JAMES WADE 3-2 VINCENT VAN DER VOORT

(2-3, 2-3, 3-0, 3-1, 3-2)
REIGNING CHAMPION James Wade produced an outstanding fightback to come from two sets down and win through to the PartyPoker.com World Grand Prix quarter-finals with a 3-2 defeat of Vincent van der Voort.

Wade looked on course to join fellow seeds Adrian Lewis, Gary Anderson and Wes Newton in being knocked out of the double-start competition when van der Voort edged the first two sets of their last 16 contest.

But after winning the third set without reply, Wade kicked on to take the remaining two in a brilliant comeback as he won a sudden-death leg to keep alive his hopes of a third Dublin title.

Van der Voort opened superbly, winning the game's opening leg on double 12 and finishing 71 to lead 2-0 before Wade landed a pair of double top finishes to level, only to see the Dutchman hit the same bed to win the deciding leg.

The pair traded double 16 finishes in the first two legs of the second set, before Wade punished three misses from van der Voort to lead 2-1 courtesy of double ten.

But the Dutchman took out 75 on double 12 to level, and again prevailed in the decider, this time with a 14-dart finish.

Wade made an immediate response to win set three without replies, with a double top and double ten coming either side of a 12-darter as the two-time Dublin winner got back into the game.

Wade hit a 180 in winning the fourth set's opener, before the duo traded maximums before van der Voort took out 61 to level.

Wade, though, landed double four with his final dart to edge in front and then squared the match by finishing 96 on double 12 to send the match into a deciding set.

Van der Voort kicked off the fifth set with a 160 and hit double ten to lead, before a 76 finish moved him a leg away from the win.

But Wade kept the match alive with a 94 finish which featured two double tops, and double 11 squared the set before he finished tops for a 15-darter to complete a remarkable fightback.

"I felt great at the start but before I knew it I was two sets down," said Wade. "Maybe I should have nicked one of the first two sets but I didn't and I gave myself a lot of hard work to do.

"It was great to come back like that and I feel like I'm starting to get back towards my best. I'd love to retain this title but I'm not getting carried away and I'll look forward to the quarter-finals first and just take one game at a time."

Match Stats

James Wade	3-2	Vincent van der Voort
29	100+	29
15	140+	15
2	180	2
29.54	Ave1	29.90
88.62	Ave3	89.70
6	Breaks of Throw	5
96	High Finish	84
22/40 - 55%	Starting Doubles	22/48 - 46%
13/26 - 50%	Finishing Doubles	9/20 - 45%