UK Open
Quarter Finals
World Champion Michael van Gerwen held off a gutsy display from Ian
White before claiming a 10-8 victory, with the Stoke ace taking out 141
early on only to see the Dutchman follow checkouts of 124 and 113 by
sealing the win with a 109 finish.
“In some moments there I felt great, maybe too good, but Ian did well,”
said van Gerwen.
Jenkins
continued
his fine run of form
with a 10-4 defeat
of Brendan Dolan,
hitting five 180s and
a 126 checkout in
moving towards the
eighth major final of
his career.
“Brendan’s a tough
player to play against
Photo: PDC/Lawrence Lustig
but I put him under
pressure throughout the game,” said Jenkins. “I was really relaxed and
kept my cool - I usually let the other bloke back in when I get ahead
but I did a good job here.”
“I was really
relaxed and kept
my cool - I usually
let the other bloke
back in when I get
ahead but I did a
good job here”
Terry Jenkins
“Fingers crossed I can make the final tonight because this is one of
the few majors where I haven’t reached the final yet - and it would be
great to win it.”
Two-time World Champion Adrian Lewis was in scintillating form as he
followed up Saturday night’s big win over Raymond van Barneveld with
a 10-3 defeat of Austria’s Mensur Suljovic.
“I’ve reached a couple of quarter-finals before in this event but never
the semi-finals so it’s a new step for me,” said Lewis. “I feel good and
my form’s fantastic, so I want to go on and win the tournament now.”
Lewis now plays Mervyn King, who continued to defy the pain of sciatica
in his back with a 10-6 win over Kevin Painter as he remains in the hunt
for his first PDC major title.
Painter won the game’s opening two legs and hit four 180s, but was
unable to match his opponent’s consistency as King moved into the last
four.
“Kevin started well but I got into a rhythm and took my chances well,”
said King. “I’ll have a rest before the semi-finals and I’m looking
forward to tonight.
“My back has been giving me a lot of grief for 18 months but it’s getting
sorted now, and although I’m stiff now it’s more a ‘getting better’
“Kevin started well
but I got into a
rhythm and took
my chances well”
Mervyn King