Grand Slam of Darts: Phil Taylor to face Adrian Lewis in semi-finals

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Grand Slam of Darts: Phil Taylor to face Adrian Lewis in semi-finals

Grand Slam of Darts: Phil Taylor to face Adrian Lewis in semi-finals

 Phil Taylor remained within the right direction|not off course} to assert a fifth sweep of Darts title by defeating James Wade 16-12 in the quarter-finals at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall.

However, the planet No one was below his best and was forced to repel a determined fightback from his fellow Englishman before finally wrapping up the finish with a mean of ninety seven.89.

The first 2 legs of the match were shared before Wade lost 2 darts to interrupt Taylor\'s have a say the third leg.

Those misses proven expensive because it was Taylor WHO secured 1st|the primary} break within the sixth leg to guide 4-2 and he followed up with a unpunctual first one hundred eighty of the match as he control his have a say consequent leg.

It was currently unidirectional traffic with Taylor reeling off the subsequent four legs - the highlight a 143 end within the ninth leg - to guide 9-2.

Wade finally stopped the rot within the twelfth leg which sparked a hot streak that saw him additionally take the next four legs to shut at intervals 2 legs of Taylor.

Taylor was trying slightly discomposed and he lost his 1st 5 darts at a double in an exceedingly crucial  seventeenth leg before finally touch double 2 when Wade had additionally lost 3 darts for the leg.

The next four legs all went against the darts, however a perturbed Taylor unbroken his nose ahead and eventually claimed 3 sequential legs to place himself on the brink of finish at 15-10.

However, he then struggled to induce over the road - Wade breaking with a 12-darter - before landing double forty at the third time of asking within the twenty eighth leg.

Taylor told Sky Sports: \"It was an excellent comeback by James there, i used to be gone and he got Maine. He unbroken clawing back and that i unbroken nicking the odd leg and that is all I did there, I survived.

"That was one in every of the toughest games I even have ever vie in my life.\"

Taylor can currently play Adrian Lewis within the last four when the cheat world champion saw off Kim Huybrechts 16-11.

Lewis came upon the all-Stoke clash along with his former mentor with another solid performance as he averaged one hundred.16 and hit twelve 180s against the in-form Belgian.

The Englishman took management from the beginning as he landed a seventy one end for a direct break before holding his own throw.

Huybrechts got off the mark with a one hundred ten end within the third leg however Lewis created the decisive move by reeling off four sequential legs in an exceedingly run including a one hundred ten end of his own and also the 1st 10-dart leg of the tournament.

The Belgian managed to cut back the deficit to 7-5 when Lewis lost four darts at doubles within the twelfth leg however that was as shut as he got because the world No three unbroken daylight between the try.

Lewis spread out a 13-7 lead by winning 3 legs on the trot however Huybrechts responded with finishes of sixty five, seventy six and 148 to remain in grips.

However that run kicked Lewis back to action ANd an 11-dart leg sparked off his surge to finish.
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