UK Open Darts: Gerwyn Brand and Michael van Gerwen through to quarter-finals

The UK Open concludes on Sunday; Michael van Gerwen is taking a be conscious to defend his title, having defeated Gerwyn Brand in the 2020 decider; each and every ‘The Inexperienced Machine’ and ‘The Iceman’ live in the hunt for the 2021 title

Last Updated: 06/03/21 11: 00pm

World champion Gerwyn Brand looked snug in his wins over Ricky Evans and Chris Dobey

The world’s top two avid gamers, Gerwyn Brand and Michael van Gerwen, made it safely through to the quarter-finals of the UK Open after a frantic Saturday in Milton Keynes.

Brand delivered some of the performances of the evening, with a dominant 10-5 delight in over Chris Dobey. ‘Hollywood’ played his phase in the competition, averaging 101 nonetheless turned into 2d easiest against ‘The Iceman’.

The world champion is through to the closing eight, where he has been drawn to play against Devon Petersen.

In the period in-between, Michael van Gerwen turned into pushed the total manner by Jose De Sousa, nonetheless prevailed in a closing-leg decider in the closing 16.

The tie turned into finely poised at 5-5, nonetheless the Dutchman then made his switch with three consecutive legs. Nonetheless, ‘The Particular One’ levelled it up at 8-8 sooner than bringing it the total manner. However the three-time world champion had too worthy in the tank, delivering a 14-darter with the stress heaped on to progress to the quarter-final.

Relentless Ratajski KOs darts’ most in-make player

The in-make Jonny Clayton displayed his honest appropriate easiest on Saturday afternoon, averaging 108.4 in a 10-3 delight in over Dirk van Duijvenbode. ‘The Ferret’ seemed treasure a exact contender in the tournament, taking a be conscious to support up his Masters and Pro Tour titles already won in 2021, nonetheless ran into a red-hot Krzysztof Ratajski.

‘The Polish Eagle’ skittish the Welsh extensive name, storming into a 6-0 lead. The World Cup winner turned into left with too worthy to web despite his tried comeback. Ratajski averaged over 110 for nearly all of the competition, and though he eased up drawing shut the enact line, he alternatively delivered a 10-3 victory with a assertion performance.

Dave Chisnall, having knocked out Peter Wright on Friday, kicked on with a pair of 10-8 wins over Danny Noppert and Alan Soutar. Scotland’s Soutar noticed his spectacular inch attain to an terminate, after the 2021 Q-College graduate made it through to the closing 16, as he beat Raymond van Barneveld, Mickey Mansell, Stephen Bunting and Ron Meulenkamp along the manner.

‘Chizzy’ will now face Luke Humphries in the closing eight, after ‘Cold Hand Luke’ beat Ryan Searle and Martijn Kleermaker.

Petersen remarkably came support from a 4-2 deficit against Peter Jacques to delight in 10-4, after ‘The African Warrior’ had overcome Scott Waites earlier in the day.

John Brown, the closing survivor from Friday’s first spherical, exited in the closing 32 as Dobey ran out a 10-1 winner.

Peter Wright and Gary Anderson had been among the many names to be eliminated on Friday.

Quarter-final plan

Simon Whitlock vs James Wade

Gerwyn Brand vs Devon Petersen

Dave Chisnall vs Luke Humphries

Krzysztof Ratajski vs Michael van Gerwen

Outcomes

Fifth spherical

James Wade 10-7 Eradicate Immoral

Gerwyn Brand 10-3 Ricky Evans

Jose De Sousa 10-9 Michael Smith

Michael van Gerwen 10-4 Mensur Suljovic

Simon Whitlock 10-9 Darius Labanauskas

Gabriel Clemens 10-7 Daryl Gurney

Chris Dobey 10-1 John Brown

Jonny Clayton 10-3 Dirk van Duijvenbode

Luke Humphries 10-7 Ryan Searle

Martijn Kleermaker 10-6 Callan Rydz

Alan Souter 10-7 Ron Meulenkamp

Brendan Dolan 10-6 Luke Woodhouse

Peter Jacques 10-9 Max Hopp

Devon Petersen 10-5 Scott Waites

Krzysztof Ratajski 10-8 Madars Razma

Dave Chisnall 10-8 Danny Noppert

Sixth spherical

Michael van Gerwen 10-9 Jose De Sousa

Devon Petersen 10-4 Peter Jacques

James Wade 10-5 Gabriel Clemens

Luke Humphries 10-4 Martijn Kleermaker

Simon Whitlock 10-9 Brendan Dolan

Gerwyn Brand 10-5 Chris Dobey

Krzysztof Ratajski 10-3 Jonny Clayton

Dave Chisnall 10-8 Alan Soutar

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