Anderson Demolishes James Wade

Gary Anderson delivered a darting masterclass to book his place in the quarter-finals of the Grand Slam of Darts at the expense of James Wade.

The reigning Premier League champion blew 2010 runner-up Wade away with a superb 10-3 victory - a result which earns Anderson a last eight meeting with Terry Jenkins.
Two-time semi-finalist Anderson reeled off seven successive legs after Wade, who started with a 122 checkout, had sped into an early 2-0 lead.

Thursday results

Dean Winstanley 9-10 Mark Walsh
Michael van Gerwen 9-10 Ted Hankey
Gary Anderson 10-3 James Wade
Terry Jenkins 10-8 Wayne Jones

'The Machine' briefly stopped the rot by taking the 10th leg, however that merely delayed the inevitable as Anderson closed out an emphatic victory on double six.
Speaking to Sky Sports HD1 after the match, Anderson said: "I'm getting there. I really do love it here. My heart's not in the game at the moment but I'm fighting through it.

Thrilling

"My doubles are usually fine but it's just on TV that I miss a few. My 180s helped me out there. James is a class act but he didn't play well tonight."
Jenkins sealed a last eight date with Anderson and maintained his fine record at the event with a battling 10-8 victory over local favourite Wayne Jones.
'The Bull' has now reached the quarter-final stage in all five visits to the Wolverhampton Civic Hall, however he was made to dig very deep against Jones.
'The Wanderer' missed two darts for a 9-7 lead and Jenkins made him pay by levelling on top 10 before successive double tops sealed the win.
Mark Walsh became the first player to reach the quarter-finals after he edged out BDO opponent Dean Winstanley in a thrilling opening match of the night.
Lakeside semi-finalist Winstanley came into the contest as one of only four unbeaten players at the event and will be rueing a missed opportunity after he squandered five darts to win the match as he went down 10-9.
Swinton thrower Winstanley maintained his fine form with an early 92 checkout to break and move 3-1 ahead, but Walsh hit back clinically, reeling off five successive legs to motor clear.
But the BDO player fought back again, producing a sparkling 136 finish to reduce the arrears to 8-6 before moving ahead with another classy checkout.

Drama

Winstanley missed three darts at the match in the 18th leg and two more in the decider and those arrows proved costly as Walsh stepped in to take out double 18 and progress.
His quarter-final opponent was later confirmed as Ted Hankey after 'The Count' held his nerve in a final leg shootout against Michael van Gerwen.
In a contest low on quality but high on drama, Hankey overcame two bounce outs in the deciding leg before taking out 100 with two darts to progress.
Speaking afterwards, Hankey, who lost his opening match of the tournament 5-0 to Winstanley, said: "That was unbelievable. I'm so used to the crowd booing me but tonight they were chanting 'Super Ted'!
"It was a tough game and Michael played superb but I got away with it tonight."