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Gary Anderson sees off Michael van Gerwen in European Championship as Edhouse stuns Smith

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Anderson and MVG meet again (Photo by Kelly Deckers/PDC)

Gary Anderson powered past rival Michael van Gerwen to reach the quarter-finals of the European Championship in Dortmund on Saturday, as Ritchie Edhouse stunned Michael Smith.

A dramatic day of second round action at the Westfalenhalle saw two former champions bow out, ensuring a new name will be etched onto the trophy come Sunday evening.

Anderson continued his clinical spell of form with an emphatic 10-4 victory over four-time European Champion MVG.

Anderson made a fine start as he raced into a 4-1 lead, before fending off a brief rally from Van Gerwen with a superb 122 checkout to go 7-3 ahead.

The Dutchman was unable to hit top gear, and Anderson sensed blood in the latter stages, firing in a 12-darter to set up a quarter-final showdown against Edhouse.

“It wasn’t really Michael up there,” admitted Anderson, who averaged 97 and landed five 180s.

“Michael has achieved everything in darts. He’s been absolutely mustard for the last decade, so it’s still a privilege to play against him.

“I just did enough to win tonight. My TV game is still a mile away from my performances on the ProTour, but we’re still going!”

Edhouse continued his breakthrough run in Dortmund with a sensational 10-9 success against Michael Smith, overturning a 4-1 deficit to seal his spot in a first major quarter-final.

Edhouse averaged 109.5 in his first round demolition of Gian van Veen on Thursday, and backed that performance up with a valiant comeback against Smith, sealing the deal with back-to-back 13-darters.

“I’m on cloud nine at the moment,” revealed 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.”

Despite exits for the players ranked second and third on the PDC Order of Merit, world number one Luke Humphries stormed through to the quarter-finals with a 10-3 thrashing of Jonny Clayton.

Having averaged 106 in his opening round victory over Nathan Aspinall, Humphries registered a seventh consecutive ton-plus average to set up a showdown against Jermaine Wattimena.

“I felt I really dominated in the first few sessions, and that’s what you need to do against players like Jonny,” reflected Humphries.

“It’s always tough to keep producing these high levels. That’s seven ton-plus averages on the trot, and I’d love to hit another three tomorrow!

“I’m expecting an action-packed game against Jermaine. We’ve had some crackers in the past, and he’s playing at a really high level at the moment, so I won’t be taking anything for granted.”

Wattimena earlier launched an astonishing comeback to topple 2018 champion Wade in a last-leg epic, conjuring up a sensational 124 checkout on the bull in the decider.

Trailing 5-1, Wattimena won seven out of the next nine legs to secure a shock lead, but Wade regained the advantage at 9-8 after narrowly missing double 12 for a spectacular nine-darter.

However, the Dutchman pinned tops to force a decider, before producing a sensational leg against the throw to progress to his first televised quarter-final since 2019.

“To hit a 124 finish to win in a last-leg decider, I have no words for that,” said Wattimena, who whitewashed 2023 champion Peter Wright in round one.

“I was 5-1 down but I told myself to keep fighting. The smile is not coming off my face this evening!

“I haven’t played my A-game in the last few years, but I am growing now, and I am confident I can beat the biggest players in the world!”

Ricardo Pietreczko maintained home interest with a convincing 10-3 win over Andrew Gilding, as he secured his place in a maiden major quarter-final.

The German star delighted over 7,000 German fans at the Westfalenhalle with a professional display, landing checkouts of 142 and 158 to move through to a clash against Danny Noppert.

Noppert was superb in celebrating a 10-6 victory over World Grand Prix champion Mike De Decker, averaging over a ton, landing eight 180s and converting a trio of ton-plus checkouts.

The Dutchman took out 124, 116 and 117 to secure a place in his fourth consecutive European Championship quarter-final, ending De Decker’s six-match winning run on the big stage as a result.

Meanwhile, Dirk van Duijvenbode and Luke Woodhouse will collide in Sunday’s opening quarter-final, after overcoming Daryl Gurney and Ryan Searle in their respective second round ties.

Van Duijvenbode defeated Gurney 10-5 to reach a third European Championship quarter-final in four appearances, defying seven 180s from the Northern Irishman to prevail with a 95 average.

Woodhouse, meanwhile, progressed to his second televised quarter-final with a 10-8 victory over Searle, wrapping up proceedings with a superb 12-darter to continue his impressive debut campaign.

European Darts Championship 2024 Day Three Results

Saturday October 26

Second Round

Afternoon Session
Ryan Searle 8-10 Luke Woodhouse
Dirk van Duijvenbode 10-5 Daryl Gurney
Michael Smith 9-10 Ritchie Edhouse
Mike De Decker 6-10 Danny Noppert

Evening Session
Michael van Gerwen 4-10 Gary Anderson
James Wade 9-10 Jermaine Wattimena
Luke Humphries 10-3 Jonny Clayton
Andrew Gilding 10-3 Ricardo Pietreczko

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