MARK WEBSTER 3-1 ALAN TABERN

(3-0, 1-3, 3-1, 3-0)MARK WEBSTER won through to the quarter-finals in his first PartyPoker.com World Grand Prix with a 3-1 defeat of Alan Tabern at the New Citywest Convention Centre on Thursday.

The Welshman won the battle of the left-handers with a strong display, winning six of the game's final seven legs after sharing the opening two sets with Tabern, who made a miracle comeback against Dave Chisnall in the first round.

Webster made an explosive start, with a pair of double ten finishes giving him the opening two legs before he also won the third to take the first set without reply.

He could also have led in the second, but missed double ten for a 140 finish as Tabern landed double top to win his first leg and double ten to take the second, despite a maximum from Webster.

Webster hit a second 180 in the third leg, and finished 142 brilliantly on tops to pull back to 2-1, only to then miss the same double in the next as Tabern capitalised to secure the set on double ten.

A pair of double top finishes gave Webster the lead in the third, and although Tabern took the third in reply and hit a 180 in leg four, Webster hit double ten to secure the set 3-1.

A 65 finish saw Webster lead in the fourth set, and he broke throw in the second leg to move one away from the victory.

The Welshman missed five match darts in the next, but Tabern was unable to convert two chances to stay in the game, as Webster returned to hit double four for the win.

"I thought I was very steady but I was very wary of Alan," said Webster. "He'd been given a second life because Dave Chisnall missed 13 darts against him in the first round, so he was pretty relaxed.

"The start gave me confidence and although he got back level I always felt I was a score ahead of him. He's a good finisher so I was glad to close it out.

"I'm glad to be in the quarter-finals but I won't be sitting on my laurels and I'll be confident."

Match Stats

Mark Webster	3-1	Alan Tabern
21	100+	19
4	140+	3
2	180	1
29.17	Ave1	25.48
87.50	Ave3	76.43
4	Breaks of Throw	1
142,108,103	High Finish	68
14/32 - 44%	Starting Doubles	14/29 - 48%
10/21 - 48%	Finishing Doubles	4/11 - 36%