped out Stephen Bunting 3-0 after beating of of the pre-tournament favourites Gerwyn Price.
The UK Open Champion punished those missed darts to get a set on the board, before Chisnall held his nerve to break Aspinall's throw and see out the win with a score line which doesn't reflect the competitive and close nature of the match.
Chisnall ended his two year wait for a PDC title earlier in 2019, adding two more including his first on stage (European Tour) in six years, having hit three nine-darters along the way this year.
Having played well in his two matches before the meeting with Aspinall, the confidence was clear to see when he took the opening two legs, but he wasn't without his luck as the Stockport man missed two darts for the set having forced a deciding leg.
Chisnall won three legs on the trot from 1-0 down in set two, taking them out on just 40 darts.
He took out 121 in set three to put him on the brink of victory, only to fluff his lines in the deciding leg of the set.
Chisnall took the fourth set 3-1, finishing the match with a 90 average, four 180s and a checkout percentage of 42.31%.
(1) Michael van Gerwen 3-1 Mervyn King
In a replay of the 2012 final, Michael van Gerwen and Mervyn King produced a thrilling contest in which both players hit 170 checkouts.
Defending champion van Gerwen got the better of the King in the end as he bids to retain this title for the first time in his career.
Calmness under pressure from the Green Machine saw him take out 60 in the deciding leg of the fourth set to seal the match, with the Norfolk man having piled on the pressure by leaving 16, but King didn't come back to the board to be able to force a fifth set.
King, who upset MvG at the UK Open and Gary Anderson at the World Matchplay this year, gave a good account of himself with a performance that we all know he is capable of.
Following wins over Dimitri Van den Bergh and James Wade, King started in fine form in his quarter-final, hitting a 10-darter with visits of 152-140-177-32 to go 2-1 ahead in the first set, only for van Gerwen to level at 2-2 in 14 darts.
King then missed three darts for the first set in the deciding leg, and the Dutchman made him pay.
The Dublin crowd were on their feet in set two, as van Gerwen landed the Big Fish finish at the end of a 15 dart leg, with King able to match him two legs later to level the match at 1-1.
Van Gerwen took set three 3-1 with legs won in 15, 13 and 16 darts, but King came fighting back, taking the first leg of the fourth set with a 132 checkout going bullseye, treble 14 and tops.
King - a five time PDC major runner-up - blew two chances for a 2-0 leg lead, but even after leading 2-1 in set four, he was punished for missing a set dart before a 14-dart leg wrapped up the match for van Gerwen.
The world champion will be looking to put right the curious stat that he has never defended this title, having won it as his first major back in 2012, beating King in the final.
If he is to complete a successful title defence, it'll be his 11th tournament win of the year and the fifth on TV after the Masters, Premier League and two World Series events.
Glen Durrant 3-2 Jermaine Wattimena
Glen Durrant's dream Dublin debut continued with a hard-fought win over Jermaine Wattimena.
Duzza has now matched his run to the last four of the World Matchplay in the summer, and is one win away from a maiden PDC major final in his first year with a Tour Card.
On the back of victories over Kryzstof Ratajski and Blackpool champion Rob Cross, The Teesider was favourite to end the campaign of Dutchman Wattimena, who was in his first individual major quarter-final.
The Machine Gun came out firing from the outset, taking the first set 3-0, opening proceedings with a 154 finish in the first leg.
Durrant had almost gifted set one to his opponent with a poor showing, but somehow restored parity with a 3-0 set win of his own despite being still below his best.
Wattimena went 2-0 up in set three, with a 104 checkout to complete a 15-darter, only for Durrant to take the next three legs on the spin to lead overall.
Having missed a dart for the set at tops in the deciding leg, Wattimena could hav been forgiven for a sluggish performance in set four, but checkouts of 107 and 115 saw him clinch it 3-1, and holding throw at the start of the deciding set.
A 116 finish followed by a 15-dart leg saw Durrant go 2-1 up in set five, while a 92 checkout booked his place in the last four.
Ian White suffered more quarter-final heart ache as Chris Dobey produced an outstanding display of finishing to progress to his first televised semi-final.
Diamond's 100% losing record in TV quarter-finals extends to eight matches, including once before in Dublin four years ago.
In a match that ebbed and flowed, with momentum swinging back and forth, it was Dobey who eventually triumphed, helped along the way by five 100+ checkouts.
The 29-year-old from Northumberland knocked out Gary Anderson in the previous round, and started at a pace that White could not compete, with Hollywood taking the opening set 3-0 averaging 95 - some 34 more than White - and closing it out with a 134 finish on the bullseye.
White didn't get down to a finish in any of the legs, missing 11 darts at starting doubles which explains his 61 average in the first set.
He managed to level the second set at 1-1, and just as White got into the match, Dobey's performance waned slightly, allowing the 49-year-old to scrape through the next two legs in 19 and 21 to level the set score.
White, playing in his 21st quarter-final from 46 tournaments this year, took another sloppy leg at the start of set three in 24 darts, after Dobey failed to hit a starting double in four visits.
Dobey missed four darts at tops in the next leg as White punished, before a 16-darter completed a whitewash set.
Dobey checked out 120 to complete a 12-darter to 2-1 up in set four, checkoing out 100 in the next leg to go out in 15.
The momentum continued into the deciding set which he took 3-0 with 156 and 100 checkouts to complete a huge win.
Having won twice on the European Tour this year, stage tournament wins are not uncommon for White, and at this time of year the TV tournaments come thick and fast, up next is the European Championship
Dave Chisnall 3-1 Nathan Aspinall
Dave Chisnall ended Nathan Aspinall's hopes of a second TV major, while he remains in the hunt for his first with a win to send him into his 10th major semi-final.
This will be Chizzy's third appearance in the last four at the World Grand Prix, having made it this far in 2016 and to the final in 2013.
A 3-1 win over one of the form players this year in the Asp is further proof that this could be the time that he finally gets his hands on that so far elusive televised title.
The St Helens man could have had two whitewashes in as many days had he converted either of his two match darts in the deciding leg of the third set, having dumped out Stephen Bunting 3-0 after beating of of the pre-tournament favourites Gerwyn Price.
The UK Open Champion punished those missed darts to get a set on the board, before Chisnall held his nerve to break Aspinall's throw and see out the win with a score line which doesn't reflect the competitive and close nature of the match.
Chisnall ended his two year wait for a PDC title earlier in 2019, adding two more including his first on stage (European Tour) in six years, having hit three nine-darters along the way this year.
Having played well in his two matches before the meeting with Aspinall, the confidence was clear to see when he took the opening two legs, but he wasn't without his luck as the Stockport man missed two darts for the set having forced a deciding leg.
Chisnall won three legs on the trot from 1-0 down in set two, taking them out on just 40 darts.
He took out 121 in set three to put him on the brink of victory, only to fluff his lines in the deciding leg of the set.
Chisnall took the fourth set 3-1, finishing the match with a 90 average, four 180s and a checkout percentage of 42.31%.
(1) Michael van Gerwen 3-1 Mervyn King
In a replay of the 2012 final, Michael van Gerwen and Mervyn King produced a thrilling contest in which both players hit 170 checkouts.
Defending champion van Gerwen got the better of the King in the end as he bids to retain this title for the first time in his career.
Calmness under pressure from the Green Machine saw him take out 60 in the deciding leg of the fourth set to seal the match, with the Norfolk man having piled on the pressure by leaving 16, but King didn't come back to the board to be able to force a fifth set.
King, who upset MvG at the UK Open and Gary Anderson at the World Matchplay this year, gave a good account of himself with a performance that we all know he is capable of.
Following wins over Dimitri Van den Bergh and James Wade, King started in fine form in his quarter-final, hitting a 10-darter with visits of 152-140-177-32 to go 2-1 ahead in the first set, only for van Gerwen to level at 2-2 in 14 darts.
King then missed three darts for the first set in the deciding leg, and the Dutchman made him pay.
The Dublin crowd were on their feet in set two, as van Gerwen landed the Big Fish finish at the end of a 15 dart leg, with King able to match him two legs later to level the match at 1-1.
Van Gerwen took set three 3-1 with legs won in 15, 13 and 16 darts, but King came fighting back, taking the first leg of the fourth set with a 132 checkout going bullseye, treble 14 and tops.
King - a five time PDC major runner-up - blew two chances for a 2-0 leg lead, but even after leading 2-1 in set four, he was punished for missing a set dart before a 14-dart leg wrapped up the match for van Gerwen.
The world champion will be looking to put right the curious stat that he has never defended this title, having won it as his first major back in 2012, beating King in the final.
If he is to complete a successful title defence, it'll be his 11th tournament win of the year and the fifth on TV after the Masters, Premier League and two World Series events.
Glen Durrant 3-2 Jermaine Wattimena
Glen Durrant's dream Dublin debut continued with a hard-fought win over Jermaine Wattimena.
Duzza has now matched his run to the last four of the World Matchplay in the summer, and is one win away from a maiden PDC major final in his first year with a Tour Card.
On the back of victories over Kryzstof Ratajski and Blackpool champion Rob Cross, The Teesider was favourite to end the campaign of Dutchman Wattimena, who was in his first individual major quarter-final.
The Machine Gun came out firing from the outset, taking the first set 3-0, opening proceedings with a 154 finish in the first leg.
Durrant had almost gifted set one to his opponent with a poor showing, but somehow restored parity with a 3-0 set win of his own despite being still below his best.
Wattimena went 2-0 up in set three, with a 104 checkout to complete a 15-darter, only for Durrant to take the next three legs on the spin to lead overall.
Having missed a dart for the set at tops in the deciding leg, Wattimena could hav been forgiven for a sluggish performance in set four, but checkouts of 107 and 115 saw him clinch it 3-1, and holding throw at the start of the deciding set.
A 116 finish followed by a 15-dart leg saw Durrant go 2-1 up in set five, while a 92 checkout booked his place in the last four.
Friday Order of Play
Glen Durrant (ENG) v Dave Chisnall (ENG)
(1) Michael van Gerwen (NED) v Chris Dobey (ENG)
Draw
Glen Durrant (ENG) v Dave Chisnall (ENG)
(1) Michael van Gerwen (NED) v Chris Dobey (ENG)
Draw
(1) Michael van Gerwen (NED) 3-2 1-3 3-1 3-2 Mervyn King (ENG)
Ian White (ENG) 0-3 3-1 3-0 1-3 0-3 Chris Dobey (ENG)
Glen Durrant (ENG) 0-3 3-0 3-2 1-3 3-1Jermaine Wattimena (NED)
Dave Chisnall (ENG) 3-2 3-1 2-3 3-1Nathan Aspinall (ENG)
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(1) Michael van Gerwen (NED) v Chris Dobey (ENG)
Glen Durrant (ENG) v Dave Chisnall (ENG)
Day One Results and Report
Day Two Results and Report
Day Three Results and Report
Day Four Results and Report
Glen Durrant (ENG) 0-3 3-0 3-2 1-3 3-1
Dave Chisnall (ENG) 3-2 3-1 2-3 3-1
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(1) Michael van Gerwen (NED) v Chris Dobey (ENG)
Glen Durrant (ENG) v Dave Chisnall (ENG)
Day One Results and Report
Day Two Results and Report
Day Three Results and Report
Day Four Results and Report
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