Gerwyn Price reaffirmed his World Grand Prix title credentials with an impressive comeback over Joe Cullen to seal his place in the quarterfinals; Nathan Aspinall, Madars Razma and Martin Lukeman also made it to another drama-filled night in Leicester.
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World No. 1 Gerwyn Price recovered to come from behind to defeat Joe Cullen in a world grand prix to reach the quarter-finals of the double-start tournament in Leicester on Thursday.
Price, the 2020 champion, stole the show with a brilliant six-legged flurry, averaging 107.36 in each of the final two sets against Cullen, as the second round of the double-start event concluded on another dramatic night in the Morningside Arena.
Nathan Aspinall produced an impressive comeback to record a 3-2 win over Dutchman Danny Nopper, who wasted four match darts, while Martin Lukeman continued his run to overtake Ross Smith and Latvian Madars Razma dashed the winner’s hopes. 2017 Daryl Gurney.
Thursday, October 6 – Results
| Second round | Martin Lukeman | 3-2 | Ross Smith |
|---|---|---|---|
| daryl stretcher | 1-3 | madar razma | |
| Gerwyn Price | 3-2 | joe cullen | |
| Nathan Aspinall | 3-2 | danny nopper |
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Here’s the best of the action from another titanic tungsten night in Leicester…
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Watch the moment Gerwyn Price hit with this sensational payout of 134 tops, tops to put himself on the verge of victory.
Price, the event’s top seed, drew first blood in a tricky first set, but Cullen restored parity with a clean sweep, before punishing Price’s profligacy in the third set to advance 2-1.
The Welshman regained his focus to cruise through the fourth set with legs of 15, 13 and 14 darts, with the deciding set following a similar pattern.
The 2021 World Champion followed up a 104 checkout by taking 305 on six darts, firing a superb 171 and taking out a spectacular top-top 134 combination, before a clinical 88 capped off an impressive comeback.
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Price claimed that he “is still the best in the world” after reaching the quarter-finals in Leicester.
“I put myself under a lot of pressure, but when my back was against the wall I produced my best darts,” reflected Price, who is aiming for a third consecutive World Grand Prix final.
“I’m nowhere near my best. I was way off the pace early on, but I produce my best stuff under pressure, which is brilliant.”
‘The Iceman’ next faces a quarter-final showdown against Razma, after the Latvian defeated Gurney 3-1 to reach the quarter-finals of a television event for the first time in his career.
After losing the first leg of the match, Razma responded to take the first set and never looked back as he wrapped up an impressive performance, which included five 180s and an average of 92.4.
“I’m in the quarterfinals. It sounds amazing. I’m living my dream and I think I can go further,” said an optimistic Razma, who is about to break into the world’s top 32.
“I am very happy. I am improving step by step and I feel like I can beat everyone here. My new goal is to be in the top 32 for the World Championship.”
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Aspinall and Noppert exchanged words after a tense conclusion to their match that was marred by the crowd.
Aspinall staged a remarkable 2-0 comeback to see off UK Open champion Danny Noppert, surviving four darts to reach his second World Grand Prix quarter-final.
‘The Asp’ seemed to be staring down the barrel of a straight-set loss at one point, but the tenacious Stockport star fought bravely to preserve her hopes of a double-opening maiden crown.
Noppert snatched a hard-fought opening stanza after Aspinall wasted five darts in the set, his frustration compounding when the Dutchman doubled his lead in a deciding second set.
Aspinall closed out a tough third set to keep her hopes alive, and then produced her best spell of the match to force a fifth and final set, hitting 104 and 100 finishes to maintain her comeback.
Noppert seemed to have turned the tide after taking a 2-0 lead in the fifth set, but after failing to land the darts in the third leg, his game unraveled in an action-packed conclusion.
The Dutchman took 13 darts to set up an opening brace in an incredible final stretch, and Aspinall took full advantage to reach his second televised quarter-final of 2022.
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Aspinall feels like he’s more motivated than ever after making it to a meeting with Martin Lukeman in the iconic double-start tournament.
“What a fantastic comeback. I’m absolutely thrilled,” said Aspinall, who defeated fourth seed Michael Smith in the first round.
“I’m a fighter. I enjoy these battles. That’s what it’s all about, and I’m very happy with that victory.”
Martin Lukeman continued his career after overtaking Ross Smith
The two-time TV title winner will now play Lukeman, who denied Smith in a dramatic sudden-death stretch to go on with his dream Leicester debut.
Lukeman had scored a shock victory over two-time former champion James Wade, the fifth seed, in the first round.
The 37-year-old former constructor recovered from a counting error in the fourth leg of the deciding set in the 45th to prolong the drama.
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Smith gave Lukeman a chance to win the match only for ‘Smash’ to count wrong! The Watford pitcher finally completed the win in a dramatic decisive shootout…
‘Smash’ finally managed to sink into the double top to secure his place in a major televised quarter-final for the first time.
“It’s the biggest payday of my career. I’ve worked really hard and I’m really proud of myself,” Lukeman said.
“I’m in the quarterfinals of a major. It’s crazy. I’m going to take it game by game. I know I can beat anybody on my day and I’m riding a wave right now.”
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Friday 7th October – Matches (1900 BST)
| Quarter finals | Nathan Aspinall | against | Martin Lukeman |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gerwyn Price | against | madar razma | |
| peter wright | against | Dimitri Van den Bergh | |
| Michael van Gerwen | against | Chris Dobey |
Friday’s quarterfinals will feature a clash between five-time winner Michael van Gerwen and 2019 semi-finalist Chris Dobey, while 2018 runner-up Peter Wright takes on former Matchplay World Champion Dimitri Van den Bergh.
Price’s chase for a second World Grand Prix crown continues against Razma, while Aspinall will play Lukeman in Friday’s opening event.
Check out the daily Darts news on skysports.com/darts, our mobile app and our Twitter account @skysportsdarts. You can watch the 25th staging of the World Grand Prix ‘Double in, Double out’ set format on Sky Sports until the final on Sunday 9th October in Leicester.